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PART 10 — CONTENTS

123 Introduction to Color Grading �� 2816

124 Using the Color Page �� 2828

125 Viewers, Monitoring,

and Video Scopes �� 2845

126 Color Page Timeline and Lightbox �� 2882

127 Automated Grading Commands

and Imported Grades �� 2898

128 Camera Raw Palette �� 2913

129 Primaries Palette �� 2919

130 HDR Palette �� 2939

131 Primary Grading Controls �� 2964

132 Curves �� 2969

133 Color Warper �� 2989

134 Secondary Qualifiers �� 3007

135 Secondary Windows �� 3035

136 Magic Mask �� 3050

137 Motion Tracking Windows �� 3071

138 Using the Gallery �� 3095

139 Grade Management �� 3112

140 Node Editing Basics �� 3148

141 Image Processing Order of Operations �� 3167

142 Serial, Parallel, and Layer Nodes �� 3170

143 Combining Keys and Using Mattes �� 3178

144 Channel Splitting

and Image Compositing �� 3202

145 Keyframing in the Color Page �� 3216

146 Copying and Importing

Grades Using ColorTrace �� 3231

147 Using LUTs �� 3241

148 DaVinci Resolve Control Panels �� 3251

Introduction to Color Grading The Goals of Color Correction Maximizing the Look of Your Media Emphasizing What’s Important Audience Expectations Balancing Scenes Adding Style Quality Control Never Stop Experimenting Using the Color Page The Color Page Interface The Interface Toolbar Showing Which Panel Has Focus Viewer Gallery LUT Browser Media Pool Node Editor Timeline Palette Area Dual Monitor Layout The Info Palette and Clip Information Clip Info System Info Clip Details Customizing the Color Page Undo and Redo in DaVinci Resolve Viewers, Monitoring, and Video Scopes Using the Viewer The Viewer Title Bar Turning Grades and/or Fusion Effects Off Viewing Isolated Channels The Viewer Toolbar Showing Marker Overlays and Annotations The Onscreen Control (OSC) Menu Toggling Viewer Overlays On and Off Onscreen Controls and External Displays Zooming into the Viewer Using the Jog Bar and Transport Controls Navigating Using the Arrow Keys Controlling Playback Using the Spacebar and JKL Keys Fast Review on the Color Page Navigating Using Timecode Viewer and Transport Timecode Displays Enhanced, Full, and Cinema Viewing Enhanced Viewing Mode Full Viewing Mode Cinema Viewing Mode Safe Area Overlays in the Viewer Use Gray Background Monitor Calibration Viewing Broadcast Safe Exceptions Comparing Clips in the Viewer Saving and Wiping Stills in the Gallery and Timeline Different Viewer Reference Modes for Wipes Wiping Between Clips in the Timeline Using Split Screen Modes Marker Overlays and Navigation Timeline Marker List Available in Color Page Viewer Option Menu Using Video Scopes Video Scope Location Video Scope Measurement Using Scales Video Scope Performance and Detail Display Qualifier Focus in Video Scope Graphs Explanation of Each Video Scope Waveform Monitor Parade Vectorscope Histogram (RGB/YRGB parade histogram)CIE Chromaticity Scope Panning and Zooming the Video Scopes Customizing the Video Scopes Parade Scope Display Options Waveform Scope Display Options Vectorscope Display Options Histogram Display Options CIE Chromaticity Display Options Color Page Timeline and Lightbox Navigating Using the Color Page Timeline Thumbnail Timeline Mini-Timeline Using Multiple Timeline Playheads Show Current Clip With Handles Thumbnail Info Thumbnail Contextual Menu Commands Sorting and Filtering Clips in the Thumbnail Timeline Changing Timelines A and C Mode Sorting Flags, Clip Colors, and Markers Timeline Filtering Using the Lightbox Automated Grading Commands and Imported Grades Color Match Palette Tips for Properly Shooting a Color Chart How to Use Color Match Configuration Controls Reset Controls Automatic Adjustments in the Primaries Palette White Balance Eyedropper Pick Black Point and Pick White Point Auto Color Shot Match Shot Match Guidelines How to Use Shot Match Suggestions for Using Shot Match Broadcast Safe Using CDL Grades Using ARRI Looks Camera Raw Palette Introduction to the Camera Raw Palette Copying, Versioning, and Protecting Camera Raw Settings Making Changes to Clip Camera Raw Settings Clip Decoder Settings Resetting Camera Raw Settings Updating Sidecar Settings for Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) Clips Primaries Palette Introduction to the Primaries Palette HDR Grading With the Primaries Palette Which Do I Start With, the Primaries or HDR Palette?Shared Controls in the Primaries Palette Switching Between Primaries Tools Color Balance Controls Master Wheels Numeric Parameters Shared Adjustment Controls Auto Correction Reset Controls Color Wheels and Bars 3-Way Master Wheel Adjustments Offset Color and Master Controls Color Bars Mode Log Wheels Mode Using the Log Mode Controls to Grade Log-Encoded Media Using the Log Mode Controls to Stylize Normalized Media Adjusting the Default Tone Ranges in Log Mode Adjusting Contrast in Log Mode Log Offset Color and Master Controls Offset and Printer Points Adjusting Printer Points in the Bars Mode Adjusting Printer Points Via Keyboard Shortcuts Printer Light Step Project Settings HDR Palette Introduction to the HDR Palette What Makes the HDR Palette Special?The HDR Palette Interface Navigating Multiple Zones in the Controls Panel Making Global Adjustments Black Offset Explained Making Zone-Based Adjustments Zone-Based Color Adjustments Zone-Based Exposure Adjustments An Example of Zone-Based Exposure Adjustment Zone Controls Customizing Zones Using the Zone Panel The Zone Sidebar Zones Graph Customizing and Saving Presets Resetting Color and Zone Adjustments Using the HDR Palette With DaVinci Control Panels Primary Grading Controls Introduction to the RGB Mixer Palette Preserve Luminance Resetting the RGB Mixer Swap Channels Buttons Using the RGB Mixer in Monochrome Mode Curves Introduction to Curves Adjusting Curves Using the Mouse Sampling Images to Place Control Points on Curves Showing Picker RGB Values Curves Histograms Custom Curves Editing the Top and Bottom Control Points of Curves HDR Grading Using Curves Enabling Editable Splines in the Custom Curves Adding Default Anchors to the Custom Curves Ganging and Unganging Custom Curves Copying Custom Curves From One Color Channel to Another Curve Intensity Sliders YSFX Sliders Soft Clip Ganging and Unganging Soft Clip Controls Soft Clip Controls The HSL Curves Image Sampling for Hue and Sat Curves Additional Controls in the Hue and Sat Curves Hue vs. Hue Hue vs. Sat Hue vs. Lum Lum vs. Sat Sat vs. Sat Sat vs. Lum Curve Color Warper Introduction to the Color Warper The Color Warper Interface Using the Grid Controls to Manipulate Color Previewing Which Colors Are Warped By Each Control Point Sampling to Warp Colors Resetting Grid Points Grid Resolution Affects The Specificity and Quality of Adjustments You Can Warp Color in Different Color Spaces Hue – Saturation Controls Tools Modifiers Range Auto Lock Controls Smoothing Controls Chroma – Luma Controls Axis Angle Tools Modifiers Range Auto Lock Controls Smoothing Controls Secondary Qualifiers Secondary Qualifiers Adding a Secondary Operation to the Node Editor The Qualifier Interfaces Which Qualifier Do I Use?Basic Qualification Using the 3D Qualifier Basic Qualification Using the HSL Qualifier HSL Qualifier Presets Using Highlight to See What You’re Isolating Using Highlight to Solo Nodes Showing Picker RGB Values Qualifier Parameters HSL Qualification Controls RGB Qualification Controls Luma Qualification Controls 3D Qualifier Controls Matte Finesse Controls The Many Ways to Invert a Key Combining Qualifiers and Windows Manipulating Keys Using Additional Nodes Secondary Windows Power Windows Adding Nodes with Windows The Window Palette Interface Managing Windows Showing and Hiding Onscreen Window Controls Using the High-Visibility Power Window Outline Option Window Transform Controls Window Softness Drawing Curves Converting Linear, Circular, and Polygon Windows into Bezier Curves Resetting the Window Palette Combining Power Windows with the Mask Control Copying and Pasting Windows Saving Window Presets Using Windows and Qualifiers Together Magic Mask Magic Mask (Studio Version Only)What Magic Mask Is Good For, and What It’s Not The Magic Mask Interface Magic Mask Toolbar Stroke List Mask Adjustment Controls and Matte Finesse Choosing What to Isolate Object Mode Person Mode Features Mode Identifying More Than One Person Using Matte Finesse Controls Using Magic Mask as a Garbage Matte Dealing With Hair About Hats Dealing With Accessories Adding Strokes to Guide Mask Creation Managing Strokes in the Stroke List Stroke Duration Tracking Strokes to Follow Subject Motion Methods of Moving Strokes to Follow Subject Motion Option Menu Commands for Removing Strokes and Tracking An Example Stroke Tracking Workflow Motion Tracking Windows Motion Tracking Windows Simple Tracking Using the Tracker Menu Tracking Windows Across Transitions Tracking Windows When You’ll Be Exporting Media With Handles Simple Ways of Working With Existing Tracking Data Tips for Better Tracking Tracking One Frame at a Time Copying and Pasting Tracking Tracker Palette Controls in More Detail Controls in the Window Tracker Palette Cloud Tracker Workflows Using Interactive Mode to Manually Choose Tracking Features Dealing With Occlusions When Tracking Point Tracker Workflows Tracking a Window Using the Point Tracker Removing Trackers Using Frame Mode to Offset Track Rotoscoping Window Shapes After Tracking Rotoscoping Controls Keyframing in Frame Mode A Rotoscoping Workflow Viewing a Window’s Motion Path Using the Gallery Using the Gallery Saving Stills Selecting Stills Deleting Stills Where are Stills Saved?Changing the PowerGrade Still Directory Live Previews of Gallery Stills Hover Scrub in the Gallery Playing Stills and Setting Up Image Wipes Timeline Wipes Gang Timeline Wipe With Current Clip Change a Timeline Wipe Using the Timelines Album of the Gallery Labeling and Searching for Stills and Sources Automatic Labeling Manual Labeling Searching For Stills Match Reference Wipe Frame Gallery Options Organizing Stills Using Albums PowerGrade Albums Browse all Grades from the Current Timeline The Gallery Management Window What’s Available in the Stills Navigator Browse and Import Timeline Grades From Other Projects Importing and Exporting Stills Using and Organizing Memories Grade Management Using Versions to Manage Grades Choosing to Copy Grades Manually or Automatically Using Versions Using Local Versions by Default Using Remote Versions to Enable Automatic Linking Creating a Master Timeline Working with Versions The Importance of “Version 1”Deleting Unused Versions Rendering Versions Copying Grades Protecting Adjustments with the Copy Grade Options Copy and Paste From One Clip to Another Copy and Paste Specific Parameters Using Paste Value Applying Saved Grades From the Gallery Preparing to Copy or Apply Grades Copying Grades Using the Pointer Copy Forward Commands Copying Using Memories Copying Using Preview Memory Copying from Stills in the Gallery Append Node Graph Aligning Keyframes to a Specific Frame While Copying Grades Copying Individual Nodes and Settings Copying and Pasting All Settings From One Node to Another Paste Attributes on the Color Page Copying from the Node Graph of Other Clips or Gallery Stills Rippling Adjustments Among Multiple Clips Appending a Node to Multiple Clips Using Shared Nodes What Are Shared Nodes Good For?Creating Shared Nodes Locking Shared Nodes Copying Shared Nodes Converting Shared Nodes Back to Corrector Nodes Deleting Shared Nodes Using Adjustment Clips Using Groups Creating and Managing Groups Using Group Modes to Control Which Grades Ripple and Which Don’t Collapse Group Grades Exporting Grades and LUTs Node Editing Basics Node Editor Basics Thumbnail-Optional Nodes The Node Editor Interface The Components of a Node Tree Node Badges and Labels Selecting Nodes Disabling Nodes Turning Grades and/or Fusion Effects Off Resetting Nodes Previewing and Restoring Node Trees Caching Specific Nodes to Improve Performance Editing Node Trees Adding Nodes Adding Nodes with Windows Turned On Deleting Nodes Connecting and Disconnecting Nodes Extracting a Node Inserting a Node Rearranging Node Order Copying and Pasting All Settings From One Node to Another Keeping Node Trees Organized Using Compound Nodes Adding Inputs and Outputs to Compound Nodes Nesting Compound Nodes Grading Compound Nodes Identifying Nodes Putting Nodes into HDR Mode Clip vs. Timeline Grading Image Processing Order of Operations Overall Image Processing Image Processing Within Grades Serial, Parallel, and Layer Nodes Serial, Parallel, and Layer Node Tree Structures Serial Node Structures Controlling What Feeds a Node’s RGB Input Parallel Node Structures Layer Mixer Node Structures Layer Mixer Prioritization Using Composite Modes With the Layer Mixer Adjusting Layer Node Strength Using Key Output Gain Converting Layer Mixers to Parallel Mixers Combining Keys and Using Mattes Introduction to Manipulating and Combining Keys Outside Nodes Feeding Keys From One Node to Another Connecting Key Outputs to RGB Inputs, and Vice Versa Using External Mattes External Mattes to Limit Adjustments Extracting External Mattes from OpenEXR Layers Using External Mattes to Add Texture Using External Mattes to Create Transparency Key Palette Controls for the External Matte Node Using Mattes From the Fusion Page Using the Key Mixer Adding Two Keys Together Subtracting One Key from Another Adding Inputs to Key Mixer Nodes Using the Key Palette Using the Key Palette to Affect Corrector Nodes Using the Key Palette to Adjust Key Mixer Controls The Many Uses of Key Output Gain Channel Splitting and Image Compositing Isolating, Splitting, and Converting Color Channels Enabling, Disabling, and Converting Node Channels Splitting Channels with the Splitter/Combiner Nodes Multi-Channel RED HDRx Support Introduction to Compositing Using the Alpha Output Using a Qualifier Key to Create Transparency Using a Matte to Create Transparency Setting the Composite Mode in a Corrector Node Using OFX Alpha Channels (Legacy)Keyframing in the Color Page Introduction to Keyframing The Keyframe Editor Interface All/Color/Sizing Keyframing Methods Dynamic Keyframes (Dynamics)Static Keyframes (Marks)Mixing and Converting Dynamic and Static Keyframes Keyframed Nodes Have a Badge Using Specific Keyframing Tracks Corrector Keyframing Tracks ResolveFX Keyframe Tracks The Sizing Keyframing Tracks The Ext Matte Node’s Freeform Isolation Track Automatic Keyframing Modifying Keyframes Navigating Among Keyframes Moving Keyframes Changing Keyframe Values Changing Dynamic Attributes Deleting Keyframes Copying Keyframes Keyframes and Saved Stills Adding EDL Marks Copying and Importing Grades Using ColorTrace Copying Grades Using ColorTrace Using ColorTrace in Automatic Mode Using ColorTrace in Manual Mode Importing CDL Data Using ColorTrace Using CDL Adjustments Calculating CDL Functions Using LUTs What is a LUT?Supported LUT Formats LUTs and ACES Adding Lookup Tables of Your Own Custom LUT Paths LUT Paths for the macOS App Store Version of DaVinci Resolve LUT Controls in the Project Settings Applying LUTs to Source Clips Using the Color Page LUT Browser Applying a LUT Within a Node LUTs Are the Last Operation Within a Node Favorite LUTs Submenu in Node Editor Missing LUTs Exporting LUTs DaVinci Resolve Control Panels About The DaVinci Resolve Control Panels The DaVinci Micro Panel The DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel The DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel Updating the Control Panels Firmware Using the DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel Primary Trackball Mode Log Trackball Mode Offset Trackball Mode Control Knobs Control Buttons Using the DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel Data and Power Connections Palette Selection Buttons Quick Selection Buttons Using the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Control Panel (Legacy Layout)Menus, Soft Keys, and Soft Knob Controls Trackball Panel T-bar Panel Search Dial panel Copying Grades Using the Advanced Control Panel Rippling Changes Using the Advanced Control Panel Using the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Control Panel (2020 Layout)Three Panels Working Together Using Fixed Keys and Shift Up/Shift Down Functions Soft Menus, Including Soft Keys and Soft Rotary Controls The Trackball Panel The T-bar Panel The Search Dial panel Auto Color Using the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Control Panel Adjusting Curves using the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Control Panel The Advanced Panel Number Pad Does Many Things Adding Tracking Points in Interactive Mode Copying Grades Using the Advanced Control Panel

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