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  1. Conforming in DaVinci Resolve https://wwwa.lowepost.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/davinci_resolve_conform_training_tutorial_series.jpg.c629c765ea32fdef4edc9281a6ccc747.jpg By Kevin McAuliffe By Kevin McAuliffe

     

    This is the ultimate course for editors and conform artists who want to learn everything about conforming inside of DaVinci Resolve! 

    With 22 lessons and almost 5 hours of in-depth DaVinci Resolve training, Kevin McAuliffe will take you through every step and technical detail of the process from conforming media to mastering the final picture.

    About the instructor

    Kevin is an award winning editor and visual effects creator based in Toronto with over 15 years of teaching and training experience. Over the past years Kevin has delivered world-class work for clients such as Warner Bros, Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Universal and Elevation Pictures.

    Who is this course designed for?

    • Editors
    • Conform Artists
    • Colorists

    Lessons overview (subject to change)

    • Lesson 01: Getting started with the conform process
    • Lesson 02: Sending a Media Composer timeline to DaVinci Resolve
    • Lesson 03: Sending a Premiere Pro timeline to DaVinci Resolve
    • Lesson 04: Sending a Final Cut X timeline to DaVinci Resolve Resolve
    • Lesson 05: Creating Dailies in DaVinci Resolve
    • Lesson 06: Linking proxies to high resolution material
    • Lesson 07: Working with different timeline aspect ratios
    • Lesson 08: Working with anamorphic footage
    • Lesson 09: Importing flattened video and pre-conformed timelines
    • Lesson 10: Working with offline reference clips
    • Lesson 11: Technical LUTs basics
    • Lesson 12: Working with optimized media
    • Lesson 13: Dealing with offline media and conform issues
    • Lesson 14: Understanding matte workflows
    • Lesson 15: Working with alpha channels
    • Lesson 16: Sending a DaVinci Resolve timeline back to Avid
    • Lesson 17: Sending a DaVinci Resolve timeline back to Premiere
    • Lesson 18: Sending a DaVinci Resolve timeline back to Final Cut X
    • Lesson 19: Outputting the timeline for delivery
    • Lesson 20: Understanding codecs
    • Lesson 21: Review and approval
    • Lesson 22: Moving and archiving projects

    Software required

    A free version of DaVinci Resolve or DaVinci Resolve Studio. Avid. Premiere and Final Cut X are used in some of the lessons.
     

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    This is the ultimate course for editors and conform artists who want to learn everything about conforming inside of DaVinci Resolve! 

    With 22 lessons and almost 5 hours of in-depth DaVinci Resolve training, Kevin McAuliffe will take you through every step and technical detail of the process from conforming media to mastering the final picture.

    About the instructor

    Kevin is an award winning editor and visual effects creator based in Toronto with over 15 years of teaching and training experience. Over the past years Kevin has delivered world-class work for clients such as Warner Bros, Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Universal and Elevation Pictures.

    Who is this course designed for?

    • Editors
    • Conform Artists
    • Colorists

    Lessons overview (subject to change)

    • Lesson 01: Getting started with the conform process
    • Lesson 02: Sending a Media Composer timeline to DaVinci Resolve
    • Lesson 03: Sending a Premiere Pro timeline to DaVinci Resolve
    • Lesson 04: Sending a Final Cut X timeline to DaVinci Resolve Resolve
    • Lesson 05: Creating Dailies in DaVinci Resolve
    • Lesson 06: Linking proxies to high resolution material
    • Lesson 07: Working with different timeline aspect ratios
    • Lesson 08: Working with anamorphic footage
    • Lesson 09: Importing flattened video and pre-conformed timelines
    • Lesson 10: Working with offline reference clips
    • Lesson 11: Technical LUTs basics
    • Lesson 12: Working with optimized media
    • Lesson 13: Dealing with offline media and conform issues
    • Lesson 14: Understanding matte workflows
    • Lesson 15: Working with alpha channels
    • Lesson 16: Sending a DaVinci Resolve timeline back to Avid
    • Lesson 17: Sending a DaVinci Resolve timeline back to Premiere
    • Lesson 18: Sending a DaVinci Resolve timeline back to Final Cut X
    • Lesson 19: Outputting the timeline for delivery
    • Lesson 20: Understanding codecs
    • Lesson 21: Moving and archiving projects

    Software required

    A free version of DaVinci Resolve or DaVinci Resolve Studio. Avid. Premiere and Final Cut X are used in some of the lessons.
     

     

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  2. Scratch Essential Training https://wwwa.lowepost.com/uploads/monthly_2019_02/Lowepost_scratch_essential_tutorial_series_header.jpg.5b6935704a8b1f743ad54c7669bfd318.jpg By Kevin McAuliffe By Kevin McAuliffe

     

    T he Scratch Essential Training is designed for new Scratch users, and DaVinci Resolve colorists who are looking to add another excellent conform and finishing tool to their toolkit. Kevin P McAuliffe covers all the basics you need to know to perform the most common tasks that you do on a daily basis so that jumping in or making the switch will be as smooth as possible.
     

    About the instructor

    Kevin is an award winning editor and visual effects creator based in Toronto with over 15 years of teaching and training experience. Over the past years Kevin has delivered world-class work for clients such as Warner Bros, Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Universal and Elevation Pictures.

    Who is this course designed for?

    • Editors
    • Conform Artists
    • Colorists
    • VFX artists

    Lessons overview (subject to change)

    • Lesson 01: Getting Started
    • Lesson 02: Working in the Construct Window
    • Lesson 03: Working in the Edit Module
    • Lesson 04: Working with Layers in the ColorFX Module
    • Lesson 05: Working with Versions in the ColorFX Module
    • Lesson 06: Working with Qualifiers in the ColorFX Module
    • Lesson 07: Working with LUT's and Comparing Grades
    • Lesson 08: Effects, Transfer Modes & Mattes
    • Lesson 09: Nodes
    • Lesson 10: Creating Dailies
    • Lesson 11: TBA
    • Lesson 12: TBA
    • Lesson 13: TBA
    • Lesson 14: TBA
    • Lesson 14: TBA

    Software required

    Scratch (20% discount for Lowepost premium members)
     

     

     

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  3. Color Management Workflow in DaVinci Resolve https://wwwa.lowepost.com/uploads/monthly_2019_04/davinci_resolve_training-color-management-workflow-course.jpg.5d50e86755603cf5c891c208ab54f8f8.jpg By Lee Lanier By Lee Lanier

     

    We continue our DaVinci Resolve 17 training with a new high-end course in Color Management Workflow. This is an intermediate course for colorists and visual effects artists taught by our instructor Lee Lanier.

    In this training series you will learn to work with both display-referred and scene-referred management including ACES, matching camera profiles with color space transforms and DCTLs, how to set up your projects for multiple color space outputs, everything about RED IPP2 and RAW workflow, how to use the Gamut tool, LUTs, CSTs and OpenColorIO in Fusion, and much more. 

    The DaVinci Resolve project files and footage are available for download so that you can easily follow along.

    About the instructor

    Lee Lanier has created visual effects on numerous features films for Walt Disney Studios and PDI/DreamWorks. Lee is a world-renowned expert in the video effects field, and has written several popular high-end software books, and taught at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood.

    Who is this course designed for?

    • Colorists
    • Visual effects artists

    Lessons overview

    • Lesson 01: Introduction and terminology
    • Lesson 02: Display vs scene referred
    • Lesson 03: Display referred space and LUTS
    • Lesson 04: Mixing Camera footage in display referred
    • Lesson 05: Matching cameras with an OFX plugin
    • Lesson 06: Color management in Fusion
    • Lesson 07: Using RCM Resolve color management
    • Lesson 08: Working with ACES
    • Lesson 09: RCM and ACES inside fusion
    • Lesson 10: Adding color transforms in resolve
    • Lesson 11: Adding LUTS and using opencolorIO
    • Lesson 12: Switching to RCM wide gamut
    • Lesson 13: New color space aware tools and HDR palette
    • Lesson 14: RCM input and and output DRTS

    Software required

    A free version of DaVinci Resolve or DaVinci Resolve studio

    Become a premium member and get instant access to all the courses and content on Lowepost.

     

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    We continue our DaVinci Resolve 17 training with a new high-end course in Color Management Workflow. This is an intermediate course for colorists and visual effects artists taught by our instructor Lee Lanier.

    In this training series you will learn to work with both display-referred and scene-referred management including ACES, matching camera profiles with color space transforms and DCTLs, how to set up your projects for multiple color space outputs, everything about RED IPP2 and RAW workflow, how to use the Gamut tool, LUTs, CSTs and OpenColorIO in Fusion, and much more. 

    The DaVinci Resolve project files and footage are available for download so that you can easily follow along.

    About the instructor

    Lee Lanier has created visual effects on numerous features films for Walt Disney Studios and PDI/DreamWorks. Lee is a world-renowned expert in the video effects field, and has written several popular high-end software books, and taught at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood.

    Who is this course designed for?

    • Colorists
    • Visual effects artists

    Lessons overview

    • Lesson 01: Introduction and terminology
    • Lesson 02: Display vs scene referred
    • Lesson 03: Display referred space and LUTS
    • Lesson 04: Mixing Camera footage in display referred
    • Lesson 05: Matching cameras with an OFX plugin
    • Lesson 06: Color management in Fusion
    • Lesson 07: Using RCM Resolve color management
    • Lesson 08: Working with ACES
    • Lesson 09: RCM and ACES inside fusion
    • Lesson 10: Adding color transforms in resolve
    • Lesson 11: Adding LUTS and using opencolorIO
    • Lesson 12: Switching to RCM wide gamut
    • Lesson 13: New color space aware tools and HDR palette
    • Lesson 14: RCM input and and output DRTS

    Software required

    A free version of DaVinci Resolve or DaVinci Resolve studio

     

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  4. Hollywood Colorist Walter (CSI) about his color grading process https://wwwa.lowepost.com/uploads/monthly_2023_04/walter-masterclass-color-grading-node-tree-lowepost.jpg.e34eb8e1c472a3a33c23fdb421f85ee8.jpg Walter Volpatto (CSI) Walter Volpatto


     

    W alter Volpatto (CSI) is one of Hollywood's most successful colorist and some of his movies include Green Book, Dunkirk, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Hateful Eight. He primarily works in DaVinci Resolve and uses a fixed node structure that he has developed over the years. 

    Lowepost visited Walter at Company 3 LA with our camera team to learn in detail about how he builds his grades.

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    Lowepost visited Walter Volpatto at Company 3 LA with our camera team to learn in detail about how he builds his grades.

    Walter is one of Hollywood's most successful colorist and some of his movies include Green Book, Dunkirk, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Hateful Eight.

    He primarily works in DaVinci Resolve and uses a fixed node structure that he has developed over the years. And shares it with you...

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