COLOUR CORRECTION WITH DaVinci Resolve

Duration: 2 Days

Cost: £600 + VAT

Course Available Online and Onsite

Learn the fundamentals of colour correction and grading with DaVinci Resolve

This 2-day, hands-on training course introduces you to the essential tools and workflows for professional colour correction and grading.

You’ll learn how to:

Understand the rules and processes of colour correction
Read and use scopes to analyse and fix shots
Apply qualifiers and masks for secondary corrections
Track elements within a shot
Correct and grade over entire sequences
Save and apply consistent grades across multiple shots

By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid foundation in DaVinci Resolve’s colour correction and grading tools, giving you the skills to enhance your footage with confidence and precision.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is designed to teach DaVinci Resolve and the basic principles and process of colour correction and grading to any one with little or no prior experience.

PREREQUISITES

A basic understanding of video editing is desired.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

Color Correcting a DaVinci Resolve Timeline

Balancing Footage

Opening a Resolve Archive
Setting up Project Backups
Understanding the Grading Workflow
Setting Tonal Range and Contrast
Balancing Colors
Understanding Log Controls and Primaries Wheels

Creating Color Continuity

Building a Shot-Matching Strategy
Organizing Shots Using Flags and Filters
Applying Shot Match
Matching Shots Using Stills
Comparing and Matching Shots Manually

Correcting and Enhancing Isolated Areas

Controlling the Viewer’s Eye
Sharpening Key Elements
Tracking Obscured Objects
Fixing Overcast Skies
Warping Colors to a Target
Enhancing Skin Tones with Face Refinement
Adjusting Skin Tones Manually

Day 2

Managing Nodes and Grades

Conforming from an XML Timeline

Importing an XML Timeline
Syncing an Offline Reference
Conforming a Timeline
Associating HQ Footage with a Timeline for Online Workflows
Maximizing the Dynamic Range

Mastering the Node Pipeline

Understanding Node-based Compositing
Understanding the Importance of Node Order
Creating Separate Processing Pipelines with a Parallel Mixer Node
Visualizing Mixer Nodes
Compositing Effects with the Layer Mixer Node

Managing Grades Across Clips and Timelines

Copying Grades from Clips and Stills
Working with Local Versions
Appending Grades and Nodes
Using Shared Nodes Across Multiple Clips
Saving Grades for Other Projects
Copying Timeline Grades using ColorTrace
Copying Grades using the Timelines Album

Optimizing the Grading Workflow

Using Groups
Preparing Media Using Scene Cut Detection
Creating a Group
Applying Base Grades at Pre-Clip Group Level
Making Clip-Specific Adjustments at the Clip Group Level
Creating a Unifying Look Using the Post-Clip Group Level
Applying Timeline Level Grades and Effects

Adjusting Image Properties

Understanding Timeline Resolutions and Sizing Palette Modes
Using Keyframing
Applying Noise Reduction
Optimizing Performance with Render Cache

Setting up RAW Projects

Adjusting RAW Settings at the Project Level
Adjusting RAW Settings at the Clip Level
Updating Sidecar Data 270 Setting up a Render Cache for RAW Media Projects

DeliveringProjects

Using Lightbox to Check Timeline Prior to Delivery
Understanding the Render Workflow and Presets
Creating Custom Renders and Saving Presets
Configuring a Timeline for Digital Cinema
Rendering a DCP
Using the Commercial Workflow to Export Versions
Exploring Advanced Render Settings