Nikon Z 6 Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6
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Professional Technical Guide - N-Log 3D LUT - En - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 2
Table of Contents LUTs: A Primer 3 • Using LUTs with N‑Log 4 Using the N‑Log 3D LUT 6 • Installing DaVinci Resolve 15 6 • Downloading the N‑Log 3D LUT 6 • Applying the N‑Log 3D LUT 7 About This Guide This guide is for users of N‑Log. Trademark Information DaVinci Resolve is a registered - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 3
LUTs: A Primer A "LUT", or "lookup table", is an array of preselected values used in movie color-correction to map colors from the original input footage to the desired colors in the final output. Color correction is performed by looking up input colors and assigning them new RGB values based on the - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 4
balance between highlights and shadows and is optimized for 10-bit movie recording. Information on filming N‑Log footage can be found in Technical Guide (N‑Log Recording Edition) handbooks available from the Nikon Download Center. https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/492/Z_7.html https - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 5
software. This guide shows how to apply the N‑Log 3D LUT using Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 15. Compatible Applications In addition to DaVinci Resolve, the following applications can be used with the N‑Log 3D LUT: • Adobe: Premiere Pro • Apple: Final Cut Pro X Note that Nikon neither endorses - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 6
15 This guide assumes you are using DaVinci Resolve 15. Install the software after downloading it from the site below (link current as of July 2019). https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ l Downloading the N‑Log 3D LUT The N-Log 3D LUT is available from the Nikon Download Center - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 7
l Applying the N‑Log 3D LUT This information is current as of July 2019. 1 Launch DaVinci Resolve 15 and start a new project. In the Project Manager, click New Project and name the new project as desired. 2 Click the "Project Settings" ( ) icon. 7 - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 8
. Select Color Management in the project settings window and click Open LUT Folder. The DaVinci Resolve 15 LUT folder will open. The folder path is: • Windows: C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\LUT • macOS: Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/LUT 8 - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 9
Using the N-Log 3D LUT 4 Add the N‑Log 3D LUT. Create a sub-folder under the LUT folder, name it as desired, and copy the N‑Log 3D LUT to the new sub-folder (named "Nikon" in this example). 5 Click Update Lists and then click Save. q w DaVinci Resolve will load the new LUT. 9 - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 10
6 Load N‑Log footage. Drag N‑Log footage from the operating system file navigation window into DaVinci Resolve 15. If the frame rates of the footage and project do not match, a message will be displayed. Click Change to update the project frame rate to match the footage. 10 - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 11
menu when the footage was recorded. Right-click the thumbnail for the footage in the Media Pool, select Clip Attributes, and check the option selected for Data Levels. If the footage was recorded with Limited range selected on the camera, choose Video; if it was recorded with Full range selected - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 12
Using the N-Log 3D LUT 8 Create a timeline. Select New Timeline in the File menu, then deselect the Empty Timeline check box and click Create to create a new timeline using the selected footage. 12 - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 13
Using the N-Log 3D LUT 9 Open the "Color" page. Click the "Color" button ( ) at the bottom of the window to open the "Color" page. 13 - Nikon Z 6 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 14
Using the N-Log 3D LUT 10 Apply the N‑Log 3D LUT. In the LUT browser at the left side of the window, open the apply it to the current node. w q For information on adjusting the LUT once it has been applied, see online help or the Definitive Guide to DaVinci Resolve 15. 14 © 2019 Nikon Corporation
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