Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 386)

STEREOSCOPIC GRADING 386
Automatic Color and Geometry Matching
DaVinci Resolve has a set of auto-matching features that are designed to help you skip some of the
tedium of dealing with mismatched color and geometry between the left and right eye media for each
shot. These features are designed to
Stereo Color Match
Due to the design of different stereo rigs, it’s sometimes the case that the color and contrast of one eye’s
media doesn’t precisely match that of the corresponding eye. DaVinci Resolve provides two commands
for quickly and automatically matching two eyes together.
Primary Controls: Uses the Lift/Gamma/Gain controls to match one eye to the
other. The result is a simple adjustment that’s easy to customize,
but may not work as well as Custom Curves in some instances.
Custom Curves: Uses the Custom Curves to create a multi-point adjustment
to match one eye to the other. Can be more effective with
challenging shots.
Tip: For the best results, it’s recommended to use automatic color matching in a separate node,
independent of other corrections.
Stereo color match works differently depending whether or not there are already adjustments already
made to one of the eyes. The following procedure shows how to match a pair of left and right eye clips
if there are no adjustments at all, prior to beginning your grade.
To automatically match the left and right eye media of one or more clips:
1. Select one or more clips in the Thumbnail Timeline of the Color page.
2. Right-click one of the clips, and choose one of the two options from the Stereo Color
Match submenu.
The Color Matching window appears, and a progress bar shows the remaining time this
operation will take.
You can also use automatic color matching to match an ungraded clip in one stereo session to its
previously graded (in Solo mode) matching eye. This only works for primary grades, secondary
operations cannot be auto-matched.