Advanced Techniques to Create a Cinematic Look in DaVinci Resolve 17

[@theqazman]

Watch the FREE 1-Hour Training: bit.ly/3nIJTsz

[@Sara-tp6zd]

Thank you so much Waqas, this is a brilliant tutorial, learned a lot!

[@BrandonLeeSmith]

tried watching the 1 hour training - was sent a webinar link which just got stuck on "starting broadcast" - does this still work? Why not just have it on youtube

[@mraw_prime]

I have the same problems, impossible to look at the broadcast

[@saranaveed-sx6ny]

Man why would you scam people like that?

[@becmark]

I have worked in many rooms with many great colorists for many years... you're ability to explain and show ans simplify is the most effective I have seen. Really appreciate your time taking on subtleties and creating perfection. I am using many techniques you have taught me and feel I have never been capable of this level of work before. Thank you.

[@theqazman]

Thank you brother. Appreciate the love. ✊🏾

[@byalexjoachim]

I'd like to say I really appreciate how you've slowed down your speech a little in the last year. It has made the biggest difference in enjoying these tutorials. You're the GOAT.

[@razijukes9435]

my mind is blown on how good the light ray effect works!

[@niqvuk]

qazi i just want to say thank you. i saw your video with the girl on the bike and from that was able to finally create a look to a video ive been working on for weeks with no luck! i really appreciate the way you use davincis tools in a way to make life easy. thanks again brother keep it up

[@melchiorsantjes8370]

The goat has spoken again. Nice one bro💪🏾🐐

[@tyrustucker]

This is next level, going to try this method out on a current project. Thanks for keeping us hungry!!

[@animealpha4795]

Finally some advance stuff ! This is so simple yet so valuable. I already used all these techniques but I was kind of doing too much. Gonna hold back a bit from now

[@highwayheadspace]

it helps so much that you include the commands on screen. that’s something I’d always wished for when watching this type of content. after watching you address certain things as mistakes in other videos, I realized most people that I learned from in the past demonstrated these mistakes so now I exclusively watch your videos and Jakes videos for color grading. thank you so much for this! I learned a lot 😃

[@alessandrobrombin1535]

Hi, dope job as always! I didn't understand what you did using halation: i think you used your pad but not saw anything moving in the left bars

[@MrSindriSvan]

For those wondering about what's happening in the Halation part: He dials the Dye Layer(sounds like 'Dilator' in the video) down to nearly zero and then brings them back up, and increasing the spread. For some reason it doesn't come on screen - I believe that's it! Great tutorial as always!

[@jxli3849]

Thanks for the information, I also wondered what he was doing there! :) But where is the setting for the dye layer?

[@MrSindriSvan]

@@jxli3849 ​ @JXLI Look at the video or take a look at Halation in Davinci Resolve. It's just a part of the Halation panel. See Dye Layer Reflections -> Strength.

[@manisways]

most eye opening tutorial I have seen in a while!

[@dapunkof1975]

Dude this is criminal that you show this for free! Dude I've learned so much from you!

[@zakariaabed3593]

The music choice of qazi in intros is just great hahaha

[@ALO-y3g8k]

It's such wonderful and helpful tutorial, but i still not clear what step you did make, between strength and spread in Halation, at about 12:21. Hope can get your replay. Thanks a lot, Qazi!

[@LILKIZIGUWAZ]

Where can I buy your luts?

[@michaelshotit]

Nice shirt bro 💪🏽 glad I joined the FCM fam when I did, Best educational purchase ever! Really makes these KZbin videos way easier to understand an implement the techniques with an understanding of what I'm doing!

[@scookfilm]

This was a banger bro!

[@KamranJawaid]

Another great one Waqas, my man!

[@Ohonsifilms]

Thanks bro! You always elevate my knowledge

[@NicoMorro]

This will come in useful for the next project I have coming up, Waqas you're the man!!!!

[@ewertonmelo6473]

Qazi, you deserve millions subs. Im following your work here on YT for a long time. Your channel is the best ever for Color Grading, and you are straight to the point. Excellent content ! Will be taking you course soon 💪🏻!!!

[@dimitural]

I watch every video with interest and learn the most from your videos. I'm interested to see how things work with low quality videos, for example a video from MavicPro 1 or a GoPro, I know they are not in the movie world, but it will still be an experience for us beginners to learn to color better. Thanks and good luck in the future

[@sashazephiria3869]

Loved the move with the light rays

[@theqazman]

Thank you. FCM fam ✊🏾

[@abusohrab43]

Big Fan Bro I m here to ask you that where you download footage from. I want to practice on this so plz tell me to get the footage from.

[@1SubZeero]

Unbelievable. Thank you!

[@TailoredTechnique]

BROOOO THIS IS THE BEST GRADE I EVER DID AND FOLLOWED!! i JUST MADE A MOVIE! Can I send it to you on instagram when I post tomorrow ? I can even tag u, this is so filmic man!!

[@dantracyoriginals]

Qazi, question that you've probably answered on another video? why do you sometimes add CST first and in other videos add it pre-Lut near the end? Very curious about the proper workflow.

[@fabiasantcovsky]

you're just giving so much knowledge out just like that... amazing channel!! may I ask: do you see a video on unrealistic (surrealistic) coloring happening soon? (I mean purple trees, red skies, yellow seas, well those would be extreme kitchy examples, just to make my question a bit more clear, but I mean anything from really subtle unrealistic tweaks to controlled yet massive changes)

[@augustogomes_photo]

Amazing! Thanks for that!

[@thisisilyasraza]

Thanks Bring More Videos Like This😊

[@I_Am_Jos_A]

Hey Qazi, Love your work. I think I am having some issues with understanding what I am looking at and how to see what I am looking at and get to what I am looking for. Half the time, I just play around and get to something decent. Understanding what the waveforms are telling me and what I need to do to get there is probably 85% of what is missing. If your course goes over that, I would 100000000% buy it.

[@AaronandTaylor]

When working in Wide Gamut is it still acceptable to use the Kodak 2383 LUT? I know its meant for a rec709 color space so it would require a 3 node setup. I'm just wondering if its mathematically sound to crush the color space and then re-expand it to get the LUT to work with the node setup bellow. 1st Node - CST coverting WG to rec709/cineon 2nd Node - Apply Kodak 2383 LUT 3rd Node - CST converting rec709 back to WG

[@LinusKVisuals]

It‘s been months. Have you figured out a right answer ? In my opinion you shouldnt convert it back up after you crushed it.

[@AaronandTaylor]

@@LinusKVisuals Messing around I've found it easier to have an inverted color space setup to what I mentioned above. Meaning I will keep my timeline color space in rec 709. Then 1st node is a CST that converts 709 to DWG > 2nd node color adjustments (insert as many nodes as you need) > 3rd node CST from DWG to Cineon > 4rth node Film LUT. Seems to solve all my problems. EDIT: To avoid crushing down like you said it might be easier to take the CST input of the first node and set it to whatever you filmed with and bypass resolves color management which would require that the input be rec 709. So your color space "flow" would look something like "LOG>DWG>Cineon>REC709"

[@LinusKVisuals]

@@AaronandTaylor thank you very much for that quick and detailed answer! Ya that totally makes sense. Didn't work with DWG yet i have been trying out the aces workflow but i seem to like working with "normal" color space transform nodes more.

[@shaheffendy]

Thanks bradahhh...awesome

[@BeardsChips]

Nice work Qazi as usual but i just realized that the thing with which i'm struggling and gets me annoyed, i thought it was my camera, i see that it happens to you as well. When you use CST look at the blue on the guy's shirt. The second you punch in Rec 709 the blue gets to be such a crazy looking color ... I thought it was because my Sony A7 III shots 8 Bit and w/e ... but nope, i see the same problem to you as well. I usually check the color compression tab in CST to mitigate a bit the problem but some colors like red and blue still go overboard with CST for me.

[@editor4958]

good point

[@ChunkyJo]

Is there a way to watch your 1 hour training video as a VOD? I need to be able to pause as I follow along. Is this a possibility? Or if there's a VOD available after we watch the live-streamed webinar?

[@BestPlayedLoudLtd]

Surley NR should come at the end of the pipeline so that you’re grading with as much raw details and data as possible, then just before the output CST you add the effects like NR and halation?

[@BalearicFilms]

MEGA! thanks so much!

[@byProvings]

Great look!

[@theqazman]

Thank you bro

[@DanielTuriman]

Thanks Waqas

[@Dang173]

Gem. As always

[@koalamusik]

12:20 I don't understand what 2 values you are changing there :(

[@Webrisernl]

What website do you recommend for film music?

[@bennykaras3123]

This is so dope

[@darwindave]

any tips for CST for go pro 7 black?

[@tiradmiral5532]

Perfectly setup and filmed footage like this doesn't even need nothing. In your freelance lifetime you will get footage like this maybe about three times and that's about it. Two times out of those three times footage has turned out to be perfect like that by sheer accident cause circumstances have aligned. Rest of the time you will be getting 8bit crap off iPhones, camcoders and some old and forgotten Canon or Nikon shot on full auto. If it was not full auto then it has issues with exposure, noise, focus and other stuff they expect you to pick up and clean up in the post.

[@emsahatchai8113]

what is the colorspace transform settings here??

[@songseakleng]

Thank you so much for this awesome video

[@L1990-z7i]

Great stuff!

[@recbyturner7746]

❤️Thank you very much my mentor thanks to you i got better i love watching your videos every i learn new thing

[@RSFilmsAndProductionHouse]

How can i download your powergrade? Love from india 🇮🇳❤️

[@malcombanks8671]

When you grade so you also make this broadcast safe as well. Like Is this image here broadcast safe? And do you use 0-100 when you do broadcast safe?

[@crypturio]

Your vids are amazing! Thank you for that! ✊

[@maleknajjar3726]

thank you

[@Acosta303]

Quiero comprar el curso, hay una versión en español?

[@akhilmane6306]

Fabulous video. Please do more tutorials on shot matching

[@theqazman]

Watch the free training then

[@southhousestudio]

Maan, when I watch you - every time I understand that - wait - it's not going to work for me. Please, describe a way for proper node tree with using RED RAW from Red Komodo. Caz all the time the color transform is not set correct ( for me ) so no sense even to continue. Thanks

[@KasaiFilms8]

I need help: whats a good range to charge for grading a 95min feature??

[@faithhouse6111]

I noticed that you didn't break the chain on the chroma noise reduction...was there a reason for that?

[@Gendo90210]

Hey, i really like your channel. Which method to go with log footage? Use color managed timeline + input color space option on source file and then build up the look from there. Or use CST on an early node and use input color there (like you do in this video)?

[@theqazman]

I guess you didn't watch the free training, huh. 😀

[@aceofspades0996]

Does it work with 8 bit videos?

[@BasicMotion]

Can u tell me the movie-titles u show at the beginning? You dont put the movie scenes without a reason in your video 😊

[@haninditajati4012]

thank you very much ❤

[@mraw_prime]

I'm traying to look your 1 hours broadcast, but its doesn't worked Any ideas ?

[@devanushu3327]

Can anyone tell me where to find free Log footages to practice color grading???

[@richywillz]

this is amazing

[@chrismierzwinski1398]

Thanks for sharing your grade insight. Would you comment on your decision to do the 2nd contrast curve upstream of the Kodak 2383 print stock. The 2383 already has a contrast S curve of it's own. Just curious to hear your insight on doing the second one. Thanks Waqas!

[@arturosilva650]

Great video! 🔥

[@freebreaker3750]

You’re legend

[@RodovalPTY]

Name of the song in the intro?

[@preetdhami4318]

hello sir , can you tell me please how to import MXF file in Davinci Resolve . i imported MXF file but it imported only audio not video

[@jeremyalameda5061]

Do you have a step-by-step color correcting course for beginners? I’m learning Davinci Resolve as I want my knowledge base to be built on a platform that professional colorists are known to use. Currently, I shoot corporate videos and have no need to apply any cinematic grading any work I do, but I want accurate colors and contrast that take full advantage of my cameras (BMPCC 4K and Canon C200) dynamic range and is ready for broadcast. Any playlist or courses for purchase you have that will help me achieve my goal would be greatly appreciated.

[@rbelatamas]

amazing!

[@thegeniusdirector]

qazi, you're just so real. thanks for making this huge tutorial and thanks for your impact in making the world a better place. ❤

[@CUTITT]

Hello Waqas Qazi, This is siva from India. I am Upcoming film maker & big fan of your works & Explanation. kindly do "BAHUBALI" movie style Color grading. (Or any other Indian Films) Please Do video for indian Upcoming students/Fans. Keep Doing amazing things like this.. Thankyou

[@rpdgeorge]

when new light source appears， new light ray pop， it feels fake. can we have the lightrays before those lights appear? thank you

[@SATHYAGS]

bro can you please do a tutorial on boris fx?

[@ReC86661]

why is your color wheels so big? I want that too

[@sebastianbarbaran]

Your videos are great ! I'm learning a lot from you thank you so much! ✊🏽

[@cellfluid]

Good stuff

[@saviwaves5337]

did you use parallel nodes or layer nodes?

[@stu9000]

Parallel

[@lightburner4789]

Can you provide footages used in video...

[@theqazman]

Watch the free training

[@赖永弦]

nice

[@AsimYilan]

can your team teach me in german language?

[@srimallya]

what is cinematic?

[@frayogaagus7339]

Best

[@AhsanZafar]

wow tutorial

[@jujumichelle5429]

🙌

[@ziadelosta]

chemistry

[@shakirdange]

Rocket science 😅😅

[@nir296]

this nodes are so complicated !!!

[@ogsxl]

bing bing

[@curtiswindover4564]

You would THROW UP if you saw my what my clip looks like even after following every single step. I need a tutorial on grading shitty footage.

[@thecineguy]

How many times did he said "Cinematic" ? i lost the count hahah by the way, light rays ! Thanks for the sauce ! cheap volumetric light solutions ! BYE BYE HAZE MACHINES.

[@XiaoLongchan]

牛逼

[@5cr34m2]

light ray effect looks fake af

[@theqazman]

Just like your username

[@kishenvk]

Hi, dope job as always! I didn't understand what you did using halation: i think you used your pad but not saw anything moving in the left bars

[@aarongrasse7953]

yes i didt see it ether, can some one please explain?!