How To Use LUTs In Lightroom & Camera Raw)

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Most photographers don’t realize this, but Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw both support LUTs. In this tutorial, Colin Smith breaks down what LUTs are, where they live in Lightroom and Camera Raw, and how to use them properly for real-world color grading.

You’ll learn:
Where LUTs actually fit into the Lightroom / ACR workflow
How to use LUTS to match the color fo your videos and other photos perfectly.
How to get consistent, realistic color results

00:00 Intro
00:20 What is a LUT?
00:46 Why should you use it Lightroom and ACR?
01:20 Making a Profile in ACR
02:24 Adding a LUT to the Profile
02:50 Get a free LUT pack
03:55 Using the LUT in ACR
04:40 How to access the Hidden LUTS that ship with Photoshop
06:09 resetting a Profile
06:27 How to set the lower and upper amount of a Profile
07:15 Using the Profiles in Lightroom
08:25 How to Make LUTS in Photoshop

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Adjustment Brush Mastery (Beginner to Pro Guide for ACR and Lightroom)

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“Learn how to use the adjustment brush in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. Colin Smith shows you how to use all the features in the powerful adjustment brush for paint-on edits in LR and ACR in Photoshop. The brush is powerful and moist, people barely use the features.”

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5 New Updates for Adobe Camera Raw 2026

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“In this video, Julieanne walks through the new features in Camera Raw v18, including automatic dust removal, improved reflection removal, better object detection, new landscape masking options, and an update for editing images to be displayed on HDR displays.”

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Point Color & Color Variance In Adobe Camera Raw

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“In this video, Julieanne demonstrates the Point Color controls in Adobe Camera Raw, including the new Variance slider, offering simple yet powerful control over color contrast. You’ll learn how to accentuate or diminish specific color ranges—either globally or selectively using masking.”

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New Adobe Lightroom & Camera Raw AI Auto Landscape Masks

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Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to use Lightroom Classic’s new Select Landscape masking tools to automatically select different regions in photographs, including sky, mountains, water, architecture, vegetation, natural ground, and artificial ground.

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Colin Smith shows you how to use the new masks in Lightroom / Camera Raw with tips and tricks to help you get better results faster.

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Single-image Denoise, Raw Details, and Super Resolution Technical Preview in Adobe Camera Raw

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“In this video, Julieanne demonstrates the new non-destructive, re-editable, single-image Denoise, Raw Details, and Super Resolution technical preview in Adobe Camera Raw!”

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How To Find The Missing Tools In Adobe Camera RAW

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How to make all the tool in ACR Adobe Camera RAW available. Where is the missing crop tool? Colin Smith shows launching ACR from Photoshop with full feature set.

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The Top 5 Image Noise Removers Compared

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Discover the best noise removal software or plugin for high-ISO photos! In this video, we compare Lightroom/Camera Raw, DxO PureRAW, Topaz Photo AI, Luminar Neo, and Capture One to see which delivers the cleanest and the most natural results. From ISO 6400 to ISO 25600, we’ll test and compare a variety of RAW photos and figure out which software is the best.

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Hidden Settings In Photoshop / ACR’s Remove People

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How to instantly remove people from photos in Adobe Camera RAW. Colin Smith shows how to use the hidden advanced options in this brand-new ACR Photoshop 2025 tool.

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