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Introduction to Grading with DaVinci Resolve Studio Course
Learn Colour Grading Live & Online or in our state of the art training centre with our 2 Day hands on Blackmagic Certified Beginners Introduction to Colour Grading with DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio Course is great for those new to Resolve software and colour grading. This class is ideal for total beginners in DaVinci Resolve, or those with limited experience with colour correction. You do not need to be a Colourist to attend.
Our Blackmagic Certified Beginners DaVinci Resolve class mixes the operational side of DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio with some practical real world training on colour correction workflows, basic colour theory, colour grading approaches and techniques.
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Day 1: Introduction to Grading with DaVinci Resolve Studio Course
Introduction to Resolve
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A complete demo of the system, looking at every area of the new software and how it works with the control surface.
Setting up your Resolve
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Loading the software and getting started
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How to create a new customised user, and getting all the config settings correct before you kick off
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2K
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HD
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What if you only need SD?
How to get your images into Resolve
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Importing and conforming both film and digital material using an EDL/XML/AAF The scene cut detector and manually creating a timeline.
Basic Color Theory
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Looking at the waveform, vectorscope, and histogram
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How different Colours interact with increased saturation/contrast and why some colours complement each other more than others
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RGB v YUV correction in Resolve.
Primary Correction/Grading with Curves
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Primary correction is very important. It’s the base of any “cool look”. Get it right and it will simplify your whole color correction process.
Serial and Parallel nodes
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You’ll use them all the time, how do they work and when do you use each one.
Secondary Correction
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Keying is a very important part of what we do as colourists
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Learn how to key in Resolve using either HSL RGB or LUM
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Learn if it's best to key a colour or adjust its Secondary curve.
Power Windows
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Each node has 4 Power Windows, the classic DaVinci Circle, Linear square, Polygon and a Bezier Power Curve
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Learn how to use each one, and why we decide to use one over the other
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Repositioning
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Key-Framing and Auto Tracking
Tracking
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Using the Resolve tracker, to lock a window onto a subject both manually and automatically.
Keyframing
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Using the pan, tilt, zoom and rotate controls, learn just how far you can zoom in on a film or digital image
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Key-framing in the timeline, manually and automatically.
Versions and the gallery/Powergrade.
Rendering and Output Options
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The grade is finished but how and where do you render it to?
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Playing out to tape.
Resolve workflows
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Film, Red, Canon, Arri Alexa, Sony F3 and other digital formats.
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Resolve works with lots of formats, get to know the pros and cons of each one.
Looks and Styles
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How to create looks and styles within Resolve that will give you a great start to your session.
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You will look at a couple from the following…. Orange and Teal. Cross process Bleach Bypass “Schindlers” red coat, Duotones Day for night.
Layer and Key mixer nodes.
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Nodes offer lots of flexibility.
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See how to combine them with the other Resolve nodes to complement our grades.
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Learn how to mix between the nodes.
What's Included
Comprehensive Manual
Detailed course materials
Certificate
Upon completion
Hands-on Practice
Real-world projects
Video Tutorials
Supporting content
Course Notes
Downloadable PDFs
Practice Files
Sample footage
What You Will Need
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Basic computer literacy and file management skills
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No prior video editing experience required
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A computer that meets Adobe's system requirements
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Familiarity with Mac or Windows operating systems
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC installed (we provide guidance)
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Willingness to learn and practice new skills
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring video editors starting their career
- Content creators wanting to edit videos
- Familiarity with Mac or Windows OS
- No Prior Knowledge of Editing experience
- Social media managers creating content
- Basic Computer literacy
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