Look Library FAQ

The ARRI Look Library is a collection of 87 looks in 3 intensities for use in ARRI cameras with advanced look management (ALF Support).

The ARRI Look Library is part of the camera software. It was introduced with SUP 5.0 for AMIRA Premium and ALEXA Mini. The ARRI Look Library is a licensed feature and requires a license on the camera.

If you purchased your AMIRA Premium or ALEXA Mini camera after May 1^st, 2017, your camera will already have the ARRI Look Library license key installed. For cameras acquired before May 2017, the license key can be purchased at the ARRI License Shop.

The price for the ARRI Look Library is 280 Euros.

The ARRI Look Library is only available and supported by ALEXA Mini & AMIRA.

The ARRI Look File (ALF-2) is supported by ALEXA SXT, ALEXA Mini, AMIRA, ALEXA LF and ALEXA Mini LF and allows the creation of custom looks.

The looks appear as an additional source beside the USB stick in the look import dialog. In order to use the look, it must be imported into the list of active looks. In order to be able to modify the CDL parameters of that look, the look must be duplicated and renamed.

Please visit our Look Library website at or download the iOS App for an overview of all the looks included in the Look Library.

No. The ARRI Look Library is only available in its entirety.

All looks are provided in Rec 709 color space.

Please contact ARRI Media if you need additional color spaces for instance for an HDR delivery. ARRI Media offers the Look Library for the following color spaces:

• P3 D60 Gamma 2.6
• P3 D65 Gamma 2.6
• DCI-P3 Gamma 2.6
• Rec 2020 D65 Gamma 2.4
• HDR10 D65 PQ 600 nits
• HDR10 D65 PQ 1000 nits
• HLG D65

Please contact ARRI Media via email  or by phone: +49 89 3809 1759

The looks can be adjusted using CDL parameters after duplicating them in the camera. This way it is possible to use ARRI Look Library looks as a basis to create new adjusted versions which are based on the same 3D-LUT.

For ALEXA Mini and AMIRA: When a look is added to the active look list it isn’t possible to directly change it. The look needs to be duplicated first. Once duplicated the look can be altered using CDL values in the HOME > LOOK > LOOK PARAM menu or by using an external application like Pomfort Live Grade Air.

ALEXA SXT or ALEXA 65 do not offer look manipulation via the camera menu.

ASC CDL (Color Decision List) is a standardized format to exchange and specify basic color grading information. It contains slope, offset, and power controls for the red, green, and blue channels as well as a saturation parameter for the entire image.

Customized looks can be created for you in a grading session by ARRI Media.

Please contact ARRI Media via email or by phone: +49 89 3809 1759 for pricing and availability.

Looks from the ARRI Look Library generate a specific grade and color response. It is important to understand, however, that white balance settings will also affect the grade as white balance will be applied to the image before the look is applied. To generate reproducible results, an auto white balance on a grey card should be performed before shooting.

Like with other ALF-2 looks, the looks will be embedded in the meta-data of the recorded media and can be accessed by ARRI Meta Extract (AME) or most DI grading software directly.