Don't use LUTs Anymore!!!

With Davinci Resolve, you can get better results using the Color Space Transform tool than you can with LUTs, plus, it makes it super simple to match the output from multiple cameras.

This is available in both the free and studio versions of Resolve.

[mwales]

I'm very new to drones and video editing and that D-Gamut does look pretty good to my untrained eye on my D-cinelike files. Thanks...

[rjmediacanada]

I use the Input Colour space in the media, just highlight them all and right mouse on one of the clips and to to "input color space" and choose what you want. I am a Canon shooter (Log 3 / Color Space "Cinema Gamut"). Now you do have to go into the project settings and under the colour tab, set colour science to "Davinci Managed". That gives you access to the input colour space menu for clips you have inputed to the media tab. That way you can do all the files at once.

[ericwf]

I'm trying to learn more on how to color grade in Davinci Resolve. Great tip, thank you!!

[bhouldsworth]

I just found out about this the other day. I need to experiment a bit more. Initially I thought things looked a little over saturated using this but...maybe I just need to get used to it

[kentcurrie]

CST enables you to start with what your camera actually captured, color-space magic. Just make sure you use the best "log" profile of your camera when you film. LUTS can then, for example, be used for looks.

[haroldmorganTulsa]

Hi. I've known about CST for quite awhile and I use it constantly. LUTS are still good for establishing an overall look now. Something to put on the timeline level, cut down the output to something that makes sense. In the Joker movie, I think they used 4 different LUTS for different settings. Outside day, outside night, interior daylight, interior artificial light. CST is a technical, not a creative, tool.

[imboredDB]

Why does the software say Color Space & Transforms on the right side ( where you went under settings); and in the middle of the screen after I clicked settings on the very bottom right of the screen? Thank you.

[ejt]

This was very useful. Thanks! AND your brick background was driving me crazy as it's too zoomed in. The bricks are too large relative to your body.

[imboredDB]

No my 2nd, 3, 4 etc nodes are blank😮

[michaelp]

I must be doing something wrong. I did the exact same. Filmed in D-log. Brought into DR. Used CST changed to DJI-D-gamut, then DJI D-log, and it got a LOT darker. Thoughts?

[sparty]

The problem is they don't have all the camera's like the gopro.

[digiteye]

Try to figure out how to do with Sony HLG or slog. It's a nightmare. Davinci uses different names than Sony for the same things.