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Applying a look across a whole shoot, converting LOG footage, and getting photos and video to match — without editing one file at a time. Written for people who would rather be shooting.
D-Log is a flat recording profile, not a look: it stores more range than a screen can show, and a Rec.709 conversion LUT maps it back to something that looks right. Converting a card means applying that one LUT to every clip, which is a batch job rather than an editing job.
Read itLightroom batches well through Sync Settings and presets, and for most photo work that is enough. It stops being convenient when you want a .cube LUT, when the batch includes video, or when each photo needs a different amount of the same look.
Read itRecord an action that adds a Color Lookup layer with your .cube loaded, then run File → Automate → Batch over the folder. It works, and the setup is the cost: an action per LUT, and no way to vary the strength per photo without editing each result.
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