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Offset Color and Master Controls
The fourth set of Color Balance and Master Wheel controls is actually shared with the Log controls and with the Offset sliders in the Primaries palette. These are the Offset controls, which let you make linear adjustments to rebalance the entire tonal range of the RGB channels. There is no Y-only control for Offset, only a Master RGB adjustment.
— The Offset color balance control: Works as a simultaneous adjustment to all three Offset sliders located in the Primaries palette; adjustments made to the Offset color balance control also alter the Offset sliders. Used subtly, this makes it easy to neutralize color imbalances in the darkest part of the image, while simultaneously rebalancing every other part of the image. Used more dramatically, this control makes it easy to add a color wash throughout the entire image.
— The Offset master wheel: Acts as a global adjustment to image lightness, an operation sometimes referred to as setup, raising or lowering all RGB channels together.
When using a DaVinci Micro or Mini control panel, the Offset color balance and master controls are adjusted via either the third trackball and ring while in Offset mode, or the fourth trackball and ring of the DaVinci Advanced Panel in Offset mode.
Color Bars Mode
The Bars mode contains the original set of DaVinci Resolve color adjustment sliders. These sliders serve two uses. First, they’re highly visible indicators of the individual YRGB channel adjustments that are made using the trackballs, rings, and knobs of a grading control panel. Second, they provide control of individual YRGB Lift/Gamma/Gain parameters using a mouse, tablet, or trackpad.
Primary grading controls
The main controls of the Bars mode are the individual Luma (or Y), Red, Green, and Blue sliders, four each for Lift, Gamma, and Gain. These sliders provide precise Lift/Gamma/Gain style control over each of the YRGB channels of the image. When used in conjunction with a Parade Scope video analysis of the image, these controls can enable you to fix irregular color imbalances in specific channels quickly.