SpectraCal Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve - Manual

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DaVinci Resolve Interface to CalMAN Software
Quick Start Guide
DaVinci Resolve color correction software interfaces directly with CalMAN Display Calibration Software
to create a display calibration 3D LUT file for a secondary display driven through a Blackmagic Design
video output device (e.g. DeckLink). DaVinci Resolve automatically produces the required test patterns
(patches) as CalMAN measures the display and creates an optimized 3D LUT .cube file (in BMD format).
The 3D LUT display calibration file is then manually loaded into DaVinci Resolve to apply calibration
correction to the video display. DaVinci Resolve’s output signal is altered, according to the LUT data, to
correct the video display performance to very accurately comply with the selected video standard (e.g.
BT.709, sRGB, etc.).
Required DaVinci Resolve Software Version:
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Version 10.1 or later
Required CalMAN Software Version:
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Version 5.3.0 or later
Required CalMAN Workflow:
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Color Cube (3D LUT) workflow
CalMAN/Resolve Connectivity:
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Uses IP connection from CalMAN to DaVinci Resolve, on port 20002.
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The IP address is the network IP address of the CalMAN Windows computer.
To confirm the IP address of the CalMAN Windows computer, in a Windows command window
(cmd), enter “ipconfig” then look for the IPv4 address for the Ethernet adapter or the Wireless
LAN adapter.
Any firewall on either the CalMAN or the Resolve end of the link needs to either be disabled, or
outbound port 20002 needs to be open on the CalMAN end, and inbound port 20002 needs to
be open on the Resolve end.
To open a Windows Firewall port in Windows 7:
Control Panel / Windows Firewall / Advanced Settings / Inbound Rules, or Outbound Rules /
New Rule / Port / TCP / Specific remote ports: 20002 / Allow the connection
To allow incoming connections through an active Mac firewall:
System Preferences / Security & Privacy / Firewall / Advanced / Automatically allow signed
software to receive incoming connections