A LUT can be structurally useful but visually excessive at full intensity. Reducing its strength is often a better first fix than editing around an extreme result.

A practical way to approach it

Load and compare

Apply the .cube LUT to a corrected source photo. Toggle between original and graded views to see what the LUT is actually changing.

Find a useful midpoint

Move LUT Strength down gradually, checking skin, neutral walls and strong color areas. There is no universal best percentage.

Finish in the correct order

If the image still has a color cast without the LUT, repair white balance first. Then try strength again.

One limitation to remember

A lower LUT percentage cannot fix a LUT built for an incompatible camera profile.

TRY IT ON YOUR PHOTO

Continue in MintGrade: Color controls

Apply the .cube LUT to a corrected source photo. Toggle between original and graded views to see what the LUT is actually changing.

Opens the relevant controls for JPG, PNG and WebP files. No edit is applied until you choose one.

Open color controls in MintGrade →