Hi, Marc,
It’s great to hear about your renovation experience—sounds like our project! We do all by ourselves 🙂 I’ll take your advice to heart and make sure to capture plenty of photos. I already regret not taking more. It’s always nice to look back on those memories.

Best, Ilze

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I quickly looked up via AI how this works in Photoshop:

To use LUTs (Lookup Tables) in .cube format in Photoshop, follow these steps:1. Open the Image in Photoshop

• Start by opening the image you want to apply the LUT to.

2. Add a Color Lookup Adjustment Layer

• Go to the Adjustments panel. If you don’t see it, go to Window > Adjustments to make it visible.
• Click the Color Lookup adjustment icon (a grid-like icon).
• This will add a new adjustment layer to your image.

3. Load the .cube LUT

• In the Properties panel for the Color Lookup layer, you will see an option labeled 3DLUT File.
• Click on the dropdown menu and choose Load 3D LUT.
• Navigate to your .cube LUT file and select it. Photoshop will immediately apply the LUT to your image.

4. Adjust Opacity (Optional)

• You can adjust the opacity of the Color Lookup layer to fine-tune the intensity of the LUT effect.
• Simply reduce the opacity to blend the effect with the original image if needed.

5. Save Your Image

• Once you’re happy with the effect, save or export your image in the desired format.

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Hey Ilze,

You can use the LUTs in most image editing programs, at least the ones that support LUTs in .cube format—Photoshop should definitely work. Personally, I only use Open Source software like Darktable, so I can’t give you exact instructions—every program works a little differently. Just keep in mind that you’ll likely need to adjust the strength, as 100% often doesn’t give the desired result—it also depends on your photo.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! By the way, I used to work in IT too as a network administrator—used to, since I’m now retired. I came across your website by chance and ended up reading about the renovations on your house. It brought back memories of our own renovations 40 years ago—an old house from the late 1800s. My wife and I did everything ourselves—really, everything!

A little piece of advice: take plenty of photos of the project and of your family. Trust me, you’ll see why later.

Marc

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My pleasure.

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