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# 3D LUT & Color Management
OmniScope supports applying colour transforms to input sources using **3D LUTs**, **1D LUTs**, **ICC profiles**, and **OpenColorIO (OCIO)** configurations. This lets you preview graded images, match monitor profiles, or convert between colour spaces — all without affecting the original signal.
> **A 3D LUT is a lookup table**, not a formula. It samples the RGB cube on a regular grid (commonly 17³, 33³, or 65³ points) and stores the transformed output at each vertex. At runtime, the input colour is located inside the cube and interpolated from its eight surrounding vertices using either **trilinear** (fast, cheaper, slightly less accurate) or **tetrahedral** (higher quality, especially for saturated colours) interpolation. A 1D LUT only transforms one channel at a time and cannot do chromaticity changes — it is used for tone shaping (gamma / EOTF conversion) but cannot implement a full camera-to-display colour transform. Use 1D LUTs for transfer-function changes, 3D LUTs for gamut-and-transfer changes together.
3D LUT browser window
## Input 3D LUT
Each input source can have its own 3D LUT applied before the signal reaches the scopes. This is useful for monitoring how the image will look after a grade, or for converting log/RAW signals to a display colour space.
### Applying a LUT
1. Open the **3D LUT browser** — **Options > 3D LUT** or use the keyboard shortcut **⌥D** (macOS) / **Alt+D** (Windows) to toggle LUTs on all inputs
2. Select a LUT file from the browser
3. Enable **Input LUT** in the input settings
The LUT is applied per input slot, so each connected source can use a different transform.
Input 3D LUT enabled in the input settings
### Supported Formats
| Format | Extension |
| ------ | ------------------------------- |
| 3D LUT | `.cube`, `.3dl`, `.csp`, `.lut` |
| 1D LUT | `.cube`, `.spi1d` (1.10.139+) |
### LUT Options
| Option | Description |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tetrahedral interpolation** | Higher-quality LUT interpolation (more accurate but slightly slower) |
| **Apply to output** | Include the input LUT in NDI/SDI output signal |
| **Apply to snapshot** | Apply the LUT when comparing snapshots in split mode |
## ICC Profiles
ICC profiles can be loaded to compensate for monitor colour characteristics. OmniScope can also read the system's display ICC profile on macOS.
| Setting | Description |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Display ICC profile** | Use the monitor's ICC profile for accurate colour display (macOS) |
| **Custom ICC profile** | Load a specific ICC profile file |
## OpenColorIO (OCIO)
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OCIO support requires a **Pro** license.
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OmniScope integrates with **OpenColorIO 2.5.1** for professional colour pipeline management. Load a custom OCIO configuration to access all colour spaces defined in your pipeline.
* Set the OCIO config path in **Preferences / OpenColorIO**
* Select input and display colour spaces from the OCIO configuration
* Colour space primaries from the active OCIO config are shown in the **CIE Plot**
### Bundled ACES Config
OmniScope ships with a bundled ACES configuration that does not require any external OCIO setup. In **Preferences / OpenColorIO**, select the ACES version that matches your project:
| Version | Description |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| **ACES 1.3** | Standard ACES 1.3 transforms |
| **ACES 2.0 (compat)** | ACES 2.0 with compatibility transforms |
Use the bundled config for ACES monitoring in DaVinci Resolve or other hosts — see [ACES Monitoring (DaVinci Resolve OFX)](/nobe-omniscope/sources/davinci-resolve-ofx/color-managed-timeline.md#aces-monitoring) for the full setup guide.
### ACES in a nutshell
The **Academy Color Encoding System** is a scene-referred, camera-agnostic colour pipeline standardised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Every ACES transform slots into one of four stages:
| Stage | What it does | Where |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **IDT** — Input Device Transform | Converts a specific camera's native colour space (ARRI Log C, Sony S-Log3/S-Gamut3, RED IPP2, etc.) to scene-linear ACES2065-1 (AP0 primaries) | Per-source / per-clip |
| **LMT** — Look Modification Transform | Optional creative "look" applied in ACES space, before the output transform. Examples: film emulation, print-emulation LUT, directorial look | Per-sequence / global |
| **RRT** — Reference Rendering Transform | Fixed, canonical tone and gamut rendering from scene-linear to an intermediate display-referred space (OCES) | Global (part of the Output Transform) |
| **ODT** — Output Device Transform | Maps the RRT output to a specific display — Rec. 709 sRGB, Rec. 2020 PQ 1 000 nits, P3-D65 2 000 nits, DCI-P3, etc. | Per-output |
Working in ACES has two big advantages for scope analysis: (1) every camera looks like every other camera in the working space, so exposure and white-balance calls are apples-to-apples, and (2) the IDT — not the LUT chain — handles the camera conversion, so decisions about "what should this neutral grey be at" are stable across clips. The trade-off is that you must apply the matching ODT before looking at the picture on a display-referred monitor. OmniScope's OCIO support puts the ODT selection in your hands.
## 3D LUT / ICC Scope
The dedicated [3D LUT / ICC scope](/nobe-omniscope/scopes/3d-lut-icc-profile.md) shows the effect of the colour transform in a separate viewer, letting you compare the original and transformed image.
## Keyboard Shortcuts
| macOS | Windows | Action |
| ----- | ------- | ---------------------------------- |
| ⌥D | Alt+D | Toggle input 3D LUT on all sources |
## Related
* [3D LUT / ICC Scope](/nobe-omniscope/scopes/3d-lut-icc-profile.md)
* [False Color](/nobe-omniscope/scopes/false-color.md) — can export a 3D LUT
* [Available Actions](/nobe-omniscope/streamdeck/available-actions.md)