How To Use Resolve Key - Perfect Skin Tones

I show you how I consistently get a perfect key on my footage by use of the DaVinci Resolve Qualifier. Beginners to Intermediate - there is something for everyone in this and absolute beginners will also be able to follow. Please note that as stated in this video at 02:31 you should really get your skin tone correct without a qualifier but I'm aware that is not always easy if you are starting out and so this video really is demonstrating the qualifier to help you with that.

00:00 Intro
00:16 What is the qualifier for? **Beginners**
01:10 Node tree explained preparing for the key
01:51 A beginners node alternative
02:27 Scopes skin tone indicator
04:02 Understanding the tools
04:52 Adjusting the key
07:53 Final adjustments
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[cody_t]

Graded a music video like I never thought I could thanks to you!

[Framebrains]

Its very good this video, however it’s also very easy conditions to get the perfect selection. It would be nice to see how you do it in an environment where there is a lot of color, similar to the actual skin ton and so on.

Thanks !

[unclejezza]

I’m going to have to flick you a couple of bucks for this content Darren. Outstanding stuff, super helpful, efficiently delivered, easy to understand. Thank you sir!

[jakemcclure]

Wow. Every day I get up to work in my studio.. the first thing I do is watch a couple of your videos with coffee... Not only does it keep me inspired, I learn something, even from your beginner tutorials. I've bought several master classes and I have learned some serious bad habits. Thank you for explaining this like a pro. My work is 1000% better for it.

[NeilSnapePhotography]

You add so much to what we want to know. You're improving my workflow immensely. Thank you.

[RusstafaB]

Excellent tutorial, so well explained and thank you for the time it takes you to create these.

[joshdiditt]

You explain things so well. What's different about you is you dont just tell us to click here or there, you actually tell us what the button does. Would love for you to make a course for Fusion and Color.

[wildersworkshop]

Hands down the best youtube channel for resolve! Your videos are really excellent, thank you. I've watched a bunch of them the last few weeks and my skill set and confidence with the software has gone throught the roof. 🙏

[conanhutchison]

This is the first one of these tutorials I've watched that has actually clicked and made sense. Thank you!

[iamzackknight]

The model your using is a really talented dancer from London, i used to work with her

[MasterIvo]

just watched this on my phone, and I literally cant see the changes in skin tone. It's so subtle. But the work method is clear, and that's what it's all about for me. Thanks!

[JimRobinson-colors]

Well explained and articulated ( something that I am now finding out is extremely difficult to pull off ). I used to key everything, and I found that when doing that for skin, that that is where people are generally staring at the screen, so I then end up going frame by frame, through the footage because in some cases when the lighting or temperature changes in the footage, the qualifier parameters change, and you can get dancing pixels as it goes in and out of the qualification. But as you mentioned in your excellent video here, there are a lot of occasions, where other things require to be keyed. I also have gotten into a routine where if there is a LUT, that I just create a node that is not on the tree and pull the RGB from the source and drop a copy of the LUT ( at the input - add the lut and a serial where the qualification happens - then draw the key pipeline down to where ever it is required.

[josephfriedman]

Thank you for going relatively slowly. As someone who has a bit of experience with Resolve, I am often baffled by people who go zippity-do-dah thru the steps leaving you with a blur of instructions. What I have to do then is go frame by frame to see where their cursor is to see the sequence of commands. So thanks for doing this at a speed that we all can follow.

[skysavvydrone]

That was dynamite! Straight to the point...will use on our next shoot! Thank you!

[gaxjr]

Thank you! You've helped me make a feature Indie film look more professional, really appreciate the detail in this!

[TimetoTalkwithYevgen]

Thank you for your time Darren to create this lesson!

[THATSTREAL]

Absolutely BEAST of an instructor/ youtube creator! I've watched many videos and each one has been SO valuable and well done, thank you for your content and information!

[Filmgoblin]

Love the passion on all your videos. True excitement from a professional is why I watch....beyond learning a bunch.

[batesterman]

This video helped me get rid of some Chroma Spill under the neck. I keep coming back to your videos. Thank you, Thank you.

[MarcSchreiberRealtor]

Great beginner tutorial! I have found that the 3D works better at isolating as it is less likely to select other colors.