Your work just amazing! No bullshit, full of useful and essential contents. I’d like to pay for your tutorial if you come back again. Thank you so much！
Thank you very much.. this is help me alot.. can you give me an advice the best way to rendering my project.. because sometimes the results is gonna be more black then what i saw at the project.. thank you
These might be the best Resolve-tutorials I've seen so far on RUclips. Can't wait to see more Shoot & Grade stuff, as well as tips like these! Thank you!
Seriously my spine was tingling in excitment on how clear and quick this video was. Thanks Avery! Who need's luts, packs, etc? A well-explained episode like this can last a lifetime.
I have been grading for several years now. I have similar techniques but I have to say that I very much like your approach to skin tones. I will definitely be taking on a few of your ideas. Great Job.
I love it, but you lost me at few points and it frustrates me. At certain moments, you say bring main view out and I can hear keypresses, but dont know what you pressed. Also, when you are doing the work with qualifier you somehow switch the view so that you dont see the grey area, even though in the node view you can see it, you again press some key combination, but I have no idea what you did:( Maybe just add a small text on the screen of what shortcuts you are pushing, so even the big noobs can follow you. Other than that its perfect, no talking around and really informative - even though I didnt manage to even remotely get the result you got:D
Dude, this is incredible. Not just a 'how to create a look' tutorial that doesn't necessarily transfer, but basically a detailed insight into the grading process from a workflow perspective. Stoked with this! Cheers for sharing!
When you layered the skin tones back in with the grade I was like "whoah!" Great video, thank you! But next time, drop the music when the actual tutorial begins please :)
When I checked your sub count vs. the views I was hopeful. When I reached the layer mixer for the skin tones I realised why. Having watched hundreds of hours on colour correction/grading and attaining a god damn MA in Film production, this video is where it finally clicked.
Finally I got this! Before, I was color grading like a blind guy in a mine. I learned a lot here. Thank you for this very well made video. Great work, keep it up!
I know what you mean. Really depends on what you are trying to achieve I guess. Just think that something like this teal look gives you another dimension to your storytelling. Just enables you to add that different context to the world you are creating through film. Sometimes though, something that is just balanced does the job.
After 5 years probably You know that, but for others i will complete what Matt said. Storytelling. In "The Matrix" colors tells us about where we are: Matrix or the Real World. Ones shots were green, ones were blue. It cinematographic (do not confuse with "just" videographic) it is not important to show truth and reproduce the real colors. Color grading is another way to tell something more, to put You in the mood of character, to separate You from the rest of the story or to rejoin with. It is not the wedding photography. Or it is? ;-)
Today is Dec 31, 2021. This is a last day of 2021. I am watching all your video tutorials one more time to find if I have missed something very significantly important. Every time I watch your videos, I find something new. I hope to watch your new video tutorial soon which in production right now. WOW! This is an AMAZING JOURNEY!!! You are truly an inspiration to me!!! Thank you so much again! Wish you very happy and prosperous New Year!
From watching countless color grading videos, I am convinced you are the only one on RUclips that knows what he’s doing. Please come back and enlighten us with your knowledge 🙃 I’ve watched every single one of your videos and have learned so much in just one week!!
Honestly Avery this is my favourite tutorial on Davinci resolve so far. Didn't understand high range/low range before but thank goodness I came across this video. Keep up the good work!
Malte Thanks man! I'm self taught; started learning film about 7-8 years ago. Most of the learning process was slowly gaining knowledge online and trying to replicate other artists to learn their strategies. Personally, I think it's one of the fastest ways to learn, since it forces you to problem solve. Most of learning Resolve is developing your visual and creative skills; the technical stuff will come naturally along the way!
Pick any artist you like really; each artist offers their own style, and along with that comes a workflow to create that style. Fincher is one of my favorites personally. The ultimate goal is to take what's in your head, and know how to put that on the screen. So if there's someone already out there creating imagery that speaks to you, do everything you can to figure out how they create it. Behind the scenes footage, interviews, stills from their films (you can head over to filmgrab . com), etc. You'll start to uncover new techniques, and soon you'll have a "database" of workflows that match up with a database of images in your head. I'd encourage you to pick a single still frame that you like, and recreate as closely as possible. Notice the direction and quality of the lighting, the color grading, the wardrobe and set design, the position and angle of the camera, framing, lens choices, etc. Because eventually, when a writer or client hands you a script and asks "What are you thinking of for this?", now you'll be prepared. Hope that helps!
Thanks a lot mate! Till now I am not that much into movies but more into event- or musicvideos. One of my favorite artists is Sam Kolder, I love his style. I already tried to lern his techniques and tried to create my own style. Maybe tomorrow I will try to recreate one of his shots in detail :-) Thank you for this detailed answer!😃👍
I dont understand what I am doing wrong... I follow these steps exactly but adjusting the curves causes me to end up looking like a burnt orange with EXTREME contrast
Been searching for a good Davinci tutorial specifically for skin tones and lighting that includes shape on the subject. Well done! That part where you turned up the R, G, and B Channels were amazing. I came from a retouching background in photoshop for many years so thats what has given me a color correcting/grading foundation. Good job! Will try this ASAP!
Yep, this was shot in log on the bmcc 2.5k. The first step is to convert to rec709 and balance the shot, so this technique will work with any normalized footage.
@@averypeck thanks for the reply. Follow up question. To convert to rec709, di I need to select Panasonic V in the input Color Space and input gamma and then rec709 for Output color Space and gamma? Sorry newby in Resolve here. thanks a lot. You are awesome
@@jimmyzjam No, you only select Panasonic V as the color space if you have shot in v log. In the 'natural' profile your input color space would be rec709 and the gamma is the same. Output is also rec709.
Great video - but one key thing you left out... can you explain how you "come back to the main view"? We hear you click something at 8:12, but I can't figure out what it is. Please explain... thanks.
You have by far the best tutorials on youtube for color grading. I always just threw a lut on my log footage and fixed exposure to my liking. But you're teaching me what I'm doing wrong and the correct way to do it. Not only that, but you're teaching me how to think like a colorist as well. When you start learning the art of coloring footage it becomes quit a beautiful process. Before it was something I used to dread. You've entirely changed the way I view color grading for the better. No more creative luts for me. I'm going to control the image to my creative liking now. Thank you so much man. Your tutorials have ignited a knew passion and appreciation for coloring within me that I didn't know I had.
This is an incredible tutorial. So clear, concise and in a really easy to follow format. Thanks for taking the time to make and share this tutorial and that final grade looks phenomenal!
this took my color correction ALL THE WAY UP!!! i literally had no idea what i was doing, I dont even use davinci often and watching this tutorial honestly made me switch from premiere pro to davinci. God bless you and your family bro.
Man. Thank you. I've spent hours messing around with footage. Most of my videos look like crap, but they'll definitely be improving. You made this incredibly simple.
Awesome Dude. Finally I found something usefull thanks so much for sharing you knowledge. aaaand. the best part about you is, you are so to the point. you dont waste too much time talking. Im in love. thankyou!
By far my favorite channel on Resolve. Masterfully communicated while striking the perfect balance of conciseness and detail when needed. I’m hoping you develop a full course on Resolve - I would buy in immediately....
Can someone help me with this? I have shot my video in hlg 2, sRGB colour space and 709 colour mode in Sony a7 iii. I am trying to colour grade it in my da Vinci resolve 16. Which and all settings am I suppose to make in colour management project settings? And what and all LUTs I can use? It is a cinematic music video which I am targetting for RUclips.
i had my own method for Getting Skin Tones but i was not satisfied... You just earned a New Subscriber because of how esy this was and also like a good teacher... you gave examples of different application for the 1 technique... yeah you won me over! Good Job!
This is the 5th resolve color grading tutorial I've watch and the only one that I feel I actually learned anything from. You got a new Sub for life bro
The Lum Mix is a control that allows Resolve to balance the luminance around the changes you're doing over the simple channels which are colors. By turning it down he's sure to touch just the colour without affecting the Luma, since, at least in this tutorial, he doesn't care about Balancing the Y Channel (Which is Luminance)
hey man I just wanna say thank you. it works exactly the way you said it was going to work, plus your way you have to explain things is so easy to follow. thank you very much for this. thumbs up. new sub here
My name is Jonathan Trauner. I will be 30 this May 15th 2024 in Jerusalem. I work at Mobileye in Jerusalem. I have Autism. I am a poet artist and performing artist and I love Gal Gadot and Taylor Swift. On June 18th 2023, I got hit by a huge tour bus and I only broke my left collarbone and did not die. I finished recovering end of August 2023 and my bone returned back to normal and to a completely unbroken unified state beginning of December 2023. My greatest dream come true is to become the first openly autistic poet performing artist and artist with Autism to win my Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony film and acting awards in Los Angeles California in 2025, or in 2028 at the 100th Academy Awards. #NEVERGIVEUP
So, I’m new to this whole grading thing so my question Calls that out. Does the layer follow the moving figure? When I see grading done, I’ve only seen it happen on static shots. In my newbie mind, I keep thinking that I’ll have to do a key frame to have the grade follow the subject and that would be stupid. I know. Thanks for this great video!
Really well done and so clear with no extra chatter. I tweeted it out, hopefully you'll get a few more subs.
Thanks Brandon; I appreciate it!
Thanks Brandon...found this Channel because of your Tweet and fell in love with the tips :D
wow. Brandon Li is here.
Brandon Li Brandon, did you switch to Resolve?
Now I know I'm in the right place.
I smiled when you thanked people for crossing 1000 subscribers. I am watching it in 2020. Right now you have 53K subscribers.
Wow! You know your colors! Keep up the good work!
Very nice! I hope to see more tutorial like this.
Thank you !) So honest, clear and approachable!) Looking forward for a new tutorials)
You really deserve this... you are doing a really great work here
Really great detailed tutorial
My first video watched, won’t be my last... great content!!!
Thanks, mate, for this tutorial! I have a pleasant time watching it :) Great technique and great delivery to the audience!
Your work just amazing! No bullshit, full of useful and essential contents. I’d like to pay for your tutorial if you come back again. Thank you so much！
wonder....wonder...wonderful lesson. it's amazing. thanks you
smashing it !!!
A Super Tutorial Thank you so much my friend.! regards Alex from Greece
We need you back mate!
Thank you very much.. this is help me alot.. can you give me an advice the best way to rendering my project.. because sometimes the results is gonna be more black then what i saw at the project.. thank you
Great tutorial! Just wondering if it's working with a different ethnic skin tones? Thank you.
Yes, this works with any ethnicity! Just make sure to adjust your high and low range to match the luminance of the skin.
Thank you!
💥💥💥
thanks alot, by the way how can i take a project from my laptop to my other computer?
Great tutorial! You did a excellent job of communicating a complex topic.
Thank you!
That is a Great workflow...Nice!
These might be the best Resolve-tutorials I've seen so far on RUclips. Can't wait to see more Shoot & Grade stuff, as well as tips like these! Thank you!
Defiant Films Thank you! Next Shoot and Grade will be a lot of fun!
Totally agree. Straight forward, great result with this workflow and a clear voice for explanation!
i agree there is literally no final cut or premiere grading tutorial this detailed
Great tutorial
This is it indeed🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Seriously my spine was tingling in excitment on how clear and quick this video was. Thanks Avery! Who need's luts, packs, etc? A well-explained episode like this can last a lifetime.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
100% agree. Oh dear God, this is so clever 👊
solid! thank you for this!
Thanks dude! Glad you liked it!
Kolder 😘😘😘
This is really really well done. Thank you.
three years later and this is still one of the best tutorial on skintones...awesome.
I have been grading for several years now. I have similar techniques but I have to say that I very much like your approach to skin tones. I will definitely be taking on a few of your ideas. Great Job.
Nice video but the music is killing me
I love it, but you lost me at few points and it frustrates me. At certain moments, you say bring main view out and I can hear keypresses, but dont know what you pressed. Also, when you are doing the work with qualifier you somehow switch the view so that you dont see the grey area, even though in the node view you can see it, you again press some key combination, but I have no idea what you did:( Maybe just add a small text on the screen of what shortcuts you are pushing, so even the big noobs can follow you. Other than that its perfect, no talking around and really informative - even though I didnt manage to even remotely get the result you got:D
I took courses for color grading. Paid for em. This is far superior!!! thanks a million brother!!!
Right...
the Andrew Kramer of Resolve!
true
Just out of curiosity, why is it that you add saturation back into the image using the RGB Mixer as opposed to just turning up the saturation?
This is *THE BEST TUTORIAL* I have ever seen! Thanks a bunch.
Dude, this is incredible. Not just a 'how to create a look' tutorial that doesn't necessarily transfer, but basically a detailed insight into the grading process from a workflow perspective. Stoked with this! Cheers for sharing!
Outside of the official BMD grading tutorial, this has been the most helpful Resolve tutorial I have watched. Thank you!
amazing tutorial Avery. Please come back to youtube!
When you layered the skin tones back in with the grade I was like "whoah!" Great video, thank you! But next time, drop the music when the actual tutorial begins please :)
I'm with Morten - the musak is a serious distraction as we try to concentrate on content. This is a lesson - we need focus.
@@unwindingskies No fk that! The music was GOOD
Holy... This man knows, what he's doing!
When I checked your sub count vs. the views I was hopeful. When I reached the layer mixer for the skin tones I realised why. Having watched hundreds of hours on colour correction/grading and attaining a god damn MA in Film production, this video is where it finally clicked.
Finally I got this! Before, I was color grading like a blind guy in a mine. I learned a lot here. Thank you for this very well made video. Great work, keep it up!
Anyone else not like the look of color grades, and just like it when the image is color balanced naturally?
I know what you mean. Really depends on what you are trying to achieve I guess. Just think that something like this teal look gives you another dimension to your storytelling. Just enables you to add that different context to the world you are creating through film. Sometimes though, something that is just balanced does the job.
After 5 years probably You know that, but for others i will complete what Matt said. Storytelling. In "The Matrix" colors tells us about where we are: Matrix or the Real World. Ones shots were green, ones were blue. It cinematographic (do not confuse with "just" videographic) it is not important to show truth and reproduce the real colors. Color grading is another way to tell something more, to put You in the mood of character, to separate You from the rest of the story or to rejoin with. It is not the wedding photography. Or it is? ;-)
another questin. if youve got 2 characters in the scene. would you do the same mask process to balance all the skin color in the scene?
I'VE WATCHED A LOT OF THESE VIDEOS AND THIS IS THE GREATEST COLOR GRADING VIDEO ON RUclips!
Today is Dec 31, 2021. This is a last day of 2021. I am watching all your video tutorials one more time to find if I have missed something very significantly important. Every time I watch your videos, I find something new. I hope to watch your new video tutorial soon which in production right now. WOW! This is an AMAZING JOURNEY!!! You are truly an inspiration to me!!!
Thank you so much again!
Wish you very happy and prosperous New Year!
Thank You! I know what i will do on Dec 31, 2024!
From watching countless color grading videos, I am convinced you are the only one on RUclips that knows what he’s doing. Please come back and enlighten us with your knowledge 🙃 I’ve watched every single one of your videos and have learned so much in just one week!!
Thank you Sy! I plan on coming back soon!!
Avery Peck I didn’t expect a quick reply!! We all misseyah Avery! ❤️
Color grading level CS:GO fucking GLOBAL ELITE. New sub ^^
Honestly Avery this is my favourite tutorial on Davinci resolve so far. Didn't understand high range/low range before but thank goodness I came across this video. Keep up the good work!
This is unreal...I'm totally going to use this for my videos...thanks so much for this! Subbed
I want to watch it every day till it sticks !!!
love this video, always coming back here
Happy to find you channel. :-) Great conten.
Nice tutorial!
Because of your videos I just downloaded davinci resolve :D
Where did you learn this stuff? :P
Malte Thanks man! I'm self taught; started learning film about 7-8 years ago. Most of the learning process was slowly gaining knowledge online and trying to replicate other artists to learn their strategies. Personally, I think it's one of the fastest ways to learn, since it forces you to problem solve. Most of learning Resolve is developing your visual and creative skills; the technical stuff will come naturally along the way!
Thanks! Ok, I am learning online for one year now :-) Do you have any tips? From which artists do I learn the most?
Pick any artist you like really; each artist offers their own style, and along with that comes a workflow to create that style. Fincher is one of my favorites personally. The ultimate goal is to take what's in your head, and know how to put that on the screen. So if there's someone already out there creating imagery that speaks to you, do everything you can to figure out how they create it. Behind the scenes footage, interviews, stills from their films (you can head over to filmgrab . com), etc. You'll start to uncover new techniques, and soon you'll have a "database" of workflows that match up with a database of images in your head. I'd encourage you to pick a single still frame that you like, and recreate as closely as possible. Notice the direction and quality of the lighting, the color grading, the wardrobe and set design, the position and angle of the camera, framing, lens choices, etc. Because eventually, when a writer or client hands you a script and asks "What are you thinking of for this?", now you'll be prepared. Hope that helps!
Thanks a lot mate! Till now I am not that much into movies but more into event- or musicvideos. One of my favorite artists is Sam Kolder, I love his style. I already tried to lern his techniques and tried to create my own style. Maybe tomorrow I will try to recreate one of his shots in detail :-)
Thank you for this detailed answer!😃👍
Malte ging mir genauso xD
I dont understand what I am doing wrong... I follow these steps exactly but adjusting the curves causes me to end up looking like a burnt orange with EXTREME contrast
I like quality content like this, 💥
Wow. You are really very good at explaining. Short and precise.
There is no need for music. It was just annoying and distracting
Thanks a lot
You have created the best DaVinci Resolve color grading tutorial EVER.amazing job my friend !!!
This will definitely help my grading! Thank you!
Best video, thanks Avery! Wish you luck and health
Been searching for a good Davinci tutorial specifically for skin tones and lighting that includes shape on the subject. Well done! That part where you turned up the R, G, and B Channels were amazing. I came from a retouching background in photoshop for many years so thats what has given me a color correcting/grading foundation. Good job! Will try this ASAP!
Do you have a paid tutorial that teaches from basic to advanced color grading?
Was this shot on a log file? Will this work on natural or Cine D profile on a Lumix G85?
Yep, this was shot in log on the bmcc 2.5k. The first step is to convert to rec709 and balance the shot, so this technique will work with any normalized footage.
@@averypeck thanks for the reply. Follow up question. To convert to rec709, di I need to select Panasonic V in the input Color Space and input gamma and then rec709 for Output color Space and gamma? Sorry newby in Resolve here. thanks a lot. You are awesome
Would love to know the answer to this also. I use a G7 with natural profile.
@@jimmyzjam No, you only select Panasonic V as the color space if you have shot in v log. In the 'natural' profile your input color space would be rec709 and the gamma is the same. Output is also rec709.
Brilliant, thank you very much!
I've been learning video editing recently. Just finished the video, and I'm certain this is what I needed to improve my photography too.
Hey bro, when are you coming back?
Brilliant work bro. one of the best tutorials on Skin Tone that I have seen on youtube. Awsome!!!!!!
Great video - but one key thing you left out... can you explain how you "come back to the main view"? We hear you click something at 8:12, but I can't figure out what it is. Please explain... thanks.
Hey Gabriel! I'm hitting Shift H to toggle the highlight view.
You have by far the best tutorials on youtube for color grading. I always just threw a lut on my log footage and fixed exposure to my liking. But you're teaching me what I'm doing wrong and the correct way to do it. Not only that, but you're teaching me how to think like a colorist as well. When you start learning the art of coloring footage it becomes quit a beautiful process. Before it was something I used to dread. You've entirely changed the way I view color grading for the better. No more creative luts for me. I'm going to control the image to my creative liking now. Thank you so much man. Your tutorials have ignited a knew passion and appreciation for coloring within me that I didn't know I had.
Awesome tutorial, it helps me a lot, please keep working hard!
The first minute of this video alone is worth a lot more than most! Subbed
1:20 is the time when i stopped watching and told my wife "look what a massive protip we've got!". It changes my workflow that i setup 2 days ago...
Awesome Technic....👌👍
This is an incredible tutorial. So clear, concise and in a really easy to follow format. Thanks for taking the time to make and share this tutorial and that final grade looks phenomenal!
helpfully . . thank youuu
This is a powerful video Avery Peck. Thank you for sharing your amazing technique!
this took my color correction ALL THE WAY UP!!! i literally had no idea what i was doing, I dont even use davinci often and watching this tutorial honestly made me switch from premiere pro to davinci. God bless you and your family bro.
You are a genius!
wait noting he explained up until when he said ok lets start working ont he skin tones worked. i have an extremely red image here lol
thank you sir..
Why is my footage always blocky when exported from resolve? QuickTime H.264 always looks like crap.
Man. Thank you. I've spent hours messing around with footage. Most of my videos look like crap, but they'll definitely be improving. You made this incredibly simple.
Awesome Dude. Finally I found something usefull
thanks so much for sharing you knowledge. aaaand. the best part about you is, you are so to the point. you dont waste too much time talking. Im in love. thankyou!
By far my favorite channel on Resolve. Masterfully communicated while striking the perfect balance of conciseness and detail when needed. I’m hoping you develop a full course on Resolve - I would buy in immediately....
Awesome video. I have one question: where can I find the LR and HR values in the log grade window in DaVinci Resolve 17 ? Thank you :)
Can someone help me with this?
I have shot my video in hlg 2, sRGB colour space and 709 colour mode in Sony a7 iii. I am trying to colour grade it in my da Vinci resolve 16. Which and all settings am I suppose to make in colour management project settings? And what and all LUTs I can use? It is a cinematic music video which I am targetting for RUclips.
i had my own method for Getting Skin Tones but i was not satisfied... You just earned a New Subscriber because of how esy this was and also like a good teacher... you gave examples of different application for the 1 technique... yeah you won me over! Good Job!
Thanks for the info! I'm a begginer though so I couldn't follow some of your steps until I learned more about Davinci's Interface.
This is the 5th resolve color grading tutorial I've watch and the only one that I feel I actually learned anything from. You got a new Sub for life bro
You did a wonderful job, so simple but highly effective. Thanks
This video earned you a NEW SUBSCRIBER! Clean and to the point to understand!
Absolutely love this. Such a concise tutorial. Looking forward to checking the rest of them out!!! Than you.
2:14 So why did you drop the Lum Mix to 0? Doesn't this affect the luminance of the image?
The Lum Mix is a control that allows Resolve to balance the luminance around the changes you're doing over the simple channels which are colors. By turning it down he's sure to touch just the colour without affecting the Luma, since, at least in this tutorial, he doesn't care about Balancing the Y Channel (Which is Luminance)
hey man I just wanna say thank you. it works exactly the way you said it was going to work, plus your way you have to explain things is so easy to follow. thank you very much for this. thumbs up. new sub here
just did it for the first time....my talent looks like a clown...great tutorial though :-)
This is an excellent approach.. what Color Space setting were you in from what cam?
dude, that was awesome. where did you get your color grading knowledge? :) subscribed
really helpfulll.its understanable..thanks..but may be decrease the music little bit.
Отлично.Очень понятно и качественный результат. Жду ещё обучающие видео по работе Davinci.
My name is Jonathan Trauner. I will be 30 this May 15th 2024 in Jerusalem. I work at Mobileye in Jerusalem. I have Autism. I am a poet artist and performing artist and I love Gal Gadot and Taylor Swift. On June 18th 2023, I got hit by a huge tour bus and I only broke my left collarbone and did not die. I finished recovering end of August 2023 and my bone returned back to normal and to a completely unbroken unified state beginning of December 2023. My greatest dream come true is to become the first openly autistic poet performing artist and artist with Autism to win my Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony film and acting awards in Los Angeles California in 2025, or in 2028 at the 100th Academy Awards. #NEVERGIVEUP
Thanks a lot Avery. Extremely useful technique. Well explained. Thank you for sharing.
So, I’m new to this whole grading thing so my question Calls that out. Does the layer follow the moving figure? When I see grading done, I’ve only seen it happen on static shots. In my newbie mind, I keep thinking that I’ll have to do a key frame to have the grade follow the subject and that would be stupid. I know. Thanks for this great video!
Thanks for the workflow tips! I enjoy how easy it is to follow along with your video and also how descripitve you are.