Truelight - Nikon Video LUTs
Bring cinematic depth to your Nikon footage.
The Truelight LUT Pack includes 9 handcrafted looks for Nikon N-Log, inspired by documentary realism and fine art cinema. Designed for grounded tones, subtle palettes, and calm cinematic restraint – avoiding oversaturated “video looks.”
Each LUT is aesthetically matched to the Truelight Photo Presets for Nikon RAW (sold separately), giving you a unified workflow across photo and video.
Truelight - Nikon Video LUTs
What’s Inside
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- 9× Truelight Video LUTs (.cube format)
- Exposure variants (–0.7 EV / –0.3 EV / Neutral / +0.3 EV / +0.7 EV)
- 33-point and 65-point LUT versions
- Installation Guide (PDF, English & German)
- Preview Guide with before/after examples (PDF, English & German)
- Readme (PDF, English & German)
- License Agreement (PDF, English & German)
Look Overview
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- Everyday Gold → A timeless, versatile base look with natural warmth, clear definition and balanced color tones – perfect for everyday photography, travel and visual storytelling. Everyday Gold brings calm to the image while preserving glow and depth.
- Golden Boost → A warm, vibrant look with golden highlights and a hint of turquoise in the sky – ideal for sunny days, Mediterranean tones and colorful storytelling. Golden Boost creates a cinematic glow without ever becoming loud.
- Muted Depth → A subtly desaturated look with subdued tones and soft contrast – perfect for quiet stories, calm landscapes and understated portraits. Muted Depth evokes a dimmed, atmospheric mood with cinematic depth.
- Warm Drift → A soft golden look with gentle warmth and natural skin tones – ideal for afternoon light, travel and family moments. Warm Drift turns ordinary light into a calm, cinematic glow.
- Cold Drift → A cool-toned look with crisp contours, neutral color rendering and subtle structure – ideal for urban scenes, overcast skies and modern architecture. Cold Drift brings clarity and restraint, with just a touch of cinematic depth.
- Silverlight (B&W) → A bright black and white look with fine structure, soft contrast and poetic highlights – ideal for misty landscapes, quiet waters and bright street scenes. Silverlight creates a delicate, film-like monochrome aesthetic.
- Mono Journal (B&W) → A documentary-style black and white look with soft tonality, quiet atmosphere and journalistic character – perfect for reportage, street photography and analog-inspired fine art. Mono Journal balances depth and stillness.
- Eclipse (B&W) → A bold black and white look with strong contrast, rich blacks and slightly held-back highlights – ideal for dramatic light, day or night. Eclipse is the daylight-ready sister of Midnight – powerful yet controlled.
- Midnight (B&W) → A deep, high-contrast black and white look with dark shadows, cool highlights and maximum reduction – perfect for nighttime, neon light and intense visual moods. Midnight is uncompromising, atmospheric, and visually distinct.
Creator’s Note & Vision
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The Truelight Video LUTs were created with a clear philosophy:
not to chase flashy, oversaturated “YouTube looks,” but to provide a calmer, more cinematic alternative.
Each LUT is built for calm realism – grounded contrast, natural tones, and cinematic subtlety that supports authentic storytelling.
These video LUTs are carefully designed to match the aesthetics of the Truelight Photo Presets for Nikon RAW, so you can build a unified style across photo and video.
Please note: while the LUTs are technically aligned with the photo presets, they cannot be 100% identical, since photo and video workflows differ. Instead, they are crafted to echo the same cinematic mood, tonality, and visual fingerprint.
The Truelight Photo Presets for Nikon RAW are available separately for photographers who wish to extend the same look to still images.
Compatibility
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Nikon N-Log / BT.2020
- Optimized for Nikon cameras with N-Log recording
- Format: .cube (33pt & 65pt)
- No additional Nikon technical LUT required – the conversion to Rec.709 is already integrated
Supported software
- DaVinci Resolve
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Final Cut Pro
- All other LUT-compatible editors
File types
- Designed for N-Log footage recorded in BT.2020
- Can technically be applied to other gamma profiles, but results will vary significantly
Camera compatibility
- Optimized for Nikon cameras with N-Log support
- Designed specifically around the Nikon N-Log / BT.2020 workflow
- Use on footage from other camera brands is not recommended without a proper input transform
Workflow note
- The LUTs already include the conversion from N-Log / BT.2020 → Rec.709
- Apply them directly to properly recorded Nikon N-Log footage – no additional Nikon technical LUT is required
- If using a color-managed workflow such as DaVinci Resolve YRGB Color Managed or ACES, make sure the footage is not converted to Rec.709 a second time, as this would result in a double transform
Installation
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- Step-by-step installation guides included (PDF, English & German)
DaVinci Resolve (example):
- Open Preferences > System > General.
- Under LUT Locations, click Add and select the unzipped folder (Truelight_Video_LUTs).
- Save and restart Resolve.
- LUTs appear under Color → LUTs → LOG_LUTs.
- Choose 33pt (faster previews, mobile) or 65pt (final export quality).
Similar process applies to Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and other LUT-compatible software.
License & Usage
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- For personal and professional use
- Redistribution, resale, or sharing of files is strictly prohibited
- Files are licensed to the purchaser only
- Please review the included PDF for full license terms
Shipping & returns
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Shipping
All Truelight products are delivered as instant digital downloads.
- No shipping costs.
- Immediate access after checkout, plus confirmation email with download links.
Returns & Refunds
- These are digital products. Once the download has started, the statutory right of withdrawal (EU/UK) expires, provided you agreed to this during checkout.
- For customers outside the EU/UK: please note that digital downloads are generally non-refundable.
- Refunds can only be offered if there is a proven technical issue that prevents you from accessing the product, and after support has been contacted.
Unified Looks – Across Photo & Video
These tools were designed for cinematic calm and grounded realism – across both still and motion.
Prints created using these looks
The following fine art prints were created using different looks from this toolkit – applied both in-camera and in post-production.