Color LUT Presets
What Color LUTs Do
A Color LUT (Look-Up Table) transforms every color in your footage according to a predefined map. The result is an instant shift in mood and tone — warm golden hues, cool blue shadows, faded vintage tones, or punchy high-contrast looks. Professional colorists use LUTs as a starting point for grading, and Bitcut makes the same technique available with a single tap.
16 Built-In Presets
Bitcut ships with 16 presets covering a wide range of visual styles:
| Preset | Description |
|---|---|
| Warm | Golden shift across highlights and midtones. Great for outdoor and lifestyle footage. |
| Cool | Blue-tinted tones for a colder, tech-forward, or moody feel. |
| Vintage | Faded highlights, warm shadows, and reduced saturation for a retro look. |
| Cinematic | Teal shadows with orange highlights — the classic cinema color grade. |
| Desaturated | Reduced color intensity, keeping a hint of the original palette. |
| High Contrast | Deeper blacks and brighter whites for bold, punchy visuals. |
| Noir | Near-monochrome with heavy contrast, inspired by black-and-white film. |
| Golden Hour | Rich amber tones that mimic late-afternoon sunlight. |
| Faded Film | Lifted blacks and soft contrast, similar to an aged film print. |
| Teal & Orange | Pronounced split-tone grading popular in action and travel videos. |
| Pastel | Soft, light tones with gentle saturation for a clean aesthetic. |
| Cross Process | Unexpected color shifts that mimic analog cross-processing. |
| Bleach Bypass | Desaturated with increased contrast, inspired by a darkroom technique. |
| Candlelight | Warm, low-key tones suited to indoor and intimate scenes. |
| Moonlight | Cool blue-silver tones for night scenes or a calm, ethereal mood. |
| Vivid | Boosted saturation and contrast for attention-grabbing colors. |
How to Apply a LUT Preset
Select the clip
Tap a clip on the timeline to open the clip toolbar.
Open Filters
Tap Filters in the toolbar, then find the Color LUT section.
Browse and select a preset
Scroll through the preset thumbnails. Each one shows a preview of the color transformation. Tap to apply. The video preview updates immediately so you can compare looks.
Adjust the intensity
Use the intensity slider to blend between your original footage (0%) and the full color grade (100%). This single control determines how strongly the LUT affects the image.
Getting the Best Results
- Match the LUT to your content. Warm presets (Golden Hour, Candlelight) suit outdoor and lifestyle clips. Cool presets (Moonlight, Cool) work well for tech, urban, or dramatic content. Vintage and Faded Film fit storytelling and vlogs.
- Check on a phone screen. Most viewers will watch on a small display. Very subtle grading that looks beautiful on a tablet may be invisible at phone size — preview at the actual viewing scale.
- Combine with other filters. A Color LUT stacks with Vignette, Film Grain, Bloom, and Spotlight. Adding a light vignette on top of a cinematic LUT is a common finishing step.
- Compare before and after. Toggle the Color LUT off and on again to see the difference. If the effect is hard to notice, try a stronger preset or increase the intensity slightly.
Related Guides
- Video Filters Overview -- all five filter types and how to stack them
- Spotlight and Vignette in Detail -- advanced focus and framing effects
- Export Quality Settings -- control resolution and bitrate for graded video