Perfect NR In DaVinci Resolve - BBC TV Colourist Insight (Noise Reduction)

WHERE to put Noise Reduction in your DaVinci Resolve Node Tree PLUS 2 Tips on How I dial in the CORRECT amount. Using a BBC job I worked on recently I'll show you the actual project and how I fixed the noise. There are certainly dedicated 3rd party plug-ins that do a better job on Noise Reduction but Resolve is still a great tool and this episode will help you maximise this tool in the Studio version.
The subtitle/captions have been checked by me personally and corrected for any errors.
A huge thanks to Will and Tommy for letting me use this project to give you a real insight. Watch the full award-nominated documentary on the BBC iPlayer here
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Directed by Will Jessop
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Project Overview
01:23 How to filter out Noise Reduction clips in Lightbox?
02:12 Where does Noise Reduction go in your node tree?
03:48 How to build Noise Reduction from scratch?
04:22 How to use Temporal Noise Reduction
07:00 How to use Spatial Noise Reduction
07:40 How to unlock Luma and Chroma in Spatial Threshold?
08:44 How much Temporal and Spatial Noise Reduction should I use?
12:14 Where do I add Grain and sharpen to my image?
12:49 How to control Noise Reduction
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[@lamar.thompson]

Best tutorial on NR!! You really go above and beyond. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@javajack-1]

I’m a long time DaVinci colourist, features, tv series commercials, since Resolve was in beta many years ago and this is the best tutorial I’ve seen on noise reduction. Congratulations on this video.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Appreciated Jack. Glad you like it.

[@timsnider336]

Keep the hits coming, Darren. Thank you! Very helpful.

[@AndrewKneebone]

I love your videos mate! This is exactly what I needed but you always dust every video with lovely additional tips. I've saved this one into Craft for my 'must do!' workflow instructions! Cheers mate!

[@Sonicorchestra]

Very generous of you to share your skill and knowledge. Thank you.

[@RobbinGun]

Darren thank you so much for sharing this wonderful knowledge with everyone. I am glad to have access to the right information. Your narration and video lengths are great!

[@pierreduprey9032]

As always, a great tutorial Darren, thanks for all your effort!

[@DanielKouba]

Best noise reduction video I’ve seen. Straight to the point with lots of helpful tips along the way

[@tinyfatgiant]

Thank you Darren, for your top-notch NR and DVR tutorials. They really are a cut above many others on KZbin. You manage to avoid the overly complex and unnecessary steps that many teach, making your free tutorials far more valuable than some paid ones. Appreciate your effort in sharing these.

[@thecolorcrafter]

As always, excellent explanation. I loved how you used the qualifier to limit it to the shadows only. And the tip on using the scopes to see when NR stopped affecting the image is awesome!

[@DavieMorgan]

That was bloody amazing Darren. With Yourself , Cullen Kelly and a guy called Nomadic George you all make learning Davinci amazing. Keep up the good work buddy

[@KarelZweefvlieger]

Every time you manage to amaze me with your skill, knowledge and enthusiasm of the possibilities in Black Magic and share it with, proffesionals and myself as an amateur

[@DarrenMostyn]

I enjoy sharing knowledge!

[@BrianTheCameraGuy]

Darren, you have done it again. Another banger!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you like it Brian

[@TanguyGall]

The best course about noise reduction ever, thanks !!

[@mikkelalyd]

Absolutely the very best video on NR out there by far! Thank you so much Darren! Amazing work ones again!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bonavl]

Thank you! Your insight and delivery continues to amaze. Congratulations!

[@DarrenMostyn]

You are welcome

[@BigFlavorFilms]

Perfect. Best NR tutorial there is. Period. Thanks!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you think so!

[@markee5578]

Thank you Sir Darren! as always, you help us a lot to understand every function of dial/s and buttons of the tool.

[@DarrenMostyn]

very welcome Mark

[@raywatts5702]

Fantastic timing, having been searching for NR tutorials the last few days. Thanks Darren.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Hi Ray, no problem. Just give me a few weeks notice before your next search and I'll see what i can do for you!!

[@naturestockfootage]

Not being a pro in editing I find your explanations clear. Not only what you should do but also the reason why which is giving me a lot of "AHA" moments. As a DOP and underwater shooter I am even thinking with editing in mind as I shoot. Thank you for your great tutorials.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

This was the most helpful noise reduction tutorial I've seen to date. Thank you!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ThomasVogtFreiburg]

Darren, I appreciate your expertise, your calm, relaxed way of imparting knowledge and the fact that I always receive valuable help and advice from you. Thanks for that!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

I appreciate that Thomas. Thank you.

[@richardrem]

You are the king of explanation and tutorials. Brilliant.

[@DarrenMostyn]

appreciated Richard

[@Fuffuloo]

Good to see a peek into an industry pro's workflow! Thank you for the insight!

[@gioriv]

You are amazing, thank you so much. I just started back into videography to see how far can I get. I was always afraid of DaVinci Resolve, I think that's why I wasn't moving forward with shooting videos at all. Got my cameras very long time ago and now recently decide to get busy and shoot. I found your channel about a month ago and I'm hooked with it, even at my regular work I'm watching your videos come home and practice. It really is a big help and motivation for me, I have learned so much. I can't thank you enough!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thank you and I wish you all the best!! Good luck on your Resolve journey!! darren

[@epicbucketlist]

Great work, Darren! This NR tutorial will help me in future videos. I never even considered NR while composing my videos. Thank you again for putting these DVR tutorials together.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@skrotfiske]

Thank you Darren, this was probably the best NR tutorial i've seen. I will def be working like this now :)

[@DarrenMostyn]

Enjoy! Thanks

[@personaldronerepair6141]

Cannot agree with you more. Awesome tutorial Darren!! Thank You

[@ThisOneWalks]

This was serendipitous. I was planning to search for some NR tutorials today. I was specifically interested in learning how to restrict it to the shadows. I saw this on my home page when I opened YT and ended up learning more than I was looking for. Thanks, Darren!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-pi1si1er8s]

I can tell Darren is amazing at this by the way he just casually will drop some knowledge that I wasted HOURS not knowing.

[@xguilherme011x]

Amazing tutorial! I was thought to put the nr before the cst, but this way is working way better

[@sudbroadcastingproduction]

I'd like to thank you very much for this tutorial ! This is the best explanations on NR I've found so far !

[@DarrenMostyn]

You're very welcome! Thanks for the kind words, means a lot

[@PeterDrage]

Another great video, your presenting style is fantastic, clear, concise and easy to follow, none of the usual KZbin fluff to extend runtimes and feed the algorithm. This video dropped at the perfect time, as I have about 5+hours of footage to clean up, that was shot in very challenging conditions, never thought to do it via the scopes 🤦‍♂️, I have got much better results following this guide, along with last weeks node tree, than I have ever got before.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thanks Peter and great to know you have improved in just a week from my videos. All the best, Darren

[@StuartHetzler]

Masterful explanation as always!

[@5SenseFilms]

Started to implement these ideas into my projects. Great walkthrough.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@UraFlight]

I’m currently working on one project and for the past three days I watched several videos about Noise Reduction in Davinci Resolve. This one is the best what I’ve have seen so far. Thank you Darren for sharing this information with us. 😊

[@DarrenMostyn]

hope it helps your project!

[@diyachyy]

What a brilliant tutorial! My thesis film is playing in 2 days. Your node tree tutorial helped me color it, and it is looking great! Thank you so much!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it helped!

[@charlesnardi5750]

This was a phenomenal breakdown, truly extremely grateful!!

[@DarrenMostyn]

thanks charles

[@Inframesdigital]

Diving into troubleshooting some strange artifacts in certain areas of the frame, and thanks to your fantastic tips, I was able to navigate through the options and effectively fix the issues. Much appreciated, Darren!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it helped!

[@sree820]

Thanks Darren, wonderful technic

[@chrisburks7292]

That was really useful to see, I will certainly change how I do the noise reduction based on this. Thank you again Darren!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardcliff3510]

Great explanation of noise reduction strategy. I have played with the knobs for hours but you have shared a process and a means for determining the limits. Many thanks Darren!

[@DarrenMostyn]

very welcome

[@larcheproduction9982]

Merci beaucoup pour vos tuto ! Hyper clair et très efficace. Aucunes vidéos superflues sur votre chaine.

[@perlang9381]

thank you so much, very helpful and well explained! :)

[@jseamans]

Making documentaries, I deal with noise frequently. Thanks, Darren, for giving me an effective and complete workflow for dealing with it. Your tutorials have really helped me!

[@DarrenMostyn]

very welcome!

[@vtk_jnr]

By far the best tutorial on NR.

[@DarrenMostyn]

thanks, appreciated.

[@frenchiecolorgrading]

I love that your explain your logic in placing the NR in your node tree ! Instead of automatically putting your NR at the beginning of your node tree, it could be smart for it to be fed by a previous node information in some cases. Great video as always :)

[@DarrenMostyn]

Cheers Chloe!

[@electriccatvisualarts2397]

This is super helpful Darren.. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@feelinmotion]

This tutorial was amazing! I didn't even know you could render just one node.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you liked it!

[@awildtomappears]

This is easily the best tutorial on Resolve noise reduction. I had always gone by sight and taste but using the scopes was eye-opening. The insight with A/B blew me away; incredible. My workflow instantly improved. Thank you sir for your help.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it helped!

[@jaykellett7693]

Love the Highlight trick with NR, never thought of using that before - will definitely be using that on my next job!

[@Danielmaczka]

Thanks for such a detailed explanation. See you in Amsterdam :)

[@LukeAntunes]

Great video! Very helpful and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sauce8277]

You are going to get WAY MORE views on this video down the line considering low light is one of the main problems of video with people who can't afford the equipment that usually aids with keeping noise down. Thank you.

[@ahmedkamur9395]

Thank you so much Darren ❤ As a new user of Resolve coming from Premiere I've learned a lot from your channel Really appreciate it 🙏

[@DarrenMostyn]

appreciate you watching. Good luck in resolve from premiere - you wont regret it!!

[@johnthomasgoerke7852]

Darren, I'm on a shoot right now. And I'm about to do a quick grade on some dailies for the client. Thanks so much for all these videos you make. I love working in Davinci, and I always learn so much from you. Keep it up! These are fantastic.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thank you. Appreciated. Good luck on the shoot.

[@RasMarty_]

Great tutorial Darren amazing break down of the spec's, learned alot on NR Thanks!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@free-radicalmedia4699]

How did you know I was posting a project with a lot of underlit night exteriors?! Amazing. One addition with my own workflow: when I'm grading RED .R3D files, I crank the ISO to see everything well, do my NR and then lower the ISO again - excellent results. Thanks, Darren.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Filming-and-Stuff]

You’re the best, Darren! Thank you.

[@owlmuso]

Absolutely the best channel for learning about Davinci and color grading. Thank you so much for your generosity. This video really explained a confusing topic for me, thank you.

[@DarrenMostyn]

My pleasure!

[@alexabesadubitrusbyanyiko6742]

Brilliant tutorial. Thank you!

[@filmowaniezprofitem]

This A/B view is very helpful. Thanks for sharing this :)

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gimbalair]

Perfectly explained and paced that even a hobbyist like me could follow. I should a lot with a gopro internally and the noise is always there due to the low light, so thanks, i can have a crack at dialling it down now.

[@DarrenMostyn]

thanks

[@jaydelturco]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brianrogers549]

Wow, I learnt so much from this episode, there was a few "OK I finally uderstand how to use NR now" moments for me. Awesome Big Thanks to Darren. 😂

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful Brian!

[@JimRobinson-colors]

Nice added bonus episode to your node tree - thanks for that. As far as all the questions of where and why for NR or grain etc. My logic that I use is always put anything that actually smooths out things i.e. noise reduction, smooth power windows, blurs, glow etc. before any texture or grain type OFX. You can see why easily by putting in a grain node and turning on the "grain only " and then going a few nodes downstream and adding a soft power window and/or blur etc. it really shows how it affects the grain / texture - depending on how much you do - just smoothing out a person's skin will wreck the film grain emulation completely. So like you I also put the noise reduction up front. But for ripple reasons, I have it on all the trees in the same numbered place. Not so much to ripple the noise reduction , but it keeps all the numbering for every other node in order. I also think of primaries as nodes for me to get the footage to a place that I wish that it would have been from the camera. And obviously I would love if I was supplied with noise free footage. I like how you visually used the scopes as part of setting up for the noise reduction. That's a great tip that I'll have to remember for next time I use NR. I think I saw that you will be doing a live thing before christmas. If you don't see me in the chat - Hope you and your family have a great holiday. cheers to you and have a prosperous and exciting new year.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thanks Jim - always good t hear your thoughts. This really came about after the node tree episode as good for my word the BBC doc uses same node tree (nearly!!) as the one I broke down last episode. Yes there will be a Christmas LIVE - not set date yet but very likely 20th December 1800 GMT. I'll post in the community when Im sure - just juggling work schedule! Cheers to you too and we will speak before Xmas Im sure!!

[@pivovarish]

Thank you so much for sharing such a pro knowledge with us, that helps a lot!

[@DarrenMostyn]

very welcome!!!

[@ra100x]

Wow, thank you, this was the best NR tutorial with explaining what does what and your tips from real example. Now I know what I've been doing wrong :D

[@DarrenMostyn]

you are welcome.

[@alespanu]

thank you so much Darren🙏

[@samshep70]

Legend, Life saver.

[@BarranteMotion]

Many thanks for this! I've seen quite a few DR users use this, but never really get into the weeds as to "why" certain settings are being used to dial it in just right.

[@DavidWinstead]

Thanks for all of that very useful noise reduction info.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Cheers David. Glad it helped.

[@weezypeasy]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zoomoutzoomin1000]

Thank you very much, I really like your explanations

[@joniantipatrea]

Another day another lesson ❤

[@mollygriswold7979]

So helpful. Thank you.

[@DarrenMostyn]

You're so welcome!

[@wavensdorvad]

Nice to watch a new one!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Enjoy

[@wavensdorvad]

@@DarrenMostyn I did! And a lot! Spectacular being able to adjust noise reduction by seen the areas that you are affecting in order to avoid edges of the talent. 10/10

[@marcusbornold]

SOO GOOD !

[@pmfilmsUK]

Fantastic

[@Evgeniy_Shaman]

Darren, thank you. It was interesting and new - especially how to control NR in isolated areas.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PassionForLifeGallery]

I have been using NR for a long time but I didn't know how to adjust it properly. Thanks for the tips!

[@pedroarruda7878]

Excellent Thank you.!

[@DarrenMostyn]

welcome.

[@TheChroniclesofLouie]

Excellent information! Glad I found you! Sub'd.

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thank you - appreciate every subscriber!! Look out for my xmas prize giveaway livestream on Wednesday!

[@vincentlee592]

Very good video very accurate

[@DarrenMostyn]

Glad you think so!

[@horizontalblanking]

Just a totally amateur here… but I’m really learning a tremendous amount from your channel. Great demonstrations that are easy to follow and understand.

[@DarrenMostyn]

thank you! good to hear that my work is appreciated

[@frankinblackpool]

Wow, I'm actually using a tool correctly for Noise Reduction and that's A/B. I saw it on a random KZbin episode from years and years ago, and I've never seen anybody else use it other than you. However what I've learned from this episode, is not to use NR on every single clip, which is something that I've been doing since Day One of owning the Studio license. Its very hard to find any tutorials let alone good tutorials, such as yours, on Noise Reduction. I am now going to immediately stop using 5 for the "Frames Range" which can only help my render speeds at about 7 frames at the moment. Every day is a school day, and I never realised that you could pin-point where you added Noise Reduction. I shall be watching this episode quite a few times and definitely improve my technique for my next masterpiece. Have a relaxing Christmas. This year should be my last working Christmas for the next few years. The magic of the big day tends to fall a bit flat after eating a bone dry, stone cold, Turkey Dinner from a cardboard box sat in the cab. But it beats working for a living.🤣🤣

[@DarrenMostyn]

Hi Frank. Well i hope this at least helps your render speeds and probably the quality too - 5 frames doesn't always mean better quality ! It can skew your results!! All the best and wish you a good christmas dinner - keep an eye out for my xmas livestream coming!!

[@frankinblackpool]

@@DarrenMostyn That's good to know that 5 frames doesn't always mean better. Practically everybody on KZbin land says 5 is better as well as saying Motion Radius as Large. Its like the blind leading the blind. Enjoy your evening ploughing through the comments. With my latest masterpiece, it took me all of five minutes to read and reply to my comments. Remember those days when you first started? 🤣🤣

[@BarbarosGokdemir]

Thank you!

[@yorkunt]

It always nice to see the blue dot notification beside the name Darren Mostyn!

[@DarrenMostyn]

Thanks!

[@mickymack1230]

Thank you Thank you Thank you 🤩

[@MilitaryHistoryWithWill71]

Thank you Darren, 👍

[@DarrenMostyn]

Very welcome

[@danielblumensev6324]

Hi Darren, great video! Can you please do a video about the linear color space and why and when you should convert to it during grading?

[@suatsekil]

Thanks

[@soundseen]

Golden egg! Thx

[@vencaS81]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. We use NEAT video plugin for noise reduction in my job. We found out Davinci inbuild noise reduction is making artefacts in the picture. We are shooting clasical music concerts and lots of moving violin players, etc. That movement during the play is warping background behind that player if we apply davinci noise reduction. Neat video didn't cause this problem. But it is realy taxing for the system. Maxed out Mac Studio only manages 10fps render of the shot with noise reduction effect. Still better then Z8 with double Nvidia 5000 in it. That machine manages 6fps at the best. Usualy it is 2fps per shot render.

[@DarrenMostyn]

I agree NEAT is better - but i usually need the Resolve one for speed in doc work - we dont have the time to use 3rd party plug-ins and the results aren't worth it (vs time I mean!) if you use Resolve NR well.

[@ZachToupin]

Once again, a perfect Davinci tutorial! How do you activate that magnifying glass, is this part of Davinci?

[@alnoormeralli]

Terrific explanation on how to use with examples. Would you use the same approach when dealing with RAW footage which has no in-camera NR applied?

[@slava.i]

Thanks Darren, very helpful tutorial on Noise Reduction... Would be very helpful to know what you're looking for on the RGB Parade to tell you that that's noise... I can see that the "blurriness" in the scope goes away when NR is applied..

[@johnnygenius5257]

Hi Darren your videos are absolutely amazing, thanks so much. I would like to know if you use sharpening much and where you would add it in the node tree.

[@DarrenMostyn]

No I dont use it if possible. Near the end if at all

[@johnnygenius5257]

Thanks!@@DarrenMostyn

[@siyamaknadimi]

thx for share this useful tutorial. all of that are great but i like that part you change luma for use nr to dark area only, more. i did not this davinci ability (thanx God). good luck

[@Inner_Tree_Media]

Great episode, Darren! Thanks so much for your passion + expertise. --> Quick question: what's your logic for applying grain in 709 vs DWG? Also, I was so sad I couldn't do that course with you and Daria recently, will you be doing that again?

[@DarrenMostyn]

Hi. My choice for REC 709 with that grain is because it is the Resolve grain specifically I feel behaves best in REC709. If you apply grain using dehancer for example it can be in DWG. The 4 day LIVE Masterclass WILL run again next year, yes - make sure to sign up to the email list in the description for notice of when. All the best, Darren

[@AlexMufasa]

I always thought the NR node belongeg before the 1st CST node, so It would be the first node and it would reduce the noise of the footage before it was even graded. I've been doing this for 2 years. I'll change my workflow then, thank u 😄

[@DarrenMostyn]

Try it and see.

[@m1nt9reen]

Don’t change where you put it, you are doing it the best way already. When the footage is graded any noise is exaggerated which means that you have to increase the settings which means more processing power is required