How to Color Match Cameras & Grade Log Footage without a LUT

Tutorial on matching the colors from different camera brands, using a color checker, making custom LUTs, and grading log footage manually without a LUT.
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Tutorial on matching the colors from different camera brands, using a color checker, making custom LUTs, and grading log footage manually without a LUT.
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - The Problem...
0:59 - Differences Between Sony & Canon Skin Tones
1:55 - Using ACES to Match Doesn't Always Work
2:54 - LUTs Are Rarely Designed to Color Match
4:06 - What about Transforming to Alexa First?
5:09 - Color Matching Manually with Color Checker
6:42 - How to Use the Vectorscope
8:20 - How to Match Skin Tones without a Color Checker
11:35 - Matching Colors Using Hue & Saturation Curves
13:15 - How to Match the Exposure & Luma Curve without a LUT
14:49 - Using Curves to Match the Shadows and Roll-off
16:27 - Grading Log from Scratch
17:26 - Step 1: Exposure Curve
18:08 - Step 2: Correct White Balance
18:44 - Step 3: Add Saturation
19:01 - Step 4: Add Contrast
19:44 - Step 5: HSL Color Correction
22:04 - Step 6: Refine the Saturation & Skin Tone
23:09 - Step 7: Double-Check White Balance
23:59 - Step 8: Final Contrast & Highlight Adjustments
24:45 - Save the Grade as a LUT
25:21 - Save a Color Preset using Grab Still
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[@PostColorGear]

Quick tip, man. That line moving that you mentioned at 10:03 can be fixed by holding shift when setting a point. They are very sensitive, that's for sure.

[@geraldundone]

Haha. I tried ALT then CTRL and then gave up. Bah! Thanks. That's a great tip. Cheers!

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[@renatomachelett]

I got myself a color chart and I've watched a few videos covering that topic. This is the first where I get the feeling that the presenter thoroughly understands what he's talking about and is not simply regurgitating something someone else said. Your video helped me a lot in getting a grip on the whole concept. Thank you!

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[@fabioalferii]

Hours, days, months, years, centuries spent on tons of video here on the Tube trying to understand how to match clips. The you came and in less 20 minutes you dissipate my doubts. Thank you.

[@smortonmedia]

THIS is the video everyone should start with when it comes to learning color correction and grading. I've been watching videos from other "pro colorists" that like to talk about ACES and throw jargon around with totally different workflows in each video... still leaving me feeling completely lost. Finally a video that clearly explains not only how to actually use a color checker, but how to match shots with it, as well as grading LOG footage.... All without using LUTS or saying "just use the proper color transform and gamma" and only demonstrating RED footage. THANK YOU.

[@TheOriginalGregToo]

I literally just spent the last few days in quarantine trying to figure out how to do this. Gerald, you are a god amongst men! Seriously, thank you for all that you bring to the creative community, I love how thoroughly you cover topics, and your communication skills are on point. Keep it up my dude, you have a viewer for life.

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[@CaptainJCRage]

I gained so much knowledge after 26 mins. Thanks!

[@JCTheBeard]

Finally, someone who just *does the process of color grading* in depth with great explanation of what actions affect which aspects of the grade, without simply shilling their own LUT or preset pack and wasting my time! Of course it would be Gerald who brought this information to the masses! Why did I ever have any doubt? Thanks very much for this extremely helpful video.

[@1chiTheKiller]

I just got a new camera the other day after using the same one for over 9 years. Learning how to better use color grading, working with Log, and other more advanced features is very important to me right now so I love seeing this kind of simple help with learning how to correctly color grade. Very helpful. Thank you.

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Omg!

[@ginjeff]

A newbie with video editing and especially color for my new Mavic Air 2. I was pretty well lost (still stepping slowly through Blackmagic's excellent and voluminous documentation) until I found this! Now I know why my color mucking didn't do anything, just by watching you work. Now I need to find a DJI-cinelike LUT to start.

[@visceralpsyche]

Great tutorial :D And thanks for the shoutout :) One quick tip with Resolve - if you double click the title of the parameter you want to reset, it will instantly go back to the default number, eg. double clicking on the Temperature text will reset it to 0 immediately. Very handy when you are dealing with the Hue vs Hue stuff where you nudged it off 1 when clicking a point. Cheers!

[@geraldundone]

Thanks, Paul! Cheers!

[@tsiturbotsi]

Love that you teach and use Resolve. Just makes me want to see more and more videos from you like this. We really appreciate the hard work.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

This was (or is) a fantastic color grading tutorial. You gave me a better understanding of the vectorscopes than I've had before. Thanks a million.

[@raymondlinares8307]

"Editable Splines" is a nice way to really gradually affect the curve using long handles for more gradual and incremental changes. Available in the curves window 3 button menu. Next Video: "Boom Boom Boom lemme hear you say way-oh, way-oh!!"

[@geraldundone]

Yes! Great tip. Much smoother result. Cheers!

[@JimRobinson-colors]

If you don't have a chart - you can easily match the luma by putting the two clips side by side and matching the waveform - the waveform will show left and right of the 2 -up.

[@geraldundone]

Good tip!

[@covert93]

the best thing to take away from this video . . . "embrace that experimentation" . . . ohhh man I'm going to look at some footage now, and just start messing around with it. thank you, thank you, thank you!! (even though, as I said yesterday on another video's comments, this is WAAAAYYYYY over my head. . . but I'm listening, and I'm experimenting. You are awesome.

[@aquatichdvideo]

Hi Gerald, great content, thank you. In the Hue VS Hue and other curves, if you hold the shift key when adding points to the line you wont keep bumping it off the zero mark.

[@astrovlog]

I don't know if someone already told you, but on any curve, if you shift-click you'll create a point without changing its value, I hope this helps!

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Good God man! This is one of the best Davinci Resolve tutorials I've seen.

[@eatherto]

I have now officially watched this video 5 times and take notes each time. This content is GOLD!

[@JoshDeek]

There are so many Horrible color videos and this is ACTUALLY helpful, not just in practice but in understanding conceptually. I might just take a nap I'm so happy.

[@iagorecinos1119]

Hey Gerald Undone! Great Video. I have to match to cameras to one another in the near future, and even though I've been editing for quite some time now, color (color matching) has not been an issue for me until now, as I normally shoot with only one camera. This video is a very useful resource for anybody who wants to quickly be able to match or grade cameras. Thanks!

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[@sebs247]

This video has given me so much more confidence using Davinci resolve. Thank you!

[@bamabaso]

Best video ever. Was struggling with this very issue. WB, color correction were my weakness. Pretty good at getting the “look” I want.

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Without a doubt…you’re the best at this stuff. Thank you

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Thank you so much for the comprehensive tutorials... a lot to unpack for a lowly producer learning to shoot and grade on my own.. and yes, I watch at 75% speed!

[@hmarci]

I've seen so many colour correction tutorials, and this is so many levels above the rest it's ridiculous. Thank you.

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Gerald, you have hands down the best technical channel on video there is. Great job and thank you!

[@c0pyimitati0n]

This should be the #1 video that beginners watch when learning to color grade/color correct. This video is so well done and the explanations are very thorough, yet engaging.

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Gerald is so pro that at 7:50 he did it speedy in real time.

[@jondargy]

This is amazing Gerald. I continue to learn so much from your content. Thank you!

[@dkeberhard]

I'm a first grader when it comes to grading video. I definitely had to bookmark this tutorial so I can watch it many more times. Fantastic information. I'm gonna have to create a sub folder in my bookmarks in the Bookmark Bar folder for Gerald Undone.

[@SirRelith]

This just helped me out so much. My footage looks SO much better than before. Thanks Gerald! :)

[@mkmartin559]

As a color correction and grading novice working in Resolve, I really got a lot out of this tutorial. Thanks so much!

[@ivanlo1805]

watch this video several times, i think the best video about how to grade logs

[@john2510]

A thumbs up wasn't enough for this. Really great. I'm a novice and this is just at my point in the learning curve. I appreciate the nice, clear explanations.

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[@JoshSandlin]

As always, this has been great. I work almost exclusively with stills, but watching you run through this stuff with video is both very interesting and helpful for thinking about workflows

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[@alistairbarclay3116]

Thank you very much this is the best and most comprehensive matching tutorial I have watched and believe me I have watched loads ! Interesting to me that you don’t mention the colour checker comparison feature or the built in shot match option, why is that?

[@adsertheblade]

OMG I learned so much...I hope I can engrain this in my mind because it will save countless hours. Thanks Gerald

[@AndysCuts]

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[@saint_odonnell]

Bruh! This was the most helpful grading video I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much for sharing all of this voodoo-science knowledge 😍🤤🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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1 of the best tutorial of DaVinci i ever seen!!!!!🙌

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You are an insane teacher! We need to add "Professor" to your name sir. Thank you for all your help and knowledge. Definitely purchasing a t-shirt to show support!

[@AlejandroMaagno]

Such a great video. Always helpful! 😉😉

[@fitdrummr]

FINALLY!!!! This was the most helpful color tutorial video I have watch in the last two years!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

[@Netaction]

Thank you for the tutorial that uses no magic but only basic tools that are available in all video editors. OK there is one magic happening. You eyeballed a lot using your experience. I tried the same steps very often and failed so hard. Now I bought Leeming Luts and enjoy the precision.

[@MarcSchreiberRealtor]

WOW was that a great tutorial! THANK YOU! I moved over to Davinci recently (I have the BMPCC4K) and I do use the X-Rite panels! Your explanations are perfect! FYI 1: in case you move the main line in say hue vs hue just select that point and type 0 into the right box below. FYI 2: The "still" can be added to the power bins for other projects.

[@Glen.Danielsen]

This is just outstanding. It is Gerald at his super best. Thankful for this! 💛😎

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Hi, Gerald. In your Table of Contents section add "0:00 - Introduction" or something like this. Not all channels have this feature, but try it. It's a new feature on KZbin which lets your viewers see chapters in your video.

[@alantuttphotography]

I've recently experimented with this type of process in Vegas Pro using a Datacolor Spydercheckr, with 48 color patches. Wasn't sure where the extra colors should hit on the vectorscope. Amazing how easy it is to get different cameras to match each other.

[@joellemorris5684]

You are an excellent teacher for someone like me who is learning color grading! Thanks a lot!

[@DanRaines]

Since you were kind enough to put this video together I am going to give Resolve another try. 👍👍👍

[@CamCovello]

This is the most helpful grading video I have watched on KZbin. Thank you Gerald.

[@GregStonham]

This is fantastic content - thank you. I've just bought a Blackmagic Studio cam and am trying to create a LUT to match to my GH5 for livestreaming via Atem, This fills in a lot of the blanks for me. Thanks again.

[@tanyamelodyuk3744]

I'm an amateur, using just Powerdirector...good enough for what I do/need but some aspects of what I see being done make me aware of things I should be aware of to get the best out of (or at least try and improve on) what I do. Great video...as usual.

[@LowBrassU]

Extremely helpful. Subscribed instantly.

[@VRVitaly]

Great overview for matching cameras!

[@vincelicas2422]

Im a fairly new fan of yours but have been watching your past videos. I don't recall seeing any software reviews/how-tos before so this is very awesome of you to make a video about this. Again, keep up the great work!

[@dronetoronto]

Very cool - I use Resolve and this is very thorough and easy to follow. Thanks. Have you tried using the built-in Color Match tool, where you can line it up with your color checker? I'd imagine it would (should) get 2 different cameras to the same base-line staring point?

[@MarekBartovic]

Color correction is probably my main issue I should work more on... Thanks for the tips!

[@OliKember]

So many fantastic tips in this video. One cool thing with saving your grade is that if you drag it from Stills into Powergrades you can access it from any project. Cheers!

[@DESTINEAK]

Unreal From Undone! Thank you too much for all this valuable information, you are an incredible teacher!

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Love your videos. I've learned so much from them. Just signed up with Storyblocks under your account to show my support!

[@coreywallroff]

Amazing video! You take a complex concept and make it simple to understand and execute!

[@TMD_Produktion]

You can search the whole internet but you won‘t find so much information about color matching in 27mins 😄

[@blackout1111]

Charts are for pros. If you shoot a chart and adjust your points to match in the vector boxes, then adjust your contrast to match your luma steps, that works without even looking at the image. Data/scope workflow is much faster and precise because there is zero guesswork.

[@TheAuroraChasers]

Man! I sure do appreciate your videos!

[@hylczr]

Bro! I have been looking for a solid, fail-safe way to color match my Sony A7III and Pocket 4K. Most people are just going by eye. I don't really see the "by eye" method as sustainable. Your HSL method is spot on. I downloaded Leeming Lut on your recommendation from another video. The Leeming Luts plus this HSL method works with amazing results. Just wanted to say thanks!

[@RealSoundReviews]

your work is becoming an encyclopedia of technique. Really, it is essential. Keep up the good work :)

[@LawrenceChung]

thanks so much! This tutorial has so much valuable info I'd have never known where to get from! Having said that, my screen can't show much of your Canon and Sony skin tone difference in the clip.... time to upgrade my monitor too hah

[@50shadesofNV]

this is one of your best videos. super useful

[@VideographerLearnings-bd8ur]

This is amazing! I still don't understand how to do it but the amount of information in this video is mind blowing. I think I just need Gerald to do my color grading for me :(

[@itsnotaboutyouproductions3195]

Normally I can set my speed to 1.5 and follow along but this was so rich in info I kept it at normal speed. Great video!

[@ErisedMediaCo]

Best tutorial! Thanks Gerald!

[@dxsaigon]

So good! There are two other channels where I've learned about resolve color grading from and each of you uses different tools and node structures to get to the final result. I really like what you've done here since it's more about camera matching (something I currently need to do better) than creating a look. As always, keep up the good work G.

[@LifeSurfingDude]

Gerald, you are one awesome dude. Your knowledge and drive to get to bottom of things is amazing. Channel to go to for deep knowledge and understanding of how things work behind the scenes. thanks for all your time and effort!

[@TommyMartin]

This is a confusing topic for a lot of people. This is an excellent tutorial and very well presented. Thanks.

[@gustafonseca2]

That's high end pro grading tips for free! Thank you very much, sir!

[@InvisibleJiuJitsu]

very useful. Especially being slightly colourblind

[@alexbenn6571]

Thanks Gerald. Answered so many of my colour correction issues in one video.

[@4thwalltvandfilm]

Great video. THanks for your help. Very easy to follow for fixing up your Slog footage for sure.

[@54V4]

I can't stress enough how much I love your short, simple intro...

[@debuys]

Phenomenal amount of usable info here. Thank you!!!!!

[@recipetodelicious5791]

This was an AMAZINGLY helpful video. I'll watch it several times I'm sure. I'm using three different cameras and need to get them to a consistent feel. All canon's but different. Plus the way to use the Color Checker was invaluable. Going to get the video version tomorrow (have the photo)

[@arieljgd]

if you want to quickly reset your value after creating a point in for example hue vs hue curve you can junt double click "hue rotate"

[@jordanjohnmusicofficial]

Absolutely brilliant Gerald! I'm thoroughly enjoying these insightful videos.

[@dharmeshchauhan3838]

Thank you ... I have rekindeled something I love doing so this was great and I enjoyed the way you delivered this.

[@BenCarrickPhotography]

Thanks so much for this... I am just putting together my first few videos on Photoshop and every time I try to grade footage in Premiere it comes out like a cartoon. too late for my first few videos but I'll work through this process and create a LUT in Resolve for future stuff. This is the best colour grading video I've seen and I've seen plenty. Thanks again. You rocked my world

[@ozzmanzz]

Fantastic!!! Just got my colour checker so now I know what to do with it. Thanks for posting, I very much appreciate the time you put into making this video.

[@ziemowitcabanek9025]

What lcd screen model do we see in the video? This tutorial is really great. Thank you for sharing your knkw-how!!

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He covered his editing setup in a previous video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp7bnXl4jLx7b5Y

[@GoapprStudios]

Thank you so much I learned a lot. Keep Creating your changing the world,

[@alexshdvideo]

Thank you for posting.. just getting into Davinci Resolve and BMPCCP4K BRAW and grading in Davinci like it was FCPx... which ends up being OK but subdued... was struggling to find out how to saturate different colors etc...I suppose I should just sit down and watch Blackmagics training videos.

[@staticvideo]

“I’m Gerald Undone and I put film schools out of business.” Seriously tho. Probably 95% of my workflow is based on what I learn from your videos! Keep them coming and honestly, I have no idea why you’re not at at least a million subs. It’s a shame!

[@baqcasanke]

I was listening to a podcast and the guest talked about how he hadn’t touched a camera until senior year in film school 😵 jesus. I hope he puts them out of business