LOOK / LAB / PRINT is a professional film-oriented color grading system from MonoNodes for DaVinci Resolve Studio. The package combines five encrypted DCTLs covering image balancing, look development, printer-light adjustments, film-negative-inspired color response, and film-informed display rendering.

The workflow is designed around a photochemical-inspired pipeline: LAB provides detailed exposure, contrast, tone, saturation, and density controls; LOOK establishes a film-negative foundation inspired by classic Kodak and Fuji color characteristics; and PRINT performs the final film-informed display transform with tone mapping, gamut compression, highlight roll-off, and optional print-film emulation.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• MONO-Lab-TempTint-v4.0.dctle
• MONO-Lab-v4.0.dctle
• MONO-Looks-v4.0.dctle
• MONO-PrinterLights-v4.0.dctle
• MONO-Print-v4.0.dctle

LAB

• Film-oriented exposure, contrast, tone, and color controls
• Contrast and Pivot
• Tone Compression
• Highlight shaping and roll-off
• Black Point
• Shadows and Shadow Range
• Subtractive Saturation
• Deep Saturation
• RGBCMY Density controls
• Deep Density
• Two-Strip Technicolor-inspired processing
• Bleach Bypass
• Dedicated Temp/Tint version included
• Automatic internal pivot based on selected working color space

LOOK

• Film-negative-inspired look development
• Color and tonal characteristics influenced by classic Kodak and Fuji film
• 40 internal parameters shaping hue, saturation, density, highlights, and tonal response
• Monroe, Nagano, and Ridgefield looks
• Skin Bias control for subtle skin-tone refinement
• Designed for flexible grading rather than strict stock emulation

PRINT

• Film-informed display rendering transform
• Output to standard viewing spaces such as Rec.709 / Gamma 2.4 and DCI-P3 / Gamma 2.6
• Film-inspired tone and gamut shaping
• Smooth highlight roll-off
• Optional Print Film Emulation
• Integration with DaVinci Resolve native print LUTs such as Kodak 2383
• Independent LUT Color and LUT Luminance blending
• Global and per-channel shadow adjustments
• Film-informed Hue controls

PRINTER LIGHTS

• Master Light adjustment
• RGB printer-light balancing
• Auto Hue Rotate
• Manual Hue Rotate
• Half-Scale Mode
• Designed for image balancing and creative look development

COLOR SPACES

LAB supports eight working color spaces:

• ARRI LogC3
• ARRI LogC4
• ACEScct
• DaVinci Wide Gamut Intermediate
• Blackmagic Film Gen 5
• Panasonic V-Log
• RED Log3G10
• Sony S-Log3

RECOMMENDED WORKFLOW

LAB → LOOK → PRINT

When using Printer Lights for image balancing:

PRINTER LIGHTS → LAB → LOOK → PRINT

When using Printer Lights creatively:

LAB → PRINTER LIGHTS → LOOK → PRINT

SPECIFICATIONS

• Version: 4.0
• Format: Encrypted DCTL / DCTLE
• Package: LOOK-LAB-PRINT-v4.0.zip
• Package Size: approximately 1 MB
• Number of DCTLs: 5
• Workflow: DaVinci Resolve Color Page
• Minimum CPU: Intel Core i7, AMD Ryzen 7, Apple M1 / M2
• Minimum RAM: 16 GB
• Minimum GPU: 4 GB VRAM
• Recommended RAM: 32 GB
• Recommended GPU: 8 GB+ VRAM
• DaVinci Resolve Studio required
• iPadOS is not officially supported

COMPATIBILITY

DaVinci Resolve Studio, macOS, Windows, Linux