Phantom LUTs for Nikon ZR Released – ARRI Alexa Emulation for RED Log3G10

Color Grading

by Johnnie BehiriAugust 31^st, 2026

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Joel Famularo has released his long-awaited Phantom LUTs for the Nikon ZR, bringing the ARRI Alexa emulation his packs are known for to Nikon’s compact cinema camera. The Gen 1 release covers RED Log3G10 footage only, while N-Log support is promised as a free update. Eleven looks are on offer, split between an ARRI pack and a set of classic film stock emulations. If you have been grading your R3D NE files with the standard conversion, this one is worth a closer look.

The Nikon ZR, the first camera to come out of the Nikon and RED merger, records RED’s R3D NE RAW codec internally in the REDWideGamutRGB/Log3G10 color space, alongside N-RAW and ProRes RAW. Johnnie worked extensively with R3D NE material in our Nikon ZR review and mini-doc, and Gunther compared all three RAW flavors in the CineD lab test. According to Joel, the demand for a ZR pack has been high, and since most of the users he spoke to primarily shoot RED RAW, the Log3G10 LUTs came first; N-RAW (N-Log) support is in the works and will reach Gen 1 customers as a free update once it is complete.

Built against an ARRI Alexa Mini

Joel describes his development process as shooting exposure-matched test footage with his own ARRI Alexa Mini and the Nikon ZR side by side over several days, covering direct sunlight, open shade, overcast skies, indoor daylight, mixed lighting, and controlled studio setups, always with X-Rite ColorChecker Classic and ColorChecker SG charts in frame. In total, he says he captured roughly 80 scenes, each recorded at two stops under, correct exposure, and two stops over.

From that dataset, he built an emulation that, in his words, reproduces not only the Alexa’s overall color response but also its non-linear hue behavior, its subtractive handling of saturation against luminance, and its highlight roll-off and shadow fall-off. These are the creator’s own claims, of course; the published side-by-side frames give a first impression, but your own footage will be the real judge.

What is inside the two packs

The ARRI Look 5 Pack is built around the Phantom Neutral LUT, Joel’s emulation of the Alexa Rec.709 conversion with a focus on skin tone reproduction, joined by four creative variations: Tungsten adds a warm golden cast for tungsten-lit subjects, Ice Blue leans cold with punchy blues, Jamaica goes for green and gold tones, and Utopia is described as the most filmic of the set with deep reds.

The Film Look 6 Pack chases photochemical nostalgia instead. Vision and its more stylized Vision Teal sibling are modeled on Kodak Vision 5274, the stock behind The Matrix and Gladiator. Eastman and the modernized Eastman RM are based on Kodak Eastman 5247, which was used on Apocalypse Now and Alien. Eterna emulates FUJIFILM’s Eterna 8563, and Bleach models the bleach bypass process based on FUJIFILM Super F 8552 for a gritty, desaturated look.

Every pack ships with 65x high-resolution LUTs for grading, 33x versions for monitoring, a wide dynamic range pre-LUT, and a ReadMe PDF with recommended settings. The 33x files are particularly relevant on this camera: since ZR firmware 1.10 raised the number of importable LUTs from 10 to 50, the monitoring versions can be loaded directly into the camera for on-set preview while recording R3D NE. When it comes to editing, the LUTs load into any software that supports .cube files, including DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro.

Pricing

The ARRI Look 5 Pack and the Film Look 6 Pack cost $49 each, while the complete bundle of all eleven LUTs is priced at $79. Returning customers can take advantage of Joel’s new loyalty discount system, which lowers prices with every pack purchased, and CineD readers get 15% off with the code CINED15. All packs are available now on the Phantom LUTs website.

Are you shooting R3D NE on the Nikon ZR, and would an Alexa-style starting point change your grade? Let us know in the comments below!