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FA-9600 LUT Converter

Version 2.0.1 - Higher

OPERATION

MANUAL

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Software License Agreement

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Table of Contents

1. Prior to Starting ..................................................................................................................................... 4 1-1. Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 4 1-2. Key Features ............................................................................................................................... 4

2. LUT Converter Installation .................................................................................................................... 4 2-1. System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 4 2-2. Installing the LUT Converter ....................................................................................................... 4 2-3. Starting the LUT Converter ......................................................................................................... 7

3. Converting 1D-LUTs ............................................................................................................................. 8 3-1. Detailed Settings (FOR-A 1D-LUT Settings) Window ................................................................. 9 3-2. Version Information ..................................................................................................................... 9

4. 1D-LUT Conversion Examples ...........................................................................................................10 4-1. Autodesk Lustre ........................................................................................................................10 4-2. Adobe After Effects ...................................................................................................................10 4-3. DaVinci Resolve ........................................................................................................................11 4-4. Sony SRW-1 .............................................................................................................................11 4-5. 1D-LUT Conversion for ARRI Cameras ....................................................................................12 4-6. 1D-LUT Conversion for Canon Log ..........................................................................................14

5. Converting 3D-LUTs ...........................................................................................................................15

6. 3D-LUT Conversion Example .............................................................................................................16 6-1. 3D-LUT Conversion for Canon Log ..........................................................................................16

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1. Prior to Starting

1-1. Overview

FOR-A LUT Converter allows you to convert 1D-LUT, One-dimensional Lookup Table, files of

various camera log formats to a FOR-A original format (FOR-A 1D-LUT), which is a dedicated

format for FOR-A products, FA-9600 and USF-106UDC/DC-12G.

General 3D-LUT (Three-dimensional Lookup Table specifying colors with RGB values) files can

also be converted to the FOR-A original format (FOR-A 3D-LUT, .bin file). 3D-LUTs are very

effective for color conversions including gamut and dynamic range changes.

1-2. Key Features

Conversion from various camera logs into FOR-A 1D-LUT

Supported 1D-LUT files:

Autodesk Lustre, Adobe After Effect, DaVinci Resolve and Sony SRW-1

FOR-A 1D-LUT file editing

Conversion from general 3D-LUTs used in various NLE systems

Supported 3D-LUT files:

Cube files created by Adobe Premiere CC, DaVinci Resolve or other software.

2. LUT Converter Installation

2-1. System Requirements

To install LUT Converter, your computer must meet the following requirements.

OS Windows® 7 Professional SP1 (32/64-bit)

Windows® 8.1,10 Pro (32/64-bit)

(Mac OS is not supported.)

CPU Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor 2 GHz or higher

RAM 2 GB or more

Display Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels or better recommended

Full color (24-bit) or more

Software Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.7.1

2-2. Installing the LUT Converter

(1) Go to the LUT Converter folder in the supplied CD-ROM and double-click setup.exe.

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(2) If .NET Framework 4.7.1 installation is

required, a dialog window as shown

at right appears. Click Accept.

(3) Click Yes to start the .NET Framework

installation.

(4) Click Next.

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(5) Choose an installation directory.

Click Next.

(6) Click Next.

(7) Click Yes.

(8) Click Close.

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2-3. Starting the LUT Converter

Start the FOR-A LUTConverter from the Windows Start menu.

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3. Converting 1D-LUTs

Once the converter is launched, click 1D-LUT to display 1D-LUT settings.

(1) Click Select to select a Log to be converted in the Camera 1D-LUT (EOTF) block.

There are two camera logs: EOTF and OETF. Select EOTF in this menu.

Autodesk Lustre

Adobe After Effect

DaVinci Resolve

Sony SRW-1

* LUT Size, Input(Min～Max), Output(Min～Max) values are automatically obtained from the

LUT.

(2) The file name and path after conversion (displayed in the File field in the FOR-A 1D-LUT block) is

automatically given from the source 1D-LUT file. If you need to change the path, click Select right

next to the File field.

To also create OETF data, check the OETF RAM DATA checkbox.

Clicking Settings enables you detailed settings. (See Sec. 3-1. Detailed Settings (FOR-A 1D-LUT

Settings) Window.”)

(3) Click Convert to convert the LUT.

Once the conversion is successfully finished, the “Finished!” message appears.

The converted LUT data is saved in the FOR-A 1D-LUT folder.

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3-1. Detailed Settings (FOR-A 1D-LUT Settings) Window

Clicking Settings in the Main screen displays the following window.

Item Description

Gamma Curve Gamma curve name with up to 15 alphanumeric characters

EOTF RAM Offset Set the OETF Output Minimum value as negative number.

OETF RAM Offset Set the EOTF Output Minimum value as negative number.

EOTF Output Minimum Minimum value of EOTF output

OETF Output Minimum Minimum value of OETF output

EOTF Input Maximum Maximum value of EOTF input

EOTF Output Maximum Maximum value of OETF input

SDR/HDR Dynamic range

Comment A comment in the source camera log file header, which is to be inserted into the FOR-A 1D-LUT file as a comment.

3-2. Version Information

To verify the LUT Converter version, right-click anywhere on the Main screen to display the About

button. Click the button to display the version information dialog.

Clicking OK applies changes.

Clicking Cancel cancels changes.

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4. 1D-LUT Conversion Examples

When converting 1D-LUTs to FOR-A 1D-LUT, data interpolation pre-process is required. Therefore, the

larger the source LUT size (Max. 65536), the more accurate the converted LUT becomes.

4-1. Autodesk Lustre

(1) Data type: 16-bit

(2) LUT size: 65536

(3) Input: 0-65536

(4) Output: 0-65536

4-2. Adobe After Effects

(1) Data type: Floating point

(2) LUT size: 4096

(3) Input: 0-1

(4) Output: 0-1

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4-3. DaVinci Resolve

(1) Data type: 14-bit

(2) LUT size: 16384

(3) Input: 0-16383

(4) Output: 0-16383

4-4. Sony SRW-1

(1) Data type: 10-bit

(2) LUT size: 1024

(3) Input: 0-1023

(4) Output: 0-1023

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4-5. 1D-LUT Conversion for ARRI Cameras

ARRI camera LUT data (ALEXA Series) can be obtained from the ARRI internet site. To convert

ARRI camera LUTs to FOR-A 1D-LUT, proceed as follows.

(1) Click the following URL to go to the ARRI Camera LUT Generator page.

http://www.arri.com/camera/alexa/tools/lut_generator/lut_generator/

(2) Choose Log-C Wide Gamut under Source Format.

(3) Choose Scene-Linear Wide Gamut Destination Format.

(4) Choose 1D-LUT for LUT Format and Autodesk Lustre File Type.

(5) Click Generate LUT Files to download a zip file.

(6) Unzip the downloaded file.

(7) Launch the LUT Converter.

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(8) Click Select to specify the following file in the unzipped folder:

ARRI_log2linear_None_None_EI160.lut

(9) Click Convert to start LUT conversion.

A LUT with the name of “ARRI_logc2linear_None_None_EI160_FA1DLUT_OnlyEOTF.lut” is

created. When the conversion is successfully finished, the “Finished!” message appears.

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4-6. 1D-LUT Conversion for Canon Log

(1) Click the following URL to go to the Canon Log download page to download LUT data.

https://hk.canon/en/support/0200583202/1

(2) Unzip the downloaded file.

(3) Launch the LUT Converter.

(4) Click Select to select a desired 1D-LUT (.cube file).

(5) Click Convert. When the conversion is successfully finished, the “Finished!” message

appears.

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5. Converting 3D-LUTs

Once the converter is launched, click 3D-LUT to display 3D-LUT settings.

(1) Click Select to select a general 3D-LUT to be converted in the 3D-LUT (.cube) block.

An error message appears if the selected LUT is unsupported.

File Name and LUT Size defined in the file are displayed.

For example, “33” is displayed if the file information is 33 x 33 x 33.

(2) The file name and path after conversion (displayed in the File field in the FOR-A 3D-LUT (.bin)

block) are automatically given from the source 3D-LUT file. If you need to change the path, click

Select right next to the File field.

(3) Long Title (Max. 31 characters) and Short Title (Max. 14 characters) can be assigned to a 3D-LUT.

Type names manually, if necessary. Copied text cannot be pasted in these fields.

(4) Select a color space for both input and output between BT.709 and BT.2020.

(5) Specify a gamma curve for both input and output from SDR, HLG, PQ and Others.

(6) Click Convert to convert the LUT.

When the conversion is successfully finished, the “Finished!” message appears.

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6. 3D-LUT Conversion Example

6-1. 3D-LUT Conversion for Canon Log

(1) Click the following URL to go to the Canon Log download page to download LUT data.

https://hk.canon/en/support/0200583202/1

(2) Unzip the downloaded file.

(3) Launch the LUT Converter.

(4) Click Select to select a desired 3D-LUT (.cube file).

(5) Specify a color space and gamma curve for both input and output.

(6) Click Convert. When the conversion is successfully finished, the “Finished!” appears.

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1. Prior to Starting1-1. Overview1-2. Key Features

2. LUT Converter Installation2-1. System Requirements2-2. Installing the LUT Converter2-3. Starting the LUT Converter

3. Converting 1D-LUTs3-1. Detailed Settings (FOR-A 1D-LUT Settings) Window3-2. Version Information

4. 1D-LUT Conversion Examples4-1. Autodesk Lustre4-2. Adobe After Effects4-3. DaVinci Resolve4-4. Sony SRW-14-5. 1D-LUT Conversion for ARRI Cameras4-6. 1D-LUT Conversion for Canon Log

5. Converting 3D-LUTs6. 3D-LUT Conversion Example6-1. 3D-LUT Conversion for Canon Log