Color grading LOG footage in DaVinci Resolve for beginners (CST nodes workflow)

How to color grade log footage in DaVinci Resolve for beginners using color space transform nodes.
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[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Learn how to edit log footage using an alternative color-managed workflow: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5K8mmmwg7N2gcU

[@JonnyRecaps]

I've just upgraded my M50 to a Lumix S5II. I'd no idea it was going to be like starting over in terms of colouring. Brilliant video Jason, very thorough and well-paced.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks - that's great to hear - good luck with the new camera :) :)

[@TheUntam3d]

Thank you very much. Clear and concise, i finally got an ok result! Now i got a base to work from

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks! Happy grading :) :)

[@willie1001]

Like everyone else is saying, great explanation. Thank you!

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thankyou so much - glad it was helpful! :) :)

[@francescodemaio3762]

Amazing explanation ! Thank you so much.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You are welcome! Glad to help :) :)

[@ClipTellerMedia]

Really nice video Jason. I think this is the first time I see someone making this type of approach in the color page grading log footage.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks a lot - glad it was useful :)

[@ColMadden]

Thanks for such clarity in your explanations. Great video.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You're so welcome - glad it was helpful! :) :)

[@WilliamHenryAlbert]

Thanks so much for this tutorial. One thing I cannot grasp though is if your timeline is already in "DaVinci WG/Intermediate" as set in Project Settings, Colour Management. Why then do you have to add a CST at the beginning of the node tree effectively doing the same. Is it not the same as just putting a single CST at the end of the node tree with a setting of Input Colour Space S-Gamut3.Cine, Input Gamma SLog 3 and then Outputting to Rec709 etc. I hope this makes sense. Thanks.

[@MikePearcePhoto]

Excellent: clear, concise and very useful - thank you.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You're so welcome Mike - glad to help :)

[@Solonomadjourneys]

Hello Jason, thanks a lot for this. Is this main settings set up applicable to any device? I mean DJI mini 3 or DSL camera or OSMO POCKET, for example? And then you change it according to the device used in the transform function, right? thanks a lot :)

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Hi, no problem, yes you're absolutely correct - change the input CST to match you camera :) :) - I might do a more in depth tutorial on this workflow if you think that would be useful?

[@Solonomadjourneys]

@@JasonRobertsVideo Thank you so much for replying, Jason. I watched the other video that you mentioned about the workflow at the end of this one, and it was great as well. But I don't understand what's the difference between the two editing processes and when to use which one. Thanks a lot for clarifying.🙏

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You're welcome - I think for beginners the color managed approach is simpler to get started with but the CST approach is more "obvious" as to what's happening - I sue the color managed approach 99% of the time but I am playing with a new tool that requires a CST approach that I'll be making a video on soon :) :)

[@Solonomadjourneys]

@@JasonRobertsVideo thanks a lot

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

No worries :) :)

[@JJ_Khailha]

Thanks for the vid. Constructive feedback: sound of vid is way behind the quality of the content and image. Maybe work on stopping all the sound reflections.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks :) Yeah I've been working hard on getting the studio sounding better in more recent videos!

[@JJ_Khailha]

@@JasonRobertsVideo Great stuff, best of luck with the channel!

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thankyou so much - I really appreciate those kind words :)