AEROLUTS / DJI LUT GUIDE

What is a LUT, and what does it do?

A LUT, short for lookup table, is a file that remaps the colours in your footage. In a compatible editor, it gives you a repeatable starting point for contrast, colour balance, and mood — then you refine the result for the light you actually captured.

A LUT is a colour map

Think of a LUT as a set of instructions for colour. It tells an editor how to transform one set of colour values into another. It can gently shift greens, cool shadows, soften contrast, or make a clip feel warmer and more film-like. A standard .cube file is a common format for carrying those instructions between compatible apps.

Creative LUTs and technical LUTs

Technical LUTs are often used to convert footage from one camera profile or colour space to another. Creative LUTs are used after that basic correction to establish a visual direction. AEROLUTS looks are creative LUTs: correct exposure and white balance first, then apply a look and lower its strength until the result still feels believable.

What a LUT can and cannot fix

A LUT can make related shots feel more cohesive and give a quick edit a clearer mood. It cannot recover clipped highlights, remove noise, or perfectly correct a badly exposed clip. Start with the best file you have, make simple corrections, and let the LUT be a finishing direction rather than a rescue tool.

Why .cube files are useful

A .cube LUT is not locked to one social app or camera menu. You can carry the same colour direction into DJI Mimo, CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and other compatible editors.

Read the complete LUT installation guide or view the AEROLUTS Complete Pack.