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Color Grading in Davinci Resolve 14 - Simplified

Introduction to Davinci Resolve - Downloading the Lite Version.

Understanding the Interface and Main Controls

Intro to the Different Interfaces of Davinci Resolve (1:58)
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Exploring the Different Effects and Controls of the Color Tab (6:43)
General Control of Effects + Using the Mouse Wheel (2:49)
General Project Settings in Davinci Resolve Projects (6:50)
Learning to Reset Effects and Individual Parameters (2:03)
Dealing with the Timeline and the Different Display Options (1:08)
Controlling and Panning the Monitor when Zoomed in (0:30)
New - Cinema viewer (0:53)

Importing your Footage and Preparing the Project

Color Concepts and Lingo

What's the Difference between Color Correction and Color Grading? (2:06)
Understanding Color Saturation (0:47)
Understanding the 3 Main Ranges: Highlights, Midtones and Shadows (0:55)
Understanding Contrast (0:46)
Understanding Hue (1:10)
Understanding Luma (0:30)
Intro into Power Windows and their Uses (6:22)
Showing Hidden Power Windows (0:44)
Introduction into Keying and its Different Types (1:05)
Understanding Primary Colors - How they're Different from Secondary Colors (0:57)
What are Scopes and How to Read them ? (7:48)
Understanding LUTs (Look up Tables) - How to Use them (6:20)

Understanding and Working with Nodes

Understanding Nodes (3:33)
The Outside Node - What is it and when to use it? (2:13)
Parallel and Layer Nodes: What are the differences between them ? (2:52)
When to Use a Splitter / Combiner Node (1:41)
Where to add Nodes in the Nodes Structure? (2:41)
How to Activate / Deactivate Nodes (0:58)
Grouping Shots and Node Levels (6:24)
New - Nodes nesting (2:19)

Controlling Color

Primaries and Log controls - When to Use each? (4:37)
Understanding Curves - How are they Different? (10:02)
Sat vs. Sat (2:17)
Prevent Color Problems and Breakup (especially in DSLR footage) (3:39)
Key Tab (the Node Opacity) (0:51)
The Keyframing Tab - Why we use keyframing ? (4:13)
Understanding and Dealing with Qualifiers in Davinci Resolve (11:17)
Power Windows Tracking and Selective Tracking (11:03)
Color Match (3:33)
New - Hue and tint controls (1:24)
NEW - Shot matching (1:53)
New - The point tracker (2:31)

Controlling the Image

Matching Different Shots and Styles

Tips and Tricks

Exporting and Delivery

Popular Coloring Styles and Concepts

Grading Against a Graded Image (12:21)
High Key vs. Low Key Coloring (10:05)
The Cross Processing Look (7:04)
The Golden Look (3:00)
The Bleach Bypass Look (1:41)
Desaturate Different Color Ranges (1:59)
Isolating and Stylizing Highlights (3:10)

Extras - Real Footage Grading Sessions from Real Projects

12 1 (5:31)
12 2 (4:36)
12 3 (5:04)
Session 1 (19:19)
Session 2 (9:14)
Session 3 (9:45)
Session 4 (9:23)
Session 5 (5:17)
Session 6 (11:16)
Session 7 (4:03)
Session 8 (0:45)
Session 9 (5:28)
Session 10 (6:26)
Session 11 (8:05)
1 (9:55)
2 (6:58)
3 (3:12)
4 (6:13)
7 (4:16)
8 (4:26)
9 (4:00)
10 (6:08)

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