Color Grading in Davinci Resolve 12.5 - Simplified

Class Curriculum

Introduction to Davinci Resolve - Downloading the Lite Version.

Understanding the Interface and Main Controls

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

Importing your Footage and Preparing the Project

Color Concepts and Lingo

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

Understanding and Working with Nodes

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

Controlling Color

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

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

Extras - Real Footage Grading Sessions from Real Projects

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