LUTly vs Dehancer
One emulates real film stocks inside a pro pipeline. The other builds a look from a sentence, in the browser. They are for different people, and here is the honest split.
Drop a clip, describe the look, export a real .cube LUT. Your footage never uploads.
Dehancer is a film emulation plugin that runs inside host apps like DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and Final Cut, with profiles of real film stocks plus grain, halation and bloom. LUTly is a standalone browser tool that builds a custom .cube LUT from a plain-English description of the look. Dehancer needs a host app and grading knowledge; LUTly needs a sentence.
If you want authentic film stock emulation, with grain, halation and bloom rendered as texture, Dehancer is the strongest option. It is a paid plugin licensed per host app, and it assumes you already work inside Resolve, Premiere or Final Cut and can grade the footage underneath it.
Honesty first: a LUT carries color, not texture. Grain and halation are effects a LUT cannot contain. But if what you want is filmic color, soft contrast, warm highlights, gentle rolloff, you can describe exactly that to LUTly and get a .cube built on your own footage, with no host app and no pipeline.
Side by side.
| Dehancer | LUTly | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Film emulation plugin | Browser AI color grading |
| Needs a host app | Yes: Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut and others | No, runs in the browser |
| Price | Paid license per host app | Free plan; paid plans for more builds |
| Film texture (grain, halation) | Yes, rendered as texture | No, a LUT carries color only |
| Skill assumed | Grading experience in a host app | None, describe the look |
| Output | Applied effect in your project | Portable 33-point .cube LUT |
| Your footage | Processed in your host app | Stays on your device. Your footage never uploads, only up to 3 small preview stills go to the AI. |
Drag the slider. LUTly grade on the right.
Left is the real source frame straight out of the camera. Right is the same frame with a LUT built from one sentence, applied live.
Frequently asked.
Does Dehancer work without DaVinci Resolve or Premiere?
The pro video plugin does not, it runs inside a host app. Dehancer also offers separate photo products and a mobile app, but the film emulation pipeline creators talk about lives inside an editor.
Can a LUT replicate film grain or halation?
No. A LUT is a color transform. It can carry the color and contrast character of film, but grain, halation and bloom are texture effects that must be rendered by a plugin or editor.
Which should I pick?
If you work in Resolve or Premiere already and want the full film look including texture, Dehancer. If you want filmic color on your footage without a pipeline, LUTly, and you can still add grain in your editor afterwards.
Can I use both?
Yes. Some people build the base color in LUTly, apply the .cube in their editor, and add texture effects on top.
Try LUTly on your own footage.
Drop a clip, describe the look, export a real .cube LUT. Your footage never uploads.