Quick & Easy Color Grading in Davinci Resolve 17 | Tutorial for Beginners

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In this video, a simple color grading tutorial for beginners because I know Davinci Resolve looks daunting but just give it a go. Get started ad go from there on step at a time. I hope this video helps you with the "get started" part ;-)
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Download Sample Footage
01:14 What is Color Grading
02:15 Setting Up Nodes
03:19 Contrast & Pivot
04:44 Temperature & Tint
05:48 Adjusting Colors
07:04 Gamma
07:27 Check Skin Tones
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[@CJSnews]

" color grading should look believable...". I agree. It's like acting. Acting should be believable. Thanks for your excellent tutorial.

[@ZenSkorp]

Amazing tutorial. I've been having a tough time with color grading as a beginner and this was EXTREMELY helpful. You explained it in such an easy to understand way, much MUCH better than other similar videos I've seen from other channels.

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks, man!!

[@Sunnyellow]

@@JorisHermans thanks for explaining what I needed in under 10 minutes... the official tutorial takes 90 ha ha

[@cloudlessrainvisions3264]

Great video, exactly what I was looking for. As you say in the video, a lot of "beginner" color grading tutorials take way too much for granted.

[@donmovies9087]

Finally a tutorial that made sense and difference in my footage. Thanks a ton brother

[@saurabhsrivastava1924]

I have been your subscriber for a long time but i haven't checked your channel properly, but today i did and i can say you are doing a fantastic job. the best part is you understand the basic problems. love it. keep going mate.

[@Beyond3Generations]

This is exactly what I needed. Very easy and practical

[@RajeshGupta-hs1nx]

I had been waiting for this video of yours for so long as I didn't understand anything in your other video regarding this topic. I've given this video a thumbs up already after watching just 30 seconds, now gonna watch the rest of the video.

[@mirandaclapp7875]

Thank you so much. Color grading has seemed very daunting to me and this makes me feel more at ease getting my start.

[@AttackCancel]

2 years later and this video just helped me out. Talk about evergreen content! Thanks!

[@laaven]

Hands down the best tutorial I have seen. Thank you!!

[@tacrewgirl]

Wow, this is much easier to follow than another color grading video of yours I saw. Thanks!

[@arlenfuentes8133]

Simplified and understandable, Thank you so much for this video.

[@fatimakamara8800]

Great video!! This was so helpful, thank you!

[@aanishh]

Good work.. finally after watching many videos on KZbin, got the right video that made me understand how colour grading works in da Vinci resolve, not confusing at all.. this is the easiest to understand.. really nice work

[@invinciblenoman]

IF there was an OSCAR for Color Grading in Davinci Resolve 17 For BEGINNERS - You DESERVE IT, SIR. After wondering at so many videos finally I found to color grading start with.

[@gabemyers1154]

Thanks man. I was so confused looking at this but after a couple minutes into the video it made so much more sense

[@wamproductions6823]

Hey Joris... very helpful and easy to follow and implement! Bravo!

[@dennisschullerjr1720]

This is great 👍 been struggling with color grading for a long time. This really helped me alot. Thank you very much for this video. Cheers!

[@TheSnorkyShow]

Amazing video!! That's what I search for! quick easy and simple with a lot of great information. This will help me with making better videos! thanks!!

[@chowtimewithruss1411]

Great video, I really like using DR and you have really easy to understand tutorials!

[@luzaguzman6306]

Thank you for this explanation, just what I need. I like the conversational way you present the information, refreshing!

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andywalkerchannel]

Thank you so much. I'm learning and this has been a great help. All the very best to you.

[@somewhereinarizona793]

Very helpful. Just what i needed.

[@vitodippolito5180]

Great video man. Thank you

[@bobyramanathan6049]

Thanks pal for explaining basics in very simple way.

[@A_Fortunate_Traveler]

Very usefull info. Thank you!

[@auxsom]

Extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@user-yj9kg8mm3x]

Fn awesome!! Thank you!!

[@zazyczech]

What I've looking for a long time. Thanks.

[@zhanko73]

Thanks. Great and simple video.

[@boarderb]

This is excellent, thank you! About to attempt my first color correction!

[@couldntfindaname8742]

I loved it.....Thank You!

[@4evercoool552]

This tutorial is very amazing I love the way how you explain stuff how the tools work very easy to follow along keep on doing good video like this 👍 😊

[@shiaz_9653]

this was soooooo helpful, thanks alot mate

[@DavidGomez-sd4qq]

So happy!!!! Thank you

[@WorldsOkayestGuitarPlayer]

I've used this video as a reference 2 or 3 times now. Thanks man.

[@GursimranSingh1]

Extremely helpful and to the point.

[@kcguitar9307]

this was nice! *BOOM!*

[@ginotarabotto]

Very helpful, thx man!

[@55666896]

Thanks for your tutorial. I would like more videos about Davinci Resolve!.

[@TheHungryGardener]

Thanks for that. I found this very useful, just what I was looking for. 👍

[@Clytax]

AMAZING Thank you so much!

[@lasseluebben]

This helped me a lot!

[@unnikrishnan8437]

Great tutorial!

[@aaphotofilm]

This is amazing Joris, I been using resolve for nearly a year, im still learning it, would be amazing if you can show us more, or maybe show us how to grade S-log, or even better if you can show us how you created your intro, your videos are always amazing

[@JorisHermans]

I’ll put it all on my to-do list 😄🙏🏻

[@aaphotofilm]

@@JorisHermans oohhhh thank you so much Joris. Really appreciate that. Your a very nice man 👨👏👌

[@fepatton]

Extremely helpful, thanks!

[@JorisHermans]

You're welcome!

[@thelynndiary952]

This is amazing video!

[@lb7144]

Thank you for this 🙏🏾

[@bertanyaberpendapat]

Thank you Joris 😃

[@jojokangujam508]

Helps me alot thank u 👍🙏

[@pirawmanvid2273]

Niiice and easy, thank you man👍 I ring the bell.

[@oichiana2002]

good video, thanks alot for the overview!!

[@lugodam]

Very Cool!! Great video.

[@JorisHermans]

Glad you liked it!

[@taot99]

Amazing tutorial 🙂

[@clearbrain]

Most fantastic video ❤❤❤

[@metabolicconditioning]

Very good tutorial thank you.

[@jay-rimprogo9783]

Thank you for this sir.

[@chupitos2269]

The start of my journey thank's Man for introducing me to this magic word

[@jtheggz3955]

Great video… ty !

[@cirilodeleonquinojr9331]

Im always watching your video sir its all great👍👌💪

[@3d_hive295]

Thank you !!

[@the34thStudent]

oh man love the intro. dashing intro.

[@farelalfarizihasan447]

"if you want to get realistic look just watch the news" best quote I've ever heard in a while

[@pandanstones8379]

AMAZING tanks for your tutorial

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks for watching!

[@asphaltandtacos]

Nice explanation! I tend to go with curves for more flexibility although this might be complicated for people new to color correction.

[@JorisHermans]

Curves are my personal favourite too 💥

[@emanueldavid7977]

ThQ.. just learning Davinci.. jumping from Adobe to resolve is easier with tutorials like this.

[@JorisHermans]

🙏🏻💥

[@andrewalba87]

I would like more video about DaVinci. It would be amazing!

[@heyolandscape]

Thanks, helpful

[@DavidTran-hf3hn]

Please more beginner videos like this would be great

[@fe4roverlord187]

Great video

[@davidmg1925]

As some one said eblow at last a tutorial I feel I can follow and learn some thing from. Trust me I have tried probably (literally) 100s.

[@fadilday2499]

Thanks sir, i think u first person give footage for Learn colour grade like u do.

[@anthonyy_vivid5438]

10/10 Video

[@projectaot7393]

Thanks for this tutorial and for the video, it was very helpful to actually se what i was leaning. Smarphone cameras cannot get phootages of this quality.

[@anna-marieogi1182]

You are so funny! I love your videos

[@Robitsilwal]

THANK YOU

[@rishidelekar4028]

thank you sir

[@StevensJohn]

Thanks!! Thought it's basic it's a great starting point for the noobies..

[@michaelantcliff5906]

Thanks again for a great video. Because DLog H265 is very demanding on my laptop, is it OK if I optimise the video clips before I do any color grading?

[@cirilodeleonquinojr9331]

From philippines sir joris

[@paperbagyt6681]

thank you

[@gertleroy]

"what you want is shadow, midtone and highlights and not the lift gamma and gain wheels". Why? anything wrong about the lift gamma gain wheels?

[@JorisHermans]

Similar but different, they work in different tonal ranges. Lift gamma and Gain works in a broader range so you’ll see it affecting more of the image. Shadow Mid and Highlights target more specific areas of the image.

[@webchez]

Thank you for the video. But can you explain what the project setting you are using is?

[@faragashttravelagency]

i have to thx God to know you too. you teach very good and speak slow so i can undrestand better (english is not my main language) that arrows are so usefull too. thank you. good luck

[@louis840]

Continue with videos showing example of easy colour grading. Can you do one about underwater footage ? Thanks and regards

[@PSIHUNTER00]

Helped me a lot! Coming from Photoshop I am familiar with those tools but finding them in resolve is a little frustrating.

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it helped. Keep practicing! 👊🏻💥

[@colourmafia]

Thanks - I don't just think it's a case of being too difficult, but just not a realistic workflow in terms of time for some client projects.

[@SmooveLeek]

Good tutorial. Only thing you didn't tell us is what to do if the skin tones arent on the skintone line.

[@asunnydecember]

I'm having a hard time following as a beginning user of DaVinci, mainly because I can't seem to find some of the elements in your layout compared to how my resolve is laid out. Like Hue vs. Hue, and other details. Are you using the free version or paid? Is your layout customized? How do I find those elements?

[@moodberry]

Very nice. But let's say I need to color grade all teh clips in my project as the same, since I shot everything with the same lighting (outdoor scenes of fall foliage) How do I apply this to all my clips?

[@djilaliachour1578]

How easy it looks with you Joris

[@nzkoe5069]

Hey man, thank you very much for the tutorial. How do you colour grade videos you downloaded form stock websites? When you dont now what camera they have been shot on. thanks friend

[@JorisHermans]

Mhm, usually it says what camera the footage was shot on. At least the stock sites I use 🤔

[@FalloutUrMum]

How do you get all the elements on the left to disappear. In my color page the video I'm trying to grade takes up a tiny little window on the screen. I have to go back and fourth between full screen to see my changes

[@Droneaddiction]

Good job Joris, can you show us how to add the same colour grade to all clips please 👍🏻

[@saadzain]

In the color tab select the clip you have graded then hover over the other clips and click on the middle mouse button, it'll paste the same grade to the clip, do it for all the clips

[@zunaidparker]

Just found this video and it's super helpful! I'm busy on a fan project editing Amazon's The Wheel of Time fantasy series and have a question/request for help please. The show is AWFULLY lit (flat lighting, no contrast, much too much saturation) and I wanted to try my hand at regrading it to look more like Game of Thrones / The Witcher. Would your method work well for this? I'm just doodling around so would like something that works on average that I can apply to 90% of the scenes. If you don't have access to the show, you can check out the trailers on KZbin to see what I mean. Many thanks for your help!

[@FalloutUrMum]

Is there a reason why it's better to use multiple nodes rather than doing it all on one node? Is it just an organization thing or is it functional

[@kendrewreviews]

Masterful teaching! Can you make a tutorial for Low-End or Low-Spec PC's? I think most people run Intel HD-Graphics on their Windows laptop which is NOT sufficient for Resolve. I use an HP x360 with Intel i7 CPU (2.5ghx), 4GB RAM DDR4, and Intel HD Graphics. I think others have similar PC specs...

[@cabinlifeincanada7802]

Boom!!!

[@JorisHermans]

💥😅

[@cabinlifeincanada7802]

@@JorisHermans Thanks for making a good video. Boom was quite good.

[@retrobubble0]

Why do I not have those 3 dots above the wheels? I can't seem to change it from the gamma and gain part.

[@youonlyliveonce1432]

Is it possible to apply color grade gradually? Please teache or make tutoria thank you very much