Hope this one helps you out getting the basic concepts! If you nail these basics, you're very well on your way to amazing-looking videos! If you want to learn how to color grade more in-depth you can check out my Color Grading Course: geni.us/color-grading-course
99% of color grading tutorials on youtube are demonstrated with perfectly exposed footage, followed by "buy my LUT pack, buy this 2383 LUT, join my masterclass". Nobody knows that the 80% of color grading is exposing a camera properly and lighting.
I wouldn't say that 80% of Color Grading happens in-camera. However, the better the footage is exposed and lid in-camera the more flexibility there is to work with the grade afterwards. Those steps before the grading is filming expertise and definitely super important!
@@AlexBjorstorpI always question me what to do when filming outdoors, in an outcast sky, how to expose properly and what to do with the footage afterwards (exposing for the terrain and people on it, will blow up the sky and vice versa). Any thoughts on this? Considering I use a ZVE10 8bit camera.
Without exaggeration I consider this the best tutorial for basics of coloring on RUclips, it is simple, understandable and reveals many points that most of tutorial consider unnecessary to mention, Thank you Alex.
I've watched countless colour grading tutorials by this point and none of them have come even close to this. You clearly explained what each step actually achieved, and crucially the best order to do them in. Zero unnecessary information to confuse things. Thankyou!
Finally, a video that gets straight to the point, without any banter I couldn't care less about. Personally, it was better than so many other videos out there & he's just gained another subscriber without the need for asking.
Appreciate it Paul! I wanted this video to go straight at it and share the most important parts. I 100% agree but unfortunately do fall into that category myself sometimes too - and especially in the past. But I'm working hard to make more videos like this, that are straight to the point and into the action 🙌🏻 Thanks for the sub too!
I love this video, so easy to follow and understand how to start with grading. We are a bunch of swedes around Resolve sweden and I will put this link to that FB-group. Later on it would be interesting to talk about a swedish webinar around color e.g how do you know the color space from a certain camera and to use that in the best way in resolve. I see I have a few videos from you to catch up with.
Absolutely agree with others. Things explained in 20 minutes that I couldn’t get watching help videos for a year. You have a gift for putting these things together and explaining! Keep on!
I literally screamed at the first tip! You explained it SO PERFECTLY. I don't know why I couldn't understand rec .709 for like a whole year. I was so confused but I FINALLY understand. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL!
This video is the life saver for me. I've tried to understand what was all this color grading - color correction thing is all about, for several years already, I didn't even understand what was the difference between those two. Best tutorial ever, on the internet for the color basics. Thanks a lot!
Absolute Gold. The best 20 minutes (more like 40 or 60 when all was said and done) spent today! As a noob to this domain not knowing where to start, Davinci's Color bench is daunting. This video breaks essential information down into digestible blocks AND provides a solid workflow frame of reference! You've officially given the foundation to understanding coloring. Thanks!
Oh wow! I really learned a lot from this. I have been trying to lear to color correct/grade for the past weeks and this was both informative and simple as long as you follow the steps carefully. I also like the workflow which I think I will be using moving forward. I tried this in the old videos that I tried to color correct/grade and the results were amazing for me. Thank you so much.
Thank you is not enough to say how much valuable this tutorial mean to me. With precise explanation double with the graphics, I enjoyed watching the video and now i feel more confident to tackle color in Davinci Resolve on my own projects.
Sir, it seems you've an amazing understanding of Pareto rule as well as Color Grading!! "80% of color grading in 20 minutes"... Truly amazing. I have a feeling that this video would blow up.
I'm more of a photographer than a videographer or video editor, but the principles shown here still work really well for grading photos. I'm a big advocate for grading with histograms which is really similar to using Premiere's scopes. Great video!
One of the best video I have see so far Alex. Please add another video tutorial for rest 20 as well and parallel nodes and secondary color grading as well.
For past 1 2 years, i have been shooting and editing videos in my mobile only. Planning to buy a camera, so was exploring da vinci resolve, but the process seemed so complex. But you man, you made this seem so simple.. thanks, this will help a lot.
4:00 A good place to "touch the bottom of the waveform scale" is, for example where a bare lightbulb is partially obscured by a black lamp shade" that MIGHT BE a line that goes from the lightest part to the darkest part of the shot.
Thank you so much for this video, this is the best explanation that I've watched so far. I'm no professional by far I'm an audio guy but sometimes I'm forced to do videos and this is very helpful.
Awesome video. Color correcting/grading was super intimidating but this video locked it down and tied everything’s meaning and effect together very well. Well done!👍🏼
I've been struggling for days watching so many videos and getting so frustrated ... then I came upon this video - Wow!! Alex, you REALLY helped me, thank you so much! I also downloaded your guide and will be purchasing some of your LUTS - oh yea, I liked & subscribed also. 😁
Did you improve man? I’m also struggling, I’m still shooting with my iPhone 11 I don’t even know what the input footage is …and the output and those two in between
Finally found the best color grading tutorial for a beginner like me. Thanks My question, how do I apply the same color grade to the rest of my footages so they all look the same? thanks for the answer.
Wow! You nailed it, i was working on it for the last 3 months but i didn't understand what is it actually, now its very easy to understand! thanks for your help!!
This video has been very helpful! I just started using Davinci as an Adobe user and thought I might just use Davinci for the color grading aspects. 😅 Do you have any video tutorials for beginners or something similar to this? You're very good at explaining things and not just talking about other stuff only professionals would understand.
I have to say, you did a wonderful job and I understood everything you were talking about. Thank you so much for putting this out. Now I have a good understanding of the hue vs hue/sat. I've never found anyone explaining that like how you did. Thank you.!
Excellent video! I'm trying to learn the basics, after trying to salvage footage taken of a stage with low light and a lot of colored light that is making the subjects (two drummers) look very blue and/or red. It's been fun and I'm thinking of getting the micro color panel to make it a bit more tactile (also, who doesn't love new gear?). This workflow is certainly going to help me get things done in a more consistent manner, even if the footage is hard to salvage.
Very helpful. I only film with my iphone 15 pro and am only interested in basic video editing to pimp up my personal footage of hikes etc. And I already know some basics from editing photos, but still I got lots to learn. The iphone 15 is marketed to people like you could easily achieve cinema-style footage, which I knew from the start is bollocks. From photography alone I know how important it is to have proper lighting etc...video takes it up a whole notch. But watching videos like yours helped a lot and my footage already looks a bit better from week to week.
Love the direct explanation and sections for each part! Much appreciated! quick question though: Does the mask stays on one place? for example if the subject moved to different part of the shot, how do we keep the mask stays with the subject?
You're welcome! No you have to track the mask if it needs to move with a subject, there are multiple ways to do that. I usually do it manually but Resolve can also track automatically
This is an excellent, straightforward, high-level summary of the process. Alex, yours is up there with some of the best overviews of this topic on RUclips. Thank you so very much for creating and sharing this video. Alex, I have a few questions for you about noise reduction. Where does it make sense to place that node in the node tree when you use it? As something that can tax a computer, does it make sense to have it as the first or last node? Also, when do you do it in the process? I'll check to see if yu have a video on the topic. Thanks again, Alex.
Thank you very much for your kind words! I truly appreciate it and am humbled! In terms of Noise Reduction, I usually apply it when I'm done with my whole project if I need it in any clips. I'll always try to correct the grade first before adding NR but when I do, I put it before the first Node. If it's only in the darkest areas, I sometimes key out the dark areas so I don't soften the brighter areas that are otherwise fine. I'm not 100% sure what's the best here but I feel like I lose the least detail and have the most control doing it this way.
This is THE BEST video I've watched on coloring, hands down. I have watched so many over the last 2 years and this is by far in a league of its own. Thank you so much for this! I'm working on skin tones, in my waveform it goes from 0 to 1023. In the video, it goes from 0 - 100 so I'm having a bit of trouble. I can't seem to figure this part out, any help would be very much appreciated :)
One step i am not sure about is to put the LUT conversion at the last spot. I use PhantomLUTs for my A7Siii log-footage. I only use exposure and white balance correction before the LUT since they correct offsets in the camera setup while filming. This way it provides the results the LUT was designed for. All other corrections come afterwards. I don‘t know what difference it makes if i work into the LUT as a final step.
Where you're putting the LUT depends on the LUT itself. If it's built to work from Rec.709 it should be placed after the conversion. If it has a built-in conversion then it should be the last node in the tree. And for the rest of your explanation, that's how I do it and recommend to do it as well. Corrections before the LUT and adjustments after. In the end it doesn't necessarily make a big difference but there is a difference to how the corrections and adjustment work with the LUT :-)
Thanks! very nice tutorial, complementary to some of the other more complicated node trees out there. My question is about the masking, not sure about using masking if the subject is moving across the frame? Have liked and subbed.
You can pretty easily track the mask either manually or trying the automatic tracking resolve offers. I tend to do it manually to have full control but sometimes the automatic tracking is great :-). It’s the menu to the right of the power windows
Thank you! I'm not sure what works best with the GoPro but if you check out my "Blind Grading" videos you'll get a technique to convert it and still get great results :-)
Great video, one thing, please people who read this, be sure your monitor is calibrated with a actual calibration tool, not a still images on your screen. A simple one is the xrite SpyderX.. otherwise all your time spent adjusting will be for nothing..
Yes but it depends on the screen! The most important part is to have your screen set to the right color profile, I recommend sRGB/Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 as that's the industry standard for displays and export in video. Having a color accurate display is of course even more beneficial! I use a MacBook Pro and don't have to calibrate anything as the screen is pre-calibrated and has very accurate colours but I did have to switch into an sRGB color profile to grade properly.
Great videos! This workflow helps a lot. I work in Premiere is it safe to say what you’re talking about for me is Gain is blacks Gamma is shadows Lift is highlights Offset is global exposure?
Amazing video...I have just one question. If you don't have the right monitor to calibrate colors ... can you use the waveforms to have a reference to say "yes this is the right saturation for the colors" like you said for skin color (70%)? how can you be sure that you are doing the rigth color correction without the right monitor? P.S. i am a completely noob ... i bouth just 2 month ago a Sony A6700 and now i wold like to start with color correction. I worked with DavinciResolve to make video with my DJI mini 3 Pro ... and now I would like doing somethin more and better. Thanks in advance
In theory yes - of course. But the thing is that while you can rely on the scopes you won't actually know what it looks like, which is the trouble here. And having skin tones at 70 is just a rule of thumb. So all the "rules" can be broken depending on the scene and purpose. Most monitors can show Rec.709, so as long as you set it to that, you should be okay for getting decent results. No matter how you grade them, there will always be variances across different devices and screens as they're all calibrated a bit different, so if you're just starting out and can't afford a better monitor, starting with what you have and practicing with the scopes and trying your best is better than doing nothing! Not sure if that was too helpful but don't let the gear stop you, I'm sure you can still get good results even if your monitor is not calibrated properly!
From what I've heard (correct me if wrong please) skin tones actually vary between 40 IRE and 60 IRE, 40 being darker skins and 60 (max 65) being lighter skins
I think you're right, I haven't shot darker skintones that much to be honest but I stil go for the same IRE values when I shoot and then bring it down if it's needed in post - that way I can keep the same settings always :-) IRE are subjective in terms of the lighting setup and can change depending on what you shoot for sure
thanks for the video. I've practiced grading by following other videos but yours has improved my quality the most. could you help me understand what the difference between contrast, exposure and balance in your node structure? I'm not quite sure what to adjust in each one. I noticed you did mostly skin tones in balance. could you please explain what those first 3 nodes are used for?
I explain what each of the steps are on a more theoretical level before diving into them but of course :-) Contrast is the separation between light and dark. So by making the darker parts darker and brighter parts brighter, you're separating the image and making it stand out more. It also creates an idea or notion of more sharpness in some cases. Exposure is then balancing the lighting in the footage. Making sure nothing is too dark or too bright and that the skin tones or subject are in the right place in terms of brightness compared to the overall scene. Color Balance is balancing the image, making sure nothing is too much towards one color, example too green or magenta. There are different ways of approaching this, if you have skintones it's good to get them in the right place and use that as your compass for balancing if not then something like the whites in the image shouldn't be either too blue or too yellow, that's another way. I hope that helps :-)
@@AlexBjorstorp Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed explanation. I think my confusion still lies in the difference between Contrast and Exposure, as both, as you state, are used for brightening or darkening the image, however Exposure is more focused on skin tone. So if I am copying your node tree example, I am a little confused what I'm doing with those two. Would it be appropriate to simply rename Exposure to Skin Tone? That was it is more clear in the node structure exactly what it is I'm supposed to do?
I just took at screenshot of my node tree and manually removed the background in photoshop. A bit of a tedious process but it does the job eventually 😊
Hope this one helps you out getting the basic concepts! If you nail these basics, you're very well on your way to amazing-looking videos!
If you want to learn how to color grade more in-depth you can check out my Color Grading Course: geni.us/color-grading-course
99% of color grading tutorials on youtube are demonstrated with perfectly exposed footage, followed by "buy my LUT pack, buy this 2383 LUT, join my masterclass". Nobody knows that the 80% of color grading is exposing a camera properly and lighting.
I wouldn't say that 80% of Color Grading happens in-camera. However, the better the footage is exposed and lid in-camera the more flexibility there is to work with the grade afterwards. Those steps before the grading is filming expertise and definitely super important!
@@AlexBjorstorpI always question me what to do when filming outdoors, in an outcast sky, how to expose properly and what to do with the footage afterwards (exposing for the terrain and people on it, will blow up the sky and vice versa). Any thoughts on this? Considering I use a ZVE10 8bit camera.
Yeah, the way people are told by "experts" that they can LUT their way into cinematic footage is preposterous.
@@cesaramaral6003get an nd filter you won’t regret it
It's called basic correction
Without exaggeration I consider this the best tutorial for basics of coloring on RUclips, it is simple, understandable and reveals many points that most of tutorial consider unnecessary to mention, Thank you Alex.
I truly appreciate that Ayman! Thank you for your kind words, I'm happy to hear you found it helpful!
I've watched countless colour grading tutorials by this point and none of them have come even close to this. You clearly explained what each step actually achieved, and crucially the best order to do them in. Zero unnecessary information to confuse things. Thankyou!
Truly appreciate your amazing feedback! Glad that you found it helpful! 😊
Totally Agree with ya @linerk5925!
Finally, a video that gets straight to the point, without any banter I couldn't care less about. Personally, it was better than so many other videos out there & he's just gained another subscriber without the need for asking.
Appreciate it Paul! I wanted this video to go straight at it and share the most important parts. I 100% agree but unfortunately do fall into that category myself sometimes too - and especially in the past. But I'm working hard to make more videos like this, that are straight to the point and into the action 🙌🏻 Thanks for the sub too!
I love this video, so easy to follow and understand how to start with grading. We are a bunch of swedes around Resolve sweden and I will put this link to that FB-group. Later on it would be interesting to talk about a swedish webinar around color e.g how do you know the color space from a certain camera and to use that in the best way in resolve. I see I have a few videos from you to catch up with.
Absolutely agree with others. Things explained in 20 minutes that I couldn’t get watching help videos for a year. You have a gift for putting these things together and explaining! Keep on!
Truly appreciate it! Took me a long time to boil it down to 20 minutes, so I'm happy it's been so well-received!
This is the most comprehensive yet easy and straight forward tutorial I've ever seen on this subject. Thank you!
Truly appreciate your kind comment, thank you! Happy to hear it was helpful!
I literally screamed at the first tip! You explained it SO PERFECTLY. I don't know why I couldn't understand rec .709 for like a whole year. I was so confused but I FINALLY understand. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL!
probably the best colorgrade video ive ever seen on youtube.. keep it up man! insane work
Cheers mate! Truly appreciate it!
This video is the life saver for me. I've tried to understand what was all this color grading - color correction thing is all about, for several years already, I didn't even understand what was the difference between those two.
Best tutorial ever, on the internet for the color basics. Thanks a lot!
This has been so helpful! Just getting into color grading... I like to be organized, and having steps to follow is so useful. Thanks!!
Absolute Gold. The best 20 minutes (more like 40 or 60 when all was said and done) spent today! As a noob to this domain not knowing where to start, Davinci's Color bench is daunting. This video breaks essential information down into digestible blocks AND provides a solid workflow frame of reference! You've officially given the foundation to understanding coloring. Thanks!
i think this is the one and only video you need to understand the concept of color grading, thanks man, love it
Thank you! Appreciate it 🙌🏻
Oh wow! I really learned a lot from this. I have been trying to lear to color correct/grade for the past weeks and this was both informative and simple as long as you follow the steps carefully. I also like the workflow which I think I will be using moving forward. I tried this in the old videos that I tried to color correct/grade and the results were amazing for me. Thank you so much.
Happy to here that mate! Glad it was helpful and moved your forward on your creative journey 🙏🏻
As a beginner I found this video very helpful and easily followable, thank you for sharing!
This tutorial is beginner-friendly, there's so many things I learn from this video alone. Thank you Alex!
this is the best log-709 and cc/grading tutorial on YT
Period.
Thank you!
Finally find tutor straight to the point
I watch from the begining ntil end,thank you
one of the best explanation ever i seen in the youtube vedio thanks for creating this vedio this very help full
Hands down the best video on this topic PERIOD! Thank you!
Thank you very much! Truly appreciate your kind words 🙏🏻
Thank you is not enough to say how much valuable this tutorial mean to me. With precise explanation double with the graphics, I enjoyed watching the video and now i feel more confident to tackle color in Davinci Resolve on my own projects.
You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful 🙏🏻
I’m sure you get this all the time, but thanks so much for making this video. Much appreciated and hope you know how talented you are!
I think this is the best color grading tutorial I watched. Easy to follow and well-explained. Thanks for this bro
Thank you! Super happy to hear that, truly hope it helps you out a lot!
This is by far the best and straight to the point tutorial I have ever seen so far! thanks!
That means a lot, thank you!
Amazing tutorial! The pace, the explanations, the examples, and also the touch in the editing, applying the effects when you talk about the subject.
Sir, it seems you've an amazing understanding of Pareto rule as well as Color Grading!! "80% of color grading in 20 minutes"... Truly amazing. I have a feeling that this video would blow up.
Thanks a lot!
I'm more of a photographer than a videographer or video editor, but the principles shown here still work really well for grading photos. I'm a big advocate for grading with histograms which is really similar to using Premiere's scopes. Great video!
Best color grading video i have found on youtube. Thank you!
Thank you!
Easily the best color grading tutorial I ever come across. Thanks you so much
one of THE best video on Color Baiscs, Lovd it. Thank you
One of the best video I have see so far Alex. Please add another video tutorial for rest 20 as well and parallel nodes and secondary color grading as well.
Thank you! I’ll see what I can do! I’ll definitely be making videos covering Parallel nodes more in-depth soon!
Absolutely one of the best tuts. I've see thus far
Thank you, truly appreciate it!
For past 1 2 years, i have been shooting and editing videos in my mobile only. Planning to buy a camera, so was exploring da vinci resolve, but the process seemed so complex.
But you man, you made this seem so simple.. thanks, this will help a lot.
This video changed my grading career. Thanks alot
You’re doing the lords’ work posting this for free my man! Thank you!! Much love 🤘🏽✨
Cheers, appreciate it! Might've overshared haha
Best video ever on color grading. I actually retained the knowledge 🔥
Thank you! Happy to hear that it helped you out!
4:00 A good place to "touch the bottom of the waveform scale" is, for example where a bare lightbulb is partially obscured by a black lamp shade" that MIGHT BE a line that goes from the lightest part to the darkest part of the shot.
Thank you so much for this video, this is the best explanation that I've watched so far. I'm no professional by far I'm an audio guy but sometimes I'm forced to do videos and this is very helpful.
Awesome video. Color correcting/grading was super intimidating but this video locked it down and tied everything’s meaning and effect together very well. Well done!👍🏼
Super happy to hear that!
One of the best, if not the very best video on the subject. WELL DONE
Thanks so much! Truly do appreciate it!
I've been struggling for days watching so many videos and getting so frustrated ... then I came upon this video - Wow!! Alex, you REALLY helped me, thank you so much! I also downloaded your guide and will be purchasing some of your LUTS - oh yea, I liked & subscribed also. 😁
Super happy to hear that Frank! Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing 🙏🏻
Did you improve man? I’m also struggling, I’m still shooting with my iPhone 11 I don’t even know what the input footage is …and the output and those two in between
Finally found the best color grading tutorial for a beginner like me. Thanks
My question, how do I apply the same color grade to the rest of my footages so they all look the same? thanks for the answer.
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO LEARN IN DAVINCI..THANKS A TON. ALEX🍻
You’re welcome mate!
What an awesome tutorial! I will be rewatching it many times for sure. Thank you very much!
Thanks a lot! Super happy to hear you found it helpful 🙏🏻
Top Job with the tutorial. Comprehensive and easy to follow.
Thank you! Super happy to hear that!
Your tutorial is really great and great. It helps me a lot. Thank you.
Appreciate it! Glad it's helping you out!
Best explanation I've heard. So good. Thank you!
Easily the best explainer for colour grading I have seen and I have watched quite a lot at this point! I have liked and subed 😊
Thank you! Truly appreciate it! More to come!
The video that I waited for whole life. Thank you!
Glad you found it!
Wow! You nailed it, i was working on it for the last 3 months but i didn't understand what is it actually, now its very easy to understand! thanks for your help!!
Thank you!! This was so valuable and complementary to my previous course!
You're welcome! Super happy it was helpful!
This video has been very helpful! I just started using Davinci as an Adobe user and thought I might just use Davinci for the color grading aspects. 😅 Do you have any video tutorials for beginners or something similar to this? You're very good at explaining things and not just talking about other stuff only professionals would understand.
I've been trying to find a video on how to contrast effectively, this was great, thanks!
So easy to understand, you are outstanding in explanation
I have to say, you did a wonderful job and I understood everything you were talking about. Thank you so much for putting this out. Now I have a good understanding of the hue vs hue/sat. I've never found anyone explaining that like how you did. Thank you.!
You're welcome, glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this Alex. Can you add your colour space and what you do to mitigate the dreaded Mac gamma shift?
Excellent video! I'm trying to learn the basics, after trying to salvage footage taken of a stage with low light and a lot of colored light that is making the subjects (two drummers) look very blue and/or red. It's been fun and I'm thinking of getting the micro color panel to make it a bit more tactile (also, who doesn't love new gear?). This workflow is certainly going to help me get things done in a more consistent manner, even if the footage is hard to salvage.
Excellent, excellent, excellent! learning Davinci, this just turbocharged it, thank you!
Very helpful. I only film with my iphone 15 pro and am only interested in basic video editing to pimp up my personal footage of hikes etc. And I already know some basics from editing photos, but still I got lots to learn. The iphone 15 is marketed to people like you could easily achieve cinema-style footage, which I knew from the start is bollocks. From photography alone I know how important it is to have proper lighting etc...video takes it up a whole notch.
But watching videos like yours helped a lot and my footage already looks a bit better from week to week.
Love the direct explanation and sections for each part! Much appreciated! quick question though:
Does the mask stays on one place? for example if the subject moved to different part of the shot, how do we keep the mask stays with the subject?
You're welcome!
No you have to track the mask if it needs to move with a subject, there are multiple ways to do that. I usually do it manually but Resolve can also track automatically
@AlexBjorstorp I see...cool! So there's a way to track the mask. I'll play around and figure it out, Thanks Alex!
Amazing job, brother. Greatly Appreciated
Man, you are a LEGEND. Thank you.
This is an excellent, straightforward, high-level summary of the process. Alex, yours is up there with some of the best overviews of this topic on RUclips. Thank you so very much for creating and sharing this video. Alex, I have a few questions for you about noise reduction. Where does it make sense to place that node in the node tree when you use it? As something that can tax a computer, does it make sense to have it as the first or last node? Also, when do you do it in the process? I'll check to see if yu have a video on the topic. Thanks again, Alex.
Thank you very much for your kind words! I truly appreciate it and am humbled!
In terms of Noise Reduction, I usually apply it when I'm done with my whole project if I need it in any clips. I'll always try to correct the grade first before adding NR but when I do, I put it before the first Node. If it's only in the darkest areas, I sometimes key out the dark areas so I don't soften the brighter areas that are otherwise fine.
I'm not 100% sure what's the best here but I feel like I lose the least detail and have the most control doing it this way.
Huge...! I bought DR yesterday night, you made my day ! Thanks a lot !
Awesome! The Studio version is amazing!
This helps me a lot ! One of the best colorgrading video i've ever watched... and i watched a lot!
Keep up the good work !
Happy to hear that! Thank you 🙌🏻
Wow!!! Thanks for doing this videos. The best beginner tutorial I’ve seen! 💪
You're welcome! Thank you for your kind feedback :-)
thank you so much for this tutorial, helped me enormously
You're welcome, happy to hear it's been helping you out!
Best video under the basis for resolve .❤
Best comment to get on a video! Thank you!
This is THE BEST video I've watched on coloring, hands down. I have watched so many over the last 2 years and this is by far in a league of its own. Thank you so much for this!
I'm working on skin tones, in my waveform it goes from 0 to 1023. In the video, it goes from 0 - 100 so I'm having a bit of trouble. I can't seem to figure this part out, any help would be very much appreciated :)
Never mind, figured it out, I had to switch to percentage!
This is the video i founding for me!😅
THANKS. . .
Make more for us
Awesome Alex. Really appreciate your work on this. Really simplifies the process.
Thank you Christian! Happy that it helps!
One step i am not sure about is to put the LUT conversion at the last spot. I use PhantomLUTs for my A7Siii log-footage. I only use exposure and white balance correction before the LUT since they correct offsets in the camera setup while filming. This way it provides the results the LUT was designed for. All other corrections come afterwards. I don‘t know what difference it makes if i work into the LUT as a final step.
Where you're putting the LUT depends on the LUT itself. If it's built to work from Rec.709 it should be placed after the conversion. If it has a built-in conversion then it should be the last node in the tree.
And for the rest of your explanation, that's how I do it and recommend to do it as well. Corrections before the LUT and adjustments after.
In the end it doesn't necessarily make a big difference but there is a difference to how the corrections and adjustment work with the LUT :-)
Thanks! very nice tutorial, complementary to some of the other more complicated node trees out there. My question is about the masking, not sure about using masking if the subject is moving across the frame? Have liked and subbed.
You can pretty easily track the mask either manually or trying the automatic tracking resolve offers. I tend to do it manually to have full control but sometimes the automatic tracking is great :-). It’s the menu to the right of the power windows
Thanks!
The Best intro to color grading
Best color grading tutorial i have seen in 20 min amazing bro
Truly appreciate it! Thank you!
Straight to the point! Amazing video! Thank you!
Thank you, appreciate it 🙏🏻
This was a great and helpful tutorial!
Thank you!
Thank you very much Sir! Great teaching you provided here.
What a great tutorial. Simple to follow and learn from. Can I ask which 709 setting I would use with the new GoPro 12 log file? Wishing you well.
Thank you! I'm not sure what works best with the GoPro but if you check out my "Blind Grading" videos you'll get a technique to convert it and still get great results :-)
This was masterfully taught & presented!!
Thank you! Truly appreciate it!
Great video, one thing, please people who read this, be sure your monitor is calibrated with a actual calibration tool, not a still images on your screen. A simple one is the xrite SpyderX.. otherwise all your time spent adjusting will be for nothing..
Yes but it depends on the screen! The most important part is to have your screen set to the right color profile, I recommend sRGB/Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 as that's the industry standard for displays and export in video. Having a color accurate display is of course even more beneficial!
I use a MacBook Pro and don't have to calibrate anything as the screen is pre-calibrated and has very accurate colours but I did have to switch into an sRGB color profile to grade properly.
Great job! Thank you so much!!!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and supporting!
Thanks brother ❤
you explained grading in a very easy and simple way thanks 😊
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and taking your time to comment, truly appreciate it!
Brother, can we connect?
You're welcome to shoot me a DM on Instagram if you got some questions :-)
Great videos! This workflow helps a lot. I work in Premiere is it safe to say what you’re talking about for me is
Gain is blacks
Gamma is shadows
Lift is highlights
Offset is global exposure?
Almost;
Lift is blacks
Gamma is midtones ish
Gain is whites 😊
@@AlexBjorstorp awesome thanks !
Amazing video...I have just one question. If you don't have the right monitor to calibrate colors ... can you use the waveforms to have a reference to say "yes this is the right saturation for the colors" like you said for skin color (70%)? how can you be sure that you are doing the rigth color correction without the right monitor? P.S. i am a completely noob ... i bouth just 2 month ago a Sony A6700 and now i wold like to start with color correction. I worked with DavinciResolve to make video with my DJI mini 3 Pro ... and now I would like doing somethin more and better. Thanks in advance
In theory yes - of course. But the thing is that while you can rely on the scopes you won't actually know what it looks like, which is the trouble here. And having skin tones at 70 is just a rule of thumb. So all the "rules" can be broken depending on the scene and purpose. Most monitors can show Rec.709, so as long as you set it to that, you should be okay for getting decent results. No matter how you grade them, there will always be variances across different devices and screens as they're all calibrated a bit different, so if you're just starting out and can't afford a better monitor, starting with what you have and practicing with the scopes and trying your best is better than doing nothing!
Not sure if that was too helpful but don't let the gear stop you, I'm sure you can still get good results even if your monitor is not calibrated properly!
This is Grape! Thanks man!
This is awesome!
Thank you!
Thanks for this video. Please consider doing a video on how to get different looks.
Sure, I'll put it on my idea list and see what I can do!
@@AlexBjorstorp thanks!
Awesome tutorial Alex, I learned so much. Thanks for creating and sharing!
Love to hear that David! You're welcome, thanks for watching!
Thank you this was amazing
awesome stuff. Thank you!
Thanks for this man.
From what I've heard (correct me if wrong please) skin tones actually vary between 40 IRE and 60 IRE, 40 being darker skins and 60 (max 65) being lighter skins
Although these IRE values tend to be very subjective I think, its more like a guide than anything, like you said
I think you're right, I haven't shot darker skintones that much to be honest but I stil go for the same IRE values when I shoot and then bring it down if it's needed in post - that way I can keep the same settings always :-) IRE are subjective in terms of the lighting setup and can change depending on what you shoot for sure
thanks for the video. I've practiced grading by following other videos but yours has improved my quality the most. could you help me understand what the difference between contrast, exposure and balance in your node structure? I'm not quite sure what to adjust in each one. I noticed you did mostly skin tones in balance. could you please explain what those first 3 nodes are used for?
I explain what each of the steps are on a more theoretical level before diving into them but of course :-)
Contrast is the separation between light and dark. So by making the darker parts darker and brighter parts brighter, you're separating the image and making it stand out more. It also creates an idea or notion of more sharpness in some cases.
Exposure is then balancing the lighting in the footage. Making sure nothing is too dark or too bright and that the skin tones or subject are in the right place in terms of brightness compared to the overall scene.
Color Balance is balancing the image, making sure nothing is too much towards one color, example too green or magenta. There are different ways of approaching this, if you have skintones it's good to get them in the right place and use that as your compass for balancing if not then something like the whites in the image shouldn't be either too blue or too yellow, that's another way.
I hope that helps :-)
@@AlexBjorstorp Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed explanation. I think my confusion still lies in the difference between Contrast and Exposure, as both, as you state, are used for brightening or darkening the image, however Exposure is more focused on skin tone. So if I am copying your node tree example, I am a little confused what I'm doing with those two. Would it be appropriate to simply rename Exposure to Skin Tone? That was it is more clear in the node structure exactly what it is I'm supposed to do?
This video is insane, thanks!
Cheers mate! Appreciate it!
Making it clear and understandable is not ec. You did a great job 🎉 good content ❤
Appreciate it! Took me a long time to be able to make this video, so I'm happy it's been so well-received!
this video is very good. How did you make this thumbnail with the nodes cut out?
I just took at screenshot of my node tree and manually removed the background in photoshop. A bit of a tedious process but it does the job eventually 😊
Great Video! Thank you so much!
Thanks a lot for your super thanks! Truly appreciate it!
Really great video, thank you so much Alex!
OUTSTANDING!
Thank you very much!