As a working colorist, you deal with more rough footage-GoPro, iPhone, etc, before you can get your hands on beautifully shot footage from Sony, Arri Alexa, etc.
This video was really informative to witness how each colorist approach and apply their crafts at this challenge that I also dealt with as well.
BlackMagic Design kicked off brand new year with comprehensive training videos for DaVinci Resolve 17 that were overdue.
You should watch these in full before you go out to see a Youtube tutorial clip or purchase a DR17 tutorial package.
Don’t forget to download and read the excellent manuals as well.
It’s going to be busy January for me, for sure.
Just before the holiday shopping season, BlackMagic Design dropped prices on DaVinci Resolve Keyboards and Panels.
Except the Speed Editor, which is bumped up to $395. I knew and found it to be a bargain, especially considering the Editor Keyboard when it was $995 prior to this price cut. (Ironically, I feel the price of Editor Keyboard is just right and may consider getting one for next project.) I’m now glad that my decision to get one for a project was proven correct, and I would still recommend it to anyone who’s planning to edit with DaVinci Resolve.
A rumor mill has started that this price cuts is a way for BMD to unload the inventory, before releasing new HDR-compatible panels. That may be true, but current panels still work for either SDR or HDR workflow. Considering most of my works are still in SDR deliveries, I’m not too worried about my panels becoming obsolete any time soon.
It’s more likely that I’ll find the excuse to buy new HDR panels-if they are released, when I’m preparing for new HDR projects.
TL;DR: Get the hardware when you need it, when its price makes sense for you and the budget.
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 is out with impressive number of features. It’s a substantial update that BlackMagic Design made a video to highlight its new capabilities.
A Mixing Light article explores new features in more details, and shares reactions.
While we’re talking about DaVinci Resolve, Darren Mostyn released another great + helpful video about the effects in DaVinci Resolve that you need to watch to the end.
(He will have to update the video with new Halation effect in 17.4 now. Haha)
HDR and Color Management are more of technical sides of color correction/grading, but they are fundamentals to have your creative color works delivered correctly and presented as you intended.
These two videos opened my eyes to these two important concepts, coming straight from the DaVinci Resolve 17 manual author herself.
“You still have access to the original signal at every stage of the workflow.”
I highly recommend that you watch and study them before starting your next color projects.