Da Vinci Resolve 15 Color Grading
Apply grade from 2 clips ago
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10 Bit Color
1024 colors
8 Bit Color
256 colors
12 Bit Color
4096 colors
Apply grade from last clip
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Blue Triangle (Node Window)
Alpha Input
Blue Rectangle
Alpha Output
Toggle All Nodes On/Off
Alt D
Enhanced Viewer
Alt F
Add Parallel Node
Alt P
Add Serial Node
Alt S
Gamma 2.4
Better for Cinema or broadcast delivery
Gamma 2.2
Better for Web delivery
Toggle Single Node On and Off
CMD D
Zoom in/out
Center Wheel on mouse
Shared Nodes
Change across clips as correction changes. To create, right click node>save as shared node
Cinema Viewer
Cmd F
Video Scopes
Cmd Shift W
Using Color Chips
Color Match Palette tab > Select correct pattern > Select tool > Drag to fit
Blur and Sharpen Palette
Color Suite
Noise Reduction
Color Suite > Motion effects Pallette
Clip or frame track
Color suite > Tracking pallette > Clip will automatically track (if track does not apply correctly use frame to set keyframes)
Toggle Image Wipe
Ctrl W
Jump to edit point in timeline
Down Arrow
Gain
Highlights
View Clips with certain flag only
Left of node editor, choose clips > Flagged clips > Select color
Qualifier tab
Located in the color suite
Offset
Master
Master Wheels Vs. Log Wheels
Master wheels adjust all parts of the waveform, Log wheels clamp values at a certain point, removing overlap of controls
Relink
Media Pool > Select Bin > Right Click > Relink clips
Gamma
Midtones
Face Refinement Tool
Open FX Suite, can smooth skin, boost luma, contrast, saturation, blush, eyelight
Auto Color
Opt A
Contrast (Adjustments Bar)
Pulls apart or pushes together darkest and brightest areas of image around Pivot Point
Green Triangles (Node Window)
RGB Inputs
Green Rectangles (Node Window)
RGB Outputs
Spatial Noise Reduction
Reduces fine grain, high frequency noise that temporal noise reduction can miss. Controlled by spatial threshold.
Add Lut
Right Click clip in color workspace > find appropriate lut
Add Flag
Right click and Select add flag, or hotkey G
Shot Match to Still
Right click in viewer, Grab Still > Cmd click clip you wish to change > Right Click still in gallery > Apply grade
Powergrade Album
Saves stills for any project on a workstation
Apply Shared Node
Select clips using CMD then go to Color Menu > Apply Shared Node
Lift
Shadows
Open Project Manager
Shift 1
Project Settings Shortcut
Shift 9 (or gears icon in lower right corner)
Toggle Highlight View (shows selections of qualifiers, etc)
Shift Cmd H
Bypass All Grades Across All Clips
Shift D
Full Screen
Shift F
Fit to Window
Shift Z
Hide Mask Outline
Shift ~
Home Button
Takes you to Project window
Pivot Point
The point around which Contrast is adjusted
Picking a Black Point
To the left of the Lift wheel, click a black area
Temporal Noise Reduction
Tracks moving objects to exclude them from noise reduction. Controlled by Temporal threshold.
Color Managed Workflow
Useful when different cameras are used, To change, Shift 9 (project settings) > change color science to YRGB Color Managed, Change input to appropriate lut
X vs. Y Curve
X is what you select, Y is what you are changing about X
Toggle between keyframes
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Add layer node
alt L
Change flag color
double click flag
