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LookBank is a look-development tool designed for DaVinci Intermediate that lets users create strong, bold looks quickly by mixing and matching presets across four modules—Contrast, Split, Palette, and Modifiers—each with adjustable strength sliders. It’s an ideal option for projects where speed is essential or when a simple, all-in-one solution is preferred over managing multiple fully controllable separate tools.
Because it’s fast and easy to experiment with, LookBank is great for quickly trialling ideas and building looks to see what works, which can later be refined with more detailed tools if needed. This tool will especially appeal to colourists working under tight deadlines, as well as editors and content creators who want impactful looks without investing extra time or money into complex toolsets. -
This tool requires DaVinci Intermediate as the input transfer curve and outputs the result in DaVinci Intermediate as well.
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Contrast Strength: Adjusts the intensity of the selected contrast preset.
Split Strength: Controls how strongly the selected split preset is applied
Palette Strength: Sets the overall strength of the selected palette preset
Modifier Strength: Adjusts the influence of the active modifier preset on the image.
Contrast Preset: Select from 10 contrast curves, each offering a different tonal shape and strength to control image luminance shape.
Split Preset: Choose from 10 split tone models that apply unique highlight and shadow tinting for targeted tonal separation.
Palette Preset: Choose from 10 split tone models that apply unique highlight and shadow tinting for targeted tonal separation.
Modifier Preset: Apply one of 10 saturation modifiers that adjust how saturation behaves across different tonal regions for refined colour control.
Clamp Input: Restricts negative input values. Recommended if your workflow generates negatives that may cause artifacts in certain colour spaces.
Switch Palette and Modifier: Switches the processing order between the palette and modifier presets. Recommended for lower saturation looks.
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You can essentially think of LookBank as a massive, modular bank of LUTs or looks—hence the name. While traditional LUTs are fast and efficient, they often come with a major limitation: everything is baked in, from contrast and split tone to palette and overall colour. LookBank solves this by breaking those components into separate, adjustable presets with individual strength sliders, giving you the speed of a LUT with the flexibility to tailor each element to your project.
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Not exactly - this is a digital colour grading tool. The presets have all been built by myself and not modelled on any specific film stock. However, many of the presets have been made with filmic qualities in mind. There are split schemes with a more retro-vintage aesthetic, modifier presets with a more filmic bleach look, and contrast curves with the quality of faded film curve.
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This fully comes down to user feedback and experience. If there is a high demand for new presets - then I will definitely consider adding more in future - as long as these new presets feel necessary and truly fill a gap in the current tool.