Color Grading 101 - Everything You Need to Know

[@EverythingFilm]

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[@Indpendent01]

yeah i learned why you need to put the LUT after the color space conversion! totally makes sense that it's because the lut is rec.709 (most probably are)

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True. I've always seen people playing with those dials without knowing what they do and i stayed confused. Seeing the thumb and title of this vid i feel like im home

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Very educational video.

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And without you it’s worse

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I'm 14 and I just wanna say thanks for teaching me 80% of what I know about filmmaking. You've truly inspired me to pursue what I love the most and I'll be forever grateful!

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14 ey? You're off to a good start! When I was 14 I was making silly stickman animations in 8 colours on Deluxe Paint. A Video camera was economically out of sight. post production options were not even on the horizon!!! Create and Enjoy!

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When i was 14 i was doing nothing really nothing you guys are really very ambitious at very young age. Keep going Good luck

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When I was 14, I still chewed my playground stick. You are really more mature

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[@Friction_Addiction]

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Yea! It's even more mind blowing if you get to know it actually consists of 1s and 0s. How's that even possible? 😊

[@yinoveryang4246]

Don't get excited, It's a video made by a guy who doesn't fully understand 80% of what he's talking about. While he's dome some work, theres some mis-advice and misleading stuff in here also

[@yyalp]

Adobe softwares are out of my budget as a film student, so I decided to use Resolve for everything edit wise, and I'm so glad you guys are teaching the basics in such an easy and informative way!

[@eBlackize]

Is it still limited to 720p export?

[@yyalp]

@@cicolas_nage oh yh 100% but for some reason I keep getting detected and Adobe asks me to download the original version, which is unfortunate.

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do you drink coffee every day, my student cost for the entire adobe suite is 19 bucks a month :)

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@@patrickmacisaac4991 I live in Brazil and our economy isn't the best, so for a broke student, the cost for Adobe programs is just slightly more expensive than I can afford monthly. I could pay for it, but I would be spending more money than I should

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same exact story its crazy how long hes been doing this and the infos always been so good

[@makasii]

Shooooooot, that is what any training should be, short, well paced, informative, interesting and rich. RESPECT SIR!

[@lerx1980]

So much information. My head hurts. But thanks for not making the videos extra long. You get straight to the point and that's why we love you so much.

[@doodap_]

Im 16 and im studying art and animation but i know for uni i want to study and work in cinematography or editing/composition and this channel is such a big help

[@paulmark992]

0:22 i am amazed at this old film looking this good. How do these things look so good and sharp? Did someone upgrade the film quality?

[@Arowrath]

Absolutely loved this. It's so hard to find tutorials for beginners that don't assume you're already super familiar with a program or process

[@Sujal_Humagain]

I am learning video editing and come here every once in a while. There is something new for me to learn everytime I come here as this consists both basics and in-depth explanations.

[@chrismanda3158]

I have watched several videos on color grading and this by for is the clearest and most informative one that I have seen. Best believe I am subscribing.

[@LawrenceKaneshiro]

This is the best explanation of color space, LUTS, and or RAW I have seen so far. Color 101, I learned a lot from this even though I have been doing video for awhile now. There is still a lot more to learn. Great job!

[@27isagamer98]

This is literally the best video of color grading ever, thank you so much for putting the effort into bringing this masterpiece to new editors

[@paleyosezi3122]

For how fast this guy speaks I can only imagine the script of this video. Millions of information were given.

[@PoofyisDead]

I grew up as a kid watching film riot for fun and because it was interesting, and here i am back years later watching for information to pass my filmmaking finals 😭❤️

[@RebelToons]

You guys are simply amazing. I have been following you all for probably a decade now, and I am still learning new things from you. Thank you for helping me be a jack of all trades in video haha! Your videos have played a huge part in my career path.

[@VariTimo]

Funny, that shot from Blade Runner in the thumbnail was done in camera with lighting and filters. Sure there was some enhancement in the grade but the Orginal image in camera was actually so orange that they found some sort of artefact in the dark shadows and called Arri how also didn't know about this. This was a case where Deakins actually pushed the Alexa to places its never been before. Also for anybody interested in what color grading was like before computers, look up: Color Timing with Printer Lights. It's a really simple and intuitive process and there's a printer point feature in DaVinci Resolve that you can also control thro the touch bar on MacBooks. It's crazy to me how many different looks can be created from such a simple tool. Nolan, PTA, and Tarantino all exclusively color time with printer lights, the first two actually photochemically and not in a digital intermediate.

[@Playerdue]

Great video! Another use of LUTs in post-production is having a preview of the final look of a shot while working in the VFX stage. Compositing software like Nuke have a built-in quick preview using an imported LUT, so the artist can see how the shot will look in the final edit, without changing the original scan.

[@Pilotsebi]

I'm currently at 12:15 and this was by far the best explanation of color grading, especially in DaVinci Resolve for me. Thank you so much!

[@daniel_wilkinson]

I feel like learning to use scopes is essential for those of us that don't have $30,000 to drop on a color-accurate monitor.

[@eddydrouet1888]

@@cicolas_nage there is no such thing as a perfect monitor

[@eddydrouet1888]

@@cicolas_nage touché

[@ThisIsJessPaul]

THIS IS SOOO HELPFUL!! I'm about to color my first short. I've worked in professional photo coloring for 10 years. I assume film had the same principles PLUS so much more and I'm so glad I watched this video to see what that "more" was.

[@fujicinema]

I love color grading! Sometimes I feel beginners may overlook this, but for me, I've been grading footage since my first short film. I don't know why exactly, but it was important for me to grade to set the right mood. Even back then I shot in log😂 this is a great video! I hope new film makers learn a lot from it!

[@filmedbyfranz]

That was amazing. This helped me a lot to understand what the whole process looks like! A very well not-confusing overview! Arigato Film Riot, as always! :)

[@cumariful]

I used to watch you guys as a kid excited to learn how to film and edit , glad to see you’re still putting out content I forgot to sub since I used to just search for you

[@Andrew_Price]

I'd love to hear more about the color correction process. I always find my fingers twisting during that phase, when two cameras simply won't look the same. And I'm not always sure what to pull and what histogram to look at.

[@jadefinchscene5644]

probably the best quick look at color grading i have seen. well done. very helpful.

[@antonioraw]

This is - by far - the best video about color grading in KZbin. Chapeau!

[@NICUofficial]

As an electronic musician & novice camera operator who just wants to make better visuals for my music channel, this video is like 100 "aha's" per minute. Clears up so many questions I didn't even know I had. Shooting RAW is amazing when you're a noob because you have so many ways to fix the mistakes you didn't know you were making and because it just looks so damn good. That's why I just bought a 16TB hard drive, probably the first of many LOL

[@sammullen124]

Film Riot continues to make the most intimidating aspects of film-making easier to understand and its all inspiring, keep it up guys you're legends

[@Vrainy]

This is so helpful! I only have an a6000 but I learn so much about how to tweak despite the limitations

[@BradRankin-w9z]

Thank you for getting to the point and not giving 1 minute of information in a 10 minute format. Great work!

[@DigiBentoBox]

This is amazing. In one video, you’ve summarized and conveyed what took me weeks of toying around and googling/YTing to understand. Wish I saw this video a long time ago!

[@gaburisonne]

Exactly! I had the feeling that I would need to go through the endless KZbin realm myself, but luckily I stumbled across this video here on my second day of research. This just saved so much of my time 😁

[@Shotin35mm]

The fact that I have to do every job on my projects, this was one of the most important videos I’ve seen this channel push out. I will definitely have to watch this again for reference.

[@jaxxarmstrong]

I haven't mentioned this before, but the warm red/orange video background is perfect for this type of video and your skin tone.

[@kond1]

Thank you. I've been struggling to find videos that explain the overall process like this.

[@SempleFilms]

What in particular are you looking to learn?

[@ashwinkumar3044]

TNice tutorials is by far, the best tutorial I have found so far. I feel like I’ll be spending a lot of ti on your channel! Thanks man! Keep up the good

[@GB_Rishad]

A complete no brainer about color grade and stuff who never knew or heard about this stuff much can understand almost all of it from this singular video.....Its so effective ...It feels like it would be so tough to learn about it without this video....its simply a must

[@LewingtonsWorld]

one of the best breakdowns of a bloody complex subject. Nice effects to show the viewers whats actually going on. Great work!

[@pixel325]

Thanks a lot for this, it certainly helps a lot to get a 101 on CG to get the basic idea of all this stuff. Great video and thanks for sharing this!

[@fujicinema]

Yeah, it's useful with CG to use aces. I just wish blender had that color space built it😂

[@calebstopa]

Such a helpful video! I’ve been editing for over 8 years and still learned quite a bit from this! Keep ‘em coming! 🤠

[@charliedarwins]

I've been watching film riot since I first started my obsession years ago. Love you guys for all you do. Thanks for sticking around. I feel like we're close friends. Love ya!

[@maraclan8196]

THANK YOU ❤ I've been locking many tutorials how to make a color correction and everybody comes telling you about gammas and hues and they supose that you already know what are they talking about but you don't have idea at all

[@drewthedirector]

This vid, literally worth more than my entire college education ❤

[@HarmenHoek]

Love the fast pace. Great video. Thanks

[@pablo-zn1mg]

What a gem of a video. I had followed other basic grading tutorials but the way you put them in order makes much more sense to me. Also nice little tip about glow. Thanks !

[@BartSantello]

One of the best overviews on color correction I've seen

[@deardaughter]

This may be the single most useful video on the internet. Thank you.

[@matthuesmann]

4 months later I’m watching this and know most of it but still hear a few great explanations which makes it easier for me to communicate with clients. Thanks! FR is the best!

[@MEGATestberichte]

Resolve is pure awesomeness and it runs on linux! I love it!

[@AmebaFilms]

Thank you so much for this, was about to make a mistake and shoot the rest of my film in RAW, even though everything has been working fine so far. I don't think my desktop will handle RAW very well but was listening to some advice. Shooting again in 3 days, you've saved me a headache 🙌🙏

[@VISUALPRODSTUDIOS]

You are the best. I’ve been learning so many things with your channel since 2014.

[@jakebatsuuri]

Okay I FINALLY understand coloring. It was kinda confusing. But the first few minutes of theory really helped me understand the last practical bits! THANKS bearded man! My footage looks incredible now!

[@oje101]

Ok .. this video KILLED IT ... so packed with so much useful info.. specially for me as I'm the proud owner of a DaVinci studio Liscence.. looking forward to more color grading tuts.. and again thank you sooo much for this clarification on the different tools and what they are for..

[@ukab1]

FilmRiot does it again, these guys are the best KZbin channel for any Filmmaker. There's always something to learn and they always know how to teach something difficult, the easy way for us to understand.

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1:32 min that place is Oaxaca!!! my town 🙂

[@latinillusion00]

Do I have to shoot stuff? No Do I have a camera and the time to do all this? No Did I watch all of this till the end and fully enjoyed it? ABSOLUTELY. Felt rich and entertaining 😊

[@Iareawesome100]

this was actually a good overview. Most poeple or vids fail to describe it in such a easy to grasp manner while keeping it correct!

[@TravisRichey]

I'm glad to see another basics update on this! I still use principals I learned from you like 10 years ago when I color my projects! ~Trav

[@codespeedo]

Film Riot is best channel on KZbin for entire film making 👍

[@brokensmile3369]

by any ans, but I can make what I envision, and that's the greatest gift to . You are, without a doubt, an expert teacher. You may

[@toxictitan1199]

This Video is everything you are searching for color grading tuts, my fellow editors

[@divyadarshanchhetri1582]

Compact, Concise and up to the point. Nailed it

[@kennetharrowmusic]

thank you for this! I finally understand how it all works now!

[@adrisamurai9737]

From someone who struggles with color correction, I must sy, thank you.

[@TheZihadHasan]

Never have I ever learned this much from just a KZbin video 💝

[@GotUpLateWithMoon]

I can't believe they made this for free; it's intense...Thank you!!!!

[@irenebufete7890]

Thank you so much for your tutorials It went from 'nice tutoet science' to simple logic! You have a new subscriber

[@happyfoxproductions]

The most efficient color grading tutorial I've ever seen. Thanks guys!

[@syltmackaalexandus4998]

thanks I nerver knew how much work put into these, its very cool see how everything works.

[@shahbazalishaikh3526]

This was amazing mate !.. Searching hrs online for all the stuff would take 3-4 days and this video made this possible in less than hour...Thanks you so much...liked, comment and subscribed

[@beyfenn]

One of the best explanations of color grading I have seen yet. Thanks for this.

[@danielrogers5641]

This is one of the most informative videos on color grading I have seen. Thank you so much!

[@Orbnoticas]

Where has this channel been all my life

[@fodsonmedia]

YAAAAHSS! This is GOLD, especially for someone (me) trying to switch from Premiere to Resolve. So yeah, more please?

[@justinsampson5839]

Our eyes see so much luminance and color. Our cameras are ever closer to matching the amount of stops they can see (although they'll never match the ICE perfectly). And the color spaces are also ever evolving to involve more color which means we are held back by our monitors, TVs, and projectors to stay in Rec 709 standard. What can we use to determine that the majority of screens people see offers more color space so that we may use more hdr and a wider space than 709 like Rec 2020 and 2100

[@Frostbeatz]

Great content here, especially for someone like me who rather see and hear it that read it in a manual. Film Riot was the first KZbin channel for filmmaking I subscribed to and is still great to this day!!!

[@zongmuas]

Quality content. 17 minutes of pure knowledge smashed in my face. LOVE IT. Gonna be applying all this wonderful knowledge to my current project.

[@FilmmakingSock]

THANK YOU RYAN, I've been meaning to dabble a bit in color grading, but it seems like such a daunting task

[@LoganCTanner]

I'm really glad to see you're still getting big boi viewership

[@loquatlaila9543]

only a minute in, but i really apricate how visually appealing this is, interesting and INFORMATIVE. It makes it easier to watch versus other "colour grading videos" that spend 20mins going over multiple steps (very dry). Thanks!

[@Mike0193Azul]

Thanks so much for this in depth guide! Super helpful 💚 even as a professional I love going back and learning the science, theory, and basics to refine my knowledge. Loved all the visual examples, graphics and animations 🙌🏽

[@madnessbydesignVria]

This was amazing! So much information delivered efficiently. I've done color correction before, but there was a lot of new info here (new to me, at least). Thank you! :)

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@Film Riot *You Rock !* 🎸

[@raamenstallings]

I've been looking for a video like this for years! Thank you

[@mertgrkm]

I guess this is what teaching coloring in 17 minutes is like. Thanks a lot

[@taura101]

Thank you for this awesome introduction to color from camera sensor to screen. The most complete overview I have viewed with the breadth to understand the scope And enough depth to understand the main steps and the key aspects of each one. Great work. Thank you.

[@nated2769]

What an awesome video for a noob hobbyist. Thanks a million!

[@aswanthnk639]

great content .u just covered a tone of my doubts in this single video

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Ok whoever did that intro deserves a raise

[@maul9815]

Even if already had a pretty decent grasp on each topic, this video did a great job filling some gaps in my brain at an incredibly optimized timespan. This is what I pay internet for!😂 Thank you guys

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This video answered so many questions! Loved every second of it! Subbed for sure!

[@juanandresmartinezsanchez9138]

TNice tutorials was great! the way you explain tNice tutorialngs and repeating it really helps. thanks for the tutorial!

[@RodieOsc]

Wow learning the vertor scopes really helped out !

[@hemantvaishnavdp]

this channel in prefect sync with my filmmaking career. 👍

[@jillustration]

wow this was amazing, thank you so much. I was looking for something to give me the basics but in more than the most surface level way and this was just perfect. I have four pages of notes XD looking forward to diving into the channel and learning more. sometimes the youtube algorithm does send me some gems...

[@suagnviki]

You just gave me to confidence to try when all these seem so daunting! Thank you 🙏🏽