COLOR GRADING PRO | DAVINCI RESOLVE Beginner & Advanced

Open DaVinci Resolve, click new database, name it, click browse to choose a save location, whether on your computer or a drive, then start editing.

Open the DaVinci Resolve app, create a new project, name it, and click create to start your editing workflow.

Organize your project media before opening Davinci Resolve to save time in post-production. Group clips by camera and look, and organize drone footage by environment to streamline the workflow.

Explore keyboard customization in da Vinci Resolve to tailor shortcuts for undo, redo, and trim operations, saving your personal preferences and maximizing editing efficiency.

Optimize color grading performance by turning off wifi to free system resources and speed up your editing workflow.

Import footage into DaVinci Resolve using the media tab to locate drives and folders, then add folders with media bins to keep files organized and speed post-production.

Learn to slow down high-frame-rate footage in DaVinci Resolve by setting clip attributes to 24 fps, ensuring slow motion on the timeline.

Learn to create multiple timelines in DaVinci Resolve for editing multiple cameras. Navigate to media folders, right-click, select create new timeline using selected bin, and label each timeline.

Learn to unlink, detach, and delete the additional audio in DaVinci Resolve by highlighting the audio and clicking the chain icon to remove audio from footage.

Color grade quickly with one click using DaVinci Resolve color management. Learn to switch to color managed workflow, set the wide gamut, and apply input color space to log footage.

Import and export power grades in DaVinci Resolve by grabbing stills, titling grids, and applying or deleting them across clips.

Select all clips, group them, apply a creative light after all original corrections to all clips, and revert back to the original corrections if needed.

Apply power grids to footage via the gallery, tweak skin-tone hue for emphasis, and reuse the same power grid across similar clips with optional node adjustments.

Boost your post-production efficiency in DaVinci Resolve by creating a favorites list for effects. Add items with the star icon to quickly access tools and jump right into editing.

Color grade Canon C70 footage in a color managed workflow with DaVinci Resolve on an Apple M1, applying power grades and hdr export with industry-standard settings.

Explore color grading in DaVinci Resolve with a wedding clip, building a node-based workflow from noise reduction to HDR, skin tone correction, masking and tracking, and final polish.

Color correct and grade Canon EOS R footage in DaVinci Resolve, using noise reduction, HDR exposure, white balance adjustments, and film grain for a polished look.

Master skin retouching and color grading in DaVinci Resolve, using face refinement, eye whitening, lip saturation, and glow to achieve natural video portraits.

Set the timeline resolution to 4k, export clips individually with constant bitrate and highest quality, enable unique file names, disable audio, and render to a chosen drive.

Understand the gamma shift in DaVinci Resolve, compare exported clips to the timeline, and fix issues by lowering mid tones to about nine for no gamma shift.

Master DaVinci Resolve Studio export settings to prevent gamma shift by configuring the color space tag to P3 DCI and preserving gamma 2.4, with constant bitrate.

Color grade the original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera footage by building six nodes, applying color space transform for HDR, setting rec 709 gamma 2.4, and refining tones before rendering.

Learn three methods in DaVinci Resolve to get a professional, big-budget look for Canon R6 footage, including Resolve Color Management, Color Space Transform, and LUT conversion.

Color grade Canon C log three from the Canon EOS R6 in DaVinci Resolve, set color management, tweak highlights, shadows, saturation, beauty, and tracked masks for a commercial look.

Learn to calibrate Sony FX3 footage in DaVinci Resolve by setting input color space, applying color management, adjusting exposure, white balance, saturation, and exporting with cinema color settings.

Color grade Sony Log 3 footage in DaVinci Resolve using Infinity LUT. Apply a preset, adjust exposure and white balance, then deliver via Cinema Pro to Final Cut Pro X.