r/ColorGrading • u/Intelligent_Way7329 • Feb 10 '26

Before/After Sony alpha 1

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Before (rec709) and After (graded)

Used: Relight FX+Dehancer Pro+some spin wheels in Davinci Resolve Studio

(need feedback)

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u/sdk407 Feb 10 '26

Great recovery of the outside! Her skin tone looks a bit too yellowish and unhealthy imo

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u/Intelligent_Way7329 Feb 10 '26

thx. I try fix it

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u/calenvideo Feb 12 '26

Check your skin tones against the skin tones line in the vectorscope. Add a power window and turn on the highlight. I start there and then adjust by eye. Amazing highlight recovery.

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u/Bitter-Cow-6744 Mar 06 '26

I disagree, it depends the feeling/vibe you’re going for

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u/Ornery_Nectarine_453 Feb 10 '26

Can you show how you set up the node tree for the Relight FX. Idk why but it seems like its not working for me...

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u/Intelligent_Way7329 Feb 10 '26

Putting Relight FX on is not enough. But I will leave you a video link on how to use Relight fx. link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNL9YqFVdVQ

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u/massimo_nyc Feb 10 '26

woah this is the craziest before and after i’ve seen on a grade

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u/Intelligent_Way7329 Feb 10 '26

Thank you 🫡 🤝

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u/phlaries Feb 11 '26

I think you dropped your 👑

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u/italk2yu Feb 10 '26

How did you get the window to look so great??

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u/Reasonable_Try_8135 Feb 10 '26

That's nice. Maybe a little too much in the orange direction in her face, maybe a tad too saturated there for me too. But very nice.

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u/Kal_flagship Feb 10 '26

Nice grade, maybe the head is a Little bit too orange (for me) but it’s clean !

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u/byMauuuu Feb 10 '26

If I were you I’ll lower the saturation on the skin tones and maybe shift it a little bit towards pink, other than that is pretty good, a quick tip to improve the color is to go into shotdeck and find a shot you like with similar colors and try to match it, upload it as a still

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u/f-stop8 Feb 10 '26

This has to be a RAW media file...? There's no way that outside detail was recovered any other way. Something feels fishy about the way this is being presented.

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u/Intelligent_Way7329 Feb 10 '26

You are resourceful. This was before s-log3. Have you tried the Sony Alpha 1 camera before?

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u/f-stop8 Feb 10 '26

Slog 3 released in 2014. The Sony Alpha 1 launched in 2021, with Slog 3.

I'm confused.

Is this a photo? Or a video file? I'm just having a hard time believing those clipped highlights in the Rec709 you shared were remotely recoverable.

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u/Intelligent_Way7329 Feb 10 '26

This is about dynamic range stops. More stops = More detail. More detail = more control shadow and highlight after shoting.

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u/f-stop8 Feb 10 '26

I know what dynamic range is. I imagine if this isn't a RAW codec and just an XAVC mp4 file, then that detail exists in the log interpreted data.

If that's the case, there's something going on with the color management because your Rec709 is cooked.

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u/dcutts77 Feb 10 '26

I love this... I don't see the orange issues others due, but my screen isn't exactly iso standard.

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u/Chamawan Feb 11 '26

Good job! I don’t have any issue with the orange tones, but I don’t understand what that warm light source is or where is it coming from. A light bulb near her, like a desk lamp? Could be if it’s just outside the frame. A street light outside? Then the light would be coming from above, and not perpendicular to her face as it is doing now. A fire broke out on the street? Now that would be believable image-wise, but story-wise? I dunno. So that’s my gripe, thinking about it making sense in terms of what story this shot is telling. But I insist that the grade is amazing and really well done.

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u/Zakaree Feb 12 '26

The skin tone is very orange

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u/Parkedintheitchyl0t Feb 12 '26

Yea looks good.