Is it possible to share color presets with other Premiere Pro users?

March 10, 2026 · caitlin

Yes, sharing color presets in Premiere Pro is absolutely possible and a fantastic way to maintain brand consistency or collaborate with others. You can easily export your custom LUTs (Look-Up Tables) or Lumetri color presets and import them on different projects or share them with fellow editors. This process streamlines your workflow and ensures a cohesive visual style across your video productions.

Sharing Your Premiere Pro Color Presets: A Comprehensive Guide

Color grading is a crucial part of video editing, and having consistent color presets can save you immense time. Whether you’ve developed a signature look for your brand or are working on a collaborative project, knowing how to share your color presets is essential. This guide will walk you through the simple steps to export and import these valuable assets.

What Are Premiere Pro Color Presets and LUTs?

Before diving into sharing, let’s clarify what we’re talking about. Color presets in Premiere Pro are essentially saved settings from the Lumetri Color panel. These settings can include adjustments to exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, white balance, and creative looks like color grading.

LUTs, or Look-Up Tables, are a more standardized way to apply color transformations. They are essentially files that map input colors to output colors. Premiere Pro can import and export LUTs, and many of your Lumetri color presets can be exported as LUTs for broader compatibility.

Why Share Your Color Presets?

Sharing color presets offers several compelling benefits for video editors:

Brand Consistency: Maintain a uniform visual identity across all your video content. This is vital for businesses and individual creators building a recognizable brand.
Collaboration: Easily share your established looks with other editors or team members, ensuring everyone is on the same page visually.
Workflow Efficiency: Save time by not having to recreate complex color grades from scratch for each new project.
Backup and Archiving: Keep your favorite color looks safe and accessible for future use.

How to Export Your Premiere Pro Color Presets

Exporting your custom color settings is straightforward. You can export individual Lumetri color presets or convert your graded clips into LUTs.

Exporting Lumetri Color Presets

Open Your Project: Load the Premiere Pro project containing the color grade you wish to share.
Select the Clip: In your timeline, select the clip that has the Lumetri Color effect applied and that you’ve graded.
Access Lumetri Color Panel: Go to the Color workspace or open the Lumetri Color panel (Window > Lumetri Color).
Locate the Preset: In the Lumetri Color panel, find the Creative tab or the Basic Correction tab. You’ll see options to save your current settings.
Save Preset: Right-click on the Lumetri Color effect in the Effect Controls panel (or within the Lumetri panel itself, depending on your version). Select "Save Preset…".
Name Your Preset: Give your preset a descriptive name (e.g., "Cinematic Teal Orange," "Warm Sunset Look").
Choose a Location: Save the preset in a location you can easily access later. Premiere Pro will save it as a .prfpset file.

Exporting as a LUT

This method is excellent for sharing your color grade with editors who might not use Premiere Pro or for applying the look to footage outside of Premiere.

Apply Lumetri Color: Ensure your clip has the desired Lumetri Color effect applied and adjusted.
Export Frame: In the Program Monitor, click the "Export Frame" button (camera icon).
Choose Settings: In the "Export Still Image" dialog box, select a format like PNG or TIFF. Crucially, check the box that says "Use Maximum Render Quality."
Export: Save the image. This frame will now contain the color information.
Import into Photoshop (or similar): Open the exported still image in Adobe Photoshop.
Apply Adjustments: In Photoshop, use adjustment layers (like Curves, Color Balance, etc.) to replicate the look of your Lumetri grade.
Save as LUT: Go to File > Export > Color Lookup Tables…. Choose your desired LUT format (e.g.,.cube,.3dl) and save it.

Alternatively, within Premiere Pro’s Lumetri Color panel, you can often export a LUT directly from the Creative tab by clicking the dropdown menu next to "Look" and selecting "Export.look file" or by using the File > Export > Lumetri Look option. This is the most direct way to get a .cube file from your Lumetri settings.

How to Import and Use Shared Color Presets

Once you have a shared preset file, importing it into your Premiere Pro project is just as simple.

Importing Lumetri Color Presets

Open Premiere Pro: Start Adobe Premiere Pro and open your project.
Access Lumetri Color Panel: Navigate to the Color workspace or open the Lumetri Color panel.
Import Preset: In the Lumetri Color panel, go to the Creative tab. Click the dropdown menu next to "Look". Select "Import Preset…".
Locate File: Browse to the location where the .prfpset file was saved and select it.
Apply Preset: Your imported preset will now appear in the "Look" dropdown list. Select it to apply the color grade to your currently selected clip.

Importing and Using LUTs

Open Premiere Pro: Launch Premiere Pro and open your project.
Access Lumetri Color Panel: Open the Lumetri Color panel.
Navigate to Creative Tab: Go to the Creative tab.
Apply LUT: Under the "Look" section, click the "Browse…" button.
Select LUT File: Navigate to the location of your .cube or .3dl file and select it.
Adjust Intensity: After applying the LUT, you can use the "Intensity" slider to control the strength of the effect.

Sharing Settings Across Different Premiere Pro Versions

Generally, color presets and LUTs are backward and forward compatible between recent versions of Premiere Pro. A .prfpset file saved in Premiere Pro 2023 should work in Premiere Pro 2024, and vice-versa. Similarly, .cube files are a universal standard.

However, it’s always a good practice to test shared presets on your specific version to ensure full compatibility. If you encounter issues, re-exporting the preset or LUT from the original version might be necessary.

Best Practices for Sharing Color Presets

Descriptive Naming: Always name your presets clearly so you and others know

Categories: Video Editing