It is a good idea to read this chapter thoroughly to understand how the workflow of a typical colour grading project corresponds to working in Lustre. The first section in this chapter describes the image processing order—the order in which modifications are applied to a shot. Each subsequent section summarizes a significant stage in a colour grading project and provides cross-references to sections containing procedural information.

This workflow is presented as a linear process. However, due to the flexibility and unpredictability of the creative process, it is unlikely that you will go through the stages in the order presented—often different stages are worked on simultaneously and some stages are revisited several times.