Nodes for Noobs | Resolve Color Page Tutorial | Serial, Parallel & Layer Nodes

Nodes for Noobs | Resolve Color Page Tutorial | Serial, Parallel & Layer Nodes
Sorry that the screen cap is causing the color to constantly shift throughout the video. Super annoying.
*EDIT* I was mistaken when I said that you have to hold down shift to reconnect a node by hovering it over the line. You don't need to hold down shift, you can just drag and drop it
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Chapter Markers
00:00 Intro
00:31 Serial Nodes
00:54 How Serial Nodes work
01:13 Practical examples
02:59 Nodes for organization & clarity
04:17 More serial node tips
06:28 Parallel nodes
07:51 Layer nodes
08:57 Practical examples of parallel & layer mixers

[@JimRobinson-colors]

Nodes put back into a different order - not sure what holding the shift and drag and drop does. I do that instinctively by just dragging the node without the shift key. You did present the node tree well for beginners, and a lot of people will benefit from this. So good job.

[@PhillipRPeck]

I thought you had to hold the shift key!

[@JimRobinson-colors]

@@PhillipRPeck It doesn't change the way it applies as far as I can tell. After watching this I thought maybe I had missed some functionality in just dragging the node to the node tree line - but can't see any difference.

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@JimRobinson-colors Thanks for pointing that out. I'll pin your comment and edit the description

[@JeffreyJDavis]

Thanks brother, I appreciate the explanation of distinction between mixer and layer on parallel nodes, been struggling to figure that out intuitively.

[@DaMazinOfficial]

Best Nodes breakdown I’ve seen saved me years of time possibly 😅👏🏽

[@PhillipRPeck]

Years!? Wow, that is a good video! 👍😇

[@CinematicTouchProductions]

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[@PhillipRPeck]

I did it all for you

[@sidestreetvideoproduction7278]

Great Presentation. Like the little humor. Your explanation is great and easy to understand. I learned a lot from this. Thanks.

[@cvictor1126]

Super helpful stuff. Glad you are breaking into segments, and explaining your decisions as you go. Other tutorials from expert types don't have the "beginner mind" in mind...it's all "so you do this here so that goes there which then goes there and then you start a new node for that to go there and then that goes there so we have this...see? great! and voila!"

[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it was helpful. It's always good to know why things work a certain way so that you can do it yourself afterwards. I don't know how many times I've watched tutorials on certain Fusion processes because I never understand why it works the way it does

[@karliemorris7318]

Thank you for this sir I’ve been learning divinci resolve For a year now & I’ve never fully understood Serial and Parallel nodes Until now ...#Subscribed 👍🏿

[@nomanthehero5200]

Excellent video Philip. Thank you.

[@Panther-]

Fantastic video, your way of explaining things is top tier.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Much appreciated!

[@McCliffy]

YES! Thank You! Oh man, I have been trying to figure this out and you break it down nicely. Liked and Subscribed.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Awesome, thank you!

[@gutkhanewton5499]

wow , awesome video , no need to watch other video its feels simple but taught very tough thing for beginner

[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it helped

[@StormBlessedxo]

wow great video, very clear and concise

[@gioriv]

Thank you so much, I just started using DaVinci for my editing and this video helped me a lot.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Welcome to the party

[@gioriv]

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[@RobertWildling]

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[@PhillipRPeck]

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[@johnnysimandjuntak]

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[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it was helpful!

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[@ggiorggi_]

nice video man, very helpfull, thank you!

[@ina.illumina]

this is a great video, thanks for your explanation! I finally feel like I know what to do in da vinco color grading now :))

[@PhillipRPeck]

Great to hear!

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[@monstablocka2784]

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[@uncleanAlibertine1]

excelent expalnation!

[@OmniVisionElite]

Great tutorial!

[@ADFCHRONICLES]

thanks man..guess I was a Noob, cos this was crystal clear.

[@MatthiasLenardt]

Very good explanation! Thanks for sharing it 🙏

[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MatthiasLenardt]

@@PhillipRPeck Yes, indeed 🙏👍

[@_Oregon_Sunday_Drives_360]

Concise & clear, thank you. Only one thing more I would like to know ... best/quickest/easiest way to make/use a duplicate (or more) node so that I may experiment with changes to that node while still retaining my current node setting to fall back on if I do not like any changes.

[@PhillipRPeck]

You can create grade versions: open up the color menu in the top row menu items (while in the color page) and create a new grade version. Then you can cycle through the different grade versions (using the same drop down menu or using the keyboard shortcuts which are shown in the menu) Hope that makes sense

[@gamer1xbox360]

Thank you for the explanation

[@PhillipRPeck]

No worries!

[@labrow]

Very nice, clear tutorial

[@PhillipRPeck]

Thank you!

[@jylobo1112]

Thank you very much!

[@PhillipRPeck]

You're welcome!

[@ThePiperBlushExperiment]

Thank you learn finally learn about the difference.

[@GermanElAleman]

thank you so much, super interesting

[@PhillipRPeck]

Thank you!

[@RKAlapana]

Explanation is excellent

[@PhillipRPeck]

Thank you

[@aperturefilm]

I wasnt here to learn nodes but I find that you explain way better than others

[@PhillipRPeck]

Thanks! What were you trying to learn?

[@aperturefilm]

@Phillip R Peck was just trying to see how to separate grades without altering any RGB

[@8BitGamerYT1]

Nice explanation

[@Drrezzin]

That's great, but you're really explaining what each node is for, when to use them and where to place each one! This is why I stick with Premiere Pro!

[@PhillipRPeck]

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[@subhendrasukumaran7265]

thank you

[@Metallicaman75]

Hi ! Thanks a lot for this well explained video !! Why do you have 2 Cst node for the clip ? And if there should be only one should it be just before the Lut or just after the Noise Reduction ? Thank's again !

[@PhillipRPeck]

I don't remember if there was a reason I had 2 CSTs on one of the clips. There can be a reason to have multiple CSTs, but that is pretty advanced and not necessary in most cases. I don't think it matters if you put Noise Reduction before or after the CST but you definitely want to have a LUT AFTER the CST. The LUT should be one of the last things in your node tree, but you want to have it activated while you adjust your image before the LUT ... if that makes sense 🤞

[@AzureWorld12]

Thanks for showing some applications of the nodes. Most tutorial I found just describe what each kind of nodes do and don't show any application or example in reality

[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tonypmedia]

Fantastic video man thank you I just downloaded this and i was like nodes? Isn't that a Photoshop/Affinty thing? LOL!!!!! Ok question becaue I'm someone of a geek for translation.... Can I think of nodes as "Visual Layers" or like in the music word "Chain"? This to me is like the gain staging set. lol thanks man. I know ish about video and notied I've been doing little by little so I'm trying to transition quickly

[@SojaUhr]

hi, how can i make it so that a node only affects the previous node? example: i am in the color tab. node 1 is film grain and node 2 is blur. i only want to blur the grain, but not the entire video.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Sounds like you'd need to create a mask to only affect the portions of the image that you want. You could try the magic mask or you could create a power window depending how precise you need it to be

[@BrianRouse]

You mentioned that order matters when using serial nodes. Whats the best order? Exposure, contrast, saturation? Also, how do you know which settings are best for parallel node use?

[@PhillipRPeck]

Excellent questions, I'm definitely not qualified to give a definitive answer but also the program is so flexible and nuanced that as you work your way through the nodes, you can arrive at similar or the same looks regardless of specific order. However, for things like exposure, contrast, and saturation, it's useful to know that increasing contrast typically increases saturation. So if you put saturation before contrast, then you'll likely further increase saturation in the contrast node. I think I showed a pretty solid use case for parallel nodes in the video, but more generally, I like to use them more as an organizational tool so that I don't overcomplicate a single node. For example, I'll make a stack of parallel nodes for color balance: an overall balance, a highlight balance, and a shadows balance. I also might do something similar for saturation if there are secondaries of specific hues that I want to adjust. Secondaries are a good candidate generally for parallel nodes.

[@BrianRouse]

Thanks for the info! I’ve only recently began to get a beginner’s handle on color grading. I’m understanding the mechanics, but have little artistic ability so your insights are truly helpful.

[@PhillipRPeck]

If you are the kind of person to get technical, Blackmagic Design publishes an extremely detailed manual that you can download from its support page

[@tvaroh6965]

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[@creatorvoss]

one question, is the node on the fusion tab and the colour tab same or different ?? do they work in a similar fashion or different in both the tabs ??? thanks

[@PhillipRPeck]

The concept of the serial node is pretty much the same in both, but there is a lot more complexity in Fusion with multiple types of inputs for a node and how certain effects or processes need to be plugged in to work correctly. So, I think broadly the concept is the same, but the details of how it works can be quite different

[@creatorvoss]

@@PhillipRPeck mmmm and then when i was looking at davinci resolve nodes, i found out nuke that also works in nodes and i came to know that this is also an industry standard software , people shifting from adobe to davinci resolve saying that resolve is the new industry standard and then there’s another industry standard called nuke, i mean, what are we gonna learn or what should one actually learn. Really tired of all of this.

[@PhillipRPeck]

What are you trying to do? If you're trying to get work in VFX or motion graphics, look at job postings and effects houses to see what software they're hiring for and/or using. I wouldn't trust what rando KZbinrs say about what is industry standard because most of them don't work in any industry besides KZbin

[@creatorvoss]

@@PhillipRPeck I’ve been trying to learn video editing and some vfx needed for video editing. Full fledged vfx not my cup of tea but some vfx is necessary for video editing is what i feel. Initially i only wanted to learn adobe programs like premiere pro, photoshop, after effects but their monthly subs is not feasible for me right now as I’m in the learning stage and not earning so i came to know about resolve which is a one time payment so i downloaded the non studio version which is free and i spent some time on it but nodal concept is a little hard to grasp and therefore the first question of are the nodes same on fusion and colour tab, nuke i just mentioned definitely I’m not gonna get involved into one more software. I’ll try to learn resolve but maybe I’ll invest more time in adobe if i start some earning. Resolve seems too complicated at least at this point . I only chose resolve right now because it is free

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@creatorvoss Gotcha. Resolve might seem complicated but honestly, when it comes to editing, Resolve and Premiere Pro are very, very similar. If you learn to edit in Resolve, you shouldn't have any trouble picking up Premiere or vice versa. The node workflow is a different ballgame for sure. I'd recommend Casey Faris's channel if you want good tutorials on Fusion

[@seleemzid7881]

The only thing drive me nuts with davinci resolve is masking and effects is not as easy as other applications and in top of that i have a phobia from fusion page

[@PhillipRPeck]

Lots of effects are just drag and drop and adjustments are in the inspector. Which kind of effects do you find difficult? The Fusion page is a bit... confusing, but doable with some tutorial watching and practice

[@SnehithPamarathi]

why use two CSTs ? is there a specific reason for it ?

[@PhillipRPeck]

There can be but not really in this example. I don't think the CSTs had any particular importance in this video.

[@SnehithPamarathi]

@@PhillipRPeck Thanks so much for the quick reply. Do you happen to have another video that explains the importance of two cts ?

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@SnehithPamarathi I don't think so, check out Cullen Kelly, Waqas Qazi, and Darren Mostyn. I'm pretty sure each of them have tutorials with grades with two CSTs. You might try searching their channels for different phrases; "CST Sandwich" is one I've heard from Qazi. Good luck!

[@SnehithPamarathi]

@@PhillipRPeck cool. thanks.