Performing primary color corrections, Lesson 12 – Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio (Dongle) User Manual
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Time
This lesson takes approximately
45 minutes to complete.
Goals
Using DaVinci Resolve Color
Management
Balancing Color and Brightness
using the Color Wheels
Checking Adjustments on Scopes
Making a Neutral Color Grade
with the Primaries Bars
Balancing with the Additional
Primary Controls
Using Curves for Primary
Color Corrections
Copying Corrections between
Similar Shots
With so many tools at your fingertips, the
creative possibilities in DaVinci Resolve 16
are endless! In addition to the creative
judgment you’ll develop as a colorist, you’ll
also need to master some fundamental
techniques. Along with stylizing the look
and being creative, you’re also responsible
for ensuring a consistency, or color
continuity for the entire project.
As a colorist, you’ll need to fix image
exposure and correct inaccurate color tints
in shots. The ability to balance exposure
and tint in shots is important because in a
single scene the shots from one camera
must match other cameras’ shots.
This lesson teaches you how to create a base
neutral grade and to balance shots. You’ll use
the primary corrector for most of this lesson
and rely on built-in scopes to check your
work. You’ll save and copy grades, so you
can quickly apply them to multiple shots.
Lesson 12
Performing Primary
Color Corrections