The collection includes various versions, such as "Neutral," "Utopia" (for a teal and orange aesthetic), and "Tungsten". Phantom LUT Collection Breakdown
footage and map it accurately into the Rec. 709 color space. Film Emulation
If you are mixing footage from a Sony FX3 and a Sony A7IV on the same timeline, applying the respective Phantom LUT unifies the color science instantly. How to Correctly Use Phantom LUTs in Your Workflow
Do not rely on Auto White Balance (AWB) when shooting log profiles. Manually dial in your Kelvin temperature or use a gray card. Phantom LUTs rely on accurate color temperatures to correctly re-map skin tones. If your footage is wildly warm or cold, the LUT will look muddy. Step-by-Step Workflow: How to Apply and Grade sony phantom luts
After applying the LUT, you will often find the shadows are a tiny bit too crushed or the highlights a bit too hot for your specific scene. Add a "Contrast" or "Curves" adjustment before the LUT in your chain to fix this.
Buying the LUT is step one. Using it correctly is step two.
The ARRI Alexa is widely considered the gold standard for digital cinema color science. Famularo designed the core Phantom LUT packages to meticulously emulate the color response, highlight handling, and pastel-like tones of the ARRI Alexa. It bridges the gap between a $3,000 mirrorless setup and a $40,000 Hollywood cinema camera. 3. Consistency Across Multiple Cameras The collection includes various versions, such as "Neutral,"
Expose the overall image to roughly over standard exposure to keep the shadows clean while retaining your highlights. 3. Set Accurate White Balance
"The skin tones are the winner here. Sony sensors always made my talent look orange. The Phantom LUT pushes cyan into the shadows and pulls yellow out of the skin. It just looks healthy." – Elena R., Colorist
[Native Sony S-Log2 / S-Log3] │ ▼ (Mathematical Profiling via Side-by-Side Chart Shooting) [Phantom LUT Matrix] │ ▼ (Smooth Highlight Roll-off & Golden Skin Tones) [Target Color Space: ARRI Alexa Rec.709] 1. Calibrated Against the ARRI Gold Standard Film Emulation If you are mixing footage from
Sony's mirrorless and cinema cameras provide incredible low-light capability, sharp resolution, and wide dynamic range when shooting in . However, processing this raw log imagery often introduces common aesthetic frustrations:
Create at least two serial nodes. Apply the Phantom LUT to the last node.