Color Correction with DaVinci Resolve
2 Days
10 modules (view curriculum)
Available live, online or in person.
Description
DaVinci Resolve is one of the most powerful and widely used post-production tools available and in this officially certified course, professional colorist Ollie Kenchington offers an in-depth guide to its tools, effects and workflows. Follow along with the included project files through numerous practical exercises to gain a detailed understanding of how to color correct and grade real-world productions. Following completion you will be eligible to sit the official Blackmagic Design exam to become a certified color professional.
01
Balancing Footage
Opening a Resolve archive
Setting up project backups
Maximizing the dynamic range
Understanding the grading workflow
Setting tonal range and contrast
Balancing colors
Understanding Log controls and Primaries wheels
Exploring a color managed workflow
02
Creating Color Continuity
Building a shot-matching strategy
Organizing shots using flags and filters
Applying shot match
Matching shots using stills
Comparing and matching shots manually
03
Correcting and Enhancing Isolated Areas
Controlling the viewer’s eye
Sharpening key elements
Tracking obscured objects
Fixing overcast skies
Warping colors to a target
Enhancing skin tones with face refinement
Adjusting skin tones manually
04
Conforming from an XML Timeline
Importing an XML timeline
Syncing an offline reference
Conforming a timeline
Associating HQ footage with a timeline for online workflows
05
Mastering the Node Pipeline
Understanding node-based compositing
Understanding the importance of node order
Creating separate processing pipelines with a Parallel Mixer node
Visualizing mixer nodes
Compositing effects with the Layer Mixer node
06
Managing Grades Across Clips and Timelines
Working with local versions
Appending grades and nodes
Using shared nodes across multiple clips
Saving grades for other projects
Copying timeline grades using ColorTrace
Copying grades using the Timelines album
07
Using Groups
Creating a group
Applying base grades at pre-clip group level
Making clip-specific adjustments at the clip group level
Creating a unifying look using the Post-Clip group level
Applying timeline level grades
08
Adjusting Image Properties
Preparing media using scene cut detection
Understanding timeline resolutions and sizing palette modes
Using keyframing
Applying noise reduction
Optimizing performance with render cache
09
Setting Up RAW Projects
Adjusting RAW settings at the project level
Adjusting RAW Settings at the clip level
Color correcting with RAW through Resolve color management
Setting up a render cache for RAW media projects
10
Delivering Projects
Using Lightbox to check timeline prior to delivery
Understanding the render workflow and presets
Creating custom renders and saving presets
Configuring a timeline for digital cinema
Rendering a DCP
Using commercial workflow to export versions
Exploring advanced render settings