Best Free iPhone LUT Apps 2025 | How To Apply LUTs & Grade Apple Log Video FAST ⚡️
Epic Tutorials for Mobile Filmmaking + EPIC LUTs
[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '5.280', 'text': 'If you shoot in Apple Log on your iPhone to get\xa0\nthe best video quality, you will end up with dull,'}, {'start': '5.280', 'end': '9.280', 'text': 'washed-out footage in the Photos app,\xa0\nwhich is by design to retain the most'}, {'start': '9.280', 'end': '13.680', 'text': 'dynamic range and colour information\xa0\npossible. But here’s the problem:'}, {'start': '13.680', 'end': '17.200', 'text': 'Apple gives you no built-in way\xa0\nto grade it quickly for sharing.'}, {'start': '17.200', 'end': '20.960', 'text': 'Unlike Samsung’s S25, there’s no option to apply'}, {'start': '20.960', 'end': '26.240', 'text': 'a normalization LUT — or creative LUTs for\xa0\nepic film looks — right in the Photos app.'}, {'start': '26.240', 'end': '31.440', 'text': "Well in this video, I'm gonna show you the 4\xa0\nbest apps to transform your Apple Log footage"}, {'start': '31.440', 'end': '37.280', 'text': 'using LUTs on iPhone so it looks amazing\xa0\nand is ready to share in seconds. And yes,'}, {'start': '37.280', 'end': '41.680', 'text': 'these work with regular footage too,\xa0\nand nearly all of them are free.'}, {'start': '41.680', 'end': '46.800', 'text': 'If you’re not sure what a LUT is, I’ve got a\xa0\nseparate video explaining that — but in short,'}, {'start': '46.800', 'end': '49.680', 'text': 'it’s a filter that changes the look of your video.'}, {'start': '49.680', 'end': '56.000', 'text': 'To follow along, check the link in the description\xa0\nfor Apple’s free Rec.709 LUT for Apple Log. Just'}, {'start': '56.000', 'end': '61.280', 'text': "download it, and make sure it's saved to\xa0\nthe Downloads folder in your iOS Files app."}, {'start': '61.280', 'end': '66.080', 'text': 'Let’s dive in, starting with app number\xa0\n1 which is VN Video Editor. Not only is'}, {'start': '66.080', 'end': '71.760', 'text': 'VN Editor a fully featured editing solution —\xa0\nit has full support for LUTs. And best of all,'}, {'start': '71.760', 'end': '75.440', 'text': 'you can use the free version\xa0\nto apply them to your video!'}, {'start': '75.440', 'end': '78.640', 'text': 'Launch VN Editor, and start by tapping to create'}, {'start': '78.640', 'end': '82.560', 'text': 'a new project. Next select\xa0\nthe clips you want to add.'}, {'start': '82.560', 'end': '89.440', 'text': 'Then to install a LUT, with a clip selected, tap\xa0\nthe Filter button at the bottom. Then tap Add.'}, {'start': '89.440', 'end': '93.680', 'text': 'This will give you three options, but as our\xa0\nLUTs are already downloaded to our phone,'}, {'start': '93.680', 'end': '96.640', 'text': 'the one we want to look at is the Files App.'}, {'start': '96.640', 'end': '102.800', 'text': 'This will launch the iOS Files app, and from here\xa0\nyou can navigate to the location of your LUT.'}, {'start': '102.800', 'end': '107.600', 'text': 'Mine are saved to the Downloads folder.\xa0\nI’m going to select my Epic GLOAT LUT for'}, {'start': '107.600', 'end': '111.600', 'text': 'Apple Log — the greatest LUT of all\xa0\ntime — for the ultimate film look,'}, {'start': '111.600', 'end': '117.200', 'text': 'however if you have downloaded the free\xa0\nApple Log Rec709 LUT, you can choose that.'}, {'start': '117.200', 'end': '121.280', 'text': 'This will prompt us to add it to a\xa0\nfolder. Let’s create a New Folder,'}, {'start': '121.280', 'end': '125.520', 'text': 'and name it LUTs. Then hit Create Filter Library.'}, {'start': '125.520', 'end': '130.320', 'text': 'Now you can see we have a new LUTs category,\xa0\nand there is our GLOAT LUT for Apple Log,'}, {'start': '130.320', 'end': '135.600', 'text': 'which with the tap of a button gives us beautiful\xa0\nlooking footage ready to share. And if you have'}, {'start': '135.600', 'end': '142.240', 'text': 'more than one clip in your timeline, tap Apply\xa0\nto all to apply this LUT to all clips instantly.'}, {'start': '142.240', 'end': '146.640', 'text': 'Then make any edits you need and tap\xa0\nto Export. For the highest quality,'}, {'start': '146.640', 'end': '150.640', 'text': 'set Export Settings to Manual, and\xa0\nincrease resolution to match your'}, {'start': '150.640', 'end': '157.200', 'text': 'capture resolution. And the same goes for Frame\xa0\nRate. Increase your bitrate then tap Export.'}, {'start': '157.200', 'end': '160.880', 'text': 'So VN Editor is an incredibly\xa0\npowerful option that is free,'}, {'start': '160.880', 'end': '166.480', 'text': 'supports batch application of LUTs, and is\xa0\nideal if working on an edit with multiple clips.'}, {'start': '166.480', 'end': '170.240', 'text': 'But if you don’t need a full blown\xa0\neditor, let’s look at an incredible'}, {'start': '170.240', 'end': '174.960', 'text': 'little app called PeekLUT that is\xa0\nbrand new to me, and completely free.'}, {'start': '174.960', 'end': '177.600', 'text': 'To import your LUTs, just tap the three dots,'}, {'start': '177.600', 'end': '183.120', 'text': 'and choose Cube LUT. Navigate to where\xa0\nyour LUTs are saved to in the Files app.'}, {'start': '183.120', 'end': '188.800', 'text': "I’ll choose my Apple Logjammin' LUT pack which\xa0\nconsists of 7 film looks for Apple Log, and the"}, {'start': '188.800', 'end': '195.760', 'text': 'nice thing about PeekLUT is that it supports batch\xa0\nLUT import. So I’ll select them all and tap Open.'}, {'start': '195.760', 'end': '198.960', 'text': 'They are now all available under LUTs.'}, {'start': '198.960', 'end': '205.760', 'text': 'Next, tap on Video to import a video from Photos.\xa0\nUnlike VN Editor, PeekLUT is designed to work'}, {'start': '205.760', 'end': '211.840', 'text': 'with a single video at a time, so I’ll choose\xa0\none I captured in Apple Log and tap to import.'}, {'start': '211.840', 'end': '214.560', 'text': 'We can play our clip, or cycle through it with the'}, {'start': '214.560', 'end': '219.600', 'text': 'slider. I’ll find my hero frame\xa0\nand leave the playhead there.'}, {'start': '219.600', 'end': '226.160', 'text': 'Under LUT, I can see all the LUTs I just imported,\xa0\nand it even applies them to the thumbnail preview.'}, {'start': '226.160', 'end': '235.440', 'text': 'If User LUTs are not displayed here, tap on the\xa0\nthree dots, and make sure MY LUTs is selected.'}, {'start': '235.440', 'end': '239.360', 'text': 'If I tap on another of my LUTs, you\xa0\ncan see it suddenly looks weird.'}, {'start': '239.360', 'end': '245.520', 'text': 'This is because PeekLUT is unique in that it lets\xa0\nyou stack multiple LUTs on top of each other. You'}, {'start': '245.520', 'end': '251.280', 'text': 'can see under Select LUTs that I have two LUTs\xa0\nstacked on top of each other. I can tap on the'}, {'start': '251.280', 'end': '257.360', 'text': 'first LUT I applied, and then hit Remove. Now\xa0\nit looks better with just a single LUT applied.'}, {'start': '257.360', 'end': '259.840', 'text': 'If you tap the LUT slider wipe button,'}, {'start': '259.840', 'end': '264.240', 'text': 'we can swipe to preview our before and\xa0\nafter which is a really nice feature.'}, {'start': '264.240', 'end': '269.200', 'text': 'PeekLUT also has a robust image editing\xa0\nsuite but for now we will just export our'}, {'start': '269.200', 'end': '275.520', 'text': 'clip with LUT applied by tapping the share\xa0\nicon, then Export Video. Tap Export video,'}, {'start': '275.520', 'end': '280.560', 'text': 'and once complete tap Save Video to\xa0\nsave it to Photos. And you’re done.'}, {'start': '280.560', 'end': '284.560', 'text': 'Another great option for single\xa0\nclip LUT applications is VideoLUT'}, {'start': '284.560', 'end': '287.520', 'text': 'which is free with optional in-app purchases.'}, {'start': '287.520', 'end': '290.640', 'text': 'To import your LUTs, tap on the Admin button,'}, {'start': '290.640', 'end': '297.200', 'text': 'then .CUBE. Then Import. Navigate to the\xa0\nfolder your LUTs are stored in using Files,'}, {'start': '297.200', 'end': '305.200', 'text': 'and select one or more for batch import\xa0\ninto VideoLUT, then tap Open. Next tap Back.'}, {'start': '305.200', 'end': '311.680', 'text': 'Next let’s import a video from the Photos\xa0\napp by tapping Open > Video. Select one'}, {'start': '311.680', 'end': '318.240', 'text': 'and it will begin auto playing in VideoLUT.\xa0\nFind your hero frame and pause on it. Then'}, {'start': '318.240', 'end': '324.160', 'text': 'tap on Imported > .CUBE to access your\xa0\nimported LUTs. I’ll tap through them'}, {'start': '324.160', 'end': '329.280', 'text': 'until I find one I like. If you tap the LUT\xa0\nthumbnail, you can even adjust the intensity'}, {'start': '329.280', 'end': '334.400', 'text': 'and blend your LUT with your Apple Log\xa0\noriginal but I’ll leave this at 100%.'}, {'start': '334.400', 'end': '339.840', 'text': 'Then just tap Save, Save Max Quality and\xa0\nyour LUT will be rendered to your clip.'}, {'start': '339.840', 'end': '344.400', 'text': 'Then choose Save Video from the Share\xa0\nSheet to save this to your Photos app.'}, {'start': '348.560', 'end': '353.440', 'text': 'And the last option that we need to talk\xa0\nabout is Kino Pro Video Camera. While Kino'}, {'start': '353.440', 'end': '358.720', 'text': 'is predominantly designed as a video camera, with\xa0\nfull support for LUTs thanks to Instant Grade,'}, {'start': '358.720', 'end': '364.640', 'text': 'which lets you either preview a LUT in the display\xa0\nonly or record it to the clip at time of capture,'}, {'start': '364.640', 'end': '368.640', 'text': 'it also lets you import your videos\xa0\nfrom the Photos library and then apply'}, {'start': '368.640', 'end': '374.160', 'text': 'any LUTs in the app to them. And Kino\xa0\ncomes with some great LUTs, or Grades,'}, {'start': '374.160', 'end': '379.920', 'text': 'built-in, as well as supporting custom LUT\xa0\nimport. To import your own LUTs into Kino,'}, {'start': '379.920', 'end': '386.240', 'text': 'tap on the Quickbar button, then Settings. Tap\xa0\non Grade and scroll down to the very bottom and'}, {'start': '386.240', 'end': '393.840', 'text': 'tap on Import from Files. Locate your LUTs,\xa0\nand tap one to import. Kino doesn’t support'}, {'start': '393.840', 'end': '399.840', 'text': 'batch importing, so you need to do this on a\xa0\nper LUT basis. For LUTs designed for Apple Log,'}, {'start': '399.840', 'end': '407.200', 'text': 'set the Input to Apple Log, and the Output\xa0\nshould be Rec.709. Then tap Add LUT to Grades.'}, {'start': '407.200', 'end': '412.400', 'text': 'Return to the main camera interface and tap on\xa0\nthe Last Capture button. Then tap Libraries,'}, {'start': '412.400', 'end': '417.520', 'text': 'and select Photo Library to browse the\xa0\nPhotos app. Find a clip you’d like to grade,'}, {'start': '417.520', 'end': '423.840', 'text': 'and tap to load it in Kino. To apply a LUT,\xa0\nyou’ll need to switch into Portrait mode,'}, {'start': '423.840', 'end': '429.120', 'text': 'and now you can tap to apply any of Kino’s\xa0\nbuilt-in grades designed for Apple Log,'}, {'start': '429.120', 'end': '434.560', 'text': 'or choose a custom LUT you’ve imported\xa0\nyourself, like the GLOAT LUT for Apple Log.'}, {'start': '434.560', 'end': '441.760', 'text': 'Then tap Apply to export your clip, and choose\xa0\nSave Video to save it to Photos. And you’re done.'}, {'start': '441.760', 'end': '447.280', 'text': 'So there are four apps that all make it quick\xa0\nand easy to apply LUTs to your videos. Check'}, {'start': '447.280', 'end': '451.280', 'text': 'the description for a link to download\xa0\nthe official Apple Rec709 LUT for free,'}, {'start': '451.280', 'end': '454.400', 'text': 'and if you want the ultimate film\xa0\nlook for Apple Log then check out'}, {'start': '454.400', 'end': '458.480', 'text': 'Epic LUTs - it is a great way to get the\xa0\nbest quality possible as well as support'}, {'start': '458.480', 'end': '476.880', 'text': 'the channel. Thanks for watching.\xa0\nI’ll see you in the next one. Bye.'}]