LUTly
THE FILTER SET

Fifteen filters, tuned on real dive footage.

The set was built and checked against 141 real clips. 121 of them came from a dive library, shot on real dives in blue, green and fresh water.

Every filter was checked for crushed blacks and colour push before it shipped. That is the whole claim. Nothing here is tuned on stock footage.

[ 01 ] — The ramp on real clips

The same clip, stepped through the set.

Play a clip to see the ramp. Shallow steps do less, deep steps do more.

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C5160·BOAT_DAY·SOURCE FLAT16:9
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BOAT_DAY.CUBE
Dive boat, bright warm day look
C5193·REEF_SHALLOWS·SOURCE FLAT16:9
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Shallow reef, balanced, dehazed, punched
C5211·DEEP_DESCENT·SOURCE FLAT16:9
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Deep descent, sand recovered, water kept honestly blue
C5418·REEF_PARADE·SOURCE FLAT16:9
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Banner-fish parade, corrected but honest blue
C5479·WHALE_SHARK·SOURCE FLAT16:9
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Whale shark through 22m of blue, haze cut, depth kept
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[ 02 ] — The groups

Four groups, 15 steps in total.

The app picks a group and a step for you. The table is here so you know what it picked from.

GroupStepsWhen to use it
Off1The clip as the camera recorded it. Used for checking what changed.
Blue water6Tropical and open ocean dives. Steps run from shallow to deep, pick the one that puts the red back without going pink.
Green water5Coastal and temperate dives with plankton in the water. Steps run from light green to heavy green.
Fresh water3Lakes, quarries, springs and cenotes. Lower steps for clear fresh water, higher for murky.
[ 03 ] — How they were checked

Two checks on every step.

01 / BLACKSNo crushed shadows

Deep water clips lose shadow detail fast. Each step was measured so the dark parts of the frame keep their detail.

02 / COLOUR PUSHNo pink water

Putting red back is easy to overdo. Each step was checked so the water stays water and skin stays skin.

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