[Soli]

I'm no expert. Never claimed to be. Just following directions and testing. Here you show how to apply the LUT different then there and it finally worked. Yes, thank you and in appreciation you earned a rep point for being helpful. My statement wasn't aimed at anyone in particular. It is a general statement describing my opinion of the increasing division taking place in my country between money and decency and it trickles all the way down to this little thread according to my little head: There is more than one way to skin a cat in this case. Right, wrong, or indifferent, anyone that tells me and the rest of the world we need to get back in line and behave like good sheeple when there are alternatives to explore opens the door for defiance. The reply was to someone I admire asking why so emotional and hostile. Well, beyond what I already expressed, people in general have become more bold and brazen supporting both sides of the division and it's getting worse. I don't like to see it here in what should be a friendly comradery gathering place where ideas can be exchanged. Anyone that stands up and chastises another around here deserves a swift kick in the ass imo. With that said, thank you again for your enlightenment. I look forward to giving it a whirl as I do with lots of contributions. I like making my own choices and thanks to this forum and others like it, I can discover them and perhaps even come up with some of my own, discouragement free. In the end, I can pick which is best for me knowing I draw my own conclusions and not only those backed with belittlement. I wouldn't take it so personal. Peace.

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Sorry, but this is a technical forum. I have to speak up when I read something ridiculous. People might be googling this stuff, and I think it's a disservice to everybody on the forum if "alternative facts" originated from here.
I didn't take your comment on "why" personally, but it was uncalled for even if though it was rather amusing. I can respect anyone's opinion as long as it's based on personal experience, choices or comparisons. I thought you really were talking from your *own experience*, from your *own conclusions*, and *own comparisons*. Even if I would think you are crazy for preferring the look of MPC adjustments compared to a 3DLUT, I would respect that.

But it became clear that you didn't speak from your own conclusions. It was just a fanboyism.
Furthermore, it wasn't particularly hostile to begin with.

You can't correct for tone and gamut mapping, and converting the transfer function, by adjusting MPC-HC's saturation contrast brightness. Not "Because some habitually capitalize at the expense of sheeple...", but because it's just plain crazy!