How To Professionally Use The Xrite Color Checker Video Passport in Davinci Resolve

[@matteosivilotti9800]

Jamie Fenn Drops a video while you are working? 1) Run to your office 2) Lock the door 3) Set your outlook calendar to "In a meeting" 4) Enjoy 11 minutes and 28 secs of peace.

[@JamieFenn]

hahaha that made me laugh.. thanks Matteo :D

[@martinweiss3046]

Thank you SO much. Finally understood the point of the color chart. Total game changer for me. You are a A+ star.

[@JamieFenn]

I appreciate the kind words, man! 🔥

[@mr.caounda]

I’ve watched hundreds of tutorials on color matching and exposure, but this video is a game-changer! Your unique techniques and clear explanations finally made it all click for me. Thanks for elevating my video editing skills to perfection! 🙌

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome, thank you!

[@germancova]

Man you are my hero, This is the one thing that I've been trying for long time to be explained, and you did it, You have a new follower here!

[@JamieFenn]

Thank you thank you!

[@cinematichobbyist]

Jamie, this is- hands down- the best, easiest video I’ve seen to handle what I personally think are the two most important things to get nailed for making KZbin videos- exposure and color grading. Love this tutorial! It is immediately going to go into my workflow.

[@JamieFenn]

Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. :D

[@evanbollag737]

Wow I’m fascinated by that, looks like the search for a perfect looking image has come to an end

[@ElBoyoElectronico]

Yes!!! This is so helpful. I might need to watch this 10x but the whole process is a game changer for me.

[@keithdennis5085]

Thank you! I believe this was the best instruction of how to use the Video Passport Color Checker tool that I've seen. I will want to share this video with others who are getting started.

[@JamieFenn]

Wow thanks Keith I really appreciate that! Thanks for your support!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

This was LEGIT so, SO great to follow. Easy instructions. Had my footage looking PERFECT. THANK YOU.

[@IthacaDon]

I watch this video all the time just to refresh myself on how to use the color card. Some of the controls have changed but this is my go to. Thanks Jamie!

[@JamieFenn]

So glad to hear that. Yea I’ll need to remake this for 2024! Much luv 🙏🏼

[@IthacaDon]

@@JamieFenn One thing I missed when watching your video was the need to turn off the pen tool in the power window after using the six primary colors and the boxes in the vector scope! I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong! Also, using Ctrl and the scroll wheel to move the clip up and down in the preview window! I won't forget!

[@brucewilliamsstudio4932]

I realize this is 3 years old but it really is timeless! Absolutely great tutorial Jamie!!

[@JamieFenn]

Thank you so much!!

[@karimarafa]

This is THE video I was looking for. Thanks a million for making this tutorial. Now I am buying a colorchecker

[@JamieFenn]

Hope you used my link 😉

[@alliforsythe]

Dude this is the best color grading video ive EVER watched and I've been learning from youtube for 15 years. THANK YOU

[@JamieFenn]

Wow, I’m so happy to help. Thank you!

[@SimonStansfield]

Cool! I think that’s the first time I’ve watch any colour tab vid and had a fair idea what is being said! Good job Jamie! Now to add a Colour Matching thing to the shopping list...

[@JamieFenn]

hahaha yeaaaa

[@barrycrowder]

Nice demo of using the color checker to color correct. I found it to be very easy to follow. Thanks for creating and sharing this video.

[@JamieFenn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lucky_dejesus]

This is one of the best videos I've ran across. Not only for the Color Checker but the use of each of the functions in Color section of Davinci! Thank you for keeping it simple and straight to the point. This will be video I'll be referencing again and again until I become an expert in Davinci! You sir have a new sub!

[@JamieFenn]

Thanks man I really appreciate that… cheers! 🙏🏼

[@HikingWithCooper]

This is pure gold. Almost nobody at the semi-professional level uses a color checker so far as I've seen so I expect this to take my videos up a notch. I imagine you would use your checker sans any colored light on your subject.

[@mr.caounda]

True, I agree with you

[@chasingretirement]

Excellent video, especially for a beginner who doesn't necessarily understand color. The directions and the step-by-step are extremely helpful thank you so much for doing this.

[@JamieFenn]

Glad you enjoyed it! I tried to be as clear as possible so Its nice to hear that.

[@ericberger4511]

I can't believe it took me this long to find this! I can't afford the passport but davinci supports a cheaper card that costs alot less. Thanks very much for teaching me this!

[@pizzomedia7261]

Finally! A proper video explaining how to use this. Thanks!

[@JamieFenn]

You're welcome!

[@7thperspective666]

This was so informative and easy to follow. These aren't even covered in the color correction book that blackmagic make so thank you very much. You should do more Color grading tutorials.

[@JamieFenn]

You are so welcome!

[@ausdoug974]

This is an absolutely brilliant video. Thanks to you, I finally understand how to use the card. Thanks so much for putting so much of your time and expertise into the video for us. I’ve subscribed and will watch a lot of your videos.

[@JamieFenn]

You are so welcome!

[@DinkSmashMedia]

This was the best video I have watched on Color Correction. I am pumped to use this on my next podcast

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@mr.caounda]

Me too 👍

[@46thandBliss]

This is so clear and concise It touched on every little thing I was looking for. Most especially the last bit about the redness in the skin, which is an issue I ran into recently but didn't know how to correct. thanks bro

[@JamieFenn]

So glad you found this helpful!

[@MrNeilsky-oj7lb]

I’ve been doing this manually by eye with … variable results: I didn’t know Xrite was even a thing in DVR. Just bought Color Checker Passport for my next project. Thank you so much!

[@JamieFenn]

Glad I could help!

[@plumberski8854]

Beautiful! Something I have been wanting to learn. More involved than I thought. Thanks for sharing.

[@JamieFenn]

You are so welcome!

[@TehObLiVioUs]

The thing about using 2x zoom and saturation with the color tuning in the vectorscope part of the video along with the skin tones part really added to your last tutorial :thumbs_up:, NICE.

[@JamieFenn]

Yea there was a few things that I needed to clarify with this video and that was one of them!

[@SajjadYaseenofficial]

Very helpful and straight to the point, no rifraf - subbed and thank you for sharing

[@louloowebvideos]

Wow ... huge colorimetry course under DaVinci Resolve ... Huge. A huge thank you for this great tutorial !!!

[@JamieFenn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulg3388]

Well I had no idea about all of this so thank you for a brilliant and clear video. I’ve been struggling with skin tones and white balance for months as a novice but this gives me confidence in getting it bang on !!! Thank you

[@JamieFenn]

You’re so welcome Paul! 🙏🏼

[@owfilm1451]

Thanks a lot... This video have changed my way to correct colors in DR, from probably an inefficient way* to a much better and less complicated one. Understanding is in my opinion much more important than just know how to do it. Many KZbinrs are so warried that there videos will be to long. To me it´s much more important that we that want to learn really does so. Please: continue make videos the way you did in this one: Where you in the first room have focus on our learning, not just want to view how brilliant and fast you are in correction and grading. * I've been fiddeling up and down with the W,R,G and B underneath the wheels

[@toxicpeople7333]

Great Video! I was looking for this exact video. Your previous video about the X-rite CC passport was excellent, also. This one was more in-depth. Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@JamieFenn]

Thanks for watching both! I wanted to create a more detailed video explaining how and why I use it. And also the things I've learned over the years.

[@joshstyer1960]

Thank you! Seriously this was a huge help!

[@ironcrossmedia2654]

This is the best tutorial I've seen! Thank you so much for this!

[@JamieFenn]

You're very welcome!

[@BEYONDIMAGES-AI]

I had to subscribe after watching this video... well done and Thanks ...Keep up the good work.

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome, thank you!

[@bomaryniuk3639]

@Jamie, that was awesome. Simple, clear and very useful tut! Thank you very very much. (goes to amazon to get the color checker, sigh...)

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome, thank you Im glad you thought so. Like I said I made a video on this a while ago but I felt like it was lacking. haha Its a great purchase. :D

[@BalBoyss]

Jamie, that was a really good video! Easy to understand bro. I appreciate you on this. Mad skills and knowledge is what you impart and give. Thank you!

[@JamieFenn]

I appreciate that!

[@adsmithtx]

Great Video, I don't see how any one would go wrong using your procedure of shooting and processing the color checker..... Ill be using this from now on...

[@JamieFenn]

After about a year of using it this is the best method I came across. Glad you found this helpful!

[@mrshaheedmalik]

This video is way better than the first one you did. Thanks.

[@JamieFenn]

Yea that first video definitely needed an update! Needed to go into detail about a few things for sure. Thanks for watching and the feedback!

[@christopherhumphrey]

Thanks for the video. For those looking for the X-rite ColorChecker Passport. It's now the CaliBrite ColorChecker Passport. CaliBrite is a global partner of X-rite. I'm waiting for mine to arrive. It's late.☹

[@JamieFenn]

Awww yes thank you for the update. I guess it’s time I make another video 😏

[@JustinTimeForAdventures]

Wow this is cool. Awesome review Jamie. Loved and subbed from Canada.

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome! Thank you and welcome to the channel 🙏🏼

[@ElmarHarbecke]

Great video - as always. Much appreciate this, helps me alot. I discovered one thing I want to share here: In the section where you set the exposure-node by using the waveform scope on the three color chips. DaVinci offers a little helper, matching the red,green and blue channels much easier. You have set up the wand for the three color chips (white grey, black) and eyeball the channels with the waveform-scope. This is sometimes difficult. Now, to see it easier which channel is off, hover the mouse over the three chips. In the scope window a circle appears. In real, there are three circles - red, green and blue. Now we can see better, which color is off. High or low. If all color channels match perfectly, there will be only one cyan circle. Give it a try, for me, it makes it easier to see in which direction I have to corrects the colors. Thanks again for your work - stay creative.

[@andreasdamberg4945]

Interesting! But I did not understand how to do it?

[@henryyp]

This is gold dust. Thank you!🤩

[@JamieFenn]

You’re welcome 😊

[@CookingForAlba-qh8nq]

Wow Jamie i just got into creating cooking videos on KZbin and I couldn't figure out why I was looking such pig-colored. There are a few videos every other year that you look back at with warmth and think "WoW, that was really something else". This is one of them.

[@JamieFenn]

Glad I could help!

[@theneutralgroundpodcast]

Phenomenal job. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@JamieFenn]

You mean Fennomenal 😉 haha and you’re welcome!

[@theneutralgroundpodcast]

@@JamieFenn Indeed.

[@franktothemax]

Very well done. This should be the premiere video the pops up for the people that purchased the XRite Color Checker. Hell, maybe Xrite could toss a link in the box that directs people to this video :D

[@JamieFenn]

Ha it’s funny you say that because when I made this I was thinking “why the hell do they not have a detailed video to show you exactly how to use it. Or even a step by step manual..” but I really appreciate it and maybe one day they will see it and direct people towards it. Cheers man

[@martin_media]

This was really an excellent, to the point video, thank you

[@vOCesUGa1]

Thank Jamie. Always finding the Nugget tools in resolve.

[@JamieFenn]

Youre welcome! :D

[@vOCesUGa1]

@@JamieFenn Shameful plug: Created with the latest Resolve DNX HQ 444. It will take yt an hour to process the 4K file. Its only in SD for the next hour. These are my latest Sunburst files. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl6nmIt5p5aomJI

[@miltos_schima]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@JamieFenn]

You''re so welcome!

[@michaelpoczynek]

Thanks for making this video. Very interesting.

[@SpiderVideo]

so awesome. Ive had the passport for years but never really integrated it in full colour grading.

[@Bruckner]

Thanks for doing this! Very useful!

[@IslandFilmMaker]

Great lesson Jamie! Thx

[@JamieFenn]

My pleasure!

[@BOKEHMASTER]

Even more detail from the other. TY. Excellent

[@TheVapingHeed]

on 2nd node when you input ur camera source gamma, would it still work if you set your target gamma and color to a bigger col space like davinci wide gamma and davinci intermediate to give you a larger col space to work with and do ur other adjustments and then add another node at the end and do a color space tranform to rec 709 inputting davinci wide gamma and davinci intermediste and output to rec 709 gamma 2.4 just a thought

[@threeeyedtribe]

Excellent video! What would a simple node tree structure look like if I’m using something like dehancer? White Balance - Color Checker - Dehancer? And if I wanted to use a Phantom Lut or any lut where in the tree would that go?

[@cinergymedia5455]

Great vid, mate, simplified and to the point, cheers for that :)

[@JamieFenn]

No problem 👍

[@italoamerighi3974]

Great video thanks a lot. Where can I find which color checkers are supported in Davinci outer than in Davinci?

[@AlexSanchez-qk7fd]

This is SOOO helpful.

[@frenchfilmco4197]

This is really helpful and looks great! But I have a question: I've been taught that adjusting exposure first is best practice before touching colors, mainly because the colors misalign when you adjust exposure afterwards. While watching the node chart build, I was wondering if it could have been finished in fewer nodes if exposure was checked first. My question is, do you feel like that ever stalls out your process in Davinci? Thanks!

[@PatJones82]

This is outstanding! SOOOO Helpful. Thank you!!!! :)

[@JamieFenn]

You are so welcome!

[@brown2840]

wow some awesome tips in here!

[@x.4132]

would be nice to see your waveform options. mine looks nothing like yours :(

[@raymondherbst3627]

superb tutorial

[@JamieFenn]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rezik2]

I love this video. Different ways to improve the colors. And I still wonder, why the color checker is not enough to restore neutral colors? Due to possible light glares or noise? I would expect that at least it wouldn't be necessary to adjust white balance on the gray card. If I were producer of the color checker I would also add those white/gray/black stripes to the color matrix in Davinci Resolve. And I also wonder: Should I give up setting LUT on the clip itself and define source/target in color checker or set the LUT on the clip and set source/target to REC 709 in the tool?

[@jaylapena8536]

Very easy to follow. Thank you 🙏

[@JamieFenn]

You’re welcome 😊

[@borisvoinov]

What is the audio setup for this video?

[@gaartch6703]

05:11 woaaav! dude thanks a lot for this zoom trick.

[@JamieFenn]

No problem 😉💪🏽

[@allenjohnson6863]

Subscribed!! Switching over from Premier and Red Giant. Looking forward to seeing improvements on my videos......

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@GrillingNetwork]

Jamie Fenn This is Allen... Just purchased the xrite from your affiliate link!! I hope to start color grading like a champ !! Thanks for the advice!!

[@JamieFenn]

Awesome allen! Keep an eye on on that vector scope after you use the xrite - the xrite can be perfect but your scene could be off. (make proper corrections after you follow the steps in this video!

[@SwellTravelAgency]

Outstanding video !!!

[@JamieFenn]

Glad you liked it!

[@dellsdiy]

Great video, thank you. I always thought I should be aligning the middle grey with 512 on the waveform. Is 384 really the baseline to align it too?

[@PeeGeeTips]

This was great, very informative. I’m just wondering now this vid is 4 years old, how are you doing this process for multiple different shots of clips in different locations, it seems like it would be time consuming, are there quicker routes to this today?

[@JamieFenn]

You would have to set it up before each shot still. The process hasn’t changed and won’t change

[@bernardoneves2537]

Awesome job.

[@JamieFenn]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@SatheeshGopalan]

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing this great idea. May you please tell me how to apply these changes to the other clips in the same shoot?

[@JamieFenn]

You have to use the color checker for each shot. The exposure and the lighting will be different for every shot.

[@tomasz.dermin]

Thanks 4 tutorial , but i dont understand why after color match and custom wb, image doesnt have proper hue

[@JamieFenn]

Good question, I have been wondering that myself for sometime now... I've skipped the matching portion and have gone with a colorspace transform and then used the checker to match up the chromatic chips and get proper exposure.

[@4thwalltvandfilm]

Great ,super clear descriptions on getting it right. Can’t wait to try this manual correction, vs auto chart correction. Can you also do a video that describes where the auto correction goes and how to manipulate it if you don’t like it’s effect. Thanks again.

[@JamieFenn]

Ill make more color correction tutorials in the future. (I use the auto and then do manual because I noticed the colors dont match exactly..)

[@4thwalltvandfilm]

@@JamieFenn thank you. I love your videos

[@martinhoog2420]

Interesting approach to tackle the look. I’m not saying it is bad at all, I just have another way of approaching it. First I’m starting with the balance, exposing the raw footage looking at my waveforms without color, just exposure. Then contrast and pivot + detail. That’s usually my balance. Then after that I go for the look, both with primary’s and curves. Is anyone else familiar with that way of working? Anyway, good video to help explain how the color checker works! 😄👍🏻

[@YuvalAloni]

Hey bro, great video! What mic are u using? sounds great

[@JamieFenn]

I just bought the shure sm7b which is amazing. amzn.to/30oUq0C

[@mastergonggi6652]

I don't know how but you explained everything. Every detail. Chapeau. One question, in what order should we grade? I see you did the x-rite auto color balance, then exposure/balance, then manual color balance again. (I don't think I see the pattern)

[@JamieFenn]

hahah well thank you. I tried to not miss any steps. As long as you his the correct exposure and get your saturation and hues in the targets you should be good to go :)

[@MomoFilmProduction]

Hi! Are we supposed to do this each time we film? Thanks ! amazing video

[@JamieFenn]

To get the same color match yes

[@studiodrivenbylight]

Hello, thank you for your tutorial. When using a LUT, when does this node come in your workflow? Best

[@JamieFenn]

You wouldn’t use a lut in this workflow

[@studiodrivenbylight]

@@JamieFenn Thank you. If you want to use a LUT, where would you recommend to do the color checker Calibrite white balance and color match progress in the whole color correction + grading process? Best

[@vasilisman78]

Excllent video! One question. If you don't shoot at vlog but in cine-d or natural you should make a white balance that almost matches with the scene and then put in front of the camera and shoot. Am I right?

[@sippymofficial]

EXCELLENT VIDEO WELL EXPLAINED

[@JamieFenn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@enidrajm]

When I isolate that top row as you did around 7:33, my vectorscope is barely visible despite maxing out the brightness (in the settings for the vectorscope). Does that have something to do with my footage or is there a configuration option I'm missing?

[@JamieFenn]

Hmm I don't know because that would be my suggestion. Maybe the saturation of the clip itself needs to be turn up to see it better? I've never had that problem.

[@burritobrosvideos8060]

Great video. Can you save all these as a preset after all of this or do you have to do it each time?

[@JamieFenn]

If your studio lighting and camera settings stay EXACTLY the same each time you film.. then yes.

[@burritobrosvideos8060]

@@JamieFenn ok, thanks

[@harpenfluit]

Great tutorial, thanks. What I don't understand, after Color Matching you still have to adjust everything, like saturation, color tones, skin tones. I expected everything should be spot on after Color Matching.

[@JamieFenn]

Because it’s just not perfect

[@WhosJohn]

This is sooooo helpful. I have two stupid questions for you. 1 - At the very end, how do you de select the dropper selection? (hopefully that makes sense) - and I shoot with a Lumix g85 - It doesnt have v-log - I tried setting to auto for the color match part. Its been super confusing trying to figure out how to translate cinelike v and d to any of the tutorials. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[@JamieFenn]

If you dont see your profile in there then you may need to grade that without using the match function. What I've been doing lately is shooting in vlog and using a Colospace transform, then matching the exposure and color chips. If you dont see your profile in the drop down then skip the match step and go straight to matching the chips. In your case, do WB, then add contrast, then get proper exposure, then push the saturation to the color chips using the vector scope.

[@WhosJohn]

@@JamieFenn ahh okay. I suppose just doing it without the match gets the same results but the match just gets you there quicker? Thank you for the quick response I really appreciate it! Do you have a video on colorspace transform? What might you recommend for that? My options are Cinelike-D and Cinelike-V on the g85. You rule thank you so much.

[@zakariamotamedi843]

@jamie fenn would you need to do Color correction after this processnor this is replavokg Color correction?

[@ginotarabotto]

Excellent video! Is there a difference between a "video" passport checker and a "photography" color checker? They both look very similar.

[@JamieFenn]

Yes one is photo and ones for video. I made the mistake thinking it was the same thing, and although they do look similar, they’re not.

[@woopize]

Hi! I bought my colorchecker not too long ago and started using it last week. I shoot with sony and usually slog2. Will you recomend also the gray band to be exposed to 42/43 IRE too? thanks!

[@MainsOnSight]

This is perfect

[@neiloler]

Dude, this is legit. Really consise content, all killer no filler style video, thanks for making it. I'm shooting right now on a Nikon D500. It's what I've got, and provided I expose correctly (I use an Shenobi external monitor to help there), it does okay, but I'm debating on getting the color chart. Think this is the next step I should go? I feel like it's tough to get exposure and color right, and this video basically confirms what I think I already know: I gotta get one of those charts. ...right?

[@JamieFenn]

I would. Its been super helpful for me. "Professional" colorists say they dont use them but personally I havent been stuck in front of a computer screen coloring for 10+ years so maybe they're just mad theres a tool out there that does their job pretty well XD Yes I would get one. Link is in the description for the one I have.

[@neiloler]

@@JamieFenn that's good feedback. Honestly, just getting something that is repeatable in the process so I can remove the guess work would be pretty great. Thanks again!

[@tubeman1983]

Hi Jamie! Correct me if I´m wrong but I think that the white chip used for exposure has an input reflection of 90% but its IRE is actually 61 when shooting in VLog. Being that case, wouldn´t I have to set my zebras at 61%? I mean the grey chip has an input reflection of 18% and its IRE is 42. Wouldn´t it be the same logic for the white chip too? I also think that VLog clips at 80 IRE, so if I set the zebras at 90 for the white chip wouldn´t I be clipping it? Please, let me know what you think since I am new to this and I might be mixing concepts here... Great video, Thanks! :)

[@JamieFenn]

Always expose for middle gray. I don’t think you can set zebras at 90 when shooting vlog.

[@MSTAMRO_Organic_Skincare]

Great video indeed. I am screwed up with the source gamma 😭😭😭😭 I am filming with canon Eos m50 cone style flat profile. I don’t know which source gamma it is. I have tried all of them on Davinci list and none matches 😭😭😭😭

[@JamieFenn]

hmmm not sure. Does your camera have Clog?

[@MSTAMRO_Organic_Skincare]

Jamie Fenn hm... no idea what that means, but today I have tried sRGB, and it functioned somehow... well, I am not the best video editor, learning from your videos. I have canon m50.

[@SebDJ]

I don't use Resolve but that was great to watch. Is it possible to use the Color Checker for Video in a similar way in After Effects?

[@JamieFenn]

Thanks! And I’m not sure I only use DR

[@voederbietels]

very helpfull thank you

[@JamieFenn]

You're welcome!

[@mrkimonojr9400]

awesome

[@woodcraft_cz]

Forgive my ignorance but this process would negate the use of a CST on the last node correct? So to sum up, this is a more detailed approach to colour grading your log footage where a CST is a broad stroke to give all around satisfactory results albeit a little less custom?

[@deborahdeamorim8889]

Do you callibrate your monitor using X-Rite i1Display Pro Plus? Loved your turtorial!

[@JamieFenn]

I do. :D

[@deborahdeamorim8889]

@@JamieFenn I just ordered it! I used to do art reproduction and with my trained eyes, I noticed the colors were off on my new monitors. Thanks again!

[@chromiqa]

thx for the video, but what about colour space transform? can I do all these adjustments after adding colour space transform node?

[@JamieFenn]

You wouldn’t need an cst in this case

[@chromiqa]

@@JamieFenn I am beginner, so I’m still learning. Do I get it right that I do not shoot in any SLog or HLG if I decide to use these adjustments that you have shown?

[@JamieFenn]

What do you shoot in?

[@chromiqa]

@@JamieFenn I shoot in sony a6400