Master colour correction with DaVinci Resolve. Learn from experts to enhance footage and visual appeal and create stunning video content to professional standards.
2 day course 10am - 5pm Live Online or Classroom-based
What you will learn
- Understanding the fundamentals of colour correction in DaVinci Resolve, enabling you to balance exposure, contrast and white balance for professional results.
- How to use primary colour wheels and curves, empowering you to adjust highlights, midtones and shadows for precise tonal control.
- Exploring the use of scopes and histograms, helping you accurately monitor luma, RGB balance and saturation while correcting footage.
- How to apply node-based workflows, enabling you to organise your corrections and experiment with creative looks in a non-destructive way.
- Understanding techniques for matching shots and normalising scenes, helping you achieve visual consistency across your entire project.
- How to perform basic secondary grading using qualifiers and masks, empowering you to target and refine specific colours or areas of your image.
- Exploring the process of exporting and delivering colour-graded projects, enabling you to optimise output for different platforms and client needs.
- How to implement efficient grading practices in your workflow, helping you deliver more polished, visually engaging videos and stand out in your professional role.
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This Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course includes
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Authorised Certificate
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Lifetime support after your course
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Course materials
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Live Instructor-led training
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Refreshments all day
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Latest Mac or PC ready to go
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Authorised Trainers
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Hands-on exercises
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Course Outline for Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading
Set-Up
- Setting Up a project.
- The Project manager
- Databases
- Importing content
- Setting up locations
- Understanding the interface
- Interface overview
- The Media Page
- The editing Page
- The Color Page
- The Fairlight Page
- The Deliver Page
Workflows
- Importing Clips for Digital Dailies
- Editing in the Timeline
- Importing XML, EDL and AAF
- Working with Timelines
Colour Theory
- Understanding the Colour correction process
- Primary Corrections
- Secondary Corrections
- Grading
- Analysing a shot visually
- Analysing a shot using Scopes.
- Analysing and fixing Luminance issues
- Analysing & Fixing Chrominance Issues
Using Scopes and Correcting Luminance
- The Waveform monitor
- Customising the Waveform monitor
- Using the Colour Wheels interface
- Life, Gamma, Gain, Offset controls
- Adjusting Contrast
- Adjusting Exposure
- Using Curves to adjust Exposure and contrast
Using Scopes and Correcting Colour
- Analysing Colour balance problems
- Understanding the RGB parade
- Understanding The Vectorscope
- Fixing colour balance using the Colour Wheels
- Fixing Colour balance using Curves
- Fixing Colour Balance using the Primaries Bars
Grading
- Using the Hue Saturation Curve
- Understanding the Hue V Hue Curve
- Understanding the Hue Vs Lum curve
- Understanding the Lum Vs Sat curve
- Understanding the Sat Vs Sat Curve
- Using the RGB mixer
- Adding Blur
Grading Continued
- Secondary Correction
- Using the Qualifier
- Keying on Hue, Saturation & Luminance
- Adjusting the qualifier range
- Optimising a Key
- Using Windows (Masks)
- Tracking using Windows
- Using Nodes
- Adding Nodes
- Serial Nodes Vs Parallel Nodes
- Outside Nodes
- Layer Nodes
- Sizing – Cropping and scaling
- Adding Effects
- Amending Effects
- Keyframing Grades and effects
Using LUTS
- LUTs
- Using LUTs
- Importing LUTS
Grade Management
- Stills Gallery
- Light-table view
Grade Examples
- Creating a basic grade
Delivery
- Rendering Clips
- Adding handles
- Rendering a sequence
- Round Tripping
FAQs about the Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course
Will I receive a certificate upon completion of my Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course?
Yes, you'll receive a certificate of completion from Transmedia, demonstrating your knowledge and attendance on our Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course. Our certificates note our Authorised Training Centre status.
Is this Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course suitable for me?
This course is designed for people who are new to Davinci Resolve or have been using Davinci Resolve for a while but have never had formal training or who would like to learn best practice in Davinci Resolve. If you are have any questions about whether the course could meet your needs, please speak to our customer service team, who will be delighted to advise you.
How is the content taught throughout the Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course?
Our Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course is extremely interactive. You will be using Davinci Resolve throughout the day, working through examples and live projects under the guidance of our trainer, who will be supporting you through each step.
What is the recommended number of people for the class when I attend the Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course?
For private classes in Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading, we recommend a maximum of 8 to 10 people from the same company in the class. Please ask our customer service team to help you find the right balance of people per class and the number of days training you need.
Should I attend the Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course in person or live online?
For in-person courses at our London training centre, you will receive a warm personal welcome, your choice of the latest Mac or PC and morning and afternoon refreshments. If you prefer to attend remotely, rest assured that you will be taught live by the same experts that deliver our in-person courses, covering the same training content, using the same exercises and materials. A second monitor is recommended but not essential.
What support is available after I attend the Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course?
We offer ongoing support to our Davinci Resolve: Basic Colour Correction and Grading course attendees through email and by arrangement, phone calls. You are welcome to ask any questions on topics covered during training. Our trainer will always do their best to explain principles and help you with any issues you encounter.
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