IN-DEPTH Noise Reduction (Temporal and Spatial) - DaVinci Resolve Studio COLOR GRADING TUTORIAL

[@RDRvideoprod]

The videos you put out feels like a paid training set. Clean, organized, and informative!

[@team2films]

Thank-you Ryan! That's kind of you to say.

[@borjamoya]

Great video, spot on. I'd like to add that most of the time it's better to apply noise reduction to just the shadows, not the whole image. A quick way to do that is to use a luminance qualifier to grab the dark areas of the frame that are noisy and apply the noise reduction to clean them up. This way you don't affect the areas of the image that don't need it.

[@team2films]

That's a great idea. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

[@gustavocanepa]

Amazing tip!

[@stivosaurus]

Heh. I was just thinking "What if I mask the dark areas..."

[@borjamoya]

Thank you @@gustavocanepa !

[@borjamoya]

​@@stivosaurus It's pretty obvious once you think about it. I hope someone includes it in another noise reduction tutorial

[@Film.look.addiction]

It's maybe the best video explanation that I personally find in KZbin how many so called pro colorists never explains so deeply about noise reduction in Davinci.

[@team2films]

Thank you! That is kind of you to say. Glad to have you here

[@dumspyrospero]

Amazing explanation! Simple, quick and right to the point! I wish youtube was filled with more quality tutorials like this one here...

[@team2films]

Thank-you! We're working hard to get more videos out there like this :)

[@Daniel.K.Crandall]

This was the most clear, concise, and helpful explanation of how to use noise reduction in Resolve Studio that I had seen. You are an excellent teacher and I'm excited to check out your other videos!!! Thank you so much - signed, a new subscriber!

[@team2films]

Thanks so much. That's really kind of you to say.

[@truewiking]

You removed all noise about noice reduction in DR, Brillantly explained and presented, Thank you very much 🙏

[@team2films]

Haha! Well said. Thanks for watching :)

[@riojiang9377]

Thank you so much! Very informative, very clear explanations! And the host for this video is awesome as well! Great work!!

[@team2films]

Thanks so much. We appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@ossero3172]

love your explanations, so clear and thorough and easy to follow. Much appreciated!

[@team2films]

Thank-you so much!

[@authenticmusicchartstv]

definitely

[@DaivisonCardoso]

Hi Natalie! Great video. Chroma noise is truly unpleasant. For years, I've shot in on Blackmagic cameras (the original, 4k and 6k), and that noise on raw footage has always driven me crazy. DaVinci Resolve's noise reduction tools are effective, but on high ISOs they can blur all the details and yet not remove the chroma noise, as you showed on the video. I've been studying and experimenting with a new approach that focuses on preserving image details while reducing chroma noise on heavily noisy images. I've discovered that with a combination of Resolve's tools and a custom-made DCTL, it's possible to transform chroma noise into a film-like texture. Works perfectly in the workflow on the video. It also removes some compression artifacts! I'd like to send it to you to try out the powergrades.

[@MtZionMediaPro]

This is by far the best breakdown I've seen! Thank you very much!!

[@team2films]

Thank you so much. Appreciate you watching and commenting

[@BenDurham]

OH MY GOODNESS! This was an insanely pleasant breath of fresh air! SO clear, concise, and calm. Sub-freaking-scribed. Perfection. I wish all tutorials were like this!

[@team2films]

Thanks so much Ben! What a great compliment. We're trying to make tutorials that get to the point and respect the time of the people watching. Glad to have you here. Look forward to seeing you in the comments more.

[@randallmacdonald4851]

I've seen several videos on HOW to adjust NR but your video showed me WHY and How. Thank you for a very professional lesson. (Subscribed with a thumbs up.)

[@ndolaboy]

Your tutorials are always superb. Thank you! I learned Resolve from your original Goat's Eye series - it should have won awards. You always explain everything so superbly. Greatly appreciated.

[@team2films]

That’s really kind of you, but we are not goat’s eye! That’s an awesome trainer called Daria Fissoun! We’re happy that someone would think we are the same though. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@sairlordmusic]

very good tutorial, thanks from Thailand

[@team2films]

Thanks so much.

[@Batmonthesequel]

What an excellent breakdown this was. Everyone should watch it or at least understand these points when jumping into NR in resolve

[@team2films]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@juancamiloherazo6396]

I love you, you saved my day and my project

[@team2films]

Glad to hear! Thanks for watching and thanks for leaving a comment

[@craynotcreigh]

So good, such a great explanation of the tools.

[@team2films]

Thanks so much!

[@ArdanaMindFilms]

This channel is too professional for me,I'm grateful to know this yt channel

[@team2films]

Thanks so much! Hopefully the 'pro' is rubbing off on everyone :)

[@ArdanaMindFilms]

@@team2films I like how this channel explains in detail ,I hope this channel grow and get more subscriber

[@brianstephenadams4803]

Simplely explained and straight to the point - thanks for this. Would love to see a video about film grain, especially where to place it in the node structure 😊!

[@team2films]

Thanks Brian, that's a great idea for a future video. In the meantime, we talk about grain in our Bleach Bypass video kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6q9d4OwpJumq5o We will do a dedicated video on the effect, but for the time being the here's a simple answer: Put grain as the last node.

[@gregormarini]

One of the best Resolve channels! Thank you!

[@team2films]

Thank-you Gregor!

[@sloop24]

Very well explanation! Thank you so much!

[@team2films]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tpf1952]

Yay! Great video. Immediately to the point, concise and extremely helpful. Doesn’t get any better than this. Thank you!

[@team2films]

Thanks so much. Glad it was helpful.

[@EternallyWild]

Thanks for the clear and concise video.

[@team2films]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@JonathanBarrientos]

saved my video. thanks for the tutorial

[@team2films]

So happy to hear :)

[@justketh4298]

i tried and tried tried. neevr felt fully satisfied. in the end gave up on the native nr tool and got neat nr. its awesome i can scrub the timeline, it renders to cache faster but i keep the node off most of the time tho unless when its time to render. neat has auto profile so nr is taken care of in 3 clicks.

[@team2films]

Neat Noise is a great product. It's great to have different options.

[@colestudios]

Excellent video, so clear and precise and exactly what i needed to know. I have only just discovered noise reduction in Davinci and its a game changer... and that cache option is awesome... I purchased the M1 Mac Studio Ultra with all the bells and whistles and the noise reduction brought it to its knees... lol Great work, awesome video :-)

[@team2films]

Yeah noise reduction can be really computationally intensive. Hurrah for caching. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@thulara]

I am so glad I found this channel

[@team2films]

Thanks. Great to have you here.

[@odaimanea]

Very important information, it's a great video

[@JoseSpenaN]

Wow... son easy to understand

[@team2films]

Thanks so much.

[@Nikolai_Ricardo]

Great tutorial, however i still don't know when to use temporal or spatial NR. For my understanding, these are two different approaches (analysing movement vs analysing density of contrast/textures) of identifying noise but getting the same results. Since you said a combination of both might be the best way to deal with noise, I wonder if there are instances, where only one technique is better. And I believe you haven't mentioned in what way the radius in spatial NR affects the result. Glad you're there, please keep up the good work!

[@team2films]

Temporal noise reduction is better on shots with no movement or predictable movement. It usually preserves details better than spatial noise reduction. Spatial noise reduction can degrade details in images more easily. We tend to use on images with lots of movement where temporal noise reduction produces too many artefacts. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I hope those answers helped.

[@BobbyDjorgas]

so well explained and very helpful. thank you so much!

[@team2films]

Thank-you Oli!

[@lawtownonline]

Thanks. Glad I found your channel

[@team2films]

Glad to have you here Willie! Thanks.

[@anamorphicalan]

Very good content.

[@team2films]

Thank-you so much! Appreciate you commenting.

[@anamorphicalan]

@@team2films unrelated question. I self record play duduk instrument. Suggestions where to mic instrument? Also more important how to edit the sound better? Similar to voices I want my sound be full bodied

[@yuryruban]

Just awesome tutorial quality!

[@team2films]

Thank you Yury. Glad to have you here

[@yuryruban]

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[@juvenalmata8001]

I love you ! 😭♥️

[@team2films]

Thanks!

[@GoTravelPlanet]

Fantastic video, new sub, thank you

[@team2films]

Great to have you here. Thanks for commenting.

[@he3amo]

Очень информативно. Спасибо 😇

[@team2films]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@ArcanePath360]

Great simple and to the point. I've always been putting the NR as the last node. One thing you didn't mention though was the motion slider. I still don't quite know what this does.

[@team2films]

The motion settings are for adding motion blur, nothing to do with motion blur, just on the same tab. Thanks for watching.

[@ArcanePath360]

@@team2films Thanks, good to know

[@LukeJohnson-l4b]

I understand adding a final node with some added sharpness can reduce the softening of NR overall.

[@team2films]

Yes, that's very true. Combats the softness from the NR. Thanks for commenting.

[@thekaniack]

THis was awsome, thank you!

[@team2films]

Thanks Kane. Glad it was helpful

[@deepmusic2456]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@team2films]

Thanks!

[@dominic-ryan]

Really great succinct video. Glad you used an astro clip as an example as this is the sort of thing I shoot often. There is no way I can add light to these sort of scenes and shadow noise is significant. Just as you demonstrated, a heavy handed NR approach produces muddy looking footage. What's the best way to clean up these light starved scenes when increasing acquisition exposure isn't an option and Resolve NR smears out much of the detail? Just use curves to crush the shadows out a bit?

[@team2films]

Yeah, that can work. There are other noise reduction plugins you can try too. Temporal noise reduction is best for preserving details. Neat Noise gives excellent results. It's a paid download though. Thanks for watching, great to have you here.

[@jovanndzaky653]

wow she's so pretty... and smart

[@eliaslimapro]

Nice

[@pazzoponce]

thank you very mucho!

[@team2films]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@letsrugem]

im watching this vid not because of the noise but you.

[@team2films]

Thanks.

[@Prismit-m7v]

This vid saved my shot movie, because I always tried out the wrong parameters for NR. But one question: Any suggested parameters for motion range and radius? (I hope I didn't miss that)

[@team2films]

Hello! It's difficult to make blanket recommendations on those settings because it depends on the amount of motion you have in your footage. You'll want more moderate settings if you have lot's of motion to prevent unwanted artefacts.

[@sebastiangjertsen4054]

Great video! 1.5x speed

[@team2films]

Hahah, we watch ourselves at 1.5x speed sometimes too. Thanks for watching.

[@ozzozz3529]

❤❤

[@vrl1109]

I must've missed something because I follow the instructions precisely, Waited for it to render. and it looks exactly the same. The video noise is still in there. I see no difference at all.

[@pollloxxx]

I love that girl!! so beautiful haha

[@team2films]

Thanks for watching!

[@StuartHetzler]

Great explanation! Now lower the attack on your compressor lol

[@team2films]

Heya Stuart. Thanks for watching, and thanks for the compressor tip. I've made some adjustments, next release is out on Wednesday. Please feel free to comment again and let us know if you think it's better. Much appreciated.

[@cubdukat]

How well does this work on Super-8 or 16mm film grain?

[@draculadicruz]

Awesome... Where do you suggest to apply the sharpening node? in the beginning stage along with noise or at the end?

[@team2films]

I'd suggest sharpening last. You don't want sharpening artefacts to interfere with any grading operations.

[@Andre_Blais]

Great video but the audibility of the mouse clicks are far more exaggerated than need be.

[@team2films]

Yeah, the clicks were a little loud on this video. It's since been addressed. Thanks for watching and commenting. We are always eager to improve the quality of the videos we are creating.

[@Andre_Blais]

Awe thank you for responding! I'm reading my comment now and I can see it could be interpreted as being a little more terse than what I'd intended, so please don't interpret it as being negative or mean-spirited. I was trying to provide constructive criticism and you seem to have interpreted that way so thank you! I should have also been more clear in stating that your video is much appreciated and that the content is excellent! Thanks for taking the time to upload and reply. Cheers. 😊@@team2films

[@DanOhPhotography]

Do you think Studio version has better NR than Neat?

[@team2films]

Neat Video is better. But it's way more expensive. Resolve Studios NR does a really great job considering the price.

[@JRidgely]

“Enhanced” bogs down my M1 Ultra Studio on playback. What system are you using?

[@team2films]

M1 Max. We'd recommend turning on render caching to get smooth playback. If your NR node is the first, then it won't need to be recached when you make downstream adjustments.

[@mustafakamal8608]

Is it okay to increase sharpness after applying noise reduction?

[@team2films]

Yes, of course. Be balanced with how much noise reduction and sharpening you apply though. Try the new UltraNR mode in v19 btw.

[@udeydeepkhokhar1298]

how can we Denoise all clips togather, i mean full timeline length ?

[@team2films]

We wouldn't recommend that as different clips will need different denoising settings.

[@rafael_daguerre]

Isn't there this option (or any option) for noise reduction in Davinci free?

[@team2films]

Noise Reduction is a studio only feature. Some studio features are visible in the free version but are watermarked when you turn them on.

[@rafael_daguerre]

@@team2films So I'm going to be noisy, because I'm not going to pay 300 dollars to have the Davinci lol maybe one day. Which do you think is the best noise reducer: Neat Video, Denoiser or Davinci?

[@team2films]

@@rafael_daguerre DaVinci is unbelievably good value as it's a perpetual license and includes of the other studio features that come with DaVinci, tools like relight, depth map, magic mask, transcription, voice isolation. Its inbuilt noise reduction is fantastic, but Neat Video's is a little better. However it's not as good a value proposition as DaVinci. For example if you were to purchase it for Premiere, you'd pay $80 and you'll only be able to use it as long as you continue paying $50 a month for your Premiere license.

[@rafael_daguerre]

@@team2films I understood. True. Without a doubt, DaVinci is the best option. I didn't buy the BM 6k (even though I love its image) because I need a hybrid machine, but I would have the DaVinci, lol. I bought the Fuji X-H2S, which seems to be the best (hybrid) in this price range. Thanks for the help and information. I'm from Brazil and the dollar currently costs 5x more for me. So, at this point, I'm going to use the free DaVinci and record in the best possible conditions so I don't worry about noise.

[@omerbulbul8185]

Hello Team 2 , i have a question if its normal , when i use noise reductiona and also magic mask on a clip ( plus color gradin) its being like taking half an hour export time just a 4-5 second 4k h264 clip . Is that really normal ? ( i use m1 macbook)

[@team2films]

That does sound a little excessive. There are lots of factors that can contribute to render time. NR and magic mask are very professor intensive. But there might be other challenges with your render, i.e. codecs or other effects applied in your colour grade. It might be worth doing some troubleshooting to see if you can work out what exactly is causing the decreased performance. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@nifeab]

sorry, but Your tutorial will come in handy for about 20% of Davinci Resolve users since not everyone uses Davinci Resolve Studio.

[@team2films]

That's true! Sorry if that was disappointing. The video title and opening graphics indicates that this is a tutorial for DaVinci Resolve Studio. Was that clear enough or do you think we should do something else in the future? Thanks for watching.

[@dailyreels]

take it easy on those mouse clicks 😂

[@team2films]

Haha! Yeah, they were a little loud on this video. Should be quieter in other videos. Thanks for watching.

[@TheSweetsOfSin]

Don't need a node! What is it about nodes, it just makes things more complicated...

[@team2films]

I can appreciate why you might feel that way. Colour grading operations are dependent on being applied to the image in a particular order. Nodes allow you to control the order in which those corrections are applied. They also allow you to perform a variety of sophisticated operations on your image. Nodes are at the core of a colourists work!

[@justinweeks6608]

This destroyed my clip lol

[@team2films]

Oh no! How so?

[@justinweeks6608]

@@team2films footage got extremely choppy and blurry

[@jessyairdrops69]

can you add your pc specs and monitor and other devices name in the video description or reply in this comment please?

[@team2films]

In this video: M1 MacBook Pro, LG Ultrafine 4K, Blackmagic Cloud Store Mini Does that help?

[@jessyairdrops69]

@@team2films thankyou, yes it's helpful.

[@trungtamvanhoa-tttthuyenla3323]

Very well explanation! Thank you so much!

[@team2films]

Thanks!