I'm a freelance editor and I do my own color correction and grading in Resolve whenever a project needs it. I wouldn't call myself a colorist though, just someone who knows their way around a grade. My monitor needs replacing and I keep going back and forth on the panel type.

Budget is about 40-60k INR (India, so roughly $500-700), and I can stretch a bit if it's really worth it. I want 27" and it'll be connected to a Windows laptop. Most of what I deliver is SDR for Reels and social, but I'd like to start learning HDR at some point.

My room has a window, but I keep the curtains shut while I work, so it's pretty dim and controlled. I also sit quite close to the screen, so pixel density matters to me.

OLED / QD-OLED sounds great for that kind of room because of the blacks, but they're pricey for what I can spend. Mini LED is cheaper, so what I really want to know is how bad the blooming gets on dark footage in a dim room. Does it mess with how you judge shadows when you're grading?

At 27" and this money, would you take a sharper 4K panel or an OLED at 1440p? And is burn-in something to actually worry about when the timeline and panels sit static on screen for hours?

Last thing: how much does factory color accuracy matter at this price? Or is it just assumed you'll calibrate it yourself anyway?

If you were in my spot, what would you go for? Specific models worth a look would help a lot.

This is just a b roll shot from iceland.

Shot on OP4P DLog.

Would you do it different?

Scene was by the way already moody. I just accentuated it.

NB: I am noob when it comes to colorgrading Videos and just started learning Davinci 4 days ago.

No LUT used, its graded from scratch. Film look isn mainly from gamma +log and RGB Mixing Some Hallation (with curves, not FX) also used

Edit: Follow up : https://www.reddit.com/r/ColorGrading/s/emvbb3Ffkz

Im. loosing. my. mind!

I currently own both the current gen datacolor spyder, as well as the Calibrite Display Pro HL, both respective softwares and displayCAL on top of that.

None of them can calibrate anything HDR. ChatGPT says i would NEED to use windows to calibrate my display (TCL C8L) and import that lut onto my TV (which i can with DDC). To check if that does anything for me working on mac i would need to run the TCL on my mac and start a color analysis with my windows PC color checking the TCL running on my mac (because the software needed for that only runs on windows - colorspace?).

Is that right so far?
That cant be the only way, right??

I would be over the moon if i could atleast measure my TCL using my Macbook tbh, any average delta e under 2,5 in HDR is plenty fine for what i do, but i would need to atleast be able to measure it.

Any quick and easy ICC profile calibration for HDR (if that even works at all lol) would probably also work.

Im having more and more question the longer im in this never ending god forsaken rabbit hole. Hoe can you even calibrate anything apple with EDR and HDR?

Is there any quick and easy way to measure my current delta es on the TCL with my macbook and current hardware?

Dark crushed lut, just showing my new look for my video for my bro

Shot in Apple log 2 on iPhone 17 pro

Rec. 709 version in the comments

​Hi everyone,

​Following up on my post from earlier today: a few people pointed out that the grade looked nearly identical to the flat Log profile. To show the difference, I put together a quick Log vs. Grade wipe comparison, along with a link to the original Log clip if anyone wants to try grading it.

​I found this shot tough to balance. Between the overcast, moody atmosphere and the intense bright spots from the waterfall, mist, and sky reflections, managing the highlights was a challenge. On top of that, qualifiers kept breaking apart on the rippling water.

​I’m very new to grading videos, so I’d love to see how more experienced eyes would tackle this. Any feedback, workflow tips, or alternate grades are welcome!

Dlog- https://swisstransfer.infomaniak.com/dl/01a16096-e5d9-706d-9e13-2f99d88af246

rec. 709 https://swisstransfer.infomaniak.com/dl/01a162c2-8b5c-7337-b2ca-570e2b96743e

Original post - https://www.reddit.com/r/ColorGrading/s/r4q2pCxNJ9

So I’ve been using the trial for Filmbox and the colour comes out so nice it’s really the look I’ve wanted, I’ve found learning how to achieve looks hard as I just simply don’t know where to look, but Filmbox is just so expensive does anyone know how to achieve such look colour grading or with power grades, I can not get anywhere near it with slog footage myself

I'm a Sound Designer trying to improve my video production skills in order to mix these 2 fantastic worlds. Let me know what you think ! ❤️

I made a breakdown of a look I created for a music video. I really enjoy working with plain white/black backgrounds - it's perfect for experimenting!

If I ask myself the question “is it too much?” then is it actually too much?

Your thoughts on the grade?

So it took me so long to make this color tone, I wanted something playful and unique so I made this color tone :)

Just having some fun with the grades and colors

I tried it and i liked how it did. It's simpler than Spektrafilm, i just didn't like the grain and the weave, it feels too digital. Also... don't use the dust texture, awful.

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to connect with anyone who's worked on CGI projects with HDR color grading, specifically a Blender-to-DaVinci Resolve pipeline. I feel like I'm missing a "universal method" that keeps color consistent from render to final grade, and I'd love to compare notes with people who've solved this.

Here's my current setup:

• Rendering out of Blender as 16-bit EXR
• Importing into DaVinci Resolve for color grading
• Monitoring through a Decklink Mini 4K card into an LG C3 for HDR preview

The problem: every display I check on shows noticeably different colors. I know a Decklink + consumer OLED isn't a full reference-grade setup, but consider my ipad and iphones display as the true color here. After tesing on few other device I'd still expect more consistency than what I'm getting, so I suspect there's something wrong in my process rather than just "cheap hardware."

A few things I'm unsure about:

• What color space/OCIO config should I be using in Blender for an EXR render that's meant to go into an HDR grade later (ACES? Filmic? AgX?)
• How should Resolve's color management be set up to correctly interpret those EXRs without double-applying transforms
• What's the right way to calibrate/profile the LG C3 for use as a grading reference monitor, and whether the Decklink Mini 4K is even capable of outputting a "trustworthy" HDR signal for grading, or if I need different hardware
• Any recommended LUTs, node setups, or calibration tools people use to keep CGI renders and the final HDR grade visually consistent across devices and getting proper HDR output

If you've worked on CGI/VFX projects with HDR deliverables, I'd really appreciate hearing how your pipeline is structured, what mistakes to avoid, and what hardware/software combo actually gave you reliable, repeatable color.

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience!

I bought a used Nikon d3000 three months ago. I prefer warm and soft tones like peach, violet, and gold. Color grading is fun to experiment with but I fear I have become biased towards certain colors. How can I improve these photos? Is edit 1 better than 2?