Master Color Management - DaVinci Resolve Color Grading Academy 2/8 - MotionVFX

Ready to master some of the most crucial aspects of color grading?
In the second lesson of our DaVinci Resolve Color Academy, we dive deep into color management, clarifying the process of translating and standardizing colors captured by your camera's sensor to what your display can accurately reproduce. Having a good understanding of this process is key to unlocking a repeatable workflow in your creative pursuits. We explore three primary methods to configure color management in DaVinci Resolve, shedding light on the situations where one approach triumphs over the others. Join Matt as he demystifies these techniques, helping you make informed project decisions.
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00:00 - Color Management Explained
01:44 - Using Technical LUTs
04:53 - Using Color Space Transform
07:32 - Saving Presets as PowerGrades
08:31 - Timeline Color Space
16:06 - Using Nodes to Control Managed/Unmanaged Adjustments
19:00 - Project-Based Color Space Management
22:43 - Downsides of Project-Based Color Managing
24:57 - RCM Workarounds
26:25 - Summary
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[@beatboxxdannyschwarzboxing9768]

Just wanted to say how amazingly helpful these tutorials have been. Straight to the point with zero fluff, completely cohesvie, and so clear, and straightforward. I can't thank you enough. You've completely changed my workflow and understanding for the better.

[@motionvfx]

We are really happy to read comments like this! 🥳 Stay tuned for upcoming tutorials!

[@geoffreymee7671]

Gee...u explain all this in a manner I find so (well, not easy), but understandable and flowing from one step to the next. It is releiving to have found your tutorial style. Thank you.

[@motionvfx]

Thanks for watching!

[@RonaldKasper]

The tip at 18:00 with the magic mask solves a lot of problems for me. Thanks!

[@motionvfx]

You are welcome! 🙌🏻

[@chadmullins7553]

This is amazing! This really showed me a lot of things to help simplify and create a proper procedure. Thank you so much!

[@motionvfx]

You're very welcome!

[@flootb]

Love this so far, learned so much! Thank you very much! Looking forward to the next parts

[@tsgoud69]

Woah! Much better than paid courses. Thank you!

[@motionvfx]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-yc2cx6jq3t]

These videos are extremely helpful. Just have one question. I work with Fujifilm flog2 which isn't available in the cst options. I use a LUT I downloaded from Fujifilm's site directly, so I am curious if it's possible to do the steps that you took to keep a consistent workflow at the13:00 mark.

[@czeester]

amazing material! Thank you for sharing this. Noob question. I'm working with gopro footage a lot, I don't see anything related to this camera. Which colour space would be somehow close to gopro, if any at all?

[@MattMcCool0]

I'm pretty sure the GoPro only shoots in rec709, so there's no need to transform spaces unless you wanna work in a larger space, then transform back into rec709.

[@marcusmages]

Wow! What a great academy! Everything is very well explained and reasonable. Thank you very much! But I have a question though. I'm filming a lot with my Vivo X80 Pro smartphone in log. But I just can't figure out the input color space and input gamma when I adjust a CST node. You probably know what's the right input. Could you help me please. Thanks in advance!