Lightroom Style Editing in DaVinci Resolve: One Node, Full Control

[@pierogiannist]

Hope this tip was new & helpful to you guys. And let me know if you‘re interested in an iPad tutorial vid! Edit: It turns out the Film Look Creator is only available in the Studio version of DaVinci Resolve. Apologies for any confusion, and thanks to those who pointed it out!

[@patrickbaitmen9290]

Yes please

[@ShutterSounds]

Very useful!!

[@justpixelating]

For some reason, I don't see it on my system. Is there any specific version that has this? I am on v18.6

[@hardymedia]

After watching your video, I tossed all the Shared Nodes on a project I'm working on, and went with Film Look Creator as you described. The project was filmed outside - starting with overcast and light rain then clearing to bright sun. I had not yet finished adding Shared Nodes to all clips but was able to complete entire project in less time using your method. Thanks!

[@pierogiannist]

That‘s so cool! That’s exactly the kind of thing I wanted to achieve with this video. I did the same thing and went over old projects and found I could get the same or even better looks like this than with lots of nodes!

[@psphotographyandfilm]

Bro you are the fkn goat for this. I am a photographer turned cinematographer but could never really get the hang of color grading with all the nodes and have always said “I wish this was more like Lightroom”. Then here you come with the blessings!

[@pierogiannist]

Thanks so much! I totally get the node overload-making it feel more like Lightroom was the goal. Glad it hit the mark for you!

[@AndreasSippus]

Got absolutely blown away with you pulling out that iPad. Imagine just the versatility to edit on the go with just an iPad, hooooly f

[@pierogiannist]

Right?! The iPad workflow is a game-changer. Perfect for editing on the go. Stay tuned for more iPad tips!

[@cadufernandes1654]

This video should have more views and more likes, this is an insane tip and a really well made tutorial, thanks dude!

[@pierogiannist]

thank you so much man🫶🏼

[@ed61730]

It's the holidays so less people are looking up 'work stuff'

[@DynamicPhil84]

Amazing!! I always thought of the Film Creator effect as more of a finishing look similar to Red Giant Looks and others. So cool that you can do a full on simple grade with it. Great tip!!

[@pierogiannist]

same here😅 especially perfect for quick turnarounds!

[@robbinsdrones]

I can see this being a much more effective way of color grading for photographers who are use to Lightroom, looking forward to trying it! Thanks (Liked and subscribed!)

[@pierogiannist]

Thank you the support! Be careful though-it might just be the ‘gateway drug’ for photographers to dive deeper into DaVinci Resolve.😄

[@KhawajaTalha]

I cant thank you enough, this is a game changer, I love Davinci but sometimes doing a Node Tree is excessive as I am not a colorist, but having this mimic editing photos will def help expedite editing in color grading. Really cool stuff man! If you have any tips for Audio that would be cool too

[@pierogiannist]

it‘s like enabling easy-mode in resolve😅 glad you liked the vid and thanks for the idea with audio, will keep it in mind!

[@caulyflower]

Great tip for on the go editing. Thanks!

[@pierogiannist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AndreasSippus]

Wow, thanks for this tip

[@davesmith2039]

What a great tutorial! Keep these gems coming.

[@pierogiannist]

Appreciate the love! More are on the way. 😊

[@ajaaaaye]

What would be the best settings to export the edited photos for Davinci? But wow this is such a great tip and simple editing flow to not over think everything haha

[@pierogiannist]

thanks! I would probably just grab a still with right click on the image and then from the stills gallery right click and export as jpeg!

[@Giovanni-Giorgio]

In 2013 i edited my CinemaDNG image sequences in Lightroom with batch exports. Resulting in crazy neat color grades. Resolve gives the editing life so much more comfort these days.

[@pierogiannist]

man, resolve has changed so many things over the years. so good!

[@licinioalves]

I work on a iPad and you just made my life much easier 🤘🏼 I will waiting for the video to make my iPad experience much nicer! Thank you for value and happy new year

[@pierogiannist]

Thanks for watching and all the best to you too! 🚀

[@Khalidxfilms]

Thanks for the tip! Besides videos, I also edit photos in DaVinci Resolve so this will make my workflow much easier!

[@pierogiannist]

This will be perfect for editing photos!

[@petch77]

Thank you very much!

[@pierogiannist]

Welcome!

[@gabelomoteycreative]

Nah this man was cooking with this. I discovered this feature a few days ago and your video made it even better to understand. Thank you!

[@pierogiannist]

Appreciate it, my guy! Glad the video helped. It‘s such s cool way for quickly dialing in a look.

[@beeeev]

Been searching for a solution like this for years. Thank you!

[@pierogiannist]

Happy I could share some new stuff!

[@gregormarini]

Great Tip! That helps a lot to bring fun into our workflow!

[@pierogiannist]

It does! Thanks for watching🤝

[@marin_real_estate_photography]

Thanks for the video. It does seem like a quick way to edit. I will give it a shot.

[@pierogiannist]

Have fun with it!

[@patrickbaitmen9290]

This is genius and saves so much time for simple projects or social media stuff thank you .

[@pierogiannist]

thank you for watching!

[@SimonSimonology]

Thanks so much! Very helpful, especially when working on vertical video on an iPad! 👍🏻

[@pierogiannist]

Glad it was helpful! It‘s such a great workflow for mobile editing.

[@MAPLEMEDIA]

Excellent video, thank you so much

[@ed61730]

This is awesome! Thanks :)

[@pierogiannist]

Glad you like it!

[@ChrisPagnozzi]

Very clever!

[@pierogiannist]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@hatemwalid]

what a useful tip bro!!!! thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@pierogiannist]

Happy to help!🤝😊

[@RyanWelch-aofilms]

Great tip!! Love this. Thanks for the video.

[@Wes_Gurung]

Thank you sir. Liked and subscribed

[@pierogiannist]

Welcome!

[@Heiko.Kalweit]

This is a very interesting approach for photographers. Thank you.

[@pierogiannist]

Glad you liked it!

[@maciej.digital]

What would be the downsides to this? Less/no full control over lift/gamma/gain/offset + colours?

[@pierogiannist]

Great question! The main downside is that the Film Look Creator simplifies the workflow, so you don’t get the same granular control over lift, gamma, gain and all the other tools resolve offers. It’s designed more for quick results rather than precise ans technical grading.

[@skyilifa2730]

It's great for your base grade, it's only the first node so you can always add secondary nodes for refinement.

[@pats_seidl]

amazing trick, thank you a ton for sharing

[@pierogiannist]

Glad you liked it!

[@jhonsany]

amazing Tips :)

[@pierogiannist]

Glad you like them!

[@walterramirez5576]

Well you just got yourself a new subscriber. Thanks for this video!

[@pierogiannist]

Welcome aboard 🚢 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Salt9696]

Awesome video! Genuine question: what if you want to add power windows to isolate and make more granular edits on certain areas of the picture? Would you add a node before or after?

[@pierogiannist]

Great question! The Film Look Creator (FLC) is non-destructive so I would assume it won't make a huge difference. But I personally add a Power Window before the FLC. On the other hand, a LUT would be destructive, as it applies fixed changes to your image with less flexibility for adjustments afterward. So when using a LUT definitely put the power window before.

[@danimac2028]

Hi Piero this is a hack I must try! Thanks for sharing. If after this type of grading I want to apply a node with a Lut ,will it work good?

[@pierogiannist]

Go for it! Yes, this works with a LUT in the node after. Just make sure you set it up correctly. Some LUTs expect Rec709 and those you can just add. But some LUTs (like the pre-installed Film Looks like Kodak2328 etc) expect Cineon Film Log. So if you want to use those, make sure to select output gamma "Cineon Film Log" in the film look creator.

[@mike_abramyan]

Great video, eager to try it out!

[@pierogiannist]

Happy grading!

[@murillomello7392]

This is great!!! I always wanted to make davinci less intimidating..... Thanks a lot....

[@pierogiannist]

Glad I could introduce you to this easy workflow!:)

[@justpixelating]

For some reason, I don't see it on my system. Is there any specific version that has this? I am on v18.6

[@pierogiannist]

time to update to v19 man!

[@dario_e]

Keep up the great content!

[@pierogiannist]

🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@bobtronic73]

Never really got the hang of the film look creator but after watching your video I might give it another try. Thanks for sharing!

[@pierogiannist]

Absolutely, go for it!

[@bobtronic73]

@@pierogiannist I think for me the biggest issue are the film looks inside the FLC. I just don't really like them and they can fall apart pretty easy. But I do like the simple interface and workflow and some of its features such as split toning etc. It seems to work nicely as color correction tool before my own film look. Unfortunately I can't really control it with my BMD micro panel.

[@iamg8848]

Did u go to film school? How did u learn this all? Thanks

[@pierogiannist]

KZbin University🫱🏼‍🫲🏽😅

[@scenemode2967]

The film look creator also available in free version?

[@pierogiannist]

Some people pointed out it is not so I‘m afraid no :/

[@scenemode2967]

@ how sad

[@beribiskadras]

this is good one!

[@pierogiannist]

thank you🫱🏼‍🫲🏽😊

[@vecers5gb]

thanx man ✌

[@pierogiannist]

No problem!

[@Ramy_CreativeMedia]

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[@pierogiannist]

😊🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

[@Ramy_CreativeMedia]

@@pierogiannist Man you literally rescued me hahaha, I'm in the middle of finishing a project in Davinci and its my first project and please let me tell you that apart from all other colorists on youtube, this 8 min tutorial has made my workflow so much easier! Vielen Dank Bruder

[@DFD1]

It is a pretty neat idea, especially the much bigger viewer should come handy in color grading. Thanks man! Also we can use some other film emulation plugins instead of FLC just that same way 👌

[@pierogiannist]

Right, good point!

[@hublerfotografie]

mega spannende asatz, definitiv viel fotografe fründlicher 🤓 wirdi gern usprobiere, gruess

[@pierogiannist]

cool, dases dir gfallt😊 viel spass bim usprobiere!

[@LobosREC]

You can enter the fullscreen mode under "workspace" --> "viewer mode" --> "full page viewer"

[@pierogiannist]

I just tried but couldn‘t access the workspace menu on iPad. :/

[@LobosREC]

@@pierogiannist oh, sorry to hear - I thought it worked on the ipad as well. Thanks for the nice tutorial though - very useful tips!

[@ColorStudio-dy8rl]

Yea pls make more videos like these on ipad…🙏🙏🙏

[@pierogiannist]

will do!🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

[@enolamns]

Unfortunately a Studio Feature only.

[@pierogiannist]

Hi, thanks for pointing this out! I had assumed that only certain features of the Film Look Creator might not be available in the free version of DaVinci Resolve. So is the FLC Studio-only? If that's the case, then I was mistaken, and I appreciate the clarification.

[@enolamns]

@@pierogiannist On my Version its marked as a Studio Feature only. But nonetheless still an awesome way to grade for those who bought it, thank you!

[@Paul_anderson_creative]

ONLY in DVR PAID Version..🤷‍♂️

[@pierogiannist]

Hi, thanks for bringing this up! I had initially thought that parts of the Film Look Creator might still be available in the free version of DaVinci Resolve. So is it entirely Studio-only?

[@expatova]

@@pierogiannist Unfortunately it is. But, great tip! Thank you!

[@FilthyBadger]

I have a Davinci licence for sale which i dont need

[@wearethefirehouse]

Buuuut… the Film Look Creator tools use different math with more artistic intent imbued than the primaries, log, HDR, curves etc palettes because they have a specific use in mind. This isn’t a simple 1:1 UI solve, you’re getting different results using a film emulation plugin. The fact that you never leave the same OFX inspector window makes it “like Lightroom” I guess? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@pierogiannist]

Totally agree! I don’t see it as a replacement for all the tools in Resolve-it’s a simpler but still high-quality approach. For example, I compared adjusting exposure with the HDR wheels mapped to my camera’s gamma and color space versus the exposure slider in the Film Look Creator, and the result was the same. It seems the film look creators CST accounts for the camera’s color space and gamma. Anyways, thanks for watching my video and sharing your thoughts!

[@traviswhirley]

Great vid 🔥 I am a real estate videographer and I’d love to see you make a video color grading for real estate. Sub +1 🎉

[@pierogiannist]

Thanks for the suggestion! I might just have to do that soon. 😊

[@Newvision-ck9cr]

bro just broke DR

[@pierogiannist]

bro😂

[@Nextsession271]

Thank You Very Much! This is a Game Changer! 🫳🏿🎤 🔥🔥🔥 you've earned a sub!👊🏿 What are the controls for Windows user?

[@pierogiannist]

Thanks for the sub man! So you should be able to use all of the same keyboard shortcuts with windows. Unless I forgot to mention a specific one? ould include a quick note or pinned comment to clarify: What I didn‘t mention: Rec.709-A is a Mac-specific color space designed to correct gamma shifts. On Windows, it‘s probably best to use Rec.709 (Scene) and Gama 2.2 or 2.4 depending on what your monitor is set so!