Requirements
First you should check if your camera is able to record HLG footage. Sony and Panasonic use HLG. Check if your video software is able to work on LUTs. LUTs were established on LOG footage so they exist before HLG was introduced. You should also check, if your video program supports HLG. I work with Sony Alpha 7 mk3.Lookup-Table
Convert your HDR HLG movie back to SDR standard
There are multiple szenarios converting HLG footage back to SDR standard. The most important is to have good looking footage on SDR television too. HDR is a new feature and many television are not able to switch in a real HDR mode. The most important feature of HLG is the backward capability but the picture doesn‘t look as good as default SDR footage.
Free LUT
Being a newbie I was searching desperately for a free LUT to convert my HLG footage back to SDR Bt.709 standard. Only professional video tools support HLG export and in addition only a few people have a Bt.2020 television. This should not happen to you. I offer you a free LUT. Just download it and test it. The LUT is for personal use only and distribution is not allowed. You can use the free LUT to test your Video Editor prior purchasing the pack below if it is able to work with LUTs and Bt.2020.
I offer this LUT Pack for 5€
Just click on Buy Now. After payment click on the button (back to vendor) at the buttom of the paypal page. You will be redirected to the download section to download the LUT Pack. IMPORTANT: If you don‘t click this button you won‘t be redirected to the download section! If you have questions please contact me using the mailbox button at the top of this page.LUT Pack
After creation of the first LUT I realized that each shoot has its own characteristic. It is best practice to transfer Bt.2020 footage to Bt.709 the dependend on the original gamma. The free LUT is designed for a special shadow, midtone and highlight szenario that doesn‘t match all shots. I developed 8 LUTs handling gamma curve in a different way. In addition I created 8 correcting LUTs handling mistakes on exposure. They are correcting LUTs. They are all part of the LUT pack.
before applying free LUT
after applying free LUT
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Requirements
First you should check if your camera is able to record HLG footage. Sony and Panasonic use HLG. Check if your video software is able to work on LUTs. LUTs were established on LOG footage so they exist before HLG was introduced. You should also check, if your video program supports HLG. I work with Sony Alpha 7 mk3.Lookup-Table
Convert your HDR HLG movie
back to SDR standard
There are multiple szenarios converting HLG footage back to SDR standard. The most important is to have good looking footage on SDR television too. HDR is a new feature and many television are not able to switch in a real HDR mode. The most important feature of HLG is the backward capability but the picture doesn‘t look as good as default SDR footage.
Free LUT
Being a newbie I was searching desperatly for a free LUT to convert my HLG footage back to SDR Bt.709 standard. Only professional video tools support HLG export and in addition only a few people have a Bt.2020 television. This should not happen to you. I offer you a free LUT. Just download it and test it. The LUT is for personal use only and distribution is not allowed. Just forward the Link.
LUT Pack
After creation of the first LUT I realized that each shoot has its own characteristic. It is best practice to transfer Bt.2020 footage to Bt.709 the dependend on the original gamma. The free LUT is not so good on brighter/darker images. I developed 8 LUTs handling gama curve in a different way. In addition I created 3 further LUTs handling high contrast and modify the gammut a bit. Just click Samples in navigation bar.I offer this LUT Pack for 5€
Just click on Buy Now. After payment click on the button (back to vendor) at the buttom of the paypal page. You will be redirected to the download section to download the LUT Pack. IMPORTANT: If you don‘t click this button you won‘t be redirected to the download section! If you have questions please contact me using the mailbox button at the top of this page.
