The Colorist Guide to DaVinci Resolve 17

DaVinci Resolve 17 is Hollywood’s most popular color correction software and is used to color grade more feature films, television shows, and commercials than any other solution. This official Blackmagic Design hands-on training guide takes you through a series of practical exercises that teach you how to use DaVinci Resolve’s color correction tools in detail. You’ll learn a wide variety of workflows, effects, and tools necessary to perform Hollywood-caliber grades.

What You’ll Learn

• Launching Resolve project files and restoring archives

• Normalizing,balancing,andmatchingfootage

• Analyzing and color correcting images with the help of scopes

• Primaryandsecondarygradingtooloperations

• Migrating XML timelines and roundtrip workflows

• Remapping video color gamuts with color management

• Working with nodes to create sophisticated grades

• Managing and copying grades with stills, versions, and ColorTrace

• Creating groups to streamline your workflow

• Color grading high dynamic range footage

• Render cache and delivery settings for optimal quality

• Dozens of tips and tricks that will transform how you work!

  Who This Book Is For

  This book is designed for video editors and colorists. It contains clear and concise lessons, along with dozens of tips and tricks from professional colorists to help you create cinematic images that stand out! You’ll learn about the primary grading tools used for balancing images, fundamental color theory, secondary tools for isolating specific parts of an image, how to read scopes, create unique looks, and more!