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— Saturation: Adjusts the color intensity of the image. 0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (very high).
— Midtone Detail: When this parameter is raised, the contrast of regions of the image with high edge detail is raised to increase the perception of image sharpness, sometimes referred to as definition. When this parameter is lowered to a negative value, regions of the image with low amounts of detail are softened while areas of high detail are left alone. 0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (very high).
— Lift: Adjusts the black point of the media, raising it or lowering it while scaling all midtone values between it and the white point. Regardless of how you adjust this control, all image data is preserved and can be retrieved in subsequent adjustments. The range is –100 to +100.
— Gain: Adjusts the white point of the media, raising or lowering it while scaling all midtone values between it and the black point. Regardless of how you adjust this control, all image data is preserved and can be retrieved in subsequent adjustments. 0 is unity. The range is –100 to +100.
— Contrast: Raising contrast reduces shadows and raises highlights, while leaving midtones at 50 percent unaffected. Regardless of how you adjust this control, all image data is preserved and can be retrieved in subsequent adjustments. 0 is unity. The range is –100 to +100.
Use Camera Metadata
The most elemental camera metadata settings for exposure and color that are available.
— Exposure: Increases or lowers image lightness in units relative to ƒ-stops. If your intended exposure adjustment lifts image data above the maximum white level, don’t worry; all image data is preserved and can be retrieved in subsequent adjustments. 0 is unity. The range is –5 to +5.
— Color Temp: Only available when White Balance is set to something other than As Shot. Designed to alter the “warmth” of the image. Adjustable in Kelvin. Lower values correct for “warmer” lighting, while higher values correct for “cool” lighting. +6500 is unity. The range is +2000 to +50,000.
— Tint: Only available when White Balance is set to something other than As Shot. Designed to alter the green to magenta balance of the image, for images with fluorescent tinting. Lower values add green to compensate for magenta lighting, while higher values add magenta to compensate for green lighting. 0 is unity. The range is –150 to +150.
CinemaDNG
CinemaDNG is an open format capable of high-resolution raw image data with a wide dynamic range and is one of the formats recorded by the Blackmagic Design Camera when you shoot in raw mode.
CinemaDNG images are decoded with full dynamic range when the Highlight Recovery checkbox is selected.
DaVinci Resolve version 11.2.1 introduced improved debayering for raw CinemaDNG media acquired using any of the Blackmagic Design cameras. The “Apply Pre Tone Curve” setting controls whether you’re using the older debayering method (when turned on) or the newer, visually improved debayering method (when turned off).