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# Free LUTs and PowerGrades for DaVinci Resolve: Choose the Right Look
- URL: https://davinciresolveclub.com/free-luts-powergrades-davinci-resolve/
- Published: 2026-10-29T07:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T07:11:59.000Z
- Description: Free LUTs for DaVinci Resolve come from three places: the factory LUTs already installed, your camera maker's conversion LUTs and a few creative packs that name their input. Here's what each source gives you, what 119 free .cube files contain, and when a free PowerGrade is the better pick.
- Author: Jason Miller
- Tags: Color Grading, Tutorials, #learn, #color-grading-cluster

The free LUTs worth installing in DaVinci Resolve come from three places: the factory LUTs and looks that already ship with Resolve, the conversion LUTs your camera maker gives away, and a short list of creative packs that say which footage they expect. Camera maker LUTs are the safest download, because each one is built for a named log curve and published on the maker's own site. Creative packs work as a starting look when the page names the input, and a free PowerGrade is often the better pick, since it arrives as nodes you can adjust one by one.

Every free .cube file I checked for this guide is a 33-point cube, so the grid isn't what separates good downloads from bad ones. What separates them is the match: a LUT made for S-Log3 looks wrong on V-Log or on phone footage. Pick by your camera's log first and by the look second, and most disappointing downloads never make it into your LUT folder.

[Download](https://streamly.surf/c/2ebmf2MxAg6s?ref=davinciresolveclub.com)

## What already ships with DaVinci Resolve

Open what's already installed before you download anything. The dropdown menus in Project Settings > Color Management hold [factory preset LUTs installed with DaVinci Resolve](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=153), and the same list appears when you right-click a node and open the LUT submenu. Resolve reads .cube files as 1D and 3D LUTs, so a pack made for Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro usually works here too.

The Color page's [LUT Browser](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3481) is the easiest way to look through them. Click the LUT Browser button in the toolbar at the top of the Color page, pick a category in the sidebar, and each LUT shows a test thumbnail. Choose Live Preview in the browser's option menu, select a node, and hover over a thumbnail to see that LUT on the current clip. Click the star badge on a LUT you like and it appears in the Favorites submenu of the node's right-click menu.

![DaVinci Resolve Color page with the LUTs button on, the LUT Browser on the Film Looks category, a starred thumbnail, Live Preview checked and the hovered look on a guitarist in the viewer](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a9/29/a929429b-cfab-4467-b902-a0cd9c90feac/content/images/2026/10/fl-lutbrowser.webp)

The LUT Browser lists every installed LUT by category; with Live Preview on, hovering a thumbnail previews it on the current clip.

A second free set sits in the Gallery. Its [DaVinci Resolve looks](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3345) album holds predefined grades sorted by type, installed with Resolve and locked against changes. They're grades made with Resolve's own tools, which makes them a good way to see how a look is built before you go hunting for one online.

Film effects are where the free version stops. Resolve's Film Emulation group includes [Film Look Creator](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3560), which builds a base "Blackmagic" film look without copying a specific manufacturer's stock, and Film Grain, and both are Studio only. The [Film Look Creator guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-film-look-creator/) shows what the effect does, and the [free vs Studio comparison](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-vs-studio/) covers the rest of the upgrade. On the free version, a print film LUT or a PowerGrade does that job.

When a downloaded LUT doesn't show up, check the folder before anything else. On macOS it's Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/LUT/, on Windows it's C:\\ProgramData\\Blackmagic Design\\DaVinci Resolve\\Support\\LUT, and the Mac App Store build [keeps its LUTs in a different location](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=153). The Open LUT Folder button in the Lookup Tables section of Project Settings > Color Management opens the right one on any install. Copy the files in, then click Update Lists. The [LUT install guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/how-to-use-luts-in-davinci-resolve/) walks through folders, subfolders and the fixes for a LUT that still won't appear.

## Free LUTs from camera makers

If you shoot log, start on your camera maker's site. These LUTs convert one log curve to Rec.709 or to the maker's own looks, they cost nothing, and the maker lists the bodies they're for.

| Maker      | What's free                                                                                                                                             | How you get it                                                                            | Check before you install                                                                                                                                                            |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sony       | Look Profiles for S-Log2 and S-Log3, BURANO looks (Warm, Cool, Vintage, Teal and Orange, s709, 709(800)), the s709 monitor look and 40+ Ambassador LUTs | Look Profile download with no sign-in; Ambassador packs need a free My Sony account       | The Look Profiles date from 2016 and list cinema bodies such as VENICE, FS7 and FS5; the Ambassador gallery names in-camera LUT support for the FX30, FX3, A7C II, A6700 and others |
| Canon      | Lookup table ver.202510: 1D gamma and 3D gamut/gamma transform LUTs in one 76.64 MB zip                                                                 | Confirm the disclaimer, then download; Windows 11/10 and macOS 26/15/14/13 listed         | Read the ReadMe in the zip before first use; the disclaimer limits use to personal, non-commercial use                                                                              |
| Panasonic  | V-Log to V-709 LUT: one .cube for Resolve and a .vlt for the camera in a 369 KB zip                                                                     | Direct download                                                                           | For in-camera use the .vlt goes in the card's root folder, with a name of up to 8 characters (up to 255 on exFAT cards in bodies such as the GH6, GH7 and S5M2)                     |
| Fujifilm   | A zip per model: F-Log, F-Log2 and F-Log2 C to BT.709, plus ETERNA, ETERNA Bleach Bypass and WDR looks                                                  | Direct download per model                                                                 | F-Log2 and F-Log2 C files depend on the body; dates run from the X-T2 (2016) to the GFX ETERNA 55 Ver.1.10 (April 2026)                                                             |
| DJI        | 26 entries, mostly D-Log M to Rec.709, some with a vivid variant; the OSMO Pocket 4P lists D-Log2 to Rec.709 in 33 and 65 points                        | Direct download per product                                                               | Match the exact model and the log mode named in its entry                                                                                                                           |
| Nikon      | N-Log LUT 2.00: a technical N-Log to Rec.709 LUT plus four 33-grid creative LUTs (FILM BIAS, FILM BIAS BLEACH BYPASS, FILM BIAS OFFSET, ACHROMIC)       | Accept the agreement, then a Windows .exe of about 1.56 MB or a Mac .dmg of about 2.19 MB | Version 1.07 per-camera LUTs are still offered for the Z6III, Zf, Z9, Z8, Z7II, Z6II, D780, Z7 and Z6                                                                               |
| Blackmagic | Nothing to download for BRAW or Blackmagic Film footage                                                                                                 | Built into Resolve                                                                        | Decode through the camera RAW settings, Resolve Color Management or a Color Space Transform                                                                                         |

Each maker publishes its own page: [Sony's Pro LUT Library](https://pro.sony/ue%5FUS/technology/lut-library?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) with the [Look Profile download](https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/software/00263050?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) and the [Alpha Universe LUT gallery](https://www.sony.co.uk/alphauniverse/lut-gallery?ref=davinciresolveclub.com), [Canon's lookup table ver.202510](https://asia.canon/en/support/0200751202?ref=davinciresolveclub.com), [Panasonic's V-Log to V-709 LUT](https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/lut/index.html?ref=davinciresolveclub.com), [Fujifilm's F-Log and F-Log2 LUTs](https://www.fujifilm-x.com/global/support/download/lut/?ref=davinciresolveclub.com), [DJI's LUT downloads](https://www.dji.com/lut?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) and [Nikon's N-Log LUT 2.00](https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/sw/258.html?ref=davinciresolveclub.com), which Nikon describes as built on color science developed by RED.

Sony's Alpha Universe page adds two details worth keeping: Sony cameras take 33x cube LUTs while 65x files suit post-production, and in Resolve the LUT goes in the final node. My default for log footage is the maker's conversion LUT or a Color Space Transform, with any creative look on top, because the maker is the only source that documents exactly which curve and gamut the file expects. For S-Log3, the [Sony S-Log3 guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/sony-slog3-davinci-resolve/) shows when a CST does the same job without a LUT.

Blackmagic cameras are the exception. BRAW and Blackmagic Film footage are decoded and transformed inside Resolve, and the factory preset LUTs are already in the menus, so there's nothing extra to fetch. The [BRAW settings guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-braw-settings/) covers that path.

## Free creative LUT packs: what each page tells you

Creative packs are where "free" gets loose. I read the six free pack pages that rank for this search and noted four things a page should tell you: the footage the LUT expects, its grid size, what you're allowed to do with it, and what you hand over to get it.

| Pack                          | What you get                                                                                               | Input it expects                                                                                              | To download                           | Use terms on the page                                   |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| SmallHD Cinematic Looks       | 7 film-inspired looks graded in Resolve, one file per camera log (December 2024)                           | 13 log curves from Sony, Canon, ARRI, RED, Blackmagic, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Nikon and DJI; no Rec.709 version | Name, email, country and a terms tick | None found                                              |
| CinematicX, The Resolve Store | 30 looks from a 335-look paid pack, as .cube files with install notes (December 2025)                      | "Virtually any camera"; Resolve 17 and 18 named                                                               | No requirement named                  | License on a separate page                              |
| ON1 free LUTs                 | 10 packs of 10, made for photos and video                                                                  | Not stated                                                                                                    | Email and country, no card            | FAQ says yes to professional projects, test first       |
| PresetPro free LUT list       | Film-inspired looks from a preset seller's catalog                                                         | Rec.709; convert log first                                                                                    | No requirement named                  | Film stock names flagged as trademarks; no license text |
| Fixthephoto                   | "130 free" Resolve LUTs shown as headed looks, some named after cameras (S-Log2, Mavic Pro, iPhone, GoPro) | Not stated                                                                                                    | No requirement named                  | None found                                              |
| FreshLUTs                     | User-uploaded library, "over 3 million downloads"                                                          | Varies by upload                                                                                              | Log in or sign up                     | None on the main page                                   |

The pages behind those rows: [SmallHD's Cinematic Looks pack](https://www.smallhd.com/blogs/community/free-3d-lut-pack-cinematic-looks-smallhd?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) is the only one that ships a file for each camera log. [The Resolve Store's CinematicX giveaway](https://theresolve.store/30-free-cinematicx-luts-for-davinci-resolve/?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) is a sampler of a paid pack. [ON1's free LUT page](https://www.on1.com/free/luts/?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) gives the clearest answer on paid work: "Quality varies, so test any LUT in your specific project before relying on it." [PresetPro's list](https://presetpro.com/best-free-luts-color-grading-2026/?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) is the only page with a plain input rule, [Fixthephoto's 130 LUTs](https://fixthephoto.com/davinci-resolve-luts?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) skip both input and license, and [FreshLUTs](https://freshluts.com/?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) works like a community library, so each upload carries its own quality and terms.

If you shoot log on one of the supported cameras, I'd start with SmallHD, because you get the version graded for your exact curve and don't have to convert first. If your footage is already standard Rec.709, PresetPro's looks are the ones whose page says so in plain words.

## Free LUT test results: 119 files, six pack pages and forum reports

The numbers that matter for free LUTs sit inside the files. I read the file list and the header of every .cube in five free downloads: SmallHD's pack, Fujifilm's X-H2S and GFX100 II zips, Panasonic's V-Log to V-709 LUT and Juan Melara's print film LUTs. Nothing was installed for this; the check reads what each file declares about itself.

| Check                          | Result                                                                                                        | What it means                             |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| .cube files read               | 119 in 5 downloads, 0 read errors                                                                             | Every file opened as a valid 3D LUT       |
| Grid size                      | 33-point in all 119 (35,937 entries each)                                                                     | No free file here is a 65-point post LUT  |
| File size                      | Median 932,019 bytes; range 494,773 to 1,401,586                                                              | Size tracks number precision, not quality |
| Coverage per log               | SmallHD 91 files (7 looks x 13 logs); Fujifilm 12 per camera (3 logs x 4 targets); Panasonic 1; Juan Melara 3 | Per-log sets save you a conversion step   |
| Pack pages stating a grid size | 0 of 6                                                                                                        | You find out after the download           |
| Pack pages answering use terms | 1 of 6 on the page, 1 more through a separate link                                                            | Paid work needs a closer read             |
| Pack pages naming the input    | 2 of 6 (one Rec.709 rule, one per-log set)                                                                    | Most packs leave the match to you         |

The SmallHD files carry the title "Generated by Resolve", sit in folders per camera brand and cover BMDFilm, C-Log, C-Log2, C-Log3, D-Log, F-Log, Log3G10, LogC4, N-Log, S-Log, S-Log2, S-Log3 and V-Log. Fujifilm's file names spell out camera, log, gamut, look, output and grid, as in XH2S\_FLog\_FGamut\_to\_ETERNA-BB\_BT.709\_33grid\_V.1.00.cube. [Juan Melara's three print LUTs](https://juanmelara.com.au/blog/print-film-emulation-luts-for-download-old?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) emulate Kodak 2383, Kodak 2393 and Fujifilm 3510 and need log footage.

Three Blackmagic forum threads add the field side, all about grid size and interpolation.

- **Render before you blame the LUT.** In a [November 2022 banding thread](https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=171662&ref=davinciresolveclub.com), the first reply says any LUT needs 3D lookup table interpolation set to Tetrahedral and asks whether the banding survives a render. It didn't: "Rendered it out. No banding." A later reply points to Performance mode, which can lower viewer quality during playback without touching renders.
- **33 points has a ceiling.** A [February 2025 thread](https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=216677&ref=davinciresolveclub.com) says a 33-point LUT has "severe reduced accuracy" next to a formula-based transform, even with Tetrahedral. Another reply says that for grading "it doesn't really matter", and Uli Plank sees "hardly any speed difference on modern machines".
- **Cameras want 33.** In a [January 2022 monitoring LUT thread](https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?t=153192&p=815648&ref=davinciresolveclub.com), a Blackmagic camera refused a LUT generated from a CST until the user saw it had been exported at 65 points instead of 33\. Uli Plank's reply: "cameras need 33, 65 is for the NLE only."

**My verdict:** I'd use free LUTs for the look and leave the log-to-Rec.709 conversion to Resolve Color Management or a Color Space Transform when your camera is supported, because every free file here is a 33-point cube and a formula-based transform has no grid to lose accuracy between points. Where a maker LUT is the only conversion on offer, it's still the right file. Set Tetrahedral before judging any of them, since Blackmagic's only stated cost is slightly more processing. The exception is a grade that has to match how the LUT looks in another app, which is the job Trilinear keeps.

## Free PowerGrades: the adjustable alternative

A PowerGrade is a saved grade: a still plus a .drx file that carries its nodes, kept in a Gallery album. Stills in a PowerGrade album are [shared by every project in the same project library](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3342) and tied to your user login. A LUT is a file with no controls of its own, while a PowerGrade opens up as nodes you can change.

- [Juan Melara's Kodak 2383 PowerGrade](https://juanmelara.com.au/products/kodak-2383-powergrade?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) is a D65 and D55 print film emulation built as a fully editable PowerGrade, sold as pay what you want. On his print LUT page he gives the reason for the PowerGrade versions: you can switch parts on or off, and you skip "the clipping, clamping or general loss of image information that occurs when using LUTs".
- [Cullen Kelly's Template Node Tree PowerGrade](https://cullenkellycolor.com/toolkit/template-node-tree-powergrade?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) is free for an email and a role. It's a ready node layout to grade into, with room for a creative LUT on its last node.
- [Grade Atlas](https://www.gradeatlas.com/free-powergrades?ref=davinciresolveclub.com) lists 44 PowerGrades its page describes as "shared freely by their creators", with a request to support them on their channels.

To bring one in, right-click the gray background of the Gallery and choose Import, then select the still. Resolve [imports the image along with a matching DRX file](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3346) from the same folder, and Import With Output LUT also loads a matching LUT. Supported still formats are DPX, CIN, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PPM, BMP and XPM. Then apply the still to a clip like any other grade. The [copy grade guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/copy-color-grade-davinci-resolve/) covers PowerGrade albums and DRX export in more depth.

![DaVinci Resolve Gallery with the PowerGrade 1 album selected, three stills, and the right-click menu on the gray background showing Import and Import With Output LUT](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a9/29/a929429b-cfab-4467-b902-a0cd9c90feac/content/images/2026/10/fl-gallery.webp)

Right-click the gray Gallery background to import a PowerGrade still; Resolve reads the matching .drx from the same folder.

I'd reach for a PowerGrade first when the look has to bend from shot to shot, say a film look that pushes skin too warm on one clip, because each node can be dialed back on its own. One trap on the free version: Studio-only effects applied there [display a watermark](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci-Resolve-20-Beginners-Guide.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=165), and a downloaded PowerGrade can carry them. Open the node tree after import and look for Film Grain, Film Look Creator or any other Studio-only effect before you build a free-version project on it, so don't skip that check.

## Use a free LUT without wrecking the image

Most free LUT problems come from where the LUT sits and what it's fed. This order keeps the look on top of a clean image.

1. **Match the input.** Pick the file named for your camera's log curve, or convert to the input the pack names. PresetPro's rule fits any Rec.709 pack: apply it to Rec.709 footage and convert log footage to Rec.709 first.
2. **Convert with Resolve when you can.** The manual's own tip for log clips is to consider [Resolve Color Management](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3481), and the [RCM and CST guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-color-management-rcm-cst/) shows both routes. That leaves the free LUT doing only the look.
3. **Set Tetrahedral interpolation.** In Project Settings > Color Management, set 3D Lookup Table Interpolation to Tetrahedral. Trilinear is the default because it matches older Resolve grades and the way other apps apply LUTs; Tetrahedral is [slightly more processor-intensive, with higher-quality LUT processing and reduced color banding](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=153). Keep Trilinear only when the grade has to match another app or an older project.
4. **Give the LUT its own node near the end.** A LUT is [the last operation inside its node](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3483), after that node's other adjustments. If the LUT clips the highlights, lower them with the same node's Contrast controls and the detail comes back. Exposure and white balance fixes go in [nodes](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-nodes-explained/) before it.
5. **Mix it down.** Use the node's Key Output Gain to lower the strength of the look; the [LUT guide](https://davinciresolveclub.com/how-to-use-luts-in-davinci-resolve/) shows where that control is.
6. **Check the scopes.** A creative LUT can push highlights to the top of the waveform or swing skin away from the vectorscope's skin tone line, so read [the scopes](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-scopes-explained/) before you trust the viewer.

![DaVinci Resolve Project Settings, Color Management panel, Lookup Tables section with 3D Lookup Table Interpolation set to Tetrahedral and the Open LUT Folder and Update Lists buttons](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a9/29/a929429b-cfab-4467-b902-a0cd9c90feac/content/images/2026/10/fl-interp.webp)

Set 3D Lookup Table Interpolation to Tetrahedral, and use Open LUT Folder and Update Lists when you add a pack.

If you'll load a LUT into a camera or monitor, 33 points is the size to use. Blackmagic's manual says [17-point LUTs aren't recommended for grading](https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci%5FResolve%5F21.1%5FReference%5FManual.pdf?ref=davinciresolveclub.com#page=3478) and keeps them for on-set monitoring, and a free 33-point file is fine for both. Keep pack folders where they are once a project uses them: a clip whose LUT file moved shows a missing LUT overlay, and the LUT Browser lists it in a Missing LUTs tab.

![DaVinci Resolve Node Editor with three serial nodes labeled Balance, CST to Rec.709 and Look LUT, and the right-click menu on Look LUT open at LUT > 3D LUT](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a9/29/a929429b-cfab-4467-b902-a0cd9c90feac/content/images/2026/10/fl-nodes.webp)

Balance first, a Color Space Transform to Rec.709 next, and a Rec.709 look LUT on its own last node.

## Red flags before you download a pack

- A "free" download of a pack that its seller lists as paid, on a page that isn't the seller's.
- No input profile and no license anywhere on the page.
- File names that copy film titles or brands without saying who made the look.

None of these proves a pack is pirated, and four of the six legitimate pages above have no license text either. They're reasons to choose a source that answers the questions, and a maker's own LUT page always does.

## Free LUTs FAQ

### Does DaVinci Resolve come with free LUTs?

Yes. Factory preset LUTs install with Resolve and appear in the Color Management menus, the node right-click LUT submenus and the LUT Browser. The Gallery adds a locked album of DaVinci Resolve looks.

### Where do I put downloaded LUTs?

Click Open LUT Folder in Project Settings > Color Management, copy the files or the whole pack folder in, then click Update Lists. On the Mac App Store version, that button is the reliable way to find the folder.

### Can I use free LUTs in client work?

Only where the terms allow it. ON1's FAQ says yes for professional projects, Canon's download disclaimer limits use to personal, non-commercial use, and four of the six creative pack pages above state no terms at all. Read the license or ReadMe before delivering.

### Do Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro LUTs work in DaVinci Resolve?

Yes, when they're .cube files, which Resolve reads as 1D and 3D LUTs. The input still has to match your footage.

### Should I use 33-point or 65-point LUTs?

Use 65-point files for post when the maker offers them and 33-point files for cameras and monitors. Sony recommends 65x LUTs for post-production, and every free creative file in the check above was 33-point.

### Why does a free LUT make my footage look wrong?

Usually the input doesn't match. A LUT built for log adds too much contrast and saturation to Rec.709 footage, and a Rec.709 look leaves log footage flat. Check the camera log the file is named for, fix exposure in a node before the LUT, and set Tetrahedral interpolation.

### Do free PowerGrades work in the free version of Resolve?

Yes, unless they contain Studio-only effects, which show a watermark in the free version. Check the node tree right after import.

## Final verdict: start with your camera maker, then add one look

For log footage, the best free LUT is the one your camera maker publishes for your exact body and log mode, or none at all if Resolve Color Management already supports your camera. Add a creative look on a last node from a pack that names its input, such as SmallHD's per-log set, and set Tetrahedral interpolation before you judge it. When the look needs adjusting shot by shot, I'd take a free or pay-what-you-want PowerGrade like Juan Melara's 2383 over another LUT pack. Skip any download that can't tell you what footage it expects. The [color grading hub](https://davinciresolveclub.com/davinci-resolve-color-grading/) collects the rest of the Color page guides.