Photo Editing
Lightroom XMP Preset Generator from Reference Images
Use a reference photo to shape a repeatable color style for portraits, travel, lifestyle shoots, and film-inspired photo editing.
Best for
- Turn a favorite photo style into a reusable editing preset.
- Create consistent portrait, travel, and lifestyle color looks.
- Preview film-inspired color transfer before refining the final edit.
How it works
ColorDesign turns reference-based color matching into a practical LUT workflow.
Upload the photo to grade
Start with a raw-looking or neutral image that represents the photos you want to edit.
Upload a reference photo
Choose a reference with the mood, contrast, saturation, and warmth you want to reuse.
Export an editing preset
Generate a preview, tune the strength, and export a preset-style file for your editing workflow.
Questions creators ask
Short answers for searchers comparing LUT and preset workflows.
Can I create Lightroom-style presets from a reference image?
CUBE stores the reusable 3D color transform. PNG saves a graded still image. XMP is an approximate Camera Raw preset based on sampled curves and legacy clarity/saturation settings; it does not reproduce the complete 3D transform, Point Color, or newer grading refinements. Use CUBE when you need the LUT color transform.
What kinds of photos work best?
Portrait, travel, fashion, product, and lifestyle images work well when the source and reference have similar lighting conditions.
Ready to build the look?
Upload a source image and a reference look to generate a reusable LUT.
Reference image to LUT: ColorDesign workflow and export guide
ColorDesign matches reference-image colors and previews image or video grades locally in your browser. Export .cube LUTs, approximate .xmp presets, and graded PNGs.
ColorDesign is a browser-based color grading tool for photographers and video creators. LUT Generator matches a source image or video frame to a reference image; Color Studio starts from film-inspired looks. Both let you refine the look before export.
| Processing | Media decoding, reference matching and color grading run locally in your browser. Account and payment requests use the network. |
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| Exports | .cube 3D LUT, approximate .xmp Camera Raw preset, and graded .png still image. XMP does not reproduce the full LUT or Point Color adjustments. |
| LUT grid sizes | 17³: 4,913 points; 33³: 35,937 points; 65³: 274,625 points. Larger grids sample more densely; check the exported-LUT preview and validation warnings. |
| Input color space | Full-range sRGB RGB values. Normalize camera Log footage in your editor before applying the creative LUT. |
| Video support | Local color grading preview, seeking and still-frame capture. Graded-video file export is not available. |
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