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Introduction to Remote Grading
To enable colorists to work interactively with clients across the globe, DaVinci Resolve offers a remote grading option. It allows two matching DaVinci Resolve systems to be synchronized via an Internet connection such that changes made on the colorist’s workstation are immediately applied on the remote client’s workstation.
Cue commands are also synchronized to ensure that both systems are always on the same frame in the Timeline. Starting or stopping playback on the colorist’s DaVinci Resolve also starts and stops the remote client system. While a remote grading session is in progress, input from the user at the remote client’s DaVinci Resolve workstation is ignored.
Currently, the remote grading feature supports only color correction and does not allow editing or conforming during a session. The two colorist and remote DaVinci Resolve systems must have
matching timelines and the number of clips, clip durations, and system resolutions must match. The requirements and limitations of a remote grading session are summarized below.
Requirements for Remote Grading
— The same version of DaVinci Resolve must be installed on both systems.
— The Timeline to be graded must be conformed on both machines prior to the start of the remote grading session.
— The number of clips on the Timeline and the duration of each clip must be identical.
— While grading, the active Timeline and versions on the remote client system are constantly updated. Creating, deleting, or switching the Timeline on the client’s DaVinci Resolve is not allowed. Doing so will terminate the remote grading session immediately.
NOTE: Remote grading does not require a shared project library.
NOTE: Remote grading does not require a shared project library.
NOTE: Remote grading does not require a shared project library.
— You cannot make any grading adjustments on the remote client’s DaVinci Resolve workstation until the remote grading session has ended.
Setting Up for Remote Grading
To start a remote grading session, the client’s DaVinci Resolve must be able to connect to the colorist’s system using TCP/IP.
1 Open DaVinci Resolve on the remote client’s workstation (the one that’s being remotely controlled), log in, and open the project that will be remotely graded.
2 Choose Workspace > Remote Grading (Ctrl-G) on the remote client’s workstation. A window is displayed with text fields to enter the IP address and port number of the colorist’s system.