by timeinpixels·Color Grading
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Nobe LutBake earns its place in the toolfarm library for keystroke-driven LUT capture straight from a Resolve node tree, backed by spatial-effect detection that flags tools a LUT can't represent before each capture.
Nobe LutBake by timeinpixels turns DaVinci Resolve into a LUT authoring tool. You place HALD Generator and LUT Generator nodes around your correction, grade with curves, wheels, LUTs or anything in between, then press a global hotkey to capture the entire node tree as a portable .cube file. An optional DRX still can be exported alongside the LUT.
The resulting LUT can be loaded into LiveGrade, Teradek COLR, Flanders BoxIO, TVLogic IS-Mini, or any LUT-compatible tool. Cube resolution goes up to 100×100×100 with native HALD-matching sizes, and decimal precision is configurable up to 16 digits. Before each capture, the app detects 40+ spatial tools such as blur, grain, and Power Windows; on DaVinci Resolve 20+, detected effects can be auto-disabled and restored after capture.
Nobe LutBake is a macOS menu bar app requiring macOS 13 or later, Python 3, and DaVinci Resolve Studio, since the free version of Resolve does not support external scripting. It bundles an OFX plugin with one-click installation and updates automatically via Sparkle.
timeinpixels Nobe LutBake is best for colorists and on-set teams using DaVinci Resolve Studio on macOS to author portable .cube LUTs for LiveGrade, hardware LUT boxes, and look sharing across LUT-compatible software.
timeinpixels Nobe LutBake is completely free to download and use.
Nobe LutBake works with DaVinci Resolve Studio, which provides the scripting API it relies on. The free version of Resolve does not support external scripting, so it is not compatible. Beyond Resolve Studio, the app needs macOS 13 or later and Python 3. Once those are in place, you install the bundled OFX plugin with one click and place the HALD Generator and LUT Generator nodes around your correction to start capturing LUTs.
Nobe LutBake is currently Mac only and requires macOS 13 or later. A Windows version is described as coming soon, but for now the app runs as a macOS menu bar application. It also needs Python 3 and DaVinci Resolve Studio. If you are on Windows, you would need to wait for the announced release, so the developer's page is the place to check for current platform availability.
Nobe LutBake exports .cube files at 17³, 33³, 64³, 65³, or 100³ cube resolution, including native HALD-matching sizes for zero interpolation error. Decimal precision is configurable up to 16 digits. You can capture the entire node tree with a single global hotkey and save the result to a custom output directory, using auto-incrementing filename templates with show, IDT, ODT, and note placeholders so you don't rename files between captures.
Nobe LutBake installs from a DMG: download and open the DMG file, drag Nobe LutBake to your Applications folder, then launch the app from Applications. Inside the app, click Install OFX Plugin to add the bundled OFX plugin, which installs via symlink in one click. The app lives in the macOS menu bar and updates automatically through Sparkle. It requires macOS 13 or later, Python 3, and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Nobe LutBake is listed as free here in the catalog. For current licensing details, check the developer's page, since terms can change over time. What you get is a macOS menu bar app that captures DaVinci Resolve Studio color corrections as portable .cube LUTs with a single global hotkey. It includes a bundled OFX plugin, configurable LUT sizes and decimal precision, auto-incrementing filename templates, optional DRX still export, and spatial-effect detection that flags tools a LUT cannot represent before each capture.
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