What It Does
Color Llama transforms colors by creating source-target pairs. Pick a color in your footage, define what it should become, and the plugin handles the transformation. The tool works for color grading, matching footage shot on different cameras, aligning brand colors, keying, and building stylized color effects.
You can export transformations as Cube LUT files for use outside After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Key Features
Color Pair Creation. Define as many color swatches as needed. Each swatch represents a source color you want to change and a target color you want it to become. Swatches can be dragged directly onto footage to sample colors.
Three blend modes control how transformations behave. Smooth mode creates gradual falloff between colors, suitable for color correction. Sharp mode produces more direct transitions with less bleed, useful for keying and greenscreen work. Posterized mode creates abrupt changes for stylized effects.
Expanded color reach. Shift-click a swatch to expand its influence across a broader range of similar colors. Helpful when working with noisy footage or matching colors across uneven lighting.
Keyframe animation. Animate target colors and alpha values over time using the Keyframe Swatches section. This allows color transformations to shift dynamically within a single clip.
LUT export. Export your color transformations as 65×65×65 Cube LUT files. The exported LUTs work in most major video and animation software. Note that exported LUTs do not support alpha values or animated transformations due to format limitations.
Dock mode. Move swatches to the side of the screen for better visibility while working. Swatches can be sorted by luminance to arrange target colors in a way that feels more natural.
HDR color support. The plugin handles HDR color spaces. Brightness values range from -100 to 300 for extended dynamic range control. An option to clamp negative color values to zero prevents negative numbers in exported LUTs.
Who It’s For
Colorists matching footage from multiple cameras or matching client brand colors will find the source-target workflow faster than manual adjustments. The keying mode provides an alternative to chroma keying for simple background removal. Motion designers building stylized color effects can use posterized mode to create abrupt color shifts.
Pricing
Color Llama is free for non-commercial use for all of 2026. Download the trial version with no restrictions for personal and student projects. For commercial work, a single-user license is $49.99.