Color Space Transform - PRO COLORIST Explains

Does a CST go first or last? Is a Color Space Transform better than color managed? Answers to these and MANY MORE CST questions here, for Beginners and Intermediates.
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[@marcwielage4678]

I'm amazed by how much confusion there is on this topic. Darren explains it all succinctly and gets to the point very fast. Well-done!

[@TimetoTalkwithYevgen]

Yes! Thank you so much indeed!

[@matango1979]

I'm a beginner and I'm trying to understand what is going on here. Could you point me to a good theoretical explanation of what is the point of color space transform, ACES transform and so on? Someone explained it to me as if you are trying to get a wider color space while you are editing, but I need to understand much more than that. The gentleman in the video uses settings for Arri, but I use Fujifilm cameras, so what should I choose? Does color space transform make sense only if you shot it in LOG or also rec709 8 bit video? As you can see I am a complete beginner in terms of color grading. :)

[@petermccabe7182]

@@matango1979 CST can be used on any footage. What color space are you shooting Fuji in? Log or Rec709? You would do a CST from one of those to Davince Wide Gamut

[@evandux]

That CMD + drag trick just made my life so much easier. Thanks for all the great information Darren!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Happy to help!

[@iamthereforeimustbe]

I’m a total beginner and each of your videos demystifies another area. Perfect 👍🏻

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you like them Andy! Always learning!!

[@robinb5752]

having spent 20+ years in Photo processing this is one of the very few video colorspace tutorials which makes sense to me. Thank you for that explanation!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gmore70]

Love your channel. I wish I had found you years ago. You get straight to the point and explain things perfectly. Keep it up

[@mathieuclavier5653]

Studying your workflow is really passionating ! The middle click on the stills changed my life, thanks !

[@user-kv9xm3uj5z]

Great tutorials! Learning a lot! And NOW I understand why using a larger colour space for the timeline is advantageous, even when then "funneling" down to a smaller one i.e. Rec.709. Kudos!

[@destinfarr]

Thanks! Good, clean instruction. No flashiness. Great work :)

[@pjtavera]

Basic yet super awesome work flow! Thanks Darren . I will practice this more often 👌👌👌

[@jaxoliver]

I needed this video even more than I thought I did! Thank you thank you!

[@rizkysebelasmeter664]

It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.

[@DiversLens]

Thank you very much for your great tutorials, Darren. I like how you explain complex issues and your professional style of presenting.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you like them!

[@mpell66]

Very helpful... I found it well explained, nice and calmly, and keeping it straight forward with just enough information to handle in one go.

[@MiMetaverso]

Wow Darren, it's a perfect explanation! it those two simple videos you totally resolved my doubts ! Thanks friend!

[@adiewhereat1968]

As a photographer coming over into video I’m finding your tutorials extremely useful. Thanks very much.

[@krmdas81]

I also have been waiting for a detailed-explained video like this about CST! Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

welcome!

[@BNC593]

Your example for color management is exactly how I will grade going forward. I like this over setting Davinci wide gamut in the project settings. I like the flexibility.

[@PPimenta]

Fantastic video, short, straight to the point. Congratulations

[@jordanbeckfilms]

My mind is just blown. You’re honestly the greatest. The color managed was confusing as heck to me. I was putting cst on a color managed timeline. Thank you so much for this video

[@trizzleseven]

I'm working with the CST in the nodes for a long time now. Your workflow just keeps it more easier for me regarding the groups etc. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Great to hear and look into post group workflow if you want to push to next level.

[@VELVET462]

as a beginner I wasn't aware of why the CST node is set at the end. Now I understand that, it makes perfect sense. Just Subscribed. Im sure i can learn a lot more from your vids! Thanks

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lecter111]

Thank you for this video, short and to the point. I saw so many videos trying to understand this and i just got more confused. I think now i got it.

[@dkhart]

Thanks a lot Darren! Amazing time saving tips 🙏🏻 Short and sweet, like always 👍🏻

[@DarrenMostyn]

My pleasure!

[@traolachomurchu1469]

This 11 minute video saved me 11 days work...! Excellent tutorial, thanks Darren.

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Darren I cannot tell you good this episode was. Thanks so much for making this!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you enjoyed it Tommy. Appreciated.

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[@KeeganBenn]

Love how clearly you explain these things! Really fantastic. Big subscribe from me!

[@cooolguymani]

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@NathanHoang]

Thanks Darren, you explained CST pipeline so well in this vid . I have been using Resolve professionally for 4 years now and you still manage to teach me quite a lot ... much appreciate and grateful for your content. 🙌

[@DarrenMostyn]

Great to hear Nathan. Enjoy and glad I could help.

[@metukka1500]

This was so clarifying! Thank You Darren! :)

[@scottflyger432]

The best colour tutorials online. Excellent!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thank you Scott. Appreciated

[@jaricofilms]

Great! Thank you for explaining all of this so simply.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@collinausbury]

I keep coming back to this. So much confusion cleared up. Thank you for the simplicity.

[@DarrenMostyn]

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subscribed in 15 seconds. First of your videos I have watched but plan to watch many more as i learn Davinci Resolve. Thanks and have a great day!

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[@Karlabacken]

Thank you so much for sharing you knowledge! Much appreciated!! 🙏👍

[@BrianTheCameraGuy]

Darren, you are a wizard consistently throwing out amazing tips. Thank you so much. Excited to try this on my next grade!!!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you found it useful

[@charlesdavidmedia]

The video we've all been waiting for !

[@DarrenMostyn]

Appreciated Charles!

[@dxmvpictures]

Finally a video as to why cst node towards the end. Now it all makes sense! Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

you are welcome

[@alespanu]

Great work!! Thank you so much

[@maxuno8524]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you

[@SuchetB]

Thank you for your amazing tutorials - you are the Davinci Angel of Resolve! I literally got to understanding the basics of nodes on Davinci through one of your tutorials and it was hyperfast, faster than the other tutorials I’ve seen online. Big thank you again ⛩🎥🎬🏯🕹

[@DarrenMostyn]

You're very welcome Suchet. Thank you for the kind words. Enjoy resolve

[@realghostactual]

this just blew my mind. Ive been using the ASECcct transform for my sony SLOG3 for my FX3 and FX30 and at first in your video im like "oh crap, im doing this alllllllll wrong!" but then when you showed the color space transform in the first node and then what you did in the last node to bring it back from Davinci wide gamut to R.709, i realized im doing the same exact thing....just with ASECcct vs davinci wide color gamut. You gained a sub im loving your content

[@bbitirim]

Darren, I have been watching color grading tutorials for years and I just discovered your channel. The way you explain how it works is incredible! I can't show my appreciation enough. It's like you opened my mind and placed the knowledge in it. Thank you very much and please keep up the great work. You're an amazing artist and tutor!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thank you very much, Appreciated. Welcome to the channel...sorry it took you so long to find me!!

[@KamranJawaid]

Great process at the end. Slightly different, but ingenious use of groups, than my own. Am going to adapt this to my own. Thanks.

[@ianstewart4439]

Thanks, what a time saver that is. Quality and work flow looking more acceptable and a ton more time to concentrate on the composition. Brill, thanks….Ian

[@VErmuratski]

Great video, just one thing I want to mention: If you already set TimeLine and Input color space to DR WideGamut, you do not have to organize the first node (CST) to transform SOMETHING -> DR Wide Gamut. Just start grading on the first node and have the final transform, of course, (Clip Color Space) -> REC709. Because from the first node you are ALREADY in DR Wide Gamut

[@mastixmastix]

Top explained as usual in all your videos. Thanks

[@josahell]

Darren thank you so much for sharing all this with us time after time. You are truly an angel.

[@DarrenMostyn]

You are so welcome Josafat thank you

[@petrdvorak2113]

Amazing video!!! Thank you so much.

[@tomaskonvicka4135]

Thank you Darren, I learned something new again:) I have always used Color Transform first. I've played around with it a bit and it's definitely a good prevention against clipping, but higlihts get flat and I lose DeFacto detail before the image would even start to clip. It also makes the image much more sensitive to work. Your other method seems better, but it also makes the work too sensitive.

[@aminshallwani9369]

This helps a lot to understand the color space. Thanks for sharing

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NnikoO]

This is the best explainer about CST, thank you very much!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johevideos]

This is good. Thank you Darren.

[@udeydeepkhokhar1298]

very nicely explained about CST , thanks!

[@Tapehead1]

Super helpful. Thanks so much!

[@suminkim4249]

Thank you very much . Finally understood after 1 year of searching and watching millions of youtube 😮😊

[@DarrenMostyn]

Excellent!! My aim was to make it simple! Thank you Sumin.

[@alexabesadubitrusbyanyiko6742]

Thank you, Darren for this comprehensive piece.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you liked it!

[@uncleanAlibertine1]

the best on utube about this topic! thnx

[@DarrenMostyn]

Appreciated.

[@augustogomes_photo]

What a great video! Thank you for this fantastic explanation! It really made things much more clear for me!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@navidumardaraz7163]

Brilliantly explained.

[@maikeeelx]

amazing, i definitely had a bad case of CST anxiety before this video. this helped me alot!! Thank you very much

[@DarrenMostyn]

pleased to hear it

[@cimapp6186]

good work king, love you

[@JacobSteed]

You're the only person I've seen who can explain concepts like these that don't make me feel like an idiot. Thank you :)

[@DarrenMostyn]

Never feel like a idiot - ask questions. Ask me personally, happy to help. noone is an idiot - Im still learning and Ive been doing this for 28 years!! Glad I'm helping to explain to my amazing community here !!

[@edwarddiaz5973]

Excellent, thank you!

[@adsmithtx]

This with your previous video on color space management should be all any colorist needs to see.

[@hello457947]

What a brilliant video. Cheers Darren

[@jaykumarpal9229]

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

[@ausdoug974]

You’re a legend. So helpful. Thank you.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thank you for the super thanks!! Darren

[@colinflynn9390]

Thanks! Darren, this episode's really helpful.👍

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Tom_Roberts]

Excellent explanation of CST.

[@Shadow_Li]

this is so helpful thank you Darren

[@i_am_smartwisevevo7542]

Is now am understanding CST🔥 TL thank you master!!!

[@AlpineAirsoftAssault]

Would love a video about working with 8bit video from consumer DSLR LIKE CANON 70D ETC...

[@AliArnab]

Such beautiful and smooth explanations. You are an amazing instructor sir. Thanks for this video

[@DarrenMostyn]

My pleasure - thank you Ali.

[@ChadAltDelete]

If i could like this 10 times i would. Thanks again!!!

[@acidtears]

My god - I literally opened Resolve for the first time today after using Premiere for the past 2 years, and although I have limited understanding of color spaces, your explanation made it incredibly clear... Thank you very much!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad I could help!

[@aljoscha.merlin]

Great explanation. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ismailyurtozveri]

Thanks Mr. Mostyn

[@abagatelle]

Just started getting serious in Resolve - this was perfect, just the right amount of depth to start getting to grips with different camera sources.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it helped!

[@sashazephiria3869]

Already implemented that sandwich DWG workflow in my projects and it's such a time saver :D !

[@bahmanj]

Thank you so much Darren!🙏

[@DarrenMostyn]

My pleasure!

[@savioursaves9841]

Nicely explained...thank you sir 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@arnewinterboer201]

Egg-sellent Darren - very elegant - you hit the nail - thanks

[@RygarGuitar]

It was a pleasure getting to chat briefly @ Resolvecon. Thanks for your technical wisdom!

[@DarrenMostyn]

good to meet you too.

[@joyoffilming9500]

Awesome! Still too many who believe they could do the de-log'ing of footage with a handmade contrast curve - CST is the solution, for sure!

[@drumslapper]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

[@ozzythemighty2767]

OMG plz continue adding your keyboard short cuts as you go along on your tutorials. I dint know about command/drag could do that. Very informative..thq

[@DarrenMostyn]

Noted!

[@resolving_boris]

Using a CST at the beginning AND the end was a game changer for me.

[@DFaustmann]

If I hadn't subscribed to you already, I would do it again - thank you for this tutorial, Darren - greetings from germany :)

[@scottw6960]

Great video as always Darren. How do you deal with graphics and fusion compositions in a color managed space?

[@Ivan-RAW]

I love, I love, I LOVE! ❤

[@raymondvanderwerf]

O YES!! Thx very much. You are tha Mastah!

[@plrpilot]

Sooooooo helpful. Thank you!!!

[@ZEUS]

HOLY WOW!!! Best explanation EVER!!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheDude-vx6wn]

Absolute gold!!!! 🏆

[@DarrenMostyn]

appreciated

[@WalkingRabbit]

It's great! Thank's a lot!

[@filmikstream]

WOW.... That small change in workflow , changed so much , its like I have so much more room to play.

[@Fireandagrill]

all to the point 👌

[@powawowah]

Finally got around to taking some test footage with our FX30 and using it in Resolve using this method.....all those channels that just pull log footage in and manually add saturation & Contrast in a node to get it ready to work on is mind boggling. As soon as I saw you were working on an advert with Stanley it was obvious you knew what you were talking about!

[@RebecaRossato]

I deeply thank you