Cinematic Contrast with Editable Splines | DaVinci Resolve Tutorial

In this video, we'll take a quick look at how I like to use editable splines to shape the curves in DaVinci Resolve. Do try it out yourself!
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For the algo:
cinematic contrast
editable splines
curves in davinci resolve

[@nelsonpuello8722]

Thanks! If you only enable the Luma channel in the curves tool (labeled Y), disabling R,G,B channels, your saturation won't be affected 😊.

[@DannyGan]

Good tip!

[@TRIOStories]

Great video Danny, loved this tip and it can definitely be useful when you want that gentler look. Great video!

[@alliforsythe]

This was one of the best I've watched in a while. Thank you!

[@frenchiecolorgrading]

Noiiice ! Editable Splines are my favorite to work with !

[@blainemarcano]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing. I’m literally going to try this now. Subbed.

[@kristiyangoytchev3005]

Love u man 😂❤

[@loudmotion5639]

I learned about the spline in a really weird way :D met with an old photographer that turned to be a videographer in his fifties and he does all his tweaks using curve only..i was really impressed as his davinci nodes had color picker and splines only lol...his footage was really good tho so I guest everyone got their way of doing things; as long as it works !

[@DannyGan]

Yea, keeping things simple has tons of benefits to your workflow, wouldn't do things differently unless the client requests 😁

[@Janken_Pro]

You can do tons of things with YRGB curve. Primaries, toning, saturation, contrast, achromatic contrast, pivot, white point, black point, exposure, etc. It's a very powerful tool if you know how to utilize it.

[@AugustDreams-ek3xo]

Sir you are a talented young man. I really learned something from you. Cool!!!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@aayan_roy]

great video thank you so much sir....keep it up....❤❤

[@karliemorris7318]

thanks for this danny

[@OGNaiveoldman]

Great stuffs! I’ve been following you for abit now and you’re currently my benchmark as a colorist. Are there any platforms or youtubers that have influenced the way you work up to this stage?

[@DannyGan]

Thanks man! Appreciate it.
Yes of course, Cullen Kelly and Darren Mostyn are experienced colorists who knows their stuff. There are other colorists too but they don't put out as much content.

[@albaezstudio6622]

thanks! useful tutorial, 😎

[@juniorbls2405]

Great content!

[@grobertson92]

great tutorial :)

[@davidschwan]

thank you!

[@VisualDanny]

Can you make a video on how to do before and after grade swipe?

[@DannyGan]

I have a tutorial on that, its called Grade Breakdown Tutorial

[@RavikantRai21490]

Do you have the option "Use S curves for contrast" enabled in project settings?

[@RavikantRai21490]

Also, I do not see a "High" value of 900 or anything like that in my waveform options. Only a max of 100.

[@DannyGan]

Yes, I do have S curves turned on.
You can set your scopes to 10-bit values instead of IRE values with the 3dot menu.

[@lukasrenk3723]

Hey Danny! How would you go about becoming a colorist today?

[@DannyGan]

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[@lukasrenk3723]

@@DannyGan Thank you

[@hendrosetyow3072]

Nice 😊👍🏻

[@DannyGan]

Thank you masta!

[@rudrathakur6433]

what did you doing on arri tone node would you tell us

[@DannyGan]

just a bit of hue adjustments to the greens and blue and softer contrast using editable splines

[@smepable]

Do you spread out the contrast of the footage first in the node tree and then Bring it down again?

[@DannyGan]

Technically yes, with the cst.

[@smepable]

Thats funny, while Most Tutorials tell you to maximize the contrast of your log footage, I realized Hollywood does the opposite. Seems paradox to try to maximize the dynamic range of cameras and then lower the contrast. But then it would Look Like any Video.

[@DannyGan]

It's all about preference and what kind of look you're going for

[@NibuThomson]

What is your scope level DATA LEVEL or VIDEO LEVEL?

[@DannyGan]

I'm using Data Level

[@cubul32]

The highlights are clipped because of the tubes. Most likely.

[@DannyGan]

True

[@andersistbesser]

Hmmm to me the shot looked better without the curve

[@DannyGan]

Each to their own

[@wowmedia.private]

It looks nice at the beginning until you fade it and make it worse

[@DannyGan]

Thanks for your opinion.