Course For DaVinci Resolve 104 – Secondary Color Grading [for Mac]

In this in-depth look at secondary color grading, DaVinci Resolve expert Andrew Balis shows you the “power” of Power Windows. See how to put these incredible tools to work in your projects!

DaVinci Resolve gives you incredible flexibility in the way you can color correct and grade. In this Secondary Color Grading course by Hollywood colorist Andrew Balis, you learn how to utilize Resolve’s Circular, Linear and Gradient windows to create the desired color effect almost anywhere in the video frame.

Looking for the perfect color for that one flower in the bouquet sitting on the table? How about making that sky an ominous shade of gray? Power Windows can team up with HSL keys and give you just what you're looking to accomplish.

Andrew also shows you lots of useful shortcuts to make your workflow as smooth and efficient as it can be. It takes a ton of patience and a great sense of style to be a successful colorist. Andrew's course will help you along the way, and give you a great understanding of the many ways you can shape your video frame to give your project that perfect, professional look!

Table of Contents:
1. Overview of Secondary Color Grading
2. Creating a Power Window Selection
3. Inverting the Power Window
4. Displaying the Outline
5. External & Internal Display Options
6. Using Highlight Mode
7. Resetting Windows & Corrections
8. Customizing Your Workspace
9. Circular Power Windows (CPW)
10. Transform Controls
11. Gradient Power Windows (GPW)
12. Linear Power Windows (LPW)
13. Polygonal Power Windows (PPW)
14. Custom Power Curve Windows (PCW)
15. Modifying a Power Curve Window
16. Power Curve Windows & Softness
17. Introduction to Creating Effects
18. Vignettes
19. Grad Effects
20. Creating Shadows
21. Adding Light Streaks
22. Isolating a Face
23. Combining Power Windows: Basics
24. Transform Controls & Selection
25. A Real World Scenario
26. Adding Outside Nodes
27. In the Real World
28. Copying Windows
29. Saving Presets
30. Overview of HSL Keys
31. Qualifier Interface
32. Sampling a Color
33. Starting with a Balanced Image
34. Refining the HSL Selection
35. Refining a Blur Radius
36. Creating an Image Adjustment
37. Additional Edge Control Options
38. Inverting keys
39. Refining a Selection
40. Creating a New Selection