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— Pixel aspect ratio: Lets you specify an alternate pixel aspect ratio to match the alternate timeline format.
— Mismatched resolution files: Lets you choose an alternate way of handling mismatched resolution files given the alternate resolution you’ve chosen. These options work identically to those of the “Input Image Scaling” group.
— Super Scale: Sets a very processor-intensive and high quality upscaling algorithm that actually creates new pixels for the resized image. The possible values are: None, 2x, 2x Enhanced, 3x, 4x, and Auto. For more information on Super Scale, see Chapter 11, “Image Sizing and Resolution Independence.”
Color Management
The various options found in the Color Management panel let you configure DaVinci Color Management (RCM) or ACES if you have either enabled, and they also allow you to pre- or post-process the DaVinci Resolve image processing pipeline using LUTs and Broadcast Safe settings, in order to accommodate a wide range of different color workflows.
Color Space and Transforms
If you choose DaVinci YRGB Color Managed or ACES in the Color Science menu at the top, then the other drop-down menus in this section become enabled. For more information about DaVinci Resolve Color Management and ACES, see Chapter 9, “Data Levels, Color Management, and ACES.” If you’re new to color or color management, you’re strongly recommended to read this chapter.
If you choose to use Resolve Color Management (RCM), ACEScc, or ACEScct, the settings in this panel give you extensive control over how color is transformed, starting with choosing the default color settings for the source media in your project (via the Input Color Space), through choosing how you want your grading controls in DaVinci Resolve to behave (via the Timeline Color Space), and then specifying how the final color will look on your monitor and output device (via the Output Color Space).
— Color science: There are four options that let you choose whether to work with manual or automated color management.
— DaVinci YRGB color science: DaVinci Resolve’s original color science, in which you manage all and any color transforms from one color space to another manually, using either LUTs or manual adjustments.
— DaVinci YRGB Color Managed: Enables the Resolve color-managed workflow (RCM) for grading.
— DaVinci ACEScc or ACEScct: Both of these are standardized color management schemes that are available for facilities using ACES workflows. Of the available settings, ACEScct is the most intuitive way of working for most colorists, as it handles the lifting of shadows in a creatively useful way. For more information about Color Management and ACES, see Chapter 9, “Data Levels, Color Management, and ACES.”
— ACES version: This drop-down only appears if you choose one of the DaVinci ACES options from the Color science drop-down menu. Lets you switch between different versions of the ACES specification. This lets you choose the appropriate older version of ACES whenever you open an older project. As of DaVinci Resolve 14, ACES 1.0.3 is the minimum supported version. In version 16, DaVinci Resolve also supports ACES 1.1.