EASY Film Emulation For Any Camera in Davinci Resolve

In this video I dive into how I color grade my videos in Davinci Resolve to get the film look and give you an overview of the powergrade that I use! Feel free to let me know in the comments if you have any questions or anything! I'd be happy to answer!
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[@HonJazzz]

Thanks for sharing your process. I’ve been frustrated with the output settings and your explanation in the beginning really cleared that up. Thanks!

[@edwardcrockett]

You bet! I’m really glad that it helped!

[@SebastianFriedrichVisuals]

1:10 - it’s not a „downside“. Just select 709-A and then save it as default preset. Now you don’t have to set it again ;)

[@jugodeluo]

Here's a tip that helps me in my workflow. You can group clips together and apply the grade to the whole group. Awesome video!!

[@edwardcrockett]

Hey thank you! I have done that sometimes but I actually prefer to not group them. That's just my preference

[@shotbysob]

Yoooo your video randomly popped up on my feed and I had to check it out as it was about Film Emulation! Thanks for sharing this video and showing the process bro, i can implement it into my grading process ❤

[@AqworldsAuildere]

I've been waiting for videos about this powergrade! thank you for this

[@edwardcrockett]

You bet! And in the description I linked Serr’s video so feel free to check his out as well!

[@scottrgarland]

Thank you for mentioning the KZbin compression grain. Every time I see a "film emulation" video with a decent amount of grain on YT it looks like TRASH. Awesome video!! I got Powergrade II and have never used Resolve so it's fairly intimidating. I've been using Premiere for 4 years so I doubt it'll be that drastic of a change, but this reminded me I need to learn Resolve haha, thanks! Great video as always man!

[@edwardcrockett]

Heck yeah bro! I'll have to make a video for you on that! I think there's totally a great video in just "how to get started in resolve"

[@JustinEspejo]

Hey Edward! I just found out about your youtube channel man! haha! glad to connect here as well! Cheers! Awesome video! I'm trying out Dehancer at the moment too and I'm really loving it! :)

[@edwardcrockett]

Let’s gooo! So stoked you’re here Justin!🤙🏼

[@ChristianMcnally]

I know it's been five months so you might have figured this out by now but if you click the 3 dots at the top right of the Project Settings menu you can save your current settings as a preset and even make them the default for future projects!

[@wearetrackclub]

Love how you put this together! The film emulation looks amazing 👌

[@edwardcrockett]

Wow thank you so much🙏🏼 you’re too kind track club 🥹

[@TANZANIAFILMMAKINGTV]

just watched this video amazing Film emulation

[@edwardcrockett]

Yooo thank you!

[@SkylerB]

Do I need to enable Mac Display enabled if im using A desktop? And I need to film in Log? I cant with a standard profile?

[@edwardjski]

"Mac display" and "Rec.709-A" if viewing on a Mac display, yes? But if not using a Mac display, is it recommended to leave these two check boxes blank?

[@edwardcrockett]

correct!

[@xboxben2291]

00:01 Discover power grade tool in Davinci Resolve for film emulation 01:20 Color grading using Film Vision 2 processed by Sir 02:42 Achieve film emulation in Davinci Resolve using Lab Scan power grade 04:09 Adjust key output and utilize texture, color density, roll off, and grain for film emulation in Davinci Resolve. 05:21 Demonstration of grading process in Davinci Resolve. 06:36 Adjusting blue tones in shadows using Loom vs SAT and log wheels 08:04 Adjust original footage for authentic results 09:26 PowerGrade for easy film emulation in Davinci Resolve is a versatile tool. Crafted by Merlin AI.

[@undefined55555]

Great video man. I am not able to import Powergrade file in my da Vinci.

[@mex5341]

You have revealed the secret of many KZbinrs! but unfortunately it is already mainstream, tons of videos with this grade

[@edwardcrockett]

Really? I haven’t seen many people using this grade mainly because he just came out with it a few weeks ago!

[@mex5341]

@@edwardcrockett i did . especially those who do fuji reviews/ Jpeg street photography ) I used the very first version of Film vision and it was good too

[@AntonJDCreatives]

Amazingly vibey as always. You truly have a unique style and are one of my top creators to keep an eye on. Love your vids, keep 'em coming.

[@edwardcrockett]

Dang JD! Thank you man! That really means a lot! 🙏🏼 anything you’d like me to make a video on?

[@Webrisernl]

very cool do I need a buy extra plugins to use this serr package? Like pro version of davinci?

[@edwardcrockett]

You can use it with the free version! You just won’t have grain or halatiom

[@Webrisernl]

@@edwardcrockett i think the two most important thinks to have for film look right?

[@edwardcrockett]

@@Webrisernl Well maybe but there's a ton of color science that plays into the film look as well so it's not the only thing you need!

[@CERUBUM]

Can I combine this powergrade with Juan Malera's alexa color conversion lut/powergrade?

[@edwardcrockett]

1000% I do it all the time!

[@foggymossstudio]

Awesome visuals!

[@edwardcrockett]

Yo thank you so much!🙏🏼

[@Bertrandovic]

Would it be possible to use this to export a LUT (.cube-file) I know cube files don’t take halation and texture, but can i export the core of the look to then use the LUT inside my Alexa Mini as a reference-LUT while shooting?

[@edwardcrockett]

Yes I believe so! I'll try it and see what happens

[@Bertrandovic]

Any Luck?@@edwardcrockett

[@surgum1986]

Love the colors

[@edwardcrockett]

Thank you so much!🙏🏼

[@lioncityhyperbole]

thanks so much for this! for the "lut" tab, would you know which lut would be closest to an L-Log profile (Leica)?

[@edwardcrockett]

Very interesting question! Lemme look into it!

[@lioncityhyperbole]

@@edwardcrockett thank you so much!

[@lioncityhyperbole]

@@edwardcrockett i tried the fujifilm f-log lut. not perfect but seems workable? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJDbga1-ppKre9k&ab_channel=lioncityhyperbole

[@lioncityhyperbole]

I've tried the Fuji f-log lut. Not perfect but seems workable? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJDbga1-ppKre9ksi=o7mxe7PuQk2LnvmT

[@Spideryder]

Hey man, just found out your channel yesterday. Your videos are very informative. I was thinking, if you could make a video on beginner's guide to editing or editing for beginners 101 something like that. I searched on youtube but I didn't found any video that helpful. I was hoping you could make a video on this. I new to editing and filmmaking. I would really appreciate it. All the best for your channel. Don't stop every making videos & have a great day. 🌟

[@Spideryder]

Btw what editing software should I start with? I have a windows laptop.

[@edwardcrockett]

Yo I can definitely make a video about that! It may be after a while but I can for sure do it! And I’d use davinci resolve! It’s free version is like 90% of what you get in the paid version! Also thank you so much for watching and everything!

[@Spideryder]

​@@edwardcrockettcan't wait for the video.

[@northparkfilms3045]

Hey is this comparable to dehancer? I like dehancer but the price is too much

[@edwardcrockett]

I personally prefer it over Dehancer but you don’t have as many options when it comes to different looks

[@northparkfilms3045]

@@edwardcrockettwhat do you like about this over dehancer? I’m more concerned about film grain and bloom.

[@NiclasMoser-s8z]

1:00 min, Actually if you click on the three little dots in the upper right corner in this menu, you can save that as an default setting!

[@kl00ver]

Oh also what are your export settings? Just same as timeline or do you set any of the colour options to rec.709 or anything?

[@edwardcrockett]

Same as timeline!!

[@joeykalenga6310]

Great vid!!! Do you need the full paid version of DaVinci Resolve for the powergrade to work?

[@edwardcrockett]

No you don’t! There are some features like halation where one of the methods requires the paid version of davinci but I believe 90% of the powergrade works with the free version!

[@edwardcrockett]

Oh also thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@joeykalenga6310]

Okay thank you!!!

[@kl00ver]

awesome video! Had a quick question abt the colour management as I've been soooo unbeliably confused on it amd been trying all diff options to get accurate outputs for tiktok and youtube. With what you showed is that still your settings? Do you find it the most accurate??

[@edwardcrockett]

Yeah I’m still using this however it’s Mac specific!

[@AirCorp]

Hey Edward, Is this lut pack compatible with Iphone log footage from filmic pro or not ? Thanks for your respond.

[@kingtutt3492]

Does film vision only work with the studio version or free version as well ?

[@edwardcrockett]

I believe so!

[@Miyoshi____]

How do you compare this power grade too dehancer ? And have you solely shoot your last two videos with xs20?

[@RemmyMusic1]

dehancer is still better

[@JourneyofRishu]

Does it work for 8 bit camera.

[@edwardcrockett]

Yes but I’m actually working on a video all about how to grade 8 bit cameras so keep an eye out for that too

[@husainimusiadi]

does it work with the free version of davinci or need to be davinci studio ?

[@edwardcrockett]

I believe so!

[@johnbrowningdp]

You should have probably uploaded this in 4K. The KZbin compression has done an absolute number on it!

[@edwardcrockett]

KZbin compression ruins my day 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’ll be sure to upload in 4k from now on 🤙🏼

[@CartyCantDance]

@@edwardcrockettit looks okay bc of your film grain. 4k does have less compression

[@johnbrowningdp]

@@CartyCantDance Nahh I'm sorry but it looks like complete mush. Maybe it looks okay on a tiny phone screen but on my monitor it looks bad, like seriously bad.

[@qtnbd]

i dont know how to put it on davinci help mee !!!

[@edwardcrockett]

making a beginner's davinci video asap

[@smoogles.5534]

ive noticed this style of people sitting in random spots with mics in their hands and softly talking i wonder what started the trend out of curiosity lol

[@edwardcrockett]

Honestly I don’t know! I started doing it cause I kinda got bored of people just sitting in the same spot in the same room for all their videos so I tried to switch it up 🤷🏼‍♂️ do we like or nah?

[@Smarthalayla]

Sure, but where is the sample clip of "before" and "after"? All we see is you talking, changing parameters and no export results.

[@edwardcrockett]

Okay this is something that I’m curious about because we did take the clip from log to graded but in my opinion, log is all kinda gonna look similar so I’ve never understood showing the before and after because of the after should be good enough that you don’t want to see the before 🤔 I don’t know that’s just my opinion but I’m working on a larger video on film emulation programs so I’ll be sure to show full res versions of the graded files in that one!

[@Smarthalayla]

@@edwardcrockett Many people shoot on their phone and many consumer cameras do not come with Log file but with a compiled H.246 MP4 format and that's it. Your title says "EASY Film Emulation For Any Camera in Davinci Resolve". Any camera means all kind of cameras including smartphones and not just cameras that have the option to shoot log file. People looking into make their mp4 footage to have the look like it was shot on film, and since any footage from mp4 camera will look different. That's why "before" and "after" are needed, to see what was the input and what is the output, and also how to achieve it. Make a film emulation of 720p mp4 footage that came from smartphone. That's the real thing people wants. I hope it was clear.

[@edwardcrockett]

@@Smarthalayla definitely clear and you actually CAN use this program with any camera. It has a rec709 lut that would apply to any of the examples you listed. I’m sure next time I can add in more examples if that’s helpful but the title is true that it’s EASY and works for ANY camera 🤙🏼

[@Smarthalayla]

@@edwardcrockett Cool.

[@drewroberts7489]

What kinda phone you shooting 720p on

[@qtnbd]

Why the fck i need the studio version to use it, can't you mention it wtf ????!!!

[@edwardcrockett]

So sorry I thought I said I wasn’t sure if you had to have studio or not! Totally my bad! 😞

[@qtnbd]

@@edwardcrockett no bro its my bad, i just had to turn off the grain node its alright

[@WalkingHeadPro]

looks like instagram filter, gross. next

[@edwardcrockett]

idk i like it

[@_o__o_]

i farted

[@angelposada3584]

It only works with the paid version? (davinci studio) i have the free version and i want it 🥲

[@edwardcrockett]

So I believe it works with free davinci you just won't have any grain or halation!