Grade School: Pro Colorist AMA

This week's live is a make up session covering your toughest questions around DaVinci and developing your coloring practice.

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0:00 Introduction

2:13 Where do you place SatShaper, High/Low Trim or Contrast DCTLs in the node tree?

15:53 How to deal with live concerts as there might be extreme saturation values that change constantly?

20:27 Is there a ‘’correct’’ way to approach color balance?

26:06 Can you explain how to approach split toning using the LAB color space?

30:34 Why is it important to evaluate our grading on a grayscale ramp? Is there something similar to color volume in 2D?

37:55 Is there a way to convert a theatrical release to REC709 without affecting color perception that much?

43:00 Exporting for social media and TV. The advanced tab in the delivery settings.

48:58 Exporting Apple ProRes for social media rather than H264 or H265

50:18 What is your workflow for working with CDLs from the DIT made on set?

51:12 Do you grade stills on projects inside Resolve as well?

52:32 How do you handle projects that require Black and White when your timeline grading contains something that adds color such as split toning?

57:50 Can you interpolate between a film LUT and an HDR rendering?

1:01:48 Conclusion

[GetUpTo]

A little tip when changing project settings and you want to see the result without closing the settings panel (like in the situation in the video comparing P3 to 709) - hold option when you press save and the panel will stay instead of closing. Its a small thing I make use of a LOT. -Hook

[BrianMarcWhittaker]

RGB Mixer in LAB w/ preserves luminance unchecked. It has an interesting way to forcing complementary colors in a subtle way. Making sure that each channel equals one.
I usually try .3/.7 & .7/.3 combinations.
Also, within the same LAB node, I do highlights and shadows on opposite directions.
Shadows: -25 & Highlights: 25 for example.

It creates color separation and helps me to balance in another node. I think it creates a stronger line across complementary colors on the vectorscope.

I’ve also started using an Overlay node next to my HSV Sat node. I think it helps darken parts of the image in an pleasing way.

[equisetuminc]

I was there on Monday, but missed today. So glad you post the video after the live. ❤

[YUGEN_VIDEO]

I did not find a single free version of DSTL on the Internet. Has anyone downloaded it and knows where to get the link?

[Jeff_Lathrop]

Why not adjust exp, bal, and sat in parallel?

[sofetybilali]

Hi, cullen. What makes your grades look crispy and like mirror, what I mean, it looks shinny, clean and you can reflect yourself through your grades which is amaizing. Is it because of color density? Or what's the secret behind? Thanks.

[quantumimagesQC]

Where can I buy SatShaper, BaseCon and HiLo Trim? Thanks!

[Verdugocm]

I really want to join your group, I want to take my colorist journey serious