Am waiting for the day you gonna color grade black magic pocket 4k raw footage. Making them sharp and pop. I really can’t stop watching all your videos
I agree, would be really glad to see any color grading tutorials on BM cameras& And also - how to ecologically gather the material from different BM cameras without spending lots of hours making them look similar
Hi there. Great tutorial, as usual. I was wondering how to keep a correct color space/gamma workflow when roundtripping to after Effects for vfx shots. I always get it pretty close, but never quite perfect. Any suggestion? Maybe a tutorial? Thanks Qazi!
I am using adobe premier pro and I have color setup as wide gamut tone mapping, output color space rec 709 . When I use my phantom luts, the colors look crazy, but when I switch the color setup to REC 709 the lut works fine. Do you know what might be happening or how to fix it?
Such a missinformig explanation... Gammut is brightness agnostic color representation wile colourspace is brightness avere and can represent all 3 color, saturation AND brightness. So for starters: gammut + gamma = colorspace Why you made that stupid point with two exactly the same slides of ACI colourspace with same gammuts on top as deferention of two different points, it so ...🤦
Hey! I can't figure out how to see this display information from my laptop on Windows 11. I can only see Bit Depth, Color Space and color format and Refresh rate (HZ). Anyone knows how to find this info?
Question: why should I shoot in S Log 3 with Lots of information and then change the colours from BT 2020 to Rec 709( though on Sony a7c the normal PP is 8Bit also the S Log) ? Q2: How much can we bring changes to an 8 Bit footage?
I paid a presencial color grading course and I wish I saw your videos before. You’re by far the best one when it comes to color grading. Thanks for your videos.
hello Qazi, Actually I was hoping for this video and I understood, but I wondering how the video differs between what you see in grading monitor vs (iPhone or Mac through YT)?
Great video as always, we went for the FS. BTW we have been following your vids for like 2 years now and never have we ever been able to watch your 1 hour webinar:( Always just stuck on "Connecting to broadcast"
If I grading my project in srgb display and my output color space is rec 709 but my out gamut is srgb. Do I need to grade in rec 709 in this case or srgb?
should your project settings Color Space always be in ACES.cct and the output color space be in Rec.709? - This would be for RUclips videos btw if that matters
What if I use rec2020 over rec709 for an slog footage by a Sony A7Siii? I see the difference in color, but I don't understand when I should use what. 😕
I'd like a video explaining how these monitors are connected to the computer. Right now I just come straight out of my GPU, but I have no clue why that may not be best.
Hey bro, great content as usual. Keep it up 👍🏻! One question though, what do yo think about the Sony PVM-X2400 4K HDR, specswise vs the one you have ? I mean, very similar specs but a huge (at least for my budget), price difference. I’m super confused about which hdr monitor to invest in. Some advice would surely help! Greetings from Mexico City bro !
As much as I love your content, it seems this is just for people with lots of money. Even your 'cheap' option of the Eizo monitor is extremely expensive. What about for those of us who are on a tiny budget? Or even lack thereof? Should we just give up on trying to accurately color grade? Any videos for people working on only basic equipment?
I think DELL and BenQ also have some nice professional monitor, also with high resolution, and it's usually around $500+ It's a reasonable price and suitable for basic color grading (Vlogger or for small company). The deficiencies of these displays and the professional displays of Eizo are more in 3D luts, color space conversion and built-in color calibrators.
Clear and concise. Thanks Qazzy! Also, I got the Dell U2720Q. Step lower from the Eizo monitor, but for the price, it is an awesome monitor for basic grading needs!
Hey Qaz. I mostly work on my grading footage on my Macbook pro which has XDR Display (P3 - 1600 nits). When I change it to HDTV for Rec.709, It get's much darker and won't let me adjuts brightness. Do you recommend I use the P3 gamut and within DaVinci instead of changing my gamut to 709 I change it to P3?
I got a question. I work with a 24" M1 Mac, so if i work in ACES inside davinci resolve, should i change the Monitor color space to ACES too? or i should leave it in P3 as default
Working in an Asus color space is considered scene referred, but you want your monitor to be set to display referred settings which is going to be your final output color space and gamut.
hey sir i am beginner in Davici , I just download free version of software , i used adobe premiere pro for past 5 year . can u tell me how to color grade premier pro project in Davici, i feel motivate after watch ur video & i also want colorist like u so how can i start as a beginner can u suggest me something .
Great video. If I wanted to do HDR for RUclips so viewers could either select SDR or HDR what’s the best settings ? Does RUclips automatically convert HDR for SDR viewers?
Hey Qazi, that was a wonderful way of packing crucial information into one video. A big fan of your work. I do have a question for you. We are working on an indie movie aimed at film festivals and a limited theatre release. Budgets as you know for indie films are very limited. So is it safe to be in the DCI P3 space when color grading for movies that are gonna be released in theatres? By the way, we are grading on a MacBook Pro M1 which has a 1600 nits XDR screen. Please throw some light on this.
amazing information literally needed that Hey Brother you showed a big HDR monitor and turned HDR on, what if someone had Apple pro display XDR or 16 inch Macbook pro and he wants to output HDR as Both XDR and macbook pro have 1600 nits brighness and HDR supported
@@theqazman you are right brother when I mastered HDR rec 2020 st2084 1000 nits on My macbook pro I had to render 10 times a 30 sec clip to get the look I created in resolve. Then I noticed difference between highlights and mid tones. I developed a hack to this its not good but it always works. After mastering HDR use final cut pro to clean your mistakes in wide gamut settings and then render.
Hello! Wondering if at 9:30 there is a difference in the way the Contrast Ratio in the specs are presented. One is "Contrast Ratio" and the other one is "Dynamic Contrast Ratio" which is AFAIK :1000. Basically, they have the same contrast ratio. Please correct if I am wrong. Thanks!
1000:1 was supposed to be static contrast while 1000000:1 dynamic. Thats an unfair comparison. Dynamic means the blacks can be measured at the lowest brightness and whites measured at the highest brightness (this way is measured dynamic contrast). While static contrast is measured with blacks and whites at The same luminosity of the monitor. I hope this was helpfull.
Hey Waqas, I was wondering if there is a way you could show us how to change the color space viewing mode on a monitor from DCI-P3 to sRGB on PC? BTW, keep up the great content, always so much great information!!
Hi Waqas, I've been watching your videos for a while and they've helped me improve my work greatly. My question for you is this: my laptop screen can display 10-bit colors with 78% DCI-P3, but I have to switch on HDR in my display settings to do so. Most of the time, though, my work gets uploaded to social media or websites. Do I need to change my screen's color space to sRGB (from windows color management profiles) before grading footage that I intend to output in sRGB? The same goes for footage that I intend to output in Rec. 709; do I need to change my screen's color space to Rec. 709 before grading it?
@Tally Light Could you help me clarify my understanding of color spaces and display settings for video grading? Specifically, if we work with colors in any software, should we be working in the same color space as our intended output? Even if our display is capable of a higher output, should we bring it down to the same color space as the intended output? For example, if I have a professional-grade monitor that can output in multiple color spaces like sRGB, AdobeRGB, DCI-P3, and Rec709, and it is HDR10 compliant and can output in both 8 and 10 bits, should I still set my monitor to Rec709 if my output is intended to be in Rec709? Or can I grade my footage in a higher color space like DCI-P3 at 10 Bit and output it in a smaller color space like Rec709 in 8 bit?
@@indraneiltomar9318 imo if the output was 8bit rec 709, I’d at the very least review my work in that spec because pushing colors/ tonality in 10BIT p3 allows much more latitude then 8bit 709 so I’d want to make sure my final project would look good for the intended viewers who don’t have professional monitors. I’d probably work (edit) in the larger color spaces then near final review set my monitor to rec 709 and make sure the work looks good as well,…because looking great for us with fancy equipment is cool but we really want the work to look really good for the general public who mostly watches in rec 709. ** this is my opinion and I am not sure what the professional colorist would recommend** but it just makes sense to view the grade as my intended viewers would. Similar to HDR, if the viewers are using only HDR then we need to also view in HDR and not Rec709. I’d say it’s true for both better or worse quality, that we should at least review in the final intended specification. Now as to doing the entire edit in that spec, I’m really not sure as that would mean for 95% of the work people do they would not even need those color spaces and monitors but I could see where working in p3 10BIT then going to 8bit 709 might cause issues with highlights/ shadows and color separation which is why I think many professionals have several monitors often with one set to base spec (709) to review their work as public viewers would be but also have a monitor that allows higher end specs for grading as needed.
@@Nylonscheme Thank you so much for you valuable input. What you said makes a lot of sense. If we are professionals, it would never hurt to have a couple of other devices to review our work before sending it out.
@@NylonschemeNeed your help. In monitor specs only DCI-P3 colour gamut mentioned but in colour space/ colour mode Rec709, srgb etc. mentioned. Can I use these monitor for Rec.709 grading?
Hi Master, if i work on a project in Resolve with HDR, i set properly my monitor to see HDR on screen and the color gamut as you said. Will the final render be seen in HDR only on compatible TVs or devices? and those not compatible how will they see it? thank you 🙏🏼
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This has been something I've had so much trouble wrapping my head around. Thank you for making such a clear and concise video to explain this!
Taking a break from my client project to watch this :D !
Same! Lol
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Am waiting for the day you gonna color grade black magic pocket 4k raw footage. Making them sharp and pop.
I really can’t stop watching all your videos
Will do and thank you.
I agree, would be really glad to see any color grading tutorials on BM cameras& And also - how to ecologically gather the material from different BM cameras without spending lots of hours making them look similar
Can you please make a video explaining how and why do we use a calibration device for a monitor?
I get my monitors professionally calibrated and don't consider myself an authority in that space.
Hi there. Great tutorial, as usual. I was wondering how to keep a correct color space/gamma workflow when roundtripping to after Effects for vfx shots. I always get it pretty close, but never quite perfect. Any suggestion? Maybe a tutorial? Thanks Qazi!
Set the color space in AE then everything should match.
I am using adobe premier pro and I have color setup as wide gamut tone mapping, output color space rec 709 . When I use my phantom luts, the colors look crazy, but when I switch the color setup to REC 709 the lut works fine. Do you know what might be happening or how to fix it?
Thank you for sharing this ☺️
You're welcome
Which Input should I use in CST when I shoot with PP off, I can't find anything for that and would be happy for some help :)
Such a missinformig explanation...
Gammut is brightness agnostic color representation wile colourspace is brightness avere and can represent all 3
color, saturation AND brightness.
So for starters: gammut + gamma = colorspace
Why you made that stupid point with two exactly the same slides of ACI colourspace with same gammuts on top as deferention of two different points, it so ...🤦
Hey! I can't figure out how to see this display information from my laptop on Windows 11. I can only see Bit Depth, Color Space and color format and Refresh rate (HZ). Anyone knows how to find this info?
Informative ... BRAVO
Question: why should I shoot in S Log 3 with Lots of information and then change the colours from BT 2020 to Rec 709( though on Sony a7c the normal PP is 8Bit also the S Log) ?
Q2: How much can we bring changes to an 8 Bit footage?
Thanks for this. Only wish you could've dived more into how it should affect your grading workflow with real time examples.
can you explain whats the point of shotting in12bit raw when we view it on 8bit displays
How do I access those monitor presets on a windows computer? 00:04:25
How about monitors like asus pg27aqdm ?
Any thought on Benq pd3220u I need a better monitor. Don’t want to spend more than 1k
How to find out what colour gamut my laptop is and what colorspace I've shot my footage in on camera
I paid a presencial color grading course and I wish I saw your videos before. You’re by far the best one when it comes to color grading. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you so much Quazi! No one could explain this better...
a writer at his core
how to select and track skin tone using 8 bit footages. some times it has lighting issues
hello Qazi, Actually I was hoping for this video and I understood, but I wondering how the video differs between what you see in grading monitor vs (iPhone or Mac through YT)?
I’m dying to know this too. I’m a wedding videographer and most of my clients are going to be viewing on their phone anyway.
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Great video as always, we went for the FS. BTW we have been following your vids for like 2 years now and never have we ever been able to watch your 1 hour webinar:( Always just stuck on "Connecting to broadcast"
If I grading my project in srgb display and my output color space is rec 709 but my out gamut is srgb. Do I need to grade in rec 709 in this case or srgb?
so i am using i phone and what setup of my macbook screen should i use to have the same results while i exporting the footages
should your project settings Color Space always be in ACES.cct and the output color space be in Rec.709? - This would be for RUclips videos btw if that matters
Good stuff, Thanks
What if I use rec2020 over rec709 for an slog footage by a Sony A7Siii? I see the difference in color, but I don't understand when I should use what. 😕
probs a stupid question but im level 1 beginner. How do you know what colour space / gamut input to put... is it related to the camera you use ?Help !
I'd like a video explaining how these monitors are connected to the computer. Right now I just come straight out of my GPU, but I have no clue why that may not be best.
THIS
Yes I want this video to
How else you gonna connect a monitor to a computer? GPU is your output video card, that's where the signal is coming from.
Will do.
@@theqazman :)
Your teaching is very good, my friend. Thanks to you, I understood this issue.
Strange, the Sony BVM shows 9 pixels per inch?
Thanks a lot, always amazing!!!
Hey bro, great content as usual. Keep it up 👍🏻! One question though, what do yo think about the Sony PVM-X2400 4K HDR, specswise vs the one you have ? I mean, very similar specs but a huge (at least for my budget), price difference. I’m super confused about which hdr monitor to invest in. Some advice would surely help! Greetings from Mexico City bro !
PVM are great for the price.
As much as I love your content, it seems this is just for people with lots of money. Even your 'cheap' option of the Eizo monitor is extremely expensive. What about for those of us who are on a tiny budget? Or even lack thereof? Should we just give up on trying to accurately color grade? Any videos for people working on only basic equipment?
I think DELL and BenQ also have some nice professional monitor, also with high resolution, and it's usually around $500+ It's a reasonable price and suitable for basic color grading (Vlogger or for small company). The deficiencies of these displays and the professional displays of Eizo are more in 3D luts, color space conversion and built-in color calibrators.
BenQ has my trust.
US$33K monitor. Yeah, I'd like to have a dual monitor setup please.
Clear and concise. Thanks Qazzy! Also, I got the Dell U2720Q. Step lower from the Eizo monitor, but for the price, it is an awesome monitor for basic grading needs!
That's awesome.
Hey Qaz. I mostly work on my grading footage on my Macbook pro which has XDR Display (P3 - 1600 nits). When I change it to HDTV for Rec.709, It get's much darker and won't let me adjuts brightness. Do you recommend I use the P3 gamut and within DaVinci instead of changing my gamut to 709 I change it to P3?
There is a way to adjust the brightness. Maybe I should do a video on that, huh.
Excellent succinct presentation of the issues. Thanks.
Thanks brother but can I do for a clear picture
I got a question. I work with a 24" M1 Mac, so if i work in ACES inside davinci resolve, should i change the Monitor color space to ACES too? or i should leave it in P3 as default
Working in an Asus color space is considered scene referred, but you want your monitor to be set to display referred settings which is going to be your final output color space and gamut.
Thoughts on BenQ models for grading commercials and social media ads? Rec 709 and sRGB.
Anything really. They have my confidence.
hey sir i am beginner in Davici , I just download free version of software , i used adobe premiere pro for past 5 year .
can u tell me how to color grade premier pro project in Davici,
i feel motivate after watch ur video & i also want colorist like u so how can i start as a beginner
can u suggest me something .
Watch my free workshop. Link in the description.
Great video. If I wanted to do HDR for RUclips so viewers could either select SDR or HDR what’s the best settings ? Does RUclips automatically convert HDR for SDR viewers?
RUclips does that automatically.
Hey Qazi, that was a wonderful way of packing crucial information into one video. A big fan of your work. I do have a question for you. We are working on an indie movie aimed at film festivals and a limited theatre release. Budgets as you know for indie films are very limited. So is it safe to be in the DCI P3 space when color grading for movies that are gonna be released in theatres? By the way, we are grading on a MacBook Pro M1 which has a 1600 nits XDR screen. Please throw some light on this.
Yes you wanna work in dci p3 color space in your case.
Finally understood! Thx!
Hey why BVM-HX310 over BVM-X300 V2 OLED? Thanks
OLED has been discontinued and HX310 is their latest version.
amazing information literally needed that
Hey Brother you showed a big HDR monitor and turned HDR on, what if someone had Apple pro display XDR or 16 inch Macbook pro and he wants to output HDR as Both XDR and macbook pro have 1600 nits brighness and HDR supported
In my experience the color accuracy and limited local dimming zones really kill the consumer level monitors for HDR grading.
@@theqazman you are right brother when I mastered HDR rec 2020 st2084 1000 nits on My macbook pro I had to render 10 times a 30 sec clip to get the look I created in resolve.
Then I noticed difference between highlights and mid tones.
I developed a hack to this its not good but it always works.
After mastering HDR use final cut pro to clean your mistakes in wide gamut settings and then render.
@Qazi what do you think about the Apple Studio Display for color grading for Social media?
Social media you could color grade on your tablet, no one cares.
More than capable.
im absolutely new to davinci - all of your vids are more than better. thumbs up!
So a monitor with just 100% srgb is good enough for video editing?
Yes
I finally got to understand the difference thank you so much 👌🔥
Hello! Wondering if at 9:30 there is a difference in the way the Contrast Ratio in the specs are presented. One is "Contrast Ratio" and the other one is "Dynamic Contrast Ratio" which is AFAIK :1000. Basically, they have the same contrast ratio. Please correct if I am wrong. Thanks!
1000:1 was supposed to be static contrast while 1000000:1 dynamic. Thats an unfair comparison. Dynamic means the blacks can be measured at the lowest brightness and whites measured at the highest brightness (this way is measured dynamic contrast). While static contrast is measured with blacks and whites at The same luminosity of the monitor. I hope this was helpfull.
Hey Waqas, I was wondering if there is a way you could show us how to change the color space viewing mode on a monitor from DCI-P3 to sRGB on PC? BTW, keep up the great content, always so much great information!!
Will do and thanks.
u r always awesome♥
As a beginner, I learn so much from you Qazi ! Thank you for all !
it looks good
Thank you 🤘🏼
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@@theqazman ahh thank you! Ill try it back later.. 😻
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Awesome!
Hi Waqas, I've been watching your videos for a while and they've helped me improve my work greatly. My question for you is this: my laptop screen can display 10-bit colors with 78% DCI-P3, but I have to switch on HDR in my display settings to do so. Most of the time, though, my work gets uploaded to social media or websites. Do I need to change my screen's color space to sRGB (from windows color management profiles) before grading footage that I intend to output in sRGB? The same goes for footage that I intend to output in Rec. 709; do I need to change my screen's color space to Rec. 709 before grading it?
@Tally Light Could you help me clarify my understanding of color spaces and display settings for video grading?
Specifically, if we work with colors in any software, should we be working in the same color space as our intended output? Even if our display is capable of a higher output, should we bring it down to the same color space as the intended output? For example, if I have a professional-grade monitor that can output in multiple color spaces like sRGB, AdobeRGB, DCI-P3, and Rec709, and it is HDR10 compliant and can output in both 8 and 10 bits, should I still set my monitor to Rec709 if my output is intended to be in Rec709?
Or can I grade my footage in a higher color space like DCI-P3 at 10 Bit and output it in a smaller color space like Rec709 in 8 bit?
@@indraneiltomar9318 imo if the output was 8bit rec 709, I’d at the very least review my work in that spec because pushing colors/ tonality in 10BIT p3 allows much more latitude then 8bit 709 so I’d want to make sure my final project would look good for the intended viewers who don’t have professional monitors. I’d probably work (edit) in the larger color spaces then near final review set my monitor to rec 709 and make sure the work looks good as well,…because looking great for us with fancy equipment is cool but we really want the work to look really good for the general public who mostly watches in rec 709. ** this is my opinion and I am not sure what the professional colorist would recommend** but it just makes sense to view the grade as my intended viewers would. Similar to HDR, if the viewers are using only HDR then we need to also view in HDR and not Rec709. I’d say it’s true for both better or worse quality, that we should at least review in the final intended specification. Now as to doing the entire edit in that spec, I’m really not sure as that would mean for 95% of the work people do they would not even need those color spaces and monitors but I could see where working in p3 10BIT then going to 8bit 709 might cause issues with highlights/ shadows and color separation which is why I think many professionals have several monitors often with one set to base spec (709) to review their work as public viewers would be but also have a monitor that allows higher end specs for grading as needed.
@@Nylonscheme Thank you so much for you valuable input. What you said makes a lot of sense. If we are professionals, it would never hurt to have a couple of other devices to review our work before sending it out.
@@NylonschemeNeed your help.
In monitor specs only DCI-P3 colour gamut mentioned but in colour space/ colour mode Rec709, srgb etc. mentioned. Can I use these monitor for Rec.709 grading?
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We would love to see a hardware behind the scenes video!
Hi Master, if i work on a project in Resolve with HDR, i set properly my monitor to see HDR on screen and the color gamut as you said. Will the final render be seen in HDR only on compatible TVs or devices? and those not compatible how will they see it? thank you 🙏🏼
My face after googling BVM-HX310 😲😲😲.