Exporting looks

Livegrade offers multiple options for exporting looks from collected shots e.g. for sending to post production. For an overview of all ways to export information from the shot library, please see the article Exporting shot information.

Look metadata can be exported as

ASC-CDL,
3D LUT,
CDL + 3D LUT combo, and
ACES Metadata File (AMF) + CLF combo.

Additionally there are two formats for transporting look metadata between Livegrade and Silverstack: Pomfort Looks (for individual looks) and Pomfort Look Archives (for look matching).

Exporting a look from Livegrade#

To export a look from the shot library perform the following steps:

Select one or multiple shots from the library.
Go to the main menu and select File > [Export Shot(s) as…]
In the opening dialog you will then be able to select the desired format for your export. More details about all options can be found in the “Export Shot(s) as…” reference article.

Export look formats (CDL Advanced grading mode)

Note: Not all looks can be exported to all formats, so the displayed list of available formats is dependent on the grading mode of the selected shots in the shot library.

Select the naming scheme of your look files. Select “Custom” to configure a customized naming scheme using various wildcards.
Choose the desired option for exporting a still image together with the look file. If the shot contains a clip as a reference medium, the thumbnail frame will be used to generate the exported image. You can choose which format the image file shall be, and if the look and/or input filters shall be applied.
Choose your desired destination on your hard-drive and hit “Save”.

Exporting a look archive (PFLA) from Livegrade#

A Pomfort Look Archive (PFLA) can contain one or multiple looks along with all the further metadata acquired in Livegrade.

Look archives can be exported from

the whole library (“Library” folder)
smart groups,
folders, or bins.

You can export a smart group, folder, or bin by right-clicking on it and choosing “Export Look Archive (PFLA) …” from the context menu.

Save the resulting .pfla (Pomfort Look Archive) file to the desired destination.

Tip: You can learn how to handle look archives with Silverstack from the article Transferring Looks from Livegrade to Silverstack.

Tip: You can also choose to save your hi-res frame grabs, movie recordings or imported reference media together with the PFLA in order to share your work with other units or transfer your project to another machine. See the article Sharing look archives with media for more info.