CineDream replaces Cinema Grade
Color Grading Central retired Cinema Grade and launched CineDream — a redesigned plugin with deeper AI integration for balancing, matching and stylizing footage that supports Resolve, Premiere and Final Cut Pro. The product reframes color tools as AI‑augmented assistants for faster, consistent looks. (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
CineDream consolidates the Cinema Grade and Photo Grade toolsets into a single application that lets users grade both video and still images from one interface. (docs.cinedream.io)) The product ships as both a host‑plugin and a standalone app with on‑image "Click‑and‑Grade" controls and is documented to run on macOS and Windows while integrating with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and Lightroom. (cinedream.io)) Technically, CineDream declares ARRI LogC as its internal working color space and lists support for a broad set of camera log formats including Canon Log, RED LogFilm, Sony S‑Log3, Blackmagic Film and DJI D‑Log. (docs.cinedream.io)) Key workflow features called out in the docs include direct on‑screen grading, film emulation controls (density, halation, bloom, grain), project‑level grouping for batch matching, and a Resolve workflow that recommends using CineDream at group/timeline level then returning to Resolve for clip‑level tweaks. (docs.cinedream.io)) Color Grading Central distributes a 100‑look LUT collection inside the CineDream installer with live previews and, per the marketing pages, exportable.cube files; the CineDream FAQ nevertheless says LUT export and other export features "are not planned for the initial release" which presents a direct public inconsistency. (colorgradingcentral.com)) Launch pricing communicated in the product videos and installer offered a discounted first‑year subscription ($69) with renewal at $99/year and a perpetual license option returning to $249 after the launch window, plus a 30‑day money‑back guarantee. (youtube.com)) Although some launch messaging frames CineDream as a guided, assistant‑style pipeline, the official CineDream FAQ explicitly states that "AI features are not planned for the initial release" and that any AI work is being explored for future updates. (cinedream.io))
