What Is CINEFILM for Premiere Pro?

Summary

CINEFILM for Premiere Pro is a pack of more than 20 cinematic .CUBE presets that load into Lumetri Color > Creative > Look, where the Intensity slider controls how hard the look hits. Because it is a creative look and not a conversion, it belongs after any log-to-Rec709 Input LUT and after your Basic Correction. The pack is $30.00, reduced from $48.00.

What Is CINEFILM?

CINEFILM is a set of more than 20 cinematic colour presets supplied as .CUBE files, drawn from music-video colour work. The looks give you warm skin tones, moody shadows and rich Hollywood-style contrast — a stylised grade rather than a neutral one.

  • More than 20 presets — enough range to find a look per project instead of forcing one grade on everything.
  • .CUBE format — the format Lumetri Color reads natively in both the Basic Correction and Creative panels.
  • LOG, RAW and Rec709 — works with all three, in SDR and HDR workflows, across multiple camera types.
  • Instant digital download — $30.00, reduced from $48.00.

The same files also run in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut and Photoshop, so a look you build in CINEFILM travels with the project. If LUTs are new territory, read our explainer on what a LUT actually is.

How CINEFILM Works in Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro gives you two ways to load a .CUBE file: drop it into the Lumetri installed-LUT folders so it appears in the dropdown menus, or browse to it each time. Installing is worth the two minutes.

  1. Download and unzip the pack — keep the .cube files somewhere permanent, such as a Luts folder on your media drive. Premiere references the file path.
  2. Install them (optional but recommended) — quit Premiere and copy the .cube files into the Lumetri Creative folder. On Windows that is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro [version]\Lumetri\LUTs\Creative; on macOS it is /Applications/Adobe Premiere Pro [version]/Adobe Premiere Pro.app/Contents/Lumetri/LUTs/Creative. Reopen Premiere and they appear in the Look dropdown.
  3. Add an adjustment layer — File > New > Adjustment Layer, drag it onto a video track above your clips, and stretch it across the shots that share a look.
  4. Open the Lumetri Color panel — Window > Lumetri Color, with the adjustment layer selected.
  5. Do your conversion and correction first — on the clips themselves, not the adjustment layer. Use Basic Correction > Input LUT for a log transform, then set exposure and white balance.
  6. Open the Creative section — on the adjustment layer, expand Creative and click the Look dropdown.
  7. Choose the CINEFILM preset — if you installed the files, pick it from the list. If not, choose Browse at the bottom of the dropdown and select the .cube file directly.
  8. Set the Intensity — the Intensity slider directly beneath the Look thumbnail scales the look from 0 to 100. Pull it back until the grade stops announcing itself.
  9. Trim on top — use the Faded Film, Sharpen, Vibrance and Tint sliders in the Creative section, or add a second Lumetri instance above for final adjustments.

The thumbnail carousel above the Look dropdown lets you arrow through installed looks and preview them on the current frame, which is the fastest way to audition twenty presets.

Input LUT vs Creative Look — Get the Order Right

Lumetri has two LUT slots and they are not interchangeable.

Basic Correction > Input LUT is for conversion. That is where a log-to-Rec709 transform belongs, such as Apple Log LUTs — ProRes Log to Rec709 Conversion for iPhone footage, or your camera manufacturer's transform.

Creative > Look is for style. That is where CINEFILM belongs.

Premiere processes Basic Correction before Creative inside a single Lumetri effect, and it processes effects on a clip before effects on an adjustment layer above it. So the reliable order is:

  1. Clip level, Basic Correction > Input LUT — the log or RAW conversion.
  2. Clip level, Basic Correction sliders — exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, white balance. Get every shot neutral and matched here.
  3. Adjustment layer, Creative > Look — CINEFILM, applied to a clean image.
  4. Above that — grain, halation, vignette, output adjustments.

Loading CINEFILM into the Input LUT slot is the mistake to avoid. It will apply, and it will look wrong: the look expects a corrected Rec709 image, so on raw log data you get blocked shadows, early highlight clipping and skin that will not respond to correction. Our step-by-step colour grading guide walks through the correction stage that should come first.

Tips for Premiere Pro Editors

  • Grade on an adjustment layer — one Lumetri instance covering a scene means you change the look everywhere by changing one slider.
  • Save a Lumetri preset — right-click the Lumetri Color effect in Effect Controls and choose Save Preset once you have a look and intensity you like. It then lives in the Effects panel for other projects.
  • Copy attributes across clips — Command/Ctrl-C on a graded clip, then Paste Attributes (Command/Ctrl-Option/Alt-V) onto the rest, ticking the Lumetri effect.
  • Watch the Lumetri Scopes — Window > Lumetri Scopes. Check the waveform after the look is on; strong contrast presets clip faster than they look on a monitor.
  • Do not stack two creative looks — two CINEFILM presets at once double the contrast curve. Pick one and adjust its intensity.
  • Keep the .cube files in place — if you browsed to a file rather than installing it, moving that folder later breaks the link.

Conclusion

In Premiere Pro, CINEFILM lives in Lumetri Color > Creative > Look, on an adjustment layer, with the Intensity slider set wherever the image looks graded rather than filtered. Keep conversions in the Input LUT slot, keep correction on the clips, and keep the look on top. CINEFILM — Cinematic Film LUT Pack gives you more than 20 cinematic .CUBE presets for $30.00, reduced from $48.00, as an instant digital download.

FAQ

Q: Where do I load CINEFILM in Premiere Pro?
A: Lumetri Color > Creative > Look. Use the dropdown to pick an installed preset, or choose Browse to load the .cube file from disk.

Q: How do I reduce the strength of the LUT?
A: Use the Intensity slider directly under the Look thumbnail in the Creative section. Most grades sit well below 100.

Q: Should CINEFILM go in the Input LUT slot?
A: No. Input LUT is for log-to-Rec709 conversions. CINEFILM is a creative look, so it belongs in Creative > Look, after conversion and correction.

Q: Where do I install the .cube files so they show in the dropdown?
A: In the Premiere Pro application folder, under Lumetri/LUTs/Creative. Quit and relaunch Premiere afterwards.

Q: Can I apply the look to a whole sequence at once?
A: Yes. Put the Lumetri effect on an adjustment layer spanning the sequence on a track above your clips.

Q: Is it licensed for client work?
A: Yes, personal and commercial use is covered and it is pre-cleared for YouTube. Broadcast requires an extended licence.