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Installing KOLOR Plugins Manually
Before you start – Get the files for the manual installation

If our installer fails, we’re happy to provide all necessary files so you can install it manually.

Please reach out to us so we can get you started.

You will receive two or three kinds of files, depending on whether or not a plugin comes with Effects Presets.
Step 1 – Install the FxPlug App

First, copy this file path.

/Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug

Next, using finder, go to your menu bar and select “Go”. Then, click on “Go to Folder…”

A window like this will open. Paste the file path you just copied from above and hit enter.

Select the .app file inside the FxPlug folder. Then with the app selected, press CMD and C to copy the file.

Since we’re copying a file to your system library, you need to enter your password.

Double click to launch the app.

Leave it running for about three seconds.

Then quit it with CMD and Q.
Step 2 – Installing the Motion Template

Go to Finder. In the menu bar, click on “Go” and select “Go to Folder…”

Copy and paste this path. Then hit ENTER to go to this folder.

~/Movies/Motion Templates.localized/Effects.localized

If you don’t have it already, create a folder called KOLOR.

From the Motion Template folder, drag and drop the entire folder into the KOLOR folder you just created.
Step 3 – Installing Effects Presets

Go to Finder. In the menu bar, click on “Go” and select “Go to Folder…”

Next, test these three file paths. Whenever a folder shows up, open it.

Info: This might be confusing, but different installations of Final Cut Pro have different app identifiers and folder structures. To ensure a successful installation, please see which folder exists.

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutApp/Data/Library/Application Support/ProApps/Effects Presets/

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCut/Data/Library/Application Support/ProApps/Effects Presets/

~/Library/Application Support/ProApps/Effects Presets/

Lastly, from the folder with all files for manual installation, select all .effectspreset and drag and drop them into the folder(s) you just opened using the file paths above.

Please note that .effectspresets files cannot be inside folders. Final Cut Pro will not find them. You need to drag and drop the individual files.
Optional – Troubleshooting

If things didn’t work out, please have a look at our troubleshooting guides first before reaching out to us. We’re a team of only two people and enjoy a light inbox. Thank you!
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Removing LUTs from DaVinci Resolve

Step 1 – Go to the folder

Make sure you are on the colour page.

Go to LUTs. Right-click your LUTs folder and select “Reveal in Finder”. On Windows, select “Show in Explorer”.

Step 2 – Delete the LUTs

Select the LUTs or folders you want to delete. Then, delete them.

Step 3 – Refresh

Back in DaVinci Resolve, right-click your LUTs folder again and click on “Refresh”.

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Removing LUTs from Final Cut Pro

Step 1 – Go to the folder

Open Final Cut Pro and apply the “Custom LUT” effect to any random clip.

Click on “Reveal in Finder…”

Step 2 – Delete the LUTs

Delete the folders or individual LUTs.

Restart Final Cut Pro.

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Adding LUTs to DaVinci Resolve

Step 1 – Go to the folder

Make sure you are on the colour page.

Go to LUTs. Right-click your LUTs folder and select “Reveal in Finder”. On Windows, select “Show in Explorer”.

Step 2 – Create a new folder for your LUTs

Give it a name.

Drag and drop your LUTs into your new folder.

Optional: Add sub-folders for better organisation.

Step 3 – Refresh

Back in DaVinci Resolve, right-click your LUTs folder again and click on “Refresh”.

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Adding LUTs to Final Cut Pro

Step 1 – Installing the LUTs

Open Final Cut Pro and apply the “Custom LUT” effect to any random clip.

Click on “Reveal in Finder…”

Drag and drop the LUTs you want to install into the folder Final Cut Pro just opened.

Lastly, relaunch Final Cut Pro and you’re done.

Step 2 (Optional) – Organising your LUTs

Make folders and subfolders for your LUTs.

In Final Cut Pro, they will show up as neat drop-downs.

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Uninstall KOLOR Plugins for Final Cut Pro
Quick Links

Attention: Uninstalling cannot be undone. To reinstall a plugin, you need a new installer.

→ Uninstall Colour Space Transform for Final Cut Pro

→ Uninstall BASIS

→ Uninstall SPEKTRUM

→ Uninstall AURA

→ Uninstall UTENSILE

→ Uninstall GESTALT
How to uninstall KOLOR Plugins

If you’d like to uninstall our plugins, you only need to run these terminal commands.

Please note that

each plugin has its individual set of commands

you need to enter your password

our code snippets only cover the default install location
How to run Terminal commands

Press COMMAND and SPACEBAR to bring up Spotlight.

Type in “Terminal” and press ENTER to launch Terminal.

Now you’re ready to copy and paste our code snippets.

For some commands, you need to enter your password. When Terminal prompts you to enter your password, nothing will appear on your screen. Just type your password and press ENTER.
Uninstall BASIS

Before you start, quit Final Cut Pro.

Then, copy and paste these commands:

rm -rf ~/Movies/Motion\ Templates.localized/Effects.localized/KOLOR/BASIS

Warning! The second command is a sudo command and required privileges. You need to enter your password.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/BASIS.app
Uninstall SPEKTRUM

Before you start, quit Final Cut Pro.

Then, copy and paste these commands:

rm -rf ~/Movies/Motion\ Templates.localized/Effects.localized/KOLOR/SPEKTRUM

Warning! The second command is a sudo command and required privileges. You need to enter your password.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/SPEKTRUM.app
Uninstall AURA

Before you start, quit Final Cut Pro.

Then, copy and paste these commands:

rm -rf ~/Movies/Motion\ Templates.localized/Effects.localized/KOLOR/AURA

Warning! The second command is a sudo command and required privileges. You need to enter your password.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/AURA.app
Uninstall UTENSILE

Before you start, quit Final Cut Pro.

Then, copy and paste these commands:

rm -rf ~/Movies/Motion\ Templates.localized/Effects.localized/KOLOR/UTENSILE

Warning! The second command is a sudo command and required privileges. You need to enter your password.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/UTENSILE.app
Uninstall BASIS

Before you start, quit Final Cut Pro.

Then, copy and paste these commands:

rm -rf ~/Movies/Motion\ Templates.localized/Effects.localized/KOLOR/GESTALT

Warning! The second command is a sudo command and required privileges. You need to enter your password.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/GESTALT.app
Uninstall Colour Space Transform

Before you start, quit Final Cut Pro.

Then, copy and paste these commands:

rm -rf ~/Movies/Motion\ Templates.localized/Effects.localized/KOLOR/Colour\ Space\ Transform

Warning! The second command is a sudo command and required privileges. You need to enter your password.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/Colour\ Space\ Transform.app

Lastly, you need to remove the IDT and ODT Presets. Go to one of the presets folders.

Select any preset, right-click and choose “Reveal in Finder”.

Select the Presets you want to delete.

WARNING: Your own presets live here, too. Double-check what you delete!
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Fixing Colour Shifts with Rec.2020/BT2020 Footage and Apple Log 1 in Final Cut Pro
These Cameras and Colour Spaces are affected:

Apple Log
(only the original Apple Log, Apple Log 2 is not affected)

Canon C-Log, C-Log 2 or C-Log 3
(if the gamut is set to BT.2020)

FujiFilm F-Log and F-Log 2

Leica L-Log
(if the gamut is set to BT.2020)

Nikon N-Log

Anything else where you would choose BT.2020/Rec.2020 as a Gamut
The Problem with BT.2020/Rec.2020 Footage

If you want to work with Apple Log 1 or BT.2020/Rec.2020 footage with our Colour Space Transform Plugin for Final Cut Pro, you might encounter a problem where your colours look oversaturated and just off in general.

This happens because, by default, Final Cut Pro applies:

a camera LUT and/or

some sort of transformation

when it encounters footage with a BT.2020/Rec.2020 gamut. Final Cut Pro will also apply its default Camera LUT when the Footage carries metadata about the camera.

For workflows with our Colour Space Transform Plugin for Final Cut Pro, we don’t want that.

Here is how to fix it.
Step 1 – Go to the Info Tab

Open the inspector and click on the “i”-symbol to get to the Inspector’s Info Tab

Step 2 – Change the View

To see the settings we care about, set the Metadata View to “Settings”.

Step 3 – Disable Final Cut Pro’s automatic Camera LUT

Look for “Camera LUT” and set this option to “None”.

Step 4 – Set Colour Space Override

So Final Cut Pro doesn’t apply any kind of automatic transform, set the Colour Space Override to “Rec.709”.

Please note that this will NOT transform your footage. This setting doesn’t do anything at all to your footage.

It only changes whether or not Final Cut Pro respects your footage’s metadata or not. By setting it to Rec.709, Final Cut Pro will leave your footage as-is.

BT.2020/Rec.2020 footage remains BT.2020/Rec.2020, even though the metadata now says Rec.709.

We know… but it is what it is.

Step 5 (optional) – Changing multiple clips at once

As you just saw, making these necessary adjustments takes a couple of clicks, so you don’t want to do it all over again and again.

To change multiple clips at once, just select all clips in your browser before performing steps one to four. This changes these settings for all selected clips at once.
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