What this hub covers
Correct the image before building a look
Start with exposure, white balance and scopes. Add color management when the footage requires it, then use nodes, LUTs and selective tools with a clear place in the signal path.
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Guides in this hub
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How to Color Grade in DaVinci Resolve: Beginner Tutorial
Normalize log or RAW footage first, correct exposure and white balance, then build the look in labeled serial nodes while reading the waveform and vectorscope. Free Resolve covers the…
DaVinci Resolve Color Management: RCM vs CST & LUT Order
Stop memorizing color-management presets and follow the signal instead. This guide compares RCM and CST workflows, explains DaVinci Wide Gamut/Intermediate, places LUTs by their real…
DaVinci Resolve Scopes Explained: How to Read Every Scope
Five scopes live on the Color page and you rarely need all five open: waveform for exposure and clipping, RGB parade for color casts, vectorscope for hue, saturation and skin tone,…
DaVinci Resolve Nodes Explained
A node in DaVinci Resolve is one step in the image pipeline: each holds its own correction, and the order they connect changes the result. Serial nodes cover most grades; parallel and…
How to Use LUTs in DaVinci Resolve
Copy .cube files into Resolve's LUT folder, click Update Lists, then apply the LUT to its own node on the Color page instead of to the clip directly. Node placement, DaVinci Wide Gamut…
DaVinci Resolve Auto Color: How It Works, When It Fails
Auto Color analyzes the frame under the playhead and writes a balance correction into the selected node. It works on clean, evenly lit footage and fails on mixed light, heavy casts and…
How to Copy a Color Grade in DaVinci Resolve
Copy the graded clip with Cmd or Ctrl+C, select the destinations, paste. Middle-click does it in one action; both replace the target grade. To add a saved look without wiping existing…
DaVinci Resolve Magic Mask: Resolve 21 Guide
Magic Mask isolates a person or object from a shot without hand-drawing a matte on every frame. In DaVinci Resolve 21 Studio, start on a clear frame, add a dedicated Color node, place…
DaVinci Resolve 21 Photo Page: Full Walkthrough
The Photo page in Resolve 21 brings albums, node-based still grading and tethered shooting into Resolve. It will not replace Lightroom for catalog work, but for grading stills with the…
How to Blur a Face or Background in Resolve
To blur a moving face in DaVinci Resolve Free, open the Color page, add a serial node, draw a soft Power Window around the face, track it forward and backward, then increase Blur Radius…
Remove Objects in DaVinci Resolve: Object Removal Guide
Object Removal works when the shot contains enough clean background to rebuild. Start by judging the plate, then track, analyze and inspect every frame.
