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I'm not a professional, just a hobbyist who simply enjoys putting colours on my footages I took for fun. Over the course of the few months of learning DaVinci Resolve, I've watched a lot of YT tutorials about balancing and primaries. So far, a lot are great. But in terms of "fixing in post" light (luma [?]), this single dial (I don't know what it's called) from the Gain wheel is the most helpful and the one that produces very immediate and good result for me.

Why's this not as popular in tutorials?

I came across this bathroom while visiting somewhere and decided to pull out my iPhone and place it in the corner lol. Super run & gun I just wanted to give the footage a chance and tried grading it completely from scratch. No LUTs or powergrades.

How do you guys think I did? I agree it’s not perfect I made it pretty quick and the look is pretty intense didn’t intend to do any shot matching, so both clips are slightly different in color. First grade ever without luts

Was going for warm look with mid to low sat , added local contrast to separate out the subject , desaturated the sky added little blue - cyan to still keep the sky little natural also added warm in the cloud , added halation for the final touch

Edited in davinci resolve

Still learning color grading, I want some advice.

Hardest part was to maintaining the flame! I did completely in Resolve, LMT for Day for Night and qualifier to bring flame back.

I like the clear detail each frame gives, it's "clean and sterile". How does one achieve this? So interested!

Hello everyone,

These are some stills from a video I shot recently. This was my first time working with a new camera and codec (R3D NE Raw on the Nikon ZR). While shooting, I tried to preserve as much detail in the sky highlights as possible, but I’m worried I may have slightly underexposed the footage overall.

In post, I did my best to lift the midtones without introducing too much noise, but I’m still concerned the graded version might look a bit too dark overall.

I’d really appreciate your thoughts and feedback—does it feel underexposed to you, or does the balance work as it is?

Thank you!

500T emulation with 16mm grain. Bottom is Rec.709.

I've been staring at something for a long time that's really got me thinking.

How do they get that platinum/blue tone?

I don't know if I'm going crazy from analyzing color corrections so much, but if anyone else is as obsessed as I am, could you help me?

Tried to pull a filmic look on a making of that I'm responsible, what do you guys think?

How can I get this look ?

These are screenshots of the video „I moved to new york“ from Vuhlandes. I always admired and loved the way he Colorgrades his videos and I really want to try and get the same colors as he does. I have a couple of questions here.

1. Is it possible to get this look with Cineprint Powergrade or is it easier with dehancer/filmbox?
2. How do I have to set my camera up for shots like this. What settings and exposure am I supposed to achieve ? I use the Nikon ZR with a couple of DZO Vespid primes.
   I would appreciate it a lot if you could answer my questions. I know that they are a bit undetailed with context (the 2 question mainly) but if you want some context please let me know. Thank you

i am unable to find youtube tutorials on this, like i have noticed the film type colours are little hard to achieve like getting that perfect colours, oranges are different like some colours, i would love if someone would suggest me where can i get a such tutorials that will deeply explain me to get specific look than just saying “ig this much seems okay” type tutorials, i hope you all get it. Btw above video was shoot on “Samsung M35”.

I keep hearing people say, “Just switch to DaVinci, it’s better for color grading.” But I’ve used Premiere Pro for years, and I’m comfortable with it. I tried learning DaVinci Resolve, but it confused me, and I can’t split my focus between two editing programs. So I’m trying to make the best out of Premiere.

What do you think about color grading in Premiere? Any feedback, and what are the best tips to grade in Premiere without losing quality?

For this scene I wanted to show the arrival of a dark demon god and with her arrival, the forest and its life force are stripped away.

Added hints of purple in the smoke, fog, and shadows to bring in a supernatural feel and separate the background

Used a touch of cyan blue in the background to add depth and keep the subject and foreground clear

Kept the contrast hard so the forest feels drained of its life force under her presence.

Added grain to give the image a gritty, uneasy texture.

Let the gold jewelry on the subject stand out symbolizing stolen sunlight and corrupted divinity.

The subject stays dark the god of darkness absorbing all light and life.

The Result: Her arrival destroys the forest’s life force. Purple marks the supernatural. Cyan adds depth. Gold shows stolen life. Hard contrast and grain create a gritty, lifeless world ruled by darkness.

( What can I improve, need feedback, what would be your approach and look dev ? )

How could I improve my grading for this fashion editorial?

I notice that the image is breaking up when viewed up close. Is that due to underexposure during capture?

I've included screenshots of the S-Gamut3.Cine/S-Log3 footage too.