DaVinci Resolve Colour Correction and Grading Course

Setting up a Project

Using Resolves' Project Manager

Importing content

Setting up locations

Understanding the interface

Understanding when and how to use: the Media Page, the Editing Page, the Colour Page, the Fairlight Page, the Deliver Page

Workflows

Importing Clips for Digital Dailies

Editing in the Timeline

Importing XML, EDL and AAF

Working with Timelines

Colour Theory

Understanding the colour correction process

Making primary corrections

Making secondary corrections

Analysing a shot visually

Analysing a shot using Scopes

Analysing and fixing Luminance issues

Analysing and fixing Chrominance Issues

Using Scopes and Correcting Luminance

Using and customising the Waveform monitor

Using the Colour Wheels interface

Using Life, Gamma, Gain and Offset controls

Adjusting contrast and exposure

Using Curves to adjust Exposure and Contrast

Using Scopes and Correcting Colour

Analysing colour balance problems

Understanding the RGB parade

Understanding the Vectorscope

Fixing colour balance using the Colour Wheels

Fixing colour balance using Curves

Fixing colour balance using the Primaries Bars

Grading

Using the Hue Saturation curve

Understanding different curves: Hue V Hue

Using the RGB mixer

Adding Blur

Grading (Continued)

Making secondary corrections

Using the Qualifier

Keying on Hue, Saturation & Luminance

Adjusting the qualifier range

Optimising a Key

Using Windows (Masks)

Tracking using Windows

Sizing – Cropping and scaling

Adding and amending effects

Keyframing Grades and effects

Nodes in DaVinci Resolve

Using and adding Nodes

Serial Nodes Vs Parallel Nodes

Outside and Layer Nodes

Using Look Up Tables (LUTs)

Using LUTs to transform colour values

Importing LUTs

Grade Management

Using the Stills Gallery

Using the Light-table view

Creating a basic grade

Delivery

Rendering clips

Adding handles

Rendering a sequence

Round Tripping