Color Management Workflow in DaVinci Resolve 16

Finally some next level workflow stuff, I love it!

Been waitin, really appreciate this early release!

Cheers.

This was a very helpful overview. Even if one knew most of it, seeing it all put together is a good reminder if nothing else.

There is branch in this workflow that interests me that wasn't covered. And that has to do with color management of the gallery stills. What color space are they in, do they retain it from when they were taken, do they live in timeline color space and gamma.

Also how does that work if a gallery still is imported.

Specific use case: I created a Rec709/2.4 color chip of a specific Pantone color I had to match. The easiest I know to do that is to use Photoshop and it's built-in color libraries and then save it as a Rec709 TIFF image.

But when I'm working in a scene referred project that is based in RED IPP2 settings with a LUT at the end of the workflow to convert to Rec709, how can I import a gallery still with known color space and map it. Since importing a gallery still is the best way to create a reference wipe.

59 minutes ago, Jan Klier said:

Also how does that work if a gallery still is imported.

Specific use case: I created a Rec709/2.4 color chip of a specific Pantone color I had to match. The easiest I know to do that is to use Photoshop and it's built-in color libraries and then save it as a Rec709 TIFF image.

But when I'm working in a scene referred project that is based in RED IPP2 settings with a LUT at the end of the workflow to convert to Rec709, how can I import a gallery still with known color space and map it. Since importing a gallery still is the best way to create a reference wipe.

Using "Import with Output LUT" when importing a still might give you the chance to convert the still to the correct color space in Resolve. It requires a matching LUT file. I have not had a chance to test this.

Although a bit of a workaround, I suppose you could also use a Loader to bring the still into Fusion and apply a Gamut or OCIO Colorspace color transform to it.

Very insightful tutorial.  Thanks for this.  Clear, concise and to the point.  Just how i like 'em.

Isnt the output colourspace suppose to be same as your monitor calibration?

16 minutes ago, Adéyẹmi said:

Isnt the output colourspace suppose to be same as your monitor calibration?

Not necessarily. Your output space should match while you are grading,  but as explained in the course, you can switch upon delivery. That's kind of the whole point of applying the output LUT or ODT at the very end. 

I went to that link to download the DCTLs but not sure where they are on that site?

FUND IT in the download..sorry

3 minutes ago, Evan Anthony said:

I went to that link to download the DCTLs but not sure where they are on that site?

 

Hi Evan. You can find some in the folder named "DCTLs" on this link https://github.com/baldavenger

Really love this, and all of the LowePost courses.  One thing that is missing, and would make all courses better, are speed controls on your video player.  Thanks!