Knight Light EP6: Hollywood Colorist Teaches Color Theory and Her Color Grading and Editing Pipeline

[@knightlightshow]

Hey everyone, I want to provide further clarification on the slide at 26:55 in color theory. There are nuances between the sets of primary, secondary, and intermediate colors between traditional and digital imaging color theory. I covered traditional here, which is subtractive (taking colors away to create new colors) instead of what’s used in digital imaging, which uses additive mixing in order to create colors. Subtractive color mixing means that colors are mixed by subtracting light. When two paint colors are mixed together, they absorb some of the light that reflects off of them, resulting in a darker color. Additive color mixing means that colors are mixed by adding light. When two digital imaging colors are mixed together, they emit more light, resulting in a brighter color. Traditional primaries are what you learned here (cyan, magenta, yellow). These colors cannot be created by mixing other colors together. In digital imaging, the primaries are red, green, and blue (RGB). This then affects the secondary and intermediate colors in traditional versus DI which are orange, green, and purple; and cyan, magenta, and yellow respectively for secondary; and Yellow-orange, yellow-green, yellow-red, blue-green, blue-purple, and red-purple, and Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, and yellow-orange for DI. In summary, the colors differ between traditional and DI in color theory but the color temperatures and how it impacts mood as well as color harmony across the two disciplines are the same. Please let me know if you’d like me to create a new video discussing the idiosyncratic nuances between the two.

[@DaniyelBingham]

Your live stream replays are an educational reservoir of information. I'm learning a ton and getting a better appreciation for what it takes to achieve a professional grade for film or video. Thank you for sharing so free and open.

[@knightlightshow]

@@DaniyelBingham​​⁠hi Daniyel! Thank you kindly for the compliment on my content. It means so much to me. I’m really glad to have you here

[@shumik_]

im sorry but the subtractive primary colors are magenta cyan and yellow not red and blue

[@knightlightshow]

@@shumik_ Thanks, that was a typo. I just fixed it.

[@bustamante-music]

sure, i'd love to learn about those idiosyncratic nuances. i'm new to this so i'd love to soak that up

[@dustinlopez-wallis2706]

We're so lucky to live in a time where we can be at home, learning from industry professionals, for free! Can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge 🙏🙌

[@knightlightshow]

Hi Dustin, thank you for the kind remarks. I really appreciate you being a part of this community. If you haven't yet, make sure to sign up for our newsletter and the Insider forums at knightstudios.com. Thanks for supporting us here!

[@AustinWestbro]

As someone who is just getting into this world as a beginner, I feel so lucky that I stumbled across your video! I really feel like I just found a hidden gem! Thank you so much for putting the amunt of time and effort that you have to make this video. You’re an amazing teacher!

[@knightlightshow]

@@AustinWestbro awww thanks for the kind words Austin! Welcome to the channel! I'm about to post a brand new video after being out on an emergency medical leave so your timing couldn't have been better! Welcome welcome and I look forward to seeing you around here!

[@FiVe-0hh]

You’re a freaking legend for making this video!! So helpful and informative!! Thank you for this!! Definitely subscribed!!!

[@knightlightshow]

FiVe-- thank you for such kind words. It's really good to have you here as a sub and think you'll be excited for what's to come in my content plan. It's going to be a really exciting year as we finish it out here on the channel.

[@kennyminor506]

Lots of good info here. Quick correction. Red, yellow, and blue are painters primaries. There are different sets of primaries. It’s often more beneficial for DI colorists to think in RGB primaries, because they are typically what we use. Those three colors are generally used to reproduce the images we work on. CMYK are often primaries for print. In CMYK red is a secondary of magenta and yellow, and blue is a secondary of cyan and magenta. Thanks for all the info!

[@knightlightshow]

Cool! Thank you for expounding on that and providing the correction! It’s good to have you here in the community!

[@scribe2006]

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[@ggrancharov]

Great video, just one correction: do NOT correct the white balance before talking to the DP. Sometimes when shooting I use a 'wrong' white balance on purpose in order to create a given look and I hate it when colorists mess it up in PP. Always talk to your DP first.

[@knightlightshow]

Agreed. I have the privilege of being married to my DP so that communication is pretty easy in post for me. Being the Director, that helps too. Thanks for being a part of our community.

[@scribe2006]

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[@CraigHoward]

ADHD videographer whose been working in low to mid tier "wearing all hats" for about a decade...and THIS video is just like crack to me. SO much valuable info, no stones unturned, in-depth and covering everything..there's so many avenues and rabbit holes to go down. Never stop the "not sexy" topics. Trust me, not one single thing in this video isn't incredibly appealing for those wanting to learn. What, why and how. I just can't thank you enough. The minute details and inner workings of your set up. Honestly, like a drip feed of goodness straight my brain. I love working as a no compromise, what's good is good environment. Gives me confidence in my set up, my workflow, in my abilities and I'm SO glad you popped up. Can not wait for a deep dive of all your content. I'm really looking to shift gears into specialising in colour to further and hanging up the video capture.atleast so I can reclaim it again as a hobby and just focus on pretty images. You have really put another pep in my step for that, thank you thank you 🙏🙏

[@knightlightshow]

This is one of the nicest compliments I’ve gotten, thank you Craig! It’s really good to have you here.

[@MrFullshot]

Craig you are a genius from your DNA / ADHD is a great thing.. Its a strength not a weakness. think I am too. but I am really dyslexic as well .. but dyslexic or ADHD people have exceptional visual memory picture thinking memory that normal people dont have. I did a survey with my fellow editors on the creative cow in the early 2000's (thinking 2002) i asked all these editors if they were dyslexic on the forum .. almost everyone was .. working in film is where your strengths are Craig!!

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You’re the best for this. It means the world to find content like this. I’ve just wanted to quit because it feels I can never become a true pro. I want my work admired one day. I’m very poor right now with a family in Indiana. I hope to pick up contracted jobs soon in videography and this is going to propel me. Thank you so much.

[@knightlightshow]

You can do it! Hang in there. The only difference between success and failure is those who fail gave up. Keep going!

[@amonparson1279]

Finally!! This is the type of videos that's I've been waiting to watch for years

[@knightlightshow]

That means a lot, thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here part of the community!

[@zc1981bne]

Instant sub!

[@equisetuminc]

I took an entire morning to watch - stop - try it out and restart. One of the best coverages of color managing workflow. thanks!

[@knightlightshow]

Hi! That means so much, thank you! I'm so glad our content is providing you value! Welcome to the community!

[@Lyclah]

This is gold! Listening this while editing a project right now. Just amazing can’t thank enough!

[@knightlightshow]

Lyclah, thank you for such kind words. Forgive me for the late reply, I have been recovering from emergency surgery. It's really good to have you here on this channel and appreciate you taking the time to comment. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.

[@samduss4193]

well i watch one hour so far and did learning of course i am from nowhere background lol.. but it make all sense need to see it in practice more :) Thank you :)

[@ac-hq9zb]

love love love love love ive paid for many courses and just realised not everyone is meant to teach finally I understand this better love your channel thank you so much

[@knightlightshow]

wow, what a great compliment! This meant so much for me to read! Thank you for taking the time out to write it! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.

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[@rafograph854]

I'm a nerd and OCD person. Here is a good place to be. Great infos, apart from some minor "errors" that the community already pointed out: really thank you. Instant sub

[@knightlightshow]

Aww, super cool comment, thanks so much! Welcome, welcome to the community! Make sure to sign up for our insider program too at knightstudios.com, more conversations there as well.

[@ATUNAT.]

perfect, just perfect, you are a real teacher !

[@knightlightshow]

Wow, thank you! That means so much! I'm really glad to have you here! Welcome to the community!

[@Mixursound]

I've been watching a few grading video's in the last few day's and came across this video. Learnt somethings no one else talks about. Definitely subsribed and hope to learn more. I don't know if anyone has commented on the Bandwidth issue but, Many years ago I had the same issue in another programme on a windows PC. Windows actually threw up an error message saying the USB bandwidth had been exeeeded. So I don't think Davinci Resolve would show an error. Your MAC OS should really show it as it's more of a system error, In essence, Davinci did save you, as it could have behaved as if it was doing the render, and then when you got the file there something happened due to it not rendering properly and was corrupt.

[@knightlightshow]

@@Mixursound first off, welcome welcome to the channel! Thanks for commenting! Also, greatly appreciate the input regarding the USB issues, you do make a good point. Imagine a 4 hour render only to find out the file is corrupt. Really good to have you here.

[@CINEAIRVIDEOPRODUCTION]

Bravo! Thank you for the indepth information and taking your time to share with us. Mucho Garcia! Best.

[@knightlightshow]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s great to have you here.

[@MattSolnick]

thank you so much for this!

[@knightlightshow]

You’re so welcome! And welcome to the community!

[@timwong3597]

I am new to editing and coloring in general. I decided to switch to Davinic because I can control the color more. and I can color-grade some of my vfx which is a huge plus for me.

[@knightlightshow]

Hey Tim, my apologies for the late reply. I recently have been recovering from an emergency surgery. It's good to have you here on the channel. Thank you for taking the time to comment. Welcome to the channel, stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we start a new series of videos on editing in Avid and finishing the round-trip in Davinci.

[@PerfumePrescription]

Thank you so much for explaining so well for beginners while remaining thorough and not dumbing-down. Also, your purple is on point! 😊

[@knightlightshow]

You are so welcome! Thank you for taking the time to comment and welcome to our community!

[@paulcooperphotography]

I'm halfway through this video and it's so good I jumped out just to subscribe, now back to the video

[@knightlightshow]

Aww that means so much to me! Thank you Paul! It’s really good to have you here in the community. Make sure to join the insider program at knightstudios.com

[@iEditProjects]

Paused at 34 mins to make coffee! You are so dope! Easy follow 😁👍🏽

[@knightlightshow]

Aww thank you! I really appreciate you and you be being a part of our community! Welcome!

[@sheafilms]

As a long time Premiere user trying to dive deeper into Resolve, this video is incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re here.

[@OK-DANIEL]

Thanks for the real talk and insight. Much appreciated. Real pro workflows are hard to find, so this is great!😀

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much, I appreciate your warm compliment! It’s really good to have you here and I’m so glad I could add some value to your pipeline!

[@filmmaker5457]

Thanks Alyssa for your time in sharing valuable info!

[@knightlightshow]

You’re very welcome. Thank you for being part of our community!

[@kevinmasundire]

Thank you for this

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you for commenting and the warm approbation. Welcome to the community!

[@DesiHorrorShow]

Awesome video. Exactly what I was looking for. many many thanks!

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I greatly appreciate the warm words. Welcome and grow along with us! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.

[@myentertainmentguntur8314]

wow , this is how I would prefer learning things. Thanks a ton for detailed breakdown, it cleared alot of dilema questions for me on how to organize the multii cam, how to breakdown the nodes, and what to consider to make the colorgrade flow. you have explained like an university professor to a novoice student

[@knightlightshow]

Aww 🥰 thank you! That means so much! It’s really good to have you here part of our community!

[@myonlysister]

OMG this video is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you for putting up this wonderful video!

[@knightlightshow]

I’m so glad it’s provided value to you! Welcome to our community.

[@patrick-mwit3537]

Thank you very much for this amazing video. I have learned a lot. Patrick

[@knightlightshow]

Hey Patrick! Thank you! It’s really good to have you here. Thanks for commenting and being a part of our community!

[@maurosegurah]

This is an incredible video and resource, love the comprehensive approach and details! Thank you!

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much! It's really good to have you here!

[@jesseakc]

Fantastic video. I'm very new to color theory and grading. This is hugely helpful in so many ways. I appreciate the time you put into this instructional video. I followed and I'm looking forward to exploring more of your videos.

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you, thank you! I'm so glad to have you here in our community! Grow along with us! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.

[@DASwealth]

wow you are amazing, i love your energy as well! hope i can meet you in person one day!

[@knightlightshow]

Hi! Thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here in the community!

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you^^^^You have a great setup.Thank you for a good example of professional work

[@knightlightshow]

Aww you’re welcome ☺️ it’s good to have you here!

[@robertoriccardi1695]

Hi Alissa, I found your videos a few days ago and I love them, you are doing a great work. I saw the way you organize media and timelines and it is very similar to mine. One trick I use all the time to avoid using the scene/take columns is to use variables in the clip name. First I check that all the scene/take/cam metadata are correct and then I select all the footage (normally I create a smart bin to select all of them in one shot), then I open the Clip attribute window, go to the Name tab (the last one,) and set the Clip name like this: %{Scene}%{Shot} - %{Take}_%{Cam #} and after that in every page (edit/color/fusion) the clip names show the scene/take/etc info instead of the filename. You probably already know this trick but I thought it could be useful to other editors/colorists. Thanks again for all the effort you put in making all these videos.

[@knightlightshow]

That’s a good idea as well! I wasn’t aware of the variable support in file names! Thank you for being a part of our community and taking the time to comment!

[@robertoriccardi1695]

Yes, you can use almost every metadata as a variable, it is a very powerful feature. We both have an IT background and I am sure you will love it as I do. Thanks for dedicating your time to teach us your tricks. Cheers from México!

[@techwitheds]

So grateful for this video.

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you! I’m grateful to have you here part of the community. Welcome!

[@carrollgodro9780]

Excellent ! I learned a lot being a photograph moving toward video. I really like the examples you provide from live set experience. This is the first video I watch from your channel but will watch monot all of them for sure !! Thanks again.

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you Carroll! It's really good to have you here. Grow along with us and welcome to video! :)

[@aviationodyssey1892]

Thank you so much! You are very good teacher!

[@knightlightshow]

I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and introduce yourself. It's good to have you here. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.

[@videofinn]

Excellent, plenty of good topics. I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much for commenting and supporting my channel. I’m really glad to have you here.

[@Kmarchabayta96]

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[@knightlightshow]

Thanks for joining us and commenting! Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.

[@Footage30]

Tips and tricks. My respects!

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind comment and being a part of the community. Welcome!

[@Footage30]

@@knightlightshow Thank you.

[@JpeterZoom-gt3pn]

What a great program I have tried for 8 years to run this program at home and never got it to work longer than a few minutes on every version from version 14 up to 18,6,2...I have go this program to run at work....I think it is to do with the older computer I have at home and the newer computers at work...and or the combination of the graphics card I run on my system at home might also be not completely supported by davinci resolve in any version I have tried at home

[@knightlightshow]

Well good to have you here! Davinci is definitely GPU intensive when it comes to rendering and like many NLEs will take whatever resources you can throw at it 😊

[@pedromiguelcosta9626]

Thanks a lot for sharing - the red raw adjustments can save a lot more Work - highlights and shadows .

[@knightlightshow]

Yep, I agree! Thanks Pedro for joining our community and commenting!

[@tylerstooksbury3050]

This is such a informative video! Thank you so much for putting this together. Its outstanding.

[@knightlightshow]

Aww thanks Tyler! I appreciate you and the fact that you took time out to write this. It’s really good to have you in our community.

[@alvinburrell]

Thank you... this was a really useful tutorial and I picked up quite a few gems from this.

[@knightlightshow]

Great to have you here Alvin! This is GREAT to hear! This is my "why" on the reason behind me wanting to teach. If I can teach just one person, one thing, I'm happy.

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Not only im subscribing to you channel but i am saving the link to this video. thq so much for this. Your awsome!

[@knightlightshow]

This means a lot! Thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here.

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[@knightlightshow]

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[@knightlightshow]

Thanks! It’s good to have you here.

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I love your long as content!!!

[@knightlightshow]

Yay! 😊 I feel like I’m definitely filling a gap on filmmaker KZbin for sure! 😊 thanks for being part of our community!

[@lorenzonarwhal]

This tutorial is insane!!! Thank you very much for the sharing! Hope to see more in future about specific topics like groups, clips matching etc. This video make me subscribe instantly

[@knightlightshow]

Awww, incredibly lovely comment, thank you so kindly! I'm so glad you got value out of this video. Can I ask you what was your favorite part of it so I can use your feedback as input for future video ideas?

[@lorenzonarwhal]

Your attention to the comments is a great plus! I found very helpful the part regarding the node tree Logic and the use of pre group/clip/post group/timeline. I know that there would be a lot of potential behind the clip and timeline switch in the node section but I never found someone explaining it on KZbin. I see a lot of video of people explaining how to color a clip, but issues starts when you have different Clips to match and get the same color grading. And this is something that few people are teaching. In those days I’m starting watching your live sessions. Amazing!

[@knightlightshow]

@@lorenzonarwhal Awesome feedback! This will help me shape my content plan for new videos moving forward! Yes, groups (pre/clip/post) seems to be a big mystery to many people -- also shot matching! Hmm, I maybe I'll do a live stream on that this week. I'll schedule a live stream for Sunday and cover that then. Hope you can join us!

[@lorenzonarwhal]

@@knightlightshow if I will not be able to follow the live I will watch for sure in a following Moment! Greetings from Italy!

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Thank you! i'm about to watch all the videos on this channel )

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you! It's really good to have you here and I really appreciate your watch time contributions! We're at 2500, so almost there for monetization!

[@die-film-ag]

hey, your node tree is awsome. thx

[@knightlightshow]

Hey, thanks so much! I appreciate it! I'm glad it provided you value. I'm going to be posting the new version to the Insider forums. I've been doing quite a bit of changing around on it that warrants a new version upload :)

[@die-film-ag]

@@knightlightshow I am excited.

[@arielshpitzer]

You sync all shots using the external recording as the base placing it on track1. then all the angles are placed from track 2 etc. You delink audio from video for the multicamclip, pick track 1, then lock the track from changes. now you can edit between angles using only the external recording for audio. I do it for every videoclips that I shoot.

[@Rahul_.786]

Thnks for this vedio love from india❤️

[@losmandu]

This really felt like a university level class. Thanks for all the real world scenarios and infos. 👊

[@knightlightshow]

Aww thank you so much! That means the world to me. I’m so glad to have you here part of our community!

[@sanposurustu6458]

Thanks so much, this is fantastic stuff, much appreciated.

[@knightlightshow]

You're very welcome! Thank you for being part of our community! Watch and like! :)

[@kevinl20082008]

Just found your channel. Thank you 🙏. I am in the process of making my first feature. Always loved color grading (grahic desinger by trade). Been playing with Resolve. This is very helpful. to know.

[@knightlightshow]

Hey Kevin ,welcome aboard! Thanks for joining our community! A graphic designer will make a great colorist! :) Watch some of my other videos, hit that like button, and we'll see you in the next one! :)

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[@knightlightshow]

What incredibly kind words. Thank you for taking the time to write them and to be a part of our community. It’s really good to have you here.

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[@knightlightshow]

Thank you! It’s so good to have you here! Welcome to our community!

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Just discovered your channel, wow! So much information, really great that you’re also giving insights in all the hardware and thoughts behind it.

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you! It’s really good to have you here in our community! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@mohamadsyahrul6874]

great video...many thanks

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you for being a part of the community and taking the time to comment. It’s good to have you here.

[@PKMuzik09]

i think i learn the whole concept in one video btw im from india 💖💖

[@knightlightshow]

Awesome! Thanks for joining our community! It’s good to have you here!

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Thank you for making this great content 💪👍

[@knightlightshow]

It means a lot that you commented, thanks Pieter! Really good to have you here my friend.

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[@knightlightshow]

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[@jacobsboringlife1334]

Appreciate it

[@knightlightshow]

You're so welcome! Thanks for joining us this morning Jacob, welcome to the community!

[@jacobsboringlife1334]

@@knightlightshow thank you, im so excited to learn more from you :)

[@FilthyBadger]

You’re a good teacher. Comes across- the passion 😊

[@knightlightshow]

Aww thanks Oli! I’m just having a good time with all of you and why not learn a little along the way 😀

[@rishabhshukla4151]

Hi Alissa, thank you for this great video. I have spent money to take online classes and to learn CG but to be honest those were just to take money and create hype. The way you explained and showed the node graph, trust me you are going to get a lot of blessings. I have shot my first feature film and will grade it with what you told. I have two requests if you ever read this comment. First, I know you are not free and you have a lot of stuff to do but it will be great of you can take out sometime to explain each node seperately and what you do with the QUALIFIER node and with the NULL node and then TDP and LEFT & RIGHT node. It will clear everything. Also since you are full post production studio, kindly make a video on 5.1 mixing. It will be great if that will be on DRs Fairlight. Pro Tools is industry standard but its pretty expensive. From now on you will by only mentor on my journey to become a complete filmmaker here in India. Thank you once again for what you are giving to us. God bless you. 😊🙏

[@knightlightshow]

Wow, what kind words. Thank you for the compliments and blessings. It's really good to have you part of our community. Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree. I'll actually be posting a new version here shortly. As for the details on each and every node, yes, I'm going to make a new video on it as more people are wanting more details on each node and the new version of my node tree I'm going to upload to our forums will create even more questions :) Welcome to the community and I look forward to you growing along with us. Sorry for the tardy reply. I've been sick and under water with pre-production on our new TV series.

[@longviolinfilms]

I agree the node tree pane is still one of the most awkward things about DR. It's not a huge deal, but everything else is so flexible, and the color page is DRs old school bread and butter so it's a bit puzzling.

[@knightlightshow]

Agreed completely. It becomes even worse when I’m trying to edit on my MacBook when traveling or wanting to hang out with the wife and still work downstairs. Would be sooo nice to pop the node tree window out and maximize it.

[@CineAmaniacs]

This is such an excellent course seriously I learned so much. THANK YOU for this I do have a question. Which camera do you prefer the ARRI Alexa, mini LF or the red v raptor and why

[@knightlightshow]

@@CineAmaniacs First off, thank you for the warm compliment and taking the time to write a comment. Secondly, ARRI without a doubt. I prefer the color science over the RED. Don’t get me wrong, I do love my V-Raptor but will choose the MLF every day of the week and twice on Sunday. ❤️ Welcome to the channel!

[@CineAmaniacs]

@@knightlightshow thank you so much for this answer 🙏🙏

[@willianaleman6114]

Just subscribed. Thank you for the detailed video. Since you make DCPs for theatrical releases of your productions, it will be helpful if you publish a video on that topic, including 5.1 soundtrack mixing workflow for DCP in DaVinci Resolve, or from ProTools.

[@knightlightshow]

You got it! I’ll add it to my content calendar today!

[@willianaleman6114]

@@knightlightshow Thank you!

[@rubefink]

Great video. Just have some thoughts on the edit section. You can have the name of the clip inherit any of your metadata fields within clip attributes. Then all your shot-scene-take info would show up on your timeline. Because this is a metadata change you can do it to all your clips at once. As long as the video is synced with the audio it will have all the correct info from your recordist.

[@knightlightshow]

Wow! Great suggestion! Thank you so much. I'm so glad to have you as a part of our growing community! Thank you for being a part of it. Please keep this input coming!

[@rubefink]

@@knightlightshowforgot to mention that you would just need to type in the percent symbol then a list of fields will show up that you can choose from. ie. %Scene-%Shot-%Take. So just a little jiggering. But this doesn’t replace your clip name forever. You can always remove the code and original name comes back. Keep rocking these great tuts. ❤

[@knightlightshow]

@@rubefink ahhh! Awesome! What a great hack! Thanks so much! And thank you for your support here!

[@augustmediaworks9769]

Hey, this channel is great! thanks for sharing your experience. I've been struggling with my timeline lagging. It's strange because my computer is equipped to run davinci smoothly, but its not. I have a IMac 8-core intel core i7 processor, pro 5700 xt graphics card with 16GB VRAM, and 128GB of memory. I'm getting discouraged can you please point me in the direction.

[@chrisbeemedia4038]

Excellent explanatory tutorial. I understood much better how to use pre clip, clip and post clip workflow. Your tree structure is to the point and intuitive. Much was covered and I will surely go back to it for reference. I also liked your editing workflow chart and file structuring. Will definitely steal some work ethics from you. Oh by the way, I also subscribed after watching my first video of your channel and definitely will look at other videos you might have on DaVinci resolve.

[@hodoanvietthong5430]

Hello, can you show me the CST input node of the Pre, I am wondering if you transform to DWG wide gamut before clip level ( that means all the clip color correction is within Davinci Wide Gamut)

[@knightlightshow]

Hi, thanks for being a part of our community and welcome! I actually work in a managed color space. I only have the CST there when Davinci is unable to detect the color space on footage. I've had enough questions about my nodes though that I think it's time to do an in-depth video on my node tree. FYI, you should sign up for our insider forums at knightstudios.com if you haven't yet. I regularly post my updated node trees there in the forum.

[@SHVWNCOOPER]

it only took youtube forever to recommend someone other than a straight white man to teach davinci. thanks for this i'm sending it to our staff to get them up to speed and educate the davinci noobs. side note i had that same mac, there was a gpu issue and holy hell did it wreck my life for after effects for the longest. apple replaced it for the m2 max if you haven't used it yet man it cooks

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much. It's really good to have you in our community. Definitely would appreciate anyone you might recommend our channel to.

[@GreyVitone]

One of the best video about it! Thanks for showing the Groups pre and post Clips! Do you have any solutions for using ACES color management while exporting to KZbin? Mosty when i use ACES everything Works beter in the Davinci viewer but while exporting, tweeking with all the output transforms, gamatags etc. I allways get incorrect result when viewing the file in QuickTime or on KZbin. In HDR it Works good but in SDR rec709 or p3 its incorrect.

[@knightlightshow]

First off, welcome to the community, it's really good to have you here. Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree. As for ACES, I used to work in ACES before the broken saturated light bug. I understand they've fixed that now, so I really haven't turned back to using it since then. I actually have been in DWG ever since. Though, I really should look into switching back. Then again, your comment makes me think otherwise :) Sorry I couldn't be of help.

[@GreyVitone]

@@knightlightshow hey thx for the reply! I found a partly solution! Since there are only 2 possible deliverables for YT I have to stick only with rec709 output transform for SDR and a rec-709a gamma tag durring export, and rec2020 (p3d65 limited )1000-4000 nits and full data levels if I want an HDR . Unfortunately there is no p3, or rec 2020 SDR for KZbin. So I think we have to stick with rec.709 or rec.2020. But using ACES it’s sometime pain to apply proper Colorspace or Gamma for motion graphics / non raw footage. But it can be done with non or minimal color shifts.

[@knightlightshow]

@@GreyVitone Thanks for the follow-up! I'll remember this when I decide to start using it. Follow-ups like this are also good for the other community members who might be trying to figure out the same thing, so thank you! It really supports the 360 degree learning environment I want here for the channel.

[@GreyVitone]

I found You for that same reason ! It’s great that you’re trying to cover everything from hardware to software - and that’s the main reason that I’ll be watching your content here in the future. I’m doing quite the same / bit I’m not a KZbin streamer kinda guy. Thank you greatly for your work!

[@knightlightshow]

@@GreyVitone AWESOME! :) I'm so glad to know that was the reason and that my mission for this channel is a reason others are finding it! Have a good night Grey.

[@carlmov1]

the color theory for primary colors you researched was for subtractive color (pigment) i.e. used in paint, but what the sensors in camera uses and what we work on digitally the primary colors are red green and blue these are additive colors (light)

[@knightlightshow]

Thanks, I pinned a comment to this video a few days ago explaining the distinctions between the two, I'm going to do a new video this week explaining the differences between traditional color theory and DI to eliminate the confusion.

[@RafRafaRafRafa]

Hi, lot's of real workflow and hardware info ! really useful. Funny cause we have very similar setup (ultra / minipanel / Nas(es ;) ) and I'm also experimenting with NVME nas and 25 gb link as well. Curious to see how you'll end up with that. Thanks and take care.

[@knightlightshow]

Aww thanks! It’s so good to have you here! It’s such a small world isn’t it? 😊 hope my videos continue to offer you value!

[@FiVe-0hh]

Can you explain the “null” nodes you have in your tree?

[@knightlightshow]

Hi FiVe, sorry for the late reply. I've been recovering from surgery. Yes, those nodes I labeled NULL have no grading applied to them.

[@TheGuyNextDoor4]

@Knight Light Do you use an Adjustment layer when Color grading or not ? If not Why? If yes why?

[@knightlightshow]

Nope, I only use adjustment layer if I need to temporarily add support for Nobe Omniscope because I’m traveling. I put my grading in nodes on the Timeline tab.

[@TheGuyNextDoor4]

Ok cool thing nice to know Thanks for getting back to me

[@kazimaruff]

How much u charge for colour correction for approximately 120 mins footage?

[@knightlightshow]

Hi Kazimaruff, DM me on Instagram please. @alissaknight

[@knightlightshow]

or feel free to email me [e-mail]

[@JUMADO]

Love that - learned so much. I hoped you would talk about Monitors for Grading... I am getting more and more involved into color grading (but still at the beginning go my journey). I would like to get something that will last me long but does not cost 50k like I don't have that much money. I am thinking of a Flanders scientific wither DM211 or 220 although now it is only for KZbin - I will defo get into commercials etc. and I thought this could be used in the grading suite and onset as bigger display? But I am not sure... Someone has some good advice to help a "beginner" out?

[@knightlightshow]

Hey! Glad to have you here! Yes, I will be doing a video on that.

[@ekrmimamoglu]

its really good. I learned something new. I wanna ask u something, how can ı grade red HDR videos, ı know ı have x and a but it very difficult for me. pls can u help me ?

[@knightlightshow]

Hi, first, welcome to our community and thanks for taking the time to comment. Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree. Can you clarify what you're having trouble with exactly? Our B-cam is a RED V-Raptor and we also have Komodos. We've never run into any issues before.

[@Super3logy]

Which software are you use to records your KZbin videos Please ?

[@knightlightshow]

Thanks for being a part of our growing community. Are you talking about the screen recording with my PIP video window? Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.

[@AndriyKorotych]

In fact YELLOW can be created by RED + GREEN

[@knightlightshow]

See pinned comment to this video, traditional color theory versus DI (subtractive versus additive light to create colors)

[@adeade4095]

Is it true that if i buy davinci speed editor that i get the davinci studio with it for free

[@knightlightshow]

Yes, I believe I recall seeing that packaged bundle.

[@FilthyBadger]

I am literally so in ❤ with this channel!

[@knightlightshow]

Thanks Oli! We love you too! 😊

[@000CloudStrife]

Yes this is basic theory. Video is limited compared to what you can do with print. So I understand why it’s missing some info. Giving this out for free however. Amazing! Make sure you add corrections in a pinned comment or something as you can see in others comments you are missing some info and don’t want people to pick up bad habits by missing tidbits of info.

[@knightlightshow]

Agreed, I explained the idiosyncratic nuances between traditional and DI color theory and pinned it as a comment just now so everyone knows I was teaching traditional color theory in this video.

[@PengTn]

Helloo from Thailand, i see sometimes pro colorist use halation on the pre group instead of post group. Does that make a difference? Is it considered incorrect in terms of the color pipeline? Thank you!

[@PengTn]

Also where should the “saturation nodes” be? I always put it BEFORE the qualifiers nodee. Please correct me if im wrong😂 thank you!!

[@knightlightshow]

I personally wouldn’t do anything like that in PRE. You always want to do your look development last, like on the post group or timeline page. HTH and welcome to the community!

[@ubiquefilm4805]

How would you Node tree (pre-grade) would be affected if you work on a project, like a doc, with 3 or 4 different cameras with different color profile ? Would you do the color transform on the node level ? Awesome content BTW

[@knightlightshow]

Hi, this is a really good question. You can use CST at the node level and not use Davinci Color Managed, or you can use color managed and CST only for the clips Davinci is unable to recognize. I stay in color managed and only use CST for the unrecognizable clips, meaning Davinci failed to recognize it. This tends to happen more with my DJI footage.

[@petersolomon5227]

If the vulgar, arbitrary and dominant default is variants on teal and orange, then Hollywood styled colour grading is the last model I will draw on

[@knightlightshow]

Yeah it does tend to be overused. I’ll be working on a video that shows other complimentary color split toning besides just teal and orange

[@Vinceblack-qm2dh]

just got you to 900 Subs

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you so much! Going to try and hit 10,000 before DEC 31! :) We can do it! :)

[@avianamsdill1986]

Thank you so much for this great video! Can you please link your node tree file on the description. I would like to use it.

[@knightlightshow]

Hey, thanks for commenting. I’d be happy to. I’m actually working on a new version from input from some other Hollywood colorists. My node tree is of course always a WIP. I’ll get it linked today.

[@avianamsdill1986]

i cant wait to see it and learn new stuff!@@knightlightshow

[@insins-sy5lc]

you' re are so brilliant ...and i don't mean it ( sorry my french ). did that mean somthing ?

[@knightlightshow]

I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.

[@Fotuwalebhiya]

can i get the pdf file of short point

[@knightlightshow]

Hi, I’m sorry can you clarify what you mean by “short point?” Do you mean you’d like a copy of my PowerPoint?

[@AaronKerseyOfficial]

Good info. Please, please, please pick better colors for your slides while explaining your setup/work flow. Bright purple and dark grey is not easy to look at and gives an old 90’s website vibe.

[@knightlightshow]

Haha yeah thanks for the feedback. Not sure why I chose those colors when I created the PowerPoint. Crossing my fingers that KZbin will one day support a video replace feature.

[@timovepsalainen4927]

I like your breakdown! Thank you for your hard work. Do you use timeline nodes? If so, how?

[@knightlightshow]

Thank you for the compliments and am glad to have you part of the community. I do actually. I’m beginning to migrate more nodes to it. Usually anything of course I want applied to every frame like film looks that I don’t want to spend the painful time of adding it to 50 something groups. 😊 read: lazy

[@rajbasnet4659]

idk if my perspective would help but i usually use "look" node in timeline and also some macro looks in the timeline so it reduces nodes in the clip level, the less the nodes , the less the time required to grade.

[@knightlightshow]

@@rajbasnet4659 yeah I agree. I have look nodes in my timeline tab as well and depends on the project when I use it. You know what I’m about to say, every project is unique 😂

[@AndriyKorotych]

If you want the most expensive Davinci experience - go for Mac If you want the smoothest experience - PC

[@knightlightshow]

Not sure I can agree on this. It’s been proven in multiple tests that Apple silicon renders video faster than a comparable PC build. Where PCs crush Macs is in Blender and 3D rendering largely because Apple dropped support for OpenGL. Researched this recently with advancements in Apple Silicon to determine if it was time to switch to a PC and Apple Silicon still outperforms PCs in Davinci Resolve rendering time.

[@AndriyKorotych]

@@knightlightshow mac renders ungraded video a bit faster yes, but if you add GPU powered effect like NR or else pc will be faster, cause of better GPU