Hey everyone, I want to provide further clarification on the slide at 26:55 in color theory. There are nuances between the sets of primary, secondary, and intermediate colors between traditional and digital imaging color theory. I covered traditional here, which is subtractive (taking colors away to create new colors) instead of what’s used in digital imaging, which uses additive mixing in order to create colors. Subtractive color mixing means that colors are mixed by subtracting light. When two paint colors are mixed together, they absorb some of the light that reflects off of them, resulting in a darker color. Additive color mixing means that colors are mixed by adding light. When two digital imaging colors are mixed together, they emit more light, resulting in a brighter color. Traditional primaries are what you learned here (cyan, magenta, yellow). These colors cannot be created by mixing other colors together. In digital imaging, the primaries are red, green, and blue (RGB). This then affects the secondary and intermediate colors in traditional versus DI which are orange, green, and purple; and cyan, magenta, and yellow respectively for secondary; and Yellow-orange, yellow-green, yellow-red, blue-green, blue-purple, and red-purple, and Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, and yellow-orange for DI. In summary, the colors differ between traditional and DI in color theory but the color temperatures and how it impacts mood as well as color harmony across the two disciplines are the same. Please let me know if you’d like me to create a new video discussing the idiosyncratic nuances between the two.
Your live stream replays are an educational reservoir of information. I'm learning a ton and getting a better appreciation for what it takes to achieve a professional grade for film or video. Thank you for sharing so free and open.
We're so lucky to live in a time where we can be at home, learning from industry professionals, for free! Can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge 🙏🙌
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As someone who is just getting into this world as a beginner, I feel so lucky that I stumbled across your video! I really feel like I just found a hidden gem! Thank you so much for putting the amunt of time and effort that you have to make this video. You’re an amazing teacher!
@@AustinWestbro awww thanks for the kind words Austin! Welcome to the channel! I'm about to post a brand new video after being out on an emergency medical leave so your timing couldn't have been better! Welcome welcome and I look forward to seeing you around here!
Lyclah, thank you for such kind words. Forgive me for the late reply, I have been recovering from emergency surgery. It's really good to have you here on this channel and appreciate you taking the time to comment. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.
I'm a nerd and OCD person. Here is a good place to be. Great infos, apart from some minor "errors" that the community already pointed out: really thank you. Instant sub
Aww, super cool comment, thanks so much! Welcome, welcome to the community! Make sure to sign up for our insider program too at knightstudios.com, more conversations there as well.
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love love love love love ive paid for many courses and just realised not everyone is meant to teach finally I understand this better love your channel thank you so much
wow, what a great compliment! This meant so much for me to read! Thank you for taking the time out to write it! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
FiVe-- thank you for such kind words. It's really good to have you here as a sub and think you'll be excited for what's to come in my content plan. It's going to be a really exciting year as we finish it out here on the channel.
You’re the best for this. It means the world to find content like this. I’ve just wanted to quit because it feels I can never become a true pro. I want my work admired one day. I’m very poor right now with a family in Indiana. I hope to pick up contracted jobs soon in videography and this is going to propel me. Thank you so much.
ADHD videographer whose been working in low to mid tier "wearing all hats" for about a decade...and THIS video is just like crack to me. SO much valuable info, no stones unturned, in-depth and covering everything..there's so many avenues and rabbit holes to go down. Never stop the "not sexy" topics. Trust me, not one single thing in this video isn't incredibly appealing for those wanting to learn. What, why and how. I just can't thank you enough. The minute details and inner workings of your set up. Honestly, like a drip feed of goodness straight my brain. I love working as a no compromise, what's good is good environment. Gives me confidence in my set up, my workflow, in my abilities and I'm SO glad you popped up. Can not wait for a deep dive of all your content. I'm really looking to shift gears into specialising in colour to further and hanging up the video capture.atleast so I can reclaim it again as a hobby and just focus on pretty images. You have really put another pep in my step for that, thank you thank you 🙏🙏
Craig you are a genius from your DNA / ADHD is a great thing.. Its a strength not a weakness. think I am too. but I am really dyslexic as well .. but dyslexic or ADHD people have exceptional visual memory picture thinking memory that normal people dont have. I did a survey with my fellow editors on the creative cow in the early 2000's (thinking 2002) i asked all these editors if they were dyslexic on the forum .. almost everyone was .. working in film is where your strengths are Craig!!
@@knightlightshow I just completed the entire video. You are a true professional, and I learned a great deal about color grading and the technical side of Davinci. Again, you Rock.
@@kman0159 Aww, thank you! Do stick around as the channel is getting a new shot in the arm and a second wind as we start incorporating editing in Avid Media Composer and it's round-trip with Davinci Resolve for finishing. See you next Sunday!
Hah, gotta love those algorithms! Kind of spooky that the algos knew you were editing at the same time ;) In any case, however you got here, I'm glad you did. Welcome to the community!
Aww that means so much to me! Thank you Paul! It’s really good to have you here in the community. Make sure to join the insider program at knightstudios.com
This tutorial is insane!!! Thank you very much for the sharing! Hope to see more in future about specific topics like groups, clips matching etc. This video make me subscribe instantly
Awww, incredibly lovely comment, thank you so kindly! I'm so glad you got value out of this video. Can I ask you what was your favorite part of it so I can use your feedback as input for future video ideas?
Your attention to the comments is a great plus! I found very helpful the part regarding the node tree Logic and the use of pre group/clip/post group/timeline. I know that there would be a lot of potential behind the clip and timeline switch in the node section but I never found someone explaining it on TH-cam. I see a lot of video of people explaining how to color a clip, but issues starts when you have different Clips to match and get the same color grading. And this is something that few people are teaching. In those days I’m starting watching your live sessions. Amazing!
@@lorenzonarwhal Awesome feedback! This will help me shape my content plan for new videos moving forward! Yes, groups (pre/clip/post) seems to be a big mystery to many people -- also shot matching! Hmm, I maybe I'll do a live stream on that this week. I'll schedule a live stream for Sunday and cover that then. Hope you can join us!
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I greatly appreciate the warm words. Welcome and grow along with us! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
Fantastic video. I'm very new to color theory and grading. This is hugely helpful in so many ways. I appreciate the time you put into this instructional video. I followed and I'm looking forward to exploring more of your videos.
Thank you, thank you! I'm so glad to have you here in our community! Grow along with us! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
Lots of good info here. Quick correction. Red, yellow, and blue are painters primaries. There are different sets of primaries. It’s often more beneficial for DI colorists to think in RGB primaries, because they are typically what we use. Those three colors are generally used to reproduce the images we work on. CMYK are often primaries for print. In CMYK red is a secondary of magenta and yellow, and blue is a secondary of cyan and magenta. Thanks for all the info!
Excellent ! I learned a lot being a photograph moving toward video. I really like the examples you provide from live set experience. This is the first video I watch from your channel but will watch monot all of them for sure !! Thanks again.
well i watch one hour so far and did learning of course i am from nowhere background lol.. but it make all sense need to see it in practice more :) Thank you :)
very informative and well done video! Thank you! I enjoyed the NAS talk at the beginning as I've been swimming in terabytes of video files and struggling to manage everything. keep the good content coming!
Hey thanks so much Mike! Yeah, space real estate is a real struggle for us all. Thanks for the comment and support! Welcome welcome! I’m actually building a SSD NAS and plan on making a video about it. Working on eliminating all spinning disks from my workflow.
I believe you are a wonderful person, and from how you explain things and your knowledge, you are also a great professional. This is the most beautiful video I have seen in many years on TH-cam regarding the topic of color, and it is certainly the most honest and sincere video on the subjects discussed. You convey a love for what you do. Congratulations
Wow what beautiful praise, thank you! I really appreciate the fact that you took time out to write this. Welcome to our small community here, it’s good to have you here.
@@knightlightshow it's my pleasure I saw you speak, I saw your eyes and your soul, and you are a beautiful person and a skilled professional. You are a special soul! I'm director and producer and I'm starting a course to become a professional colorist here in Italy P. S I'm Singer producer è musician rock too!
@@alkamael wow! What an incredible compliment! I used to visit your country often when I lived in Germany, it’s so beautiful! My favorite cities to visit were Florence and Tuscany. Where in Italy do you live? So glad to have you here!
Great to have you here Alvin! This is GREAT to hear! This is my "why" on the reason behind me wanting to teach. If I can teach just one person, one thing, I'm happy.
I was really hoping in 19.1 that with the improvements they made to the dual screen mode, they would add this capability. Unfortunately, no joy. Let’s cross our fingers for version 20.
I’m a huge fan of OWC! I love their mantra of empowering the filmmaker. We’ve equipped our DIT cart, color suite, even down to the thunderbolt hubs I carry with my laptops, with OWC gear 😊
@@knightlightshow Currently, we're rocking the OWC docks, Thunderbolt expansion hub, OWC Envoy Express 4 TB NVME Shuttle, etc.... I even grabbed a dual bay Mercury Elite Pro and threw 2 x 16 TB HDDs in it for a backup for a total of like $100.(had HDDs already though). The M.2 Mercury Elite Pro unit has been great. I took weeks deciding on it because I couldn't find many people talking about using it like was: "DIT"(Data Wrangling). Currently, it's just RAIDed via Mac OS with 4 x 4TB SSDs = 16TB of fast af storage. I just finished an "online/conform" with it and will never go back. We're Synology NAS users overall for post but I'm really curious about the Thunderbay's and if more than 1 editor could work off of it. P.S. As an editor who's a learning colorist, you earned a new subscriber, today.
Just found your channel. Thank you 🙏. I am in the process of making my first feature. Always loved color grading (grahic desinger by trade). Been playing with Resolve. This is very helpful. to know.
Hey Kevin ,welcome aboard! Thanks for joining our community! A graphic designer will make a great colorist! :) Watch some of my other videos, hit that like button, and we'll see you in the next one! :)
Great video, just one correction: do NOT correct the white balance before talking to the DP. Sometimes when shooting I use a 'wrong' white balance on purpose in order to create a given look and I hate it when colorists mess it up in PP. Always talk to your DP first.
Agreed. I have the privilege of being married to my DP so that communication is pretty easy in post for me. Being the Director, that helps too. Thanks for being a part of our community.
Hi Alissa, I found your videos a few days ago and I love them, you are doing a great work. I saw the way you organize media and timelines and it is very similar to mine. One trick I use all the time to avoid using the scene/take columns is to use variables in the clip name. First I check that all the scene/take/cam metadata are correct and then I select all the footage (normally I create a smart bin to select all of them in one shot), then I open the Clip attribute window, go to the Name tab (the last one,) and set the Clip name like this: %{Scene}%{Shot} - %{Take}_%{Cam #} and after that in every page (edit/color/fusion) the clip names show the scene/take/etc info instead of the filename. You probably already know this trick but I thought it could be useful to other editors/colorists. Thanks again for all the effort you put in making all these videos.
That’s a good idea as well! I wasn’t aware of the variable support in file names! Thank you for being a part of our community and taking the time to comment!
Yes, you can use almost every metadata as a variable, it is a very powerful feature. We both have an IT background and I am sure you will love it as I do. Thanks for dedicating your time to teach us your tricks. Cheers from México!
wow , this is how I would prefer learning things. Thanks a ton for detailed breakdown, it cleared alot of dilema questions for me on how to organize the multii cam, how to breakdown the nodes, and what to consider to make the colorgrade flow. you have explained like an university professor to a novoice student
I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and introduce yourself. It's good to have you here. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.
Hey, thanks so much! I appreciate it! I'm glad it provided you value. I'm going to be posting the new version to the Insider forums. I've been doing quite a bit of changing around on it that warrants a new version upload :)
Hello, can you show me the CST input node of the Pre, I am wondering if you transform to DWG wide gamut before clip level ( that means all the clip color correction is within Davinci Wide Gamut)
Hi, thanks for being a part of our community and welcome! I actually work in a managed color space. I only have the CST there when Davinci is unable to detect the color space on footage. I've had enough questions about my nodes though that I think it's time to do an in-depth video on my node tree. FYI, you should sign up for our insider forums at knightstudios.com if you haven't yet. I regularly post my updated node trees there in the forum.
One of the best video about it! Thanks for showing the Groups pre and post Clips! Do you have any solutions for using ACES color management while exporting to TH-cam? Mosty when i use ACES everything Works beter in the Davinci viewer but while exporting, tweeking with all the output transforms, gamatags etc. I allways get incorrect result when viewing the file in QuickTime or on TH-cam. In HDR it Works good but in SDR rec709 or p3 its incorrect.
First off, welcome to the community, it's really good to have you here. Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree. As for ACES, I used to work in ACES before the broken saturated light bug. I understand they've fixed that now, so I really haven't turned back to using it since then. I actually have been in DWG ever since. Though, I really should look into switching back. Then again, your comment makes me think otherwise :) Sorry I couldn't be of help.
@@knightlightshow hey thx for the reply! I found a partly solution! Since there are only 2 possible deliverables for YT I have to stick only with rec709 output transform for SDR and a rec-709a gamma tag durring export, and rec2020 (p3d65 limited )1000-4000 nits and full data levels if I want an HDR . Unfortunately there is no p3, or rec 2020 SDR for TH-cam. So I think we have to stick with rec.709 or rec.2020. But using ACES it’s sometime pain to apply proper Colorspace or Gamma for motion graphics / non raw footage. But it can be done with non or minimal color shifts.
@@GreyVitone Thanks for the follow-up! I'll remember this when I decide to start using it. Follow-ups like this are also good for the other community members who might be trying to figure out the same thing, so thank you! It really supports the 360 degree learning environment I want here for the channel.
I found You for that same reason ! It’s great that you’re trying to cover everything from hardware to software - and that’s the main reason that I’ll be watching your content here in the future. I’m doing quite the same / bit I’m not a TH-cam streamer kinda guy. Thank you greatly for your work!
@@GreyVitone AWESOME! :) I'm so glad to know that was the reason and that my mission for this channel is a reason others are finding it! Have a good night Grey.
@1:06:xx regarding Blackmagic cloud storage. I actually use a synced Google Drive and I have had no issues since the files are stored locally. But then, I don't work on a team, so Drive makes sense for me.
Thanks for the feedback! Really good to have you here too. Yeah, I initially started with Google Drive then moved to Dropbox since Blackmagic shipped support with it with Cloud Store drives hoping there would be less issues.
I've been watching a few grading video's in the last few day's and came across this video. Learnt somethings no one else talks about. Definitely subsribed and hope to learn more. I don't know if anyone has commented on the Bandwidth issue but, Many years ago I had the same issue in another programme on a windows PC. Windows actually threw up an error message saying the USB bandwidth had been exeeeded. So I don't think Davinci Resolve would show an error. Your MAC OS should really show it as it's more of a system error, In essence, Davinci did save you, as it could have behaved as if it was doing the render, and then when you got the file there something happened due to it not rendering properly and was corrupt.
@@Mixursound first off, welcome welcome to the channel! Thanks for commenting! Also, greatly appreciate the input regarding the USB issues, you do make a good point. Imagine a 4 hour render only to find out the file is corrupt. Really good to have you here.
Your tutorial appeared in my overview, it was immediately very informative and easy to follow! Despite the amount of work, I hope to see many more "geek influenced tutorials" from you at this level! Thank you!!!
to Harrieke and Lisa its right and it's not so wrong. It's all about the concept behind it. As a Prime, I never knew "yellow" as you explain it. But it is a prime depending how youthink of it . Many great colorist I worked with as a JR colorist in the 1990's were inspired from classical art. Just ny chance , As I'm writing this I just randomly looked at 3 shots from "Dune 2 " VS Rembrandt's "Head of an old man in a cap " What what can I learn from this wonderfully inspired Classical lighting "DNA" of the colorist or the DOP? grab my my Sekonic 608 cine spot meter to see the the lighting ratios on a almost 400 year old painting.. ( guessed a digital exposure 1250 iso ) taking reading off the painting on the tv. f -4 to 5.6 on the back wall
Wow I learned a lot from this. The first hour was well worth it since I'm the kind of guy who wants to know why something works and why I'm doing it. That was my first exposure to groups. I'd love if you'd do a few minutes just on that subject. Maybe you've covered in other tutorials and now I have to go and watch all.
Hey, great presentation, really nice. I'd recommend not feeding your Qualifiers from after your Look nodes, take the input from earlier, in case your look has to change. What are your thoughts on this?
Hey! Thanks for the feedback. I think I confused you by naming those nodes look, they are actually used to tweak areas of the image versus creating actual looks. My look nodes are on the timeline view. 😊
@@knightlightshow Absolutely, ive been coloring now for just under a year for my post house and its been amazing. Ive been waiting for a video THIS thorough. So thank you very much for putting this out there. Between this channel and Cullens, its like going to college again. Haha, cheers.
I am new to editing and coloring in general. I decided to switch to Davinic because I can control the color more. and I can color-grade some of my vfx which is a huge plus for me.
Hey Tim, my apologies for the late reply. I recently have been recovering from an emergency surgery. It's good to have you here on the channel. Thank you for taking the time to comment. Welcome to the channel, stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we start a new series of videos on editing in Avid and finishing the round-trip in Davinci.
Nope, I only use adjustment layer if I need to temporarily add support for Nobe Omniscope because I’m traveling. I put my grading in nodes on the Timeline tab.
Hi There, I just found this - thank you soooo much! 🙂 I really enjoy learning about your organization techniques and approach to color grading (went out ant bought studio version of DaVinci - AND subscribed), but you keep referring to an earlier editing video you did, but I can't find it on your site? Please help if you haven't taken it down? Again LOVE your channel! Thanks!
This is such an excellent course seriously I learned so much. THANK YOU for this I do have a question. Which camera do you prefer the ARRI Alexa, mini LF or the red v raptor and why
@@CineAmaniacs First off, thank you for the warm compliment and taking the time to write a comment. Secondly, ARRI without a doubt. I prefer the color science over the RED. Don’t get me wrong, I do love my V-Raptor but will choose the MLF every day of the week and twice on Sunday. ❤️ Welcome to the channel!
You sync all shots using the external recording as the base placing it on track1. then all the angles are placed from track 2 etc. You delink audio from video for the multicamclip, pick track 1, then lock the track from changes. now you can edit between angles using only the external recording for audio. I do it for every videoclips that I shoot.
Thank you for this explanation, it looks like since you posted this comment, they improved external sound on multicam since then because I haven’t had this problem. I really need to make an updated version of this video since I no longer follow this same workflow for multicam.
Hi, lot's of real workflow and hardware info ! really useful. Funny cause we have very similar setup (ultra / minipanel / Nas(es ;) ) and I'm also experimenting with NVME nas and 25 gb link as well. Curious to see how you'll end up with that. Thanks and take care.
Hi @BlindDeathh, thank you for commenting and joining our little here. I appreciate your warm compliments. I look forward to seeing you around here in future videos! Welcome welcome..
Hey everyone, I want to provide further clarification on the slide at 26:55 in color theory. There are nuances between the sets of primary, secondary, and intermediate colors between traditional and digital imaging color theory. I covered traditional here, which is subtractive (taking colors away to create new colors) instead of what’s used in digital imaging, which uses additive mixing in order to create colors. Subtractive color mixing means that colors are mixed by subtracting light. When two paint colors are mixed together, they absorb some of the light that reflects off of them, resulting in a darker color. Additive color mixing means that colors are mixed by adding light. When two digital imaging colors are mixed together, they emit more light, resulting in a brighter color. Traditional primaries are what you learned here (cyan, magenta, yellow). These colors cannot be created by mixing other colors together. In digital imaging, the primaries are red, green, and blue (RGB). This then affects the secondary and intermediate colors in traditional versus DI which are orange, green, and purple; and cyan, magenta, and yellow respectively for secondary; and Yellow-orange, yellow-green, yellow-red, blue-green, blue-purple, and red-purple, and Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, and yellow-orange for DI. In summary, the colors differ between traditional and DI in color theory but the color temperatures and how it impacts mood as well as color harmony across the two disciplines are the same. Please let me know if you’d like me to create a new video discussing the idiosyncratic nuances between the two.
Your live stream replays are an educational reservoir of information. I'm learning a ton and getting a better appreciation for what it takes to achieve a professional grade for film or video. Thank you for sharing so free and open.
@@DaniyelBinghamhi Daniyel! Thank you kindly for the compliment on my content. It means so much to me. I’m really glad to have you here
im sorry but the subtractive primary colors are magenta cyan and yellow not red and blue
@@shumik_ Thanks, that was a typo. I just fixed it.
sure, i'd love to learn about those idiosyncratic nuances. i'm new to this so i'd love to soak that up
We're so lucky to live in a time where we can be at home, learning from industry professionals, for free! Can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge 🙏🙌
Hi Dustin, thank you for the kind remarks. I really appreciate you being a part of this community. If you haven't yet, make sure to sign up for our newsletter and the Insider forums at knightstudios.com. Thanks for supporting us here!
As someone who is just getting into this world as a beginner, I feel so lucky that I stumbled across your video! I really feel like I just found a hidden gem! Thank you so much for putting the amunt of time and effort that you have to make this video. You’re an amazing teacher!
@@AustinWestbro awww thanks for the kind words Austin! Welcome to the channel! I'm about to post a brand new video after being out on an emergency medical leave so your timing couldn't have been better! Welcome welcome and I look forward to seeing you around here!
I can't say it enough, this channel is a hidden treasure soon to be discovered by thousands!
This really felt like a university level class. Thanks for all the real world scenarios and infos. 👊
Aww thank you so much! That means the world to me. I’m so glad to have you here part of our community!
I've been through tons of color grading videos and yours is the only one I've saved in a special folder, I keep revisiting it like a color bible!
Paola, that means so much to me. Thank you for taking the time out to write this compliment! I’m so glad my content is offering you value.
This is gold! Listening this while editing a project right now. Just amazing can’t thank enough!
Lyclah, thank you for such kind words. Forgive me for the late reply, I have been recovering from emergency surgery. It's really good to have you here on this channel and appreciate you taking the time to comment. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.
Finally!! This is the type of videos that's I've been waiting to watch for years
That means a lot, thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here part of the community!
I took an entire morning to watch - stop - try it out and restart. One of the best coverages of color managing workflow. thanks!
Hi! That means so much, thank you! I'm so glad our content is providing you value! Welcome to the community!
I'm a nerd and OCD person. Here is a good place to be. Great infos, apart from some minor "errors" that the community already pointed out: really thank you. Instant sub
Aww, super cool comment, thanks so much! Welcome, welcome to the community! Make sure to sign up for our insider program too at knightstudios.com, more conversations there as well.
Pure 2 hour value. Thanks a lot.
That means a lot, thank you Morgan! I greatly appreciate having you in our community. Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
love love love love love ive paid for many courses and just realised not everyone is meant to teach finally I understand this better love your channel thank you so much
wow, what a great compliment! This meant so much for me to read! Thank you for taking the time out to write it! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
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You’re a freaking legend for making this video!! So helpful and informative!! Thank you for this!! Definitely subscribed!!!
FiVe-- thank you for such kind words. It's really good to have you here as a sub and think you'll be excited for what's to come in my content plan. It's going to be a really exciting year as we finish it out here on the channel.
You’re the best for this. It means the world to find content like this. I’ve just wanted to quit because it feels I can never become a true pro. I want my work admired one day. I’m very poor right now with a family in Indiana. I hope to pick up contracted jobs soon in videography and this is going to propel me. Thank you so much.
You can do it! Hang in there. The only difference between success and failure is those who fail gave up. Keep going!
ADHD videographer whose been working in low to mid tier "wearing all hats" for about a decade...and THIS video is just like crack to me. SO much valuable info, no stones unturned, in-depth and covering everything..there's so many avenues and rabbit holes to go down. Never stop the "not sexy" topics. Trust me, not one single thing in this video isn't incredibly appealing for those wanting to learn. What, why and how. I just can't thank you enough.
The minute details and inner workings of your set up. Honestly, like a drip feed of goodness straight my brain. I love working as a no compromise, what's good is good environment. Gives me confidence in my set up, my workflow, in my abilities and I'm SO glad you popped up. Can not wait for a deep dive of all your content. I'm really looking to shift gears into specialising in colour to further and hanging up the video capture.atleast so I can reclaim it again as a hobby and just focus on pretty images. You have really put another pep in my step for that, thank you thank you 🙏🙏
This is one of the nicest compliments I’ve gotten, thank you Craig! It’s really good to have you here.
Craig you are a genius from your DNA / ADHD is a great thing.. Its a strength not a weakness. think I am too. but I am really dyslexic as well .. but dyslexic or ADHD people have exceptional visual memory picture thinking memory that normal people dont have. I did a survey with my fellow editors on the creative cow in the early 2000's (thinking 2002) i asked all these editors if they were dyslexic on the forum .. almost everyone was .. working in film is where your strengths are Craig!!
I loved it!
Bravo! Thank you for the indepth information and taking your time to share with us. Mucho Garcia! Best.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s great to have you here.
Your video helped me tremendously. Thank you for your skillset and knowledge.
@@kman0159 thank you! I greatly appreciate you taking the time to comment. Welcome to my corner!
@@knightlightshow I just completed the entire video. You are a true professional, and I learned a great deal about color grading and the technical side of Davinci. Again, you Rock.
@@kman0159 Aww, thank you! Do stick around as the channel is getting a new shot in the arm and a second wind as we start incorporating editing in Avid Media Composer and it's round-trip with Davinci Resolve for finishing. See you next Sunday!
Wow this video poped up random while I was listening to youtube and editing at the same time. Can't wait to sit down and watch this in depth.
Hah, gotta love those algorithms! Kind of spooky that the algos knew you were editing at the same time ;) In any case, however you got here, I'm glad you did. Welcome to the community!
OMG this video is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you for putting up this wonderful video!
I’m so glad it’s provided value to you! Welcome to our community.
I'm halfway through this video and it's so good I jumped out just to subscribe, now back to the video
Aww that means so much to me! Thank you Paul! It’s really good to have you here in the community. Make sure to join the insider program at knightstudios.com
Paused at 34 mins to make coffee! You are so dope! Easy follow 😁👍🏽
Aww thank you! I really appreciate you and you be being a part of our community! Welcome!
This tutorial is insane!!! Thank you very much for the sharing! Hope to see more in future about specific topics like groups, clips matching etc. This video make me subscribe instantly
Awww, incredibly lovely comment, thank you so kindly! I'm so glad you got value out of this video. Can I ask you what was your favorite part of it so I can use your feedback as input for future video ideas?
Your attention to the comments is a great plus! I found very helpful the part regarding the node tree Logic and the use of pre group/clip/post group/timeline. I know that there would be a lot of potential behind the clip and timeline switch in the node section but I never found someone explaining it on TH-cam. I see a lot of video of people explaining how to color a clip, but issues starts when you have different Clips to match and get the same color grading. And this is something that few people are teaching. In those days I’m starting watching your live sessions. Amazing!
@@lorenzonarwhal Awesome feedback! This will help me shape my content plan for new videos moving forward! Yes, groups (pre/clip/post) seems to be a big mystery to many people -- also shot matching! Hmm, I maybe I'll do a live stream on that this week. I'll schedule a live stream for Sunday and cover that then. Hope you can join us!
@@knightlightshow if I will not be able to follow the live I will watch for sure in a following Moment! Greetings from Italy!
Awesome video. Exactly what I was looking for. many many thanks!
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I greatly appreciate the warm words. Welcome and grow along with us! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
This is an incredible video and resource, love the comprehensive approach and details! Thank you!
Thank you so much! It's really good to have you here!
Thank you so much for sharing so much valuable information freely!
Of course! Thanks for being a part of our community. It’s good to have you.
perfect, just perfect, you are a real teacher !
Wow, thank you! That means so much! I'm really glad to have you here! Welcome to the community!
Fantastic video. I'm very new to color theory and grading. This is hugely helpful in so many ways. I appreciate the time you put into this instructional video. I followed and I'm looking forward to exploring more of your videos.
Thank you, thank you! I'm so glad to have you here in our community! Grow along with us! Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
Thank you^^^^You have a great setup.Thank you for a good example of professional work
Aww you’re welcome ☺️ it’s good to have you here!
Lots of good info here. Quick correction. Red, yellow, and blue are painters primaries. There are different sets of primaries. It’s often more beneficial for DI colorists to think in RGB primaries, because they are typically what we use. Those three colors are generally used to reproduce the images we work on. CMYK are often primaries for print. In CMYK red is a secondary of magenta and yellow, and blue is a secondary of cyan and magenta. Thanks for all the info!
Cool! Thank you for expounding on that and providing the correction! It’s good to have you here in the community!
@@knightlightshow❤
I've just discovered your channel! There's too much content! Thank you so much for doing this! Regards from Brazil!
Hey Brazil! You have a beautiful country! It’s really good to have you here part of our community! Pull up a chair and stay awhile 😊
Excellent ! I learned a lot being a photograph moving toward video. I really like the examples you provide from live set experience. This is the first video I watch from your channel but will watch monot all of them for sure !! Thanks again.
Thank you Carroll! It's really good to have you here. Grow along with us and welcome to video! :)
Thanks so much, this is fantastic stuff, much appreciated.
You're very welcome! Thank you for being part of our community! Watch and like! :)
Not only im subscribing to you channel but i am saving the link to this video. thq so much for this. Your awsome!
This means a lot! Thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here.
Thanks for the real talk and insight. Much appreciated. Real pro workflows are hard to find, so this is great!😀
Thank you so much, I appreciate your warm compliment! It’s really good to have you here and I’m so glad I could add some value to your pipeline!
Excellent, plenty of good topics. I learned a lot. Thanks.
Thank you so much for commenting and supporting my channel. I’m really glad to have you here.
Hi. Just found your channel. I really like the way you present the information. Very clear and helpful and interesting the whole way through. Thanks.
This means a lot Erik, thank you! I’m glad you’ve found a new home here. Pull up a chair and stay awhile 😊
well i watch one hour so far and did learning of course i am from nowhere background lol.. but it make all sense need to see it in practice more :)
Thank you :)
Thanks Alyssa for your time in sharing valuable info!
You’re very welcome. Thank you for being part of our community!
This is such a informative video! Thank you so much for putting this together. Its outstanding.
Aww thanks Tyler! I appreciate you and the fact that you took time out to write this. It’s really good to have you in our community.
very informative and well done video! Thank you! I enjoyed the NAS talk at the beginning as I've been swimming in terabytes of video files and struggling to manage everything. keep the good content coming!
Hey thanks so much Mike! Yeah, space real estate is a real struggle for us all. Thanks for the comment and support! Welcome welcome! I’m actually building a SSD NAS and plan on making a video about it. Working on eliminating all spinning disks from my workflow.
I believe you are a wonderful person, and from how you explain things and your knowledge, you are also a great professional. This is the most beautiful video I have seen in many years on TH-cam regarding the topic of color, and it is certainly the most honest and sincere video on the subjects discussed. You convey a love for what you do. Congratulations
Wow what beautiful praise, thank you! I really appreciate the fact that you took time out to write this. Welcome to our small community here, it’s good to have you here.
@@knightlightshow it's my pleasure I saw you speak, I saw your eyes and your soul, and you are a beautiful person and a skilled professional. You are a special soul! I'm director and producer and I'm starting a course to become a professional colorist here in Italy P. S I'm Singer producer è musician rock too!
@@alkamael wow! What an incredible compliment! I used to visit your country often when I lived in Germany, it’s so beautiful! My favorite cities to visit were Florence and Tuscany. Where in Italy do you live? So glad to have you here!
@@knightlightshow I'm in sicily you should visit! It's beautiful country!!!
@@alkamael uh hell to the yeah! Count me in! I’ve always wanted to see Sicily! We should get some Gnocchi when I can make it! 😊
Thank you! i'm about to watch all the videos on this channel )
Thank you! It's really good to have you here and I really appreciate your watch time contributions! We're at 2500, so almost there for monetization!
Thanks. Masterful information.
Thanks! It’s good to have you here.
Thank you for sharing your incredible knowledge. Very much appreciated.
Thank you! I appreciate you appreciation 😊 welcome to the community and thanks for being here.
Amazing episode! Subscribed
Thank you! It’s so good to have you here! Welcome to our community!
Thank you very much for this amazing video. I have learned a lot. Patrick
Hey Patrick! Thank you! It’s really good to have you here. Thanks for commenting and being a part of our community!
Thank you so much for explaining so well for beginners while remaining thorough and not dumbing-down. Also, your purple is on point! 😊
You are so welcome! Thank you for taking the time to comment and welcome to our community!
Thank you so much for this! you're amazing
Instant sub!
As a long time Premiere user trying to dive deeper into Resolve, this video is incredibly helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re here.
Pure Brilliance! Thank you.
Aww love this! Thank you! Good to have you here!
So grateful for this video.
Thank you! I’m grateful to have you here part of the community. Welcome!
Thank you... this was a really useful tutorial and I picked up quite a few gems from this.
Great to have you here Alvin! This is GREAT to hear! This is my "why" on the reason behind me wanting to teach. If I can teach just one person, one thing, I'm happy.
great video...many thanks
Thank you for being a part of the community and taking the time to comment. It’s good to have you here.
Master class !! thanks you
Thank you so much, it's great to have you and your positivity here :)
Yes to popping out node tree to other monitor! 👍
I was really hoping in 19.1 that with the improvements they made to the dual screen mode, they would add this capability. Unfortunately, no joy. Let’s cross our fingers for version 20.
Love seeing another using the OWC Mercury U.2. Use that thing daily and on DIT/media wrangler
I’m a huge fan of OWC! I love their mantra of empowering the filmmaker. We’ve equipped our DIT cart, color suite, even down to the thunderbolt hubs I carry with my laptops, with OWC gear 😊
@@knightlightshow Currently, we're rocking the OWC docks, Thunderbolt expansion hub, OWC Envoy Express 4 TB NVME Shuttle, etc.... I even grabbed a dual bay Mercury Elite Pro and threw 2 x 16 TB HDDs in it for a backup for a total of like $100.(had HDDs already though).
The M.2 Mercury Elite Pro unit has been great. I took weeks deciding on it because I couldn't find many people talking about using it like was: "DIT"(Data Wrangling). Currently, it's just RAIDed via Mac OS with 4 x 4TB SSDs = 16TB of fast af storage. I just finished an "online/conform" with it and will never go back.
We're Synology NAS users overall for post but I'm really curious about the Thunderbay's and if more than 1 editor could work off of it.
P.S. As an editor who's a learning colorist, you earned a new subscriber, today.
Just discovered your channel, wow! So much information, really great that you’re also giving insights in all the hardware and thoughts behind it.
Thank you! It’s really good to have you here in our community! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Just found your channel. Thank you 🙏. I am in the process of making my first feature. Always loved color grading (grahic desinger by trade). Been playing with Resolve. This is very helpful. to know.
Hey Kevin ,welcome aboard! Thanks for joining our community! A graphic designer will make a great colorist! :) Watch some of my other videos, hit that like button, and we'll see you in the next one! :)
Thanks a lot for sharing - the red raw adjustments can save a lot more Work - highlights and shadows .
Yep, I agree! Thanks Pedro for joining our community and commenting!
Great video, just one correction: do NOT correct the white balance before talking to the DP. Sometimes when shooting I use a 'wrong' white balance on purpose in order to create a given look and I hate it when colorists mess it up in PP. Always talk to your DP first.
Agreed. I have the privilege of being married to my DP so that communication is pretty easy in post for me. Being the Director, that helps too. Thanks for being a part of our community.
@@knightlightshow❤
Hi Alissa, I found your videos a few days ago and I love them, you are doing a great work. I saw the way you organize media and timelines and it is very similar to mine. One trick I use all the time to avoid using the scene/take columns is to use variables in the clip name. First I check that all the scene/take/cam metadata are correct and then I select all the footage (normally I create a smart bin to select all of them in one shot), then I open the Clip attribute window, go to the Name tab (the last one,) and set the Clip name like this: %{Scene}%{Shot} - %{Take}_%{Cam #} and after that in every page (edit/color/fusion) the clip names show the scene/take/etc info instead of the filename. You probably already know this trick but I thought it could be useful to other editors/colorists. Thanks again for all the effort you put in making all these videos.
That’s a good idea as well! I wasn’t aware of the variable support in file names! Thank you for being a part of our community and taking the time to comment!
Yes, you can use almost every metadata as a variable, it is a very powerful feature. We both have an IT background and I am sure you will love it as I do. Thanks for dedicating your time to teach us your tricks. Cheers from México!
wow , this is how I would prefer learning things. Thanks a ton for detailed breakdown, it cleared alot of dilema questions for me on how to organize the multii cam, how to breakdown the nodes, and what to consider to make the colorgrade flow. you have explained like an university professor to a novoice student
Aww 🥰 thank you! That means so much! It’s really good to have you here part of our community!
I love your long as content!!!
Yay! 😊 I feel like I’m definitely filling a gap on filmmaker TH-cam for sure! 😊 thanks for being part of our community!
Thank you for this
Thank you for commenting and the warm approbation. Welcome to the community!
You're, like, the coolest person.
Aww thank you, that means a lot! Thank you for joining our community and taking the time to comment! It’s good to have you here.
Thank you so much! You are very good teacher!
I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and introduce yourself. It's good to have you here. Stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we finish up the year and I begin color grading our new TV series.
Tips and tricks. My respects!
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind comment and being a part of the community. Welcome!
@@knightlightshow Thank you.
Awesome video👍👍👍 Very well structured and explained! Subscribed
Thank you for the warm comment and being a new member of our community. It’s really good to have you here.
thanks for the lecture
you re great
this is a real course😇🙂❤❤❤
What incredibly kind words. Thank you for taking the time to write them and to be a part of our community. It’s really good to have you here.
This was more useful than the last 2 paid coloring courses. thank you
That means a lot Alex thank you. It’s really good to have you here.
wow you are amazing, i love your energy as well! hope i can meet you in person one day!
Hi! Thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here in the community!
hey, your node tree is awsome. thx
Hey, thanks so much! I appreciate it! I'm glad it provided you value. I'm going to be posting the new version to the Insider forums. I've been doing quite a bit of changing around on it that warrants a new version upload :)
@@knightlightshow I am excited.
Thank you for making this great content 💪👍
It means a lot that you commented, thanks Pieter! Really good to have you here my friend.
Hello, can you show me the CST input node of the Pre, I am wondering if you transform to DWG wide gamut before clip level ( that means all the clip color correction is within Davinci Wide Gamut)
Hi, thanks for being a part of our community and welcome! I actually work in a managed color space. I only have the CST there when Davinci is unable to detect the color space on footage. I've had enough questions about my nodes though that I think it's time to do an in-depth video on my node tree. FYI, you should sign up for our insider forums at knightstudios.com if you haven't yet. I regularly post my updated node trees there in the forum.
One of the best video about it!
Thanks for showing the Groups pre and post Clips!
Do you have any solutions for using ACES color management while exporting to TH-cam?
Mosty when i use ACES everything Works beter in the Davinci viewer but while exporting, tweeking with all the output transforms, gamatags etc. I allways get incorrect result when viewing the file in QuickTime or on TH-cam. In HDR it Works good but in SDR rec709 or p3 its incorrect.
First off, welcome to the community, it's really good to have you here. Be sure to also sign up for the Knight Studios insider program at knightstudios.com as I regularly post there along with my latest node tree.
As for ACES, I used to work in ACES before the broken saturated light bug. I understand they've fixed that now, so I really haven't turned back to using it since then. I actually have been in DWG ever since. Though, I really should look into switching back. Then again, your comment makes me think otherwise :) Sorry I couldn't be of help.
@@knightlightshow hey thx for the reply!
I found a partly solution!
Since there are only 2 possible deliverables for YT I have to stick only with rec709 output transform for SDR and a rec-709a gamma tag durring export, and rec2020 (p3d65 limited )1000-4000 nits and full data levels if I want an HDR .
Unfortunately there is no p3, or rec 2020 SDR for TH-cam.
So I think we have to stick with rec.709 or rec.2020.
But using ACES it’s sometime pain to apply proper Colorspace or Gamma for motion graphics / non raw footage. But it can be done with non or minimal color shifts.
@@GreyVitone Thanks for the follow-up! I'll remember this when I decide to start using it. Follow-ups like this are also good for the other community members who might be trying to figure out the same thing, so thank you! It really supports the 360 degree learning environment I want here for the channel.
I found You for that same reason !
It’s great that you’re trying to cover everything from hardware to software - and that’s the main reason that I’ll be watching your content here in the future.
I’m doing quite the same / bit I’m not a TH-cam streamer kinda guy.
Thank you greatly for your work!
@@GreyVitone AWESOME! :) I'm so glad to know that was the reason and that my mission for this channel is a reason others are finding it! Have a good night Grey.
💪💪💪💫love it !
Thank you! Really good to have you here!
@1:06:xx regarding Blackmagic cloud storage. I actually use a synced Google Drive and I have had no issues since the files are stored locally. But then, I don't work on a team, so Drive makes sense for me.
Thanks for the feedback! Really good to have you here too. Yeah, I initially started with Google Drive then moved to Dropbox since Blackmagic shipped support with it with Cloud Store drives hoping there would be less issues.
I've been watching a few grading video's in the last few day's and came across this video. Learnt somethings no one else talks about. Definitely subsribed and hope to learn more. I don't know if anyone has commented on the Bandwidth issue but, Many years ago I had the same issue in another programme on a windows PC. Windows actually threw up an error message saying the USB bandwidth had been exeeeded. So I don't think Davinci Resolve would show an error. Your MAC OS should really show it as it's more of a system error, In essence, Davinci did save you, as it could have behaved as if it was doing the render, and then when you got the file there something happened due to it not rendering properly and was corrupt.
@@Mixursound first off, welcome welcome to the channel! Thanks for commenting! Also, greatly appreciate the input regarding the USB issues, you do make a good point. Imagine a 4 hour render only to find out the file is corrupt. Really good to have you here.
ohh yeahh! thank you!!
Enjoy!
Jooo thank you so much for Sharing your Huge Knowledge
Thank you so much! It’s really good to have you here in our community!
thank you so much for this!
You’re so welcome! And welcome to the community!
Your tutorial appeared in my overview, it was immediately very informative and easy to follow!
Despite the amount of work, I hope to see many more "geek influenced tutorials" from you at this level!
Thank you!!!
Thank you so much! No matter how you found us, it’s really good to have you part of our community!
to Harrieke and Lisa its right and it's not so wrong. It's all about the concept behind it. As a Prime, I never knew "yellow" as you explain it. But it is a prime depending how youthink of it . Many great colorist I worked with as a JR colorist in the 1990's were inspired from classical art. Just ny chance , As I'm writing this I just randomly looked at 3 shots from "Dune 2 " VS Rembrandt's "Head of an old man in a cap " What what can I learn from this wonderfully inspired Classical lighting "DNA" of the colorist or the DOP? grab my my Sekonic 608 cine spot meter to see the the lighting ratios on a almost 400 year old painting.. ( guessed a digital exposure 1250 iso ) taking reading off the painting on the tv. f -4 to 5.6 on the back wall
Thnks for this vedio love from india❤️
Wow I learned a lot from this. The first hour was well worth it since I'm the kind of guy who wants to know why something works and why I'm doing it. That was my first exposure to groups. I'd love if you'd do a few minutes just on that subject. Maybe you've covered in other tutorials and now I have to go and watch all.
That means a lot Warren, thank you! It’s really good to have you part of our community!
Groups are so powerful. Yes, I do touch on groups in other videos and also in my live streams that I’m doing now.
Your video is very unique,
so i want tell you something very unique
YOU ARE VERY SMART
and i have to subscribe
Aww thank you! It’s good to have you here!
@@knightlightshow 🙏🙏🙏
I really enjoy your style of teaching and insight.
Thank you Scott! It’s really good to have you here. Thank you for the warm compliment and being a part of our community.
Great information, thank you! Quick question... Would you use the same color management when working in ProRes 4444XQ?
Yes, absolutely. I'm actually going to be posting a new video on my new workflow, you all will love it :)
Hey, great presentation, really nice. I'd recommend not feeding your Qualifiers from after your Look nodes, take the input from earlier, in case your look has to change. What are your thoughts on this?
Hey! Thanks for the feedback. I think I confused you by naming those nodes look, they are actually used to tweak areas of the image versus creating actual looks. My look nodes are on the timeline view. 😊
Hey, this was an amazing video. Thank you.. Subbed as well.
Hey thanks Nicholas! It’s really good to have you here as part of our community! Thanks for taking the time to comment as well!
@@knightlightshow Absolutely, ive been coloring now for just under a year for my post house and its been amazing. Ive been waiting for a video THIS thorough. So thank you very much for putting this out there. Between this channel and Cullens, its like going to college again. Haha, cheers.
I am new to editing and coloring in general. I decided to switch to Davinic because I can control the color more. and I can color-grade some of my vfx which is a huge plus for me.
Hey Tim, my apologies for the late reply. I recently have been recovering from an emergency surgery. It's good to have you here on the channel. Thank you for taking the time to comment. Welcome to the channel, stick around, it's going to get really interesting around here as we start a new series of videos on editing in Avid and finishing the round-trip in Davinci.
@Knight Light Do you use an Adjustment layer when Color grading or not ?
If not Why?
If yes why?
Nope, I only use adjustment layer if I need to temporarily add support for Nobe Omniscope because I’m traveling. I put my grading in nodes on the Timeline tab.
Ok cool thing nice to know Thanks for getting back to me
Hi There, I just found this - thank you soooo much! 🙂 I really enjoy learning about your organization techniques and approach to color grading (went out ant bought studio version of DaVinci - AND subscribed), but you keep referring to an earlier editing video you did, but I can't find it on your site? Please help if you haven't taken it down? Again LOVE your channel! Thanks!
This is such an excellent course seriously I learned so much. THANK YOU for this I do have a question. Which camera do you prefer the ARRI Alexa, mini LF or the red v raptor and why
@@CineAmaniacs First off, thank you for the warm compliment and taking the time to write a comment. Secondly, ARRI without a doubt. I prefer the color science over the RED. Don’t get me wrong, I do love my V-Raptor but will choose the MLF every day of the week and twice on Sunday. ❤️ Welcome to the channel!
@@knightlightshow thank you so much for this answer 🙏🙏
You sync all shots using the external recording as the base placing it on track1. then all the angles are placed from track 2 etc.
You delink audio from video for the multicamclip, pick track 1, then lock the track from changes.
now you can edit between angles using only the external recording for audio.
I do it for every videoclips that I shoot.
Thank you for this explanation, it looks like since you posted this comment, they improved external sound on multicam since then because I haven’t had this problem. I really need to make an updated version of this video since I no longer follow this same workflow for multicam.
您的讲解非常好
Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind compliments. It’s good to have you here on the channel, welcome.
Hi, lot's of real workflow and hardware info ! really useful. Funny cause we have very similar setup (ultra / minipanel / Nas(es ;) ) and I'm also experimenting with NVME nas and 25 gb link as well. Curious to see how you'll end up with that. Thanks and take care.
Aww thanks! It’s so good to have you here! It’s such a small world isn’t it? 😊 hope my videos continue to offer you value!
Hi! Loved your video, I finded it full of hints and very educative!
Have the new version changed your workflow?
Thanks!!
Hi @BlindDeathh, thank you for commenting and joining our little here. I appreciate your warm compliments. I look forward to seeing you around here in future videos! Welcome welcome..
THANK YOU!