What It Does
LUT Mixer loads multiple LUTs (Look-Up Tables) and blends them together without stacking quality loss. Most programs force you to apply LUTs sequentially, each one altering the previous result. This plugin runs LUTs in parallel through summing or averaging, preserving the original image characteristics. It also protects skin tones from color shifts and gives you separate controls to restore or adjust them.
You can load up to five LUTs simultaneously. Each one gets its own intensity control (up to 150%) and two of them can be applied negatively, turning a warming LUT into a cooling one or reversing saturation shifts.
Key Features
Parallel processing. Choose whether each LUT sums (color shifts add or cancel out) or averages (normalized to 100% with a master control). When LUTs shift the same color in opposite directions, they balance each other. When they push the same direction, the effect intensifies.
Skin tone protection. A dedicated section isolates skin tones from the LUT’s influence. After mixing your LUTs, you can restore skin tones separately or adjust them without affecting the rest of the image.
Intensity beyond 100%. Push any LUT to 150% for more dramatic results. Two LUT slots can go negative, reversing their effect (a desaturation LUT becomes a saturation tool).
Averaging mode normalization. When multiple similar LUTs stack up, summing can overdrive colors. Averaging calculates the ratio between all selected LUTs and normalizes to 100%, so adjusting one LUT’s intensity doesn’t throw off the total. This mode includes a separate master control to fine-tune the cumulative result.
Cross-host presets and LUT export. Save your LUT combinations as presets that work across After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and Photoshop. Export your mixed result as a new LUT file for use in other projects or software.
Who It’s For
Colorists working with LUT systems that separate color and contrast adjustments. Editors who want to combine creative LUTs without losing control over skin tones. Anyone tired of sequential LUT stacking degrading image quality or overdriving certain colors.
Pricing
$129 for a single-user license. Works across After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and Photoshop (add $46 per additional platform). Trial version available.