Nikon D5 Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6
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- Nikon D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 1
Professional Technical Guide - N-Log 3D LUT - En - Nikon D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 2
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 trademark of Blackmagic Design. Apple and Final Cut Pro are - Nikon D5 | 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 D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 4
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://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products - Nikon D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 5
N‑Log 3D LUT, you will need third-party movie editing software. This guide shows how to apply the N‑Log 3D LUT using Blackmagic Design's DaVinci : • Adobe: Premiere Pro • Apple: Final Cut Pro X Note that Nikon neither endorses this software nor guaran‑ tees its operation. Contact the publishers for - Nikon D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 6
15 and download the N‑Log 3D LUT. l Installing DaVinci Resolve 15 This guide assumes you are using DaVinci Resolve 15. Install the software after downloading it from The N-Log 3D LUT is available from the Nikon Download Center. Visit the site for your camera and download the LUT file from the " - Nikon D5 | 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 D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 8
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 D5 | 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 D5 | 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 D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 11
the output range. Check that the Data Levels option in DaVinci Resolve 15 matches the option selected for HDMI > Advanced > Output range in the camera setup menu when the footage was recorded. Right-click the thumbnail for the footage in the Media Pool, select Clip Attributes, and check the option - Nikon D5 | 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 D5 | 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 D5 | Technical Guide N-Log 3D LUT Edition for Z 7 / Z 6 - Page 14
LUT to 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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