I'm really impressed with the final result, I'm actually using premiere pro, but I decided to learn color grading with davinci resolve so I can elevate my skills to another level, davinci's interface looks kind of alien but I like working with nodes so there's no big problem
After watching many tutorials on color grading I’ve determined it’s basically just an overpowered Hue/Saturation slider, no matter the LUTs used any adjustment to a wheel will always wash the entire image in one overwhelming color. It’s leagues easier to just film the shot with the proper settings than spend hours on a color slider.
I mean sure, but you're gonna be quite limited on your results. If you're experiencing the fact that it's all giving washed out with one color you might wanna do a little bit of research on color theory. Other than that, yeah, you can shoot. All in camera and just go and raw dog. It like that you're just gonna be creatively limited. To what your camera can produce in camera.
I think you think this because you’re filming in 8 bit 709. Yes, if you’re crushing your dynamic range and colors, or your camera is very basic and can’t even shoot 8 bit log, then, yeah. Color grading is pretty much only for real cameras. Only IPhone JUST started letting you shoot in log
Thanks for the vid, this got my foot in the door- got my vid well color corrected now! Now to figure out how to do a quick fade, then the video is ready to export. TY, sub earned!
Bro I have already installed a deviancy resolve 17 but when i open deviancy it shows all the things big and also the color tab and fusion i select the project of 1920 by 1080 but when I create it then it show very small preview I have already reset the UI but it does not work
Super explanation. How do I get the edits across all my clips now? Edit: Found my answer. Click on the ones I want to match, Right click and Apply grades or Click on the graded one and hold Shift to apply the previous steps to multiple
It’s all in post! My a7siii only shoots 4K uhd 16:9, but then in post I use a 2:1 aspect ratio, so I lose a bit of resolution off the top but that’s ok
00:18 🎥 The video discusses the color grading process in DaVinci Resolve for beginners. 01:12 🌈 Setting the color management in DaVinci Resolve to the appropriate color space and output is crucial. 01:54 🖥 Use Mac display color profiles for viewers to ensure consistency between editing and final export colors. 02:21 🎨 Adding nodes and using LUTs can help adjust the initial color space and improve exposure. 03:17 ⚙ Adjusting settings like white balance, contrast, and color tones can enhance the overall image. 05:08 📊 Fine-tuning settings for highlights, mid-tones, and shadows can improve image quality. 07:01 ✨ Adding effects like sharpness and glow can enhance the visual appeal of the video. 08:44 🌅 Adjusting the color balance and highlights can create a unique look for the video. 11:19 🖼 Adding a vignette can focus attention on the subject and balance the lighting. 12:57 🌟 Using noise reduction techniques can help clean up the image while preserving details.
1:47 I don’t see the “external scripting” or “use mac display” options, im using the latest upgrade is this outdated? Or is it cuz im using the free version?
Love the video. Quick one, re 11:03 minutes of the video, how do you do that zooming? I have never been able to find a short cut or even know how to zoom it. Please help 😢
hey! how do you know where to put the node on the chain? like, in the begging of the video you added a node the middle of the two first nodes. Why? And at the end, you decided to put the node for noise reduction before every node you already had created... How do you make those kinds of decisions? Thanks
You can try out and see., like what happens if u add node in between.... What happens if u add denoise before the node ... And what happens if u add denoise after the node .....like.... U may Try n see... It's all layers.
I'm completely new to this. So how does the picture end up that grey like it was at the beginning. Because when I took a picture that I want to color grade, it already has some vibrant colors in it so it doesen't look that pale. But as it seems it's better at the beginning, when it's that grey, but how do I achieve this? pls help me
Can you copy those settings for each little scene that you take ? For example if I took a non stop scene then cut it into my little edits instead of adding nodes to each little scene can I just copy it
Just like layers in photoshop, you CAN put everything on one node if you so wish, but if you want to change any aspect of your grade after the fact or just 1 specific parameter, its a lot easier and nicer and more organized to do it on separate nodes. If you do everything on 1 node and one to change something, it could possibly change the entire grade and force to you to start from scratch, vs having things on different nodes that you can polar with constantly without making DRASTIC changes that you might regret. If you want a great one node tutorial, check out my most recent film look creator tutorial for the newest DaVinci resolve version!
Damn i guess i gotta start watching videos to understand this video XD. Wanting to learn how to color grade but I dont even know what nodes or luts are. is it the same process even without log footage? the files are so big and im not a pro so i just use the normal recording mode.
Everything I talk about can apply to any sort of footage, log just gives you more flexibility in pushing your image. You’ll just want to make sure your working in the correct color space
Nice work. I'd like videography and color grading so i don't have the idea from where should I start and about what subject should I shoot videography. Somebody help me please by giving some ideas???
Can you apply these same nodes to multiple clips? I’m making TH-cam videos and have a lot of cut up scenes and it would take a year for me to apply all these edits to each one?
My colours are always looking off when I watch it back on a different monitor, but I'm using an ASUS, what would I do to make it look the same? There isn't an option on my divinci that I can see at least 😁
Every monitor is different, the only way to get is the best is to get a color calibrated monitor, or exclusively grade with scopes. Personally I wouldn’t worry too much about minor variations in colors across alllll the different monitors in the world
Hello, great, sorry I don't speak English, I will use the translator,, 1. I would like to know if in preferences when you select "use Mac display color profile for viewers" Do we select it only when you have a Mac monitor?,,,, in my If I use a different monitor that is not a Mac, wouldn't there be a need to select that option?. 2. In the EXPORT tab would we have to select "REC 709 A" somewhere? or is it enough like you did in "Color Management", Thank you!!! 👍👍
Thank you for this tutorial. It was very helpful. Is it possible to copy over the nodes/color grading to another clip? Let's say the following shot is of the woman crossing the street, but from a different camera angle or shot. How do you carry over the color grading changes to the next clip without having to manually grade all over again? Thank you.
You can! Click on the first click with the color grade you want, then hold shift or command to select the second clip. Right click on the first clip, and hit apply grade. And your grade will now be copied!
Select the clip you’ve color graded, and then select the clip you want to copy the color grade to by holding command or shift, and then right click on the color graded clip and select apply grade
How do I know what input colour space to use? I don't understand what input colour space, input gamma, output colour space and output gamma are, and what I'm supposed to choose for each.
roar washed out footage is usually log,,, S log is log footage from sonny camera, if its Canon its C log,,,,,, if you have a background in photography take it as log= cr3,,, rec 709 = jpeg
Thanks for the video it really helped me to learned some tips. But I have a question since right now I dont have the filter. But how does the Glow Effect work with glow filters such as a ProMist?
It shouldn’t, the noise is already in the image, color grading may make it slightly more visible. However I show noise at the end because it is more taxing on your computer, and you don’t want to be editing or color grading with it enabled since it slows things down so much
@@MarcTaraz Bro I have already installed a deviancy resolve 17 but when i open deviancy it shows all the things big and also the color tab and fusion i select the project of 1920 by 1080 but when I create it then it show very small preview I have already reset the UI but it does not work
Color grading techniques are basically universal, I color grade my iPhone footage all the time. With phone footage, it might not hold up the same as professional camera footage, so you just need to be aware of how far you can push the footage before it falls apart.
Amazing video! How do I copy these settings to the next clip? And you go through eash feature very quickly, do you know any youtube videos that spend alittle more time to teach the newbies to Davinci like me? thanks Rob
Haha, it's enjoyable to see ourselves improve the results of our old work. Your node tree would probably be better if you observe color grading channels like Darren Mostyn, Cullen Kelly, etc. But I'm sure everyone has their own time to develop!
Hi, I hope you can answer this question soon. it's kind of time sensitive! when I am in color mode and I add the nodes!! Where it says library and setting top right side. Color space transformation. I can't add anything because it is not highlighted. I deleted my project and the free version hoping it would change! How can I change this? Thanks
In the color tab, select the clips you want to have the same grade, right click on the clip you’ve already graded, and hit apply grade. Now it will copy to all the other clips
Thanks for this video! Very informative :) I've tried learning Davinci the last few days. Main issue I face is that when I use the selector to choose an area I want to change colors or change luminosity, once I touch it, the image becomes super "glitchy" when playing the video, like the software is not strong enough to compute all the images and doing the job properly. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks :)
Sorry for my lack of knowledge on this, but is there a way to copy this grading to apply it to other clips ? Is this what we call a custom LUT ? I am thinking that once the formula is created, it should be relatively easy to cut and paste it or save it to apply to other clips. It would be great to see how that is done. Thanks, it was very helpful and informative
soooooooooo you have to do this for every single clip your using for a video or is there way to apply it to everything and go back into it to micro adjust for certain parts ?
Thank you so much for this video. It was easy to follow and use for a beginner and now I just have to practice. :)
Thank you for your kind comment! I’m glad you found it easy to follow and helpful! That was my ultimate goal!
Stop doing that stupid elbow shit with 'whats up guys'. It's cringe as fuck.
Coaching the next generation of video editors! 🎉
Just trying to teach what I know right now, I’m a forever student
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP 🫂🤍
4:58 Gain = Highlights; Gamma = Mid tone; Lift = Shadow
Greate tutorial - I have tried to color grade in Davinci by following many tutorials, but this one made sense :D.
I'm really impressed with the final result, I'm actually using premiere pro, but I decided to learn color grading with davinci resolve so I can elevate my skills to another level, davinci's interface looks kind of alien but I like working with nodes so there's no big problem
That was fantastic. I’m going to use this as a guide to grade my next video!
I’m so glad I could help!
HE HEARD MY PLEAS😭❤️ Thank you so much for this Marc you’re a life saver fr, I want to get better and this is what I needed
I gotchu fammm I hope you find it helpful!
After watching many tutorials on color grading I’ve determined it’s basically just an overpowered Hue/Saturation slider, no matter the LUTs used any adjustment to a wheel will always wash the entire image in one overwhelming color. It’s leagues easier to just film the shot with the proper settings than spend hours on a color slider.
I mean sure, but you're gonna be quite limited on your results. If you're experiencing the fact that it's all giving washed out with one color you might wanna do a little bit of research on color theory.
Other than that, yeah, you can shoot. All in camera and just go and raw dog. It like that you're just gonna be creatively limited.
To what your camera can produce in camera.
I think you think this because you’re filming in 8 bit 709. Yes, if you’re crushing your dynamic range and colors, or your camera is very basic and can’t even shoot 8 bit log, then, yeah.
Color grading is pretty much only for real cameras. Only IPhone JUST started letting you shoot in log
@@The_CGAnie tylko iPhone ma płaski profil
lmao wut. like yes it’s not /always/necessary to shoot in a log profile and color grade, but this is terrible advice
Wild take
this is my first time color grading tysm for this fun tutorial
You are most welcome! Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the vid, this got my foot in the door- got my vid well color corrected now! Now to figure out how to do a quick fade, then the video is ready to export. TY, sub earned!
So informative!! Thank you 🥰🥰 you’re so talented
I hope you found it helpful! And you are far too kind
That was so cool! thank u! watching the transformation was so enjoyable!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the process! Thanks for watching!
This is so ez with this tutorial and i love doing this. Love it KEEP DOING!
how did you make the viewer bigger on 3:08?
@marctaraz
Bro I have already installed a deviancy resolve 17 but when i open deviancy it shows all the things big and also the color tab and fusion i select the project of 1920 by 1080 but when I create it then it show very small preview I have already reset the UI but it does not work
2:32 my screen doesn’t have the drop down menu 🤔.
Super explanation. How do I get the edits across all my clips now? Edit: Found my answer. Click on the ones I want to match, Right click and Apply grades or Click on the graded one and hold Shift to apply the previous steps to multiple
bro how do you get the wide aspect ratio? really want to know, my a7siii only gets 16:9
It’s all in post! My a7siii only shoots 4K uhd 16:9, but then in post I use a 2:1 aspect ratio, so I lose a bit of resolution off the top but that’s ok
@@MarcTaraz thanks, keep more color grading tuts coming please.
00:18 🎥 The video discusses the color grading process in DaVinci Resolve for beginners.
01:12 🌈 Setting the color management in DaVinci Resolve to the appropriate color space and output is crucial.
01:54 🖥 Use Mac display color profiles for viewers to ensure consistency between editing and final export colors.
02:21 🎨 Adding nodes and using LUTs can help adjust the initial color space and improve exposure.
03:17 ⚙ Adjusting settings like white balance, contrast, and color tones can enhance the overall image.
05:08 📊 Fine-tuning settings for highlights, mid-tones, and shadows can improve image quality.
07:01 ✨ Adding effects like sharpness and glow can enhance the visual appeal of the video.
08:44 🌅 Adjusting the color balance and highlights can create a unique look for the video.
11:19 🖼 Adding a vignette can focus attention on the subject and balance the lighting.
12:57 🌟 Using noise reduction techniques can help clean up the image while preserving details.
Thank you! White balance changes everything! How come Colour Space Transform didn't change anything for me?
Brilliant tutorial, easy to follow, and well executed. Great result too.
all the tutorial on youtube can applied if shoot with phone camera?
1:47 I don’t see the “external scripting” or “use mac display” options, im using the latest upgrade is this outdated? Or is it cuz im using the free version?
Love the video.
Quick one, re 11:03 minutes of the video, how do you do that zooming? I have never been able to find a short cut or even know how to zoom it.
Please help 😢
Mark Taraz. The Real Top G
Best video I saw
Thanks for the presets
👉👈
hey!
how do you know where to put the node on the chain?
like, in the begging of the video you added a node the middle of the two first nodes. Why? And at the end, you decided to put the node for noise reduction before every node you already had created... How do you make those kinds of decisions?
Thanks
You can try out and see., like what happens if u add node in between.... What happens if u add denoise before the node ... And what happens if u add denoise after the node .....like.... U may Try n see... It's all layers.
where is the slog in 3:05
You nailed this. Great video.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed!
I'm completely new to this. So how does the picture end up that grey like it was at the beginning. Because when I took a picture that I want to color grade, it already has some vibrant colors in it so it doesen't look that pale. But as it seems it's better at the beginning, when it's that grey, but how do I achieve this? pls help me
It's how his footage looks RAW, you might have to check if your camera is producing RAW footage
Can you copy those settings for each little scene that you take ? For example if I took a non stop scene then cut it into my little edits instead of adding nodes to each little scene can I just copy it
copy and paste it
I was about to watch that first video till i saw you posted an update (this video) directly under it
Thank you for the tutorial! 2 questions: what would have happened, if you put everything in 1 node and how can a beginner fasten the process?
Just like layers in photoshop, you CAN put everything on one node if you so wish, but if you want to change any aspect of your grade after the fact or just 1 specific parameter, its a lot easier and nicer and more organized to do it on separate nodes. If you do everything on 1 node and one to change something, it could possibly change the entire grade and force to you to start from scratch, vs having things on different nodes that you can polar with constantly without making DRASTIC changes that you might regret. If you want a great one node tutorial, check out my most recent film look creator tutorial for the newest DaVinci resolve version!
Hey I was wondering why there is this "tree" at the right corner? What does it affect?
best coloring ever you help me a lot thank you bro
So glad I can help!
Instantly subsribed. The way you speak is very good. Audio quality is peak.
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel!
This is so helpful and I got something here ❤❤
Damn i guess i gotta start watching videos to understand this video XD. Wanting to learn how to color grade but I dont even know what nodes or luts are.
is it the same process even without log footage? the files are so big and im not a pro so i just use the normal recording mode.
Everything I talk about can apply to any sort of footage, log just gives you more flexibility in pushing your image. You’ll just want to make sure your working in the correct color space
thanks for such a great video, very helpful to start my switch from adobe premiere to davinci
I’m glad you found it helpful!
This was a good tutorial. I’m new to DaVinci Resolve. Thank you for sharing this with us!
nice video my friend, i want to ask something, in wedding video how i make nice whites like brides dress etc? which whell should i use?
The moment you hit the reset node grade, it automatically omits the settings on color space transform?
What about color shift settings for windows?
Nice work.
I'd like videography and color grading so i don't have the idea from where should I start and about what subject should I shoot videography.
Somebody help me please by giving some ideas???
Learned a lot. Is there an easier way to do coloring correcting? I'm a person who doesn't have a lot of time just doing correcting. Thank you
Can you apply these same nodes to multiple clips? I’m making TH-cam videos and have a lot of cut up scenes and it would take a year for me to apply all these edits to each one?
You can select all the clips and right click to apply grade to all the clips
Very good tutorial. Could I Complete Cilour Grading with fewer nodes or steps?
is rec 709-a the same color space for an 2024 m3pro macbook pro display?
Hiw to reduce now without studio version
Thanks for your explanation and share education about color grading 🙏🙏🙏😎
My colours are always looking off when I watch it back on a different monitor, but I'm using an ASUS, what would I do to make it look the same? There isn't an option on my divinci that I can see at least 😁
Every monitor is different, the only way to get is the best is to get a color calibrated monitor, or exclusively grade with scopes. Personally I wouldn’t worry too much about minor variations in colors across alllll the different monitors in the world
Hello, great, sorry I don't speak English, I will use the translator,,
1. I would like to know if in preferences when you select "use Mac display color profile for viewers" Do we select it only when you have a Mac monitor?,,,, in my If I use a different monitor that is not a Mac, wouldn't there be a need to select that option?.
2. In the EXPORT tab would we have to select "REC 709 A" somewhere? or is it enough like you did in "Color Management",
Thank you!!! 👍👍
Thank you so much for the video! This was a good tutorial, Taking notes.
In the video when he is deselecting all the corrections to see how much it is changed how do you do that?
Thanks for the detailed tutorial! And that's HongKong btw!
Thank you for this tutorial. It was very helpful. Is it possible to copy over the nodes/color grading to another clip? Let's say the following shot is of the woman crossing the street, but from a different camera angle or shot. How do you carry over the color grading changes to the next clip without having to manually grade all over again? Thank you.
You can! Click on the first click with the color grade you want, then hold shift or command to select the second clip. Right click on the first clip, and hit apply grade. And your grade will now be copied!
Nice video Marc! Thanks a lot, finally getting into Dacvichi 😍
best and easy color grading video.
Thank your video.
Thank you so much!
Amazing video. How do you copy all those nodes over to all the other clips
Select the clip you’ve color graded, and then select the clip you want to copy the color grade to by holding command or shift, and then right click on the color graded clip and select apply grade
Looked amazing.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this video. It is very easy to understand
How do I know what input colour space to use? I don't understand what input colour space, input gamma, output colour space and output gamma are, and what I'm supposed to choose for each.
roar washed out footage is usually log,,, S log is log footage from sonny camera, if its Canon its C log,,,,,, if you have a background in photography take it as log= cr3,,, rec 709 = jpeg
I shoot on iphone what type Colour grade input gramma i need to use please answer
what is your settings in camera?
How did you get your workspace to look like this?
Thanks for the video it really helped me to learned some tips. But I have a question since right now I dont have the filter. But how does the Glow Effect work with glow filters such as a ProMist?
Love the procedure, can you also share the export settings pf this clip for youtube and instagram
Thank you for this! I had one question, does color grading itself add noise? I know near the end of the video you showed noise reduction.
It shouldn’t, the noise is already in the image, color grading may make it slightly more visible. However I show noise at the end because it is more taxing on your computer, and you don’t want to be editing or color grading with it enabled since it slows things down so much
@@MarcTaraz Bro I have already installed a deviancy resolve 17 but when i open deviancy it shows all the things big and also the color tab and fusion i select the project of 1920 by 1080 but when I create it then it show very small preview I have already reset the UI but it does not work
Will this method work with video made with an iphone 8?
Color grading techniques are basically universal, I color grade my iPhone footage all the time. With phone footage, it might not hold up the same as professional camera footage, so you just need to be aware of how far you can push the footage before it falls apart.
Hard to color without using waveform.
Amazing video! How do I copy these settings to the next clip? And you go through eash feature very quickly, do you know any youtube videos that spend alittle more time to teach the newbies to Davinci like me? thanks Rob
How did you get the video to so large on screen to color grade? My images are always so small. Is it because I'm using the free version?
Haha, it's enjoyable to see ourselves improve the results of our old work. Your node tree would probably be better if you observe color grading channels like Darren Mostyn, Cullen Kelly, etc. But I'm sure everyone has their own time to develop!
What a passive roast haha
Incredible Color grade !!
1:52
what if you don't use anything made by The Corporation? Surely most users don't have "Mac" monitors?
Then disregard it. If you’re not working on a Mac, you don’t need to worry about anything
thank you so much so helpful
@1:37 you should've added this fix for windows 10 as well. i dont have that setting.
Thanks so much!! Marc! But what if I do not have a Mac to edit, I mean what should I do to monitor and edit correctly?
Hi, I hope you can answer this question soon. it's kind of time sensitive! when I am in color mode and I add the nodes!! Where it says library and setting top right side. Color space transformation. I can't add anything because it is not highlighted. I deleted my project and the free version hoping it would change! How can I change this? Thanks
Great Tutorial! Is there any way we could get this same sample video?
How I can get this video for uesed editing
Thank you so much for this video its really for beginners
You are most welcome!
This video was fantastic. My only hang up was on the masking for the vignetting.. I couldn't get it to invert.
Thank you so much!!! Great tutorial!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed!
How to apply this look to the rest of the clips on the timeline?
In the color tab, select the clips you want to have the same grade, right click on the clip you’ve already graded, and hit apply grade. Now it will copy to all the other clips
Do I have to buy the paid version of davinci resolve?
Excellent video!
I dropped the Color Space Transform in the note box, the Settings button is still disable grayed out. What can I do? Thank you for your time.
Thank you so much for this🙌🏾
You are most welcome!
This is true technical information
Does the color grading you taught in this video affect only 1 clip, or the whole timeline of your project in DaVinci?
It’s affects only a single clip, you can then paste that color grade to other clips if you want!
@@MarcTaraz Thanks. 😁😁
Thanks for this video! Very informative :) I've tried learning Davinci the last few days. Main issue I face is that when I use the selector to choose an area I want to change colors or change luminosity, once I touch it, the image becomes super "glitchy" when playing the video, like the software is not strong enough to compute all the images and doing the job properly. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks :)
Sorry for my lack of knowledge on this, but is there a way to copy this grading to apply it to other clips ? Is this what we call a custom LUT ? I am thinking that once the formula is created, it should be relatively easy to cut and paste it or save it to apply to other clips. It would be great to see how that is done. Thanks, it was very helpful and informative
Yes you can do this! Once you’re done with one clip; select your other clips, right click, and hit apply grade
is the footage at 10 bit 422?
Yes it is!
WOW! All this info and training for freeeeeeeee😊
Thank you for making it easy to understand!!
I just want everyone to learn and succeed! I hope everyone finds it helpful
@@MarcTaraz footages?
can it run on widows 10?
How do you make this delay in the overlays?
soooooooooo you have to do this for every single clip your using for a video or is there way to apply it to everything and go back into it to micro adjust for certain parts
?
There is! Select the clips you want to copy the grade to, right click, and hit apply grade!
@@MarcTaraz thank you very much. I'll have to try this out.
How can we follow along with you. We don't have same video footage?
Hi Marc thanks for the video tip its amazing i have a question regarding the PC should we use the same settings you mention earlier for mac viewers ?