Source: [Final Cut Pro Quick Start](https://videovillage.com/learn/lensnode/getting-started/final-cut-pro)

# Final Cut Pro Quick Start

## Install and activate LensNode

1. Sign in to your [Video Village Account](https://license.videovillage.com) and find your LensNode license page.
2. Download the **Video Village Plugins** app.
3. On the license page, select `Activate on this device` to launch the Video Village Plugins app and install your license automatically.

### If you can't open the activation link

Select `Get activation code` on the license page and copy the code. Open the Video Village Plugins app, select `Activate a product`, then paste the code when prompted.

4. In the Video Village Plugins app, select `Final Cut`, then select `Install`. (Final Cut Pro must not be running during installation.)

## Add LensNode to a clip

Launch Final Cut Pro and find **LensNode** in the `Effects` browser. Drag it onto a clip, or onto an adjustment clip placed above your storyline to treat a range of shots at once. Keep LensNode after any technical input conversions and after any creative corrections, but before your conversion to your final output color space or film emulation.

## Set your input color space

LensNode works best when the **Input Color Space** setting matches the footage or working space of the footage it receives. Camera log or linear spaces are ideal, with Rec.709 available for an approximate result.

## Pick a lens and shape the look

![The LensNode panel showing the Manufacturer, Family, and Variant lens dropdowns and the Master Blend, Overdrive, Sensor Size, and f-Stop Sharpener sliders](https://videovillage.com/images/learn/lensnode/interface-panel-8936e6ac.png)

Choose a lens with the **Manufacturer** , **Family** , and **Variant** dropdowns, balance the overall strength with **Master Blend** and **Overdrive** , and fine-tune each characteristic in **Individual Controls**. The full guide explains every parameter.

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