The import is quick once you know where it hides. Wondershare has moved it between versions, so look for the word LUT rather than an exact menu path.
What do you need before you start?
Filmora on Mac or Windows, and the LUT out of its zip. Filmora reads .cube files, the standard format almost every LUT pack ships. Keep the files in a permanent folder rather than Downloads, so a clean-up does not break the projects that use them. How to install LUTs covers the same groundwork for other editors.
Then check what kind of LUT it is. A conversion LUT maps one camera's log profile to normal contrast and only works on that footage. A creative look changes the mood of footage that already looks normal. What a LUT is covers the difference, and it decides how you use the slider later.
How do you import a LUT into Filmora?
In recent versions:
- Put the clip on the timeline and select it.
- Open the Color settings for the clip in the property panel.
- Find the LUT section.
- Open the LUT menu and choose the option to add, import or load a custom LUT.
- Pick your
.cubefile.
The LUT then joins Filmora's list, so it appears in the menu for every clip after that. Some versions also show LUTs as effects, under a Filters and LUT category, where you drag one onto a clip. Older versions put the same control under Color Correction as 3D LUT, with a Load New LUT option in its drop-down. If none of those match your screen, search Filmora's help for LUT with your version number.
How do you set the strength of a LUT in Filmora?
With the slider that appears once the LUT is applied. Depending on version and where you applied it, it is labelled strength, intensity or opacity. All three mean the same thing: a blend between the graded picture and the original.
For a creative look, start around halfway and raise it until the footage looks right, not until the look is obvious. For a conversion LUT on log footage, leave it at full strength and make other corrections separately. LUT intensity explained covers what lowering it does to shadows and colour.
How do you apply one LUT to every clip?
Two ways:
- An adjustment layer. Add an adjustment layer from Filmora's effects, stretch it across the clips on the track above them, and put the LUT on the layer. Every clip underneath gets the same look, and you change it once.
- Copy and paste the effect. Grade one clip, copy it, select the others and paste its effects or attributes. Check the options, since pasting can overwrite other adjustments.
Both give every clip the same strength. That is fine for footage shot in steady light and awkward for a shoot that went from shade to sun, where some clips need less. Then it means adjusting clips one at a time.
What goes wrong most often?
| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Footage too dark and saturated | A log conversion LUT on footage that was not log | Use a creative look, or check the camera profile |
| Colours wrong after conversion | The LUT is for a different log profile | Match the exact profile the camera recorded |
| Filmora will not load the file | It is still zipped, or it is not a .cube | Unzip it and check the extension |
| A DJI LUT will not load | The size line uses a tab where a space is expected | Replace the tab with a space in a text editor |
| The look is too strong everywhere | A creative pack tuned for previews | Lower the strength slider |
| Skin goes orange | The look pushes warm tones hard | Lower the strength, or correct skin separately |
If the clips are log, log footage explained covers why they look grey until converted, and the camera guides cover the right conversion: D-Log for DJI drones and S-Log3 for Sony are the two most common.
How does Filmora compare with other editors for LUTs?
| Editor | Custom .cube import | Strength control | Across many clips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filmora | Yes | Strength or opacity slider | Adjustment layer, or paste effects |
| CapCut desktop | Yes | LUT strength slider | One clip at a time |
| Final Cut Pro | Yes, Custom LUT effect | Mix slider | Paste attributes |
| DaVinci Resolve | Yes, any node | Key Output Gain | Groups or copied grades |
LUTs in CapCut covers the closest alternative, and colour grading software compared lays out where each editor fits.
Converting the folder before the edit
When every clip from a card needs the same conversion, it can be simpler to do it before Filmora sees the footage. Converted files import like any others, and the timeline starts clean.
BatchTone does that step on a Mac. Drop the folder of clips in, with photos from the same shoot if you have them, pick the .cube, and set a strength on any file that needs less. A frame from each clip is previewed with the LUT applied, the audio is copied untouched, and graded H.264 MP4 copies go to a folder you choose while the originals stay as they were. Malformed DJI .cube files are repaired on the way in. It runs on macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon. Batch applying a LUT to video lists the formats, and the seven-day trial has everything unlocked.
Common questions
Does Filmora come with LUTs?
Yes, it includes its own set of LUT presets alongside the option to import custom ones. Built-in and imported LUTs appear in the same list and use the same strength control.
Can Filmora export a LUT?
Recent versions can export a clip's colour grade as a standard .cube file, which you can reuse in Filmora or another editor. Look for the export option in the colour settings of the clip you graded.
Do Filmora LUTs work on the mobile app?
The mobile app has its own filters and is a different product from the desktop editor. Do custom LUT work on the desktop version, or convert the clips before they reach your phone.
Can I use the same LUT in Filmora and other apps?
Yes. A .cube is a standard file, so the same LUT works in Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut and CapCut, which keeps a look consistent if you change editors later.