The Pro Colorist Guide To Color Management in 2024

Published: 01 January 1970
on channel: Cullen Kelly
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Master color management in this full, every-detail-covered, pro-level training.

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• Pro gamma tips
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• Everything you ever need to know about CSTs and node-level color management

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0:00 Introduction
4:05 What is color management?
8:05 Setting up Resolve Color Management
22:00 Timeline color space explained
24:55 CST settings
32:10 What to do if you don't know the source color space of a shot
33:50 Can you use other intermediate color space besides DWG? Does it have any drawback?
36:45 CSTs for 709 footage vs ByPass Color Management
38:07 What CST settings does project level color management use?
39:33 Is a difference in the OOTF math what makes ACES more contrasty than RCM?
42:30 Where do you place plug-ins such as Dehancer in the node tree?
45:00 What is a DRT?
53:50 Why use color management?
1:04:50 Plugins and LUTs in a color managed environment
1:07:15 Workflow for Youtube's uploads
1:08:45 How to use Cullen's MacOS transform LUT
1:12:00 Why would you use OpenDRT instead of ACES or RCM if they all use the same matrix + transfer function?
1:14:41 Can you use OpenDRT at the project level, instead of at a node level?
1:15:55 How to fix the gamma issue when uploading to social media?
1:19:09 Why does the hue shift when using DaVinci tone mapping vs Luminance Mapping?
1:22:40 Is using Dolby Vision a good tone mapping for SDR?
1:25:29 How to replicate project level color management when using nodes?
1:27:10 Color Space Aware tools explained
1:37:40 How to correctly color manage the gamma of REC709 footage if it's not known?
1:39:04 What video player do you use to QC your renders?
1:39:56 Is it safe to simply switch your output color space if you want to deliver HDR from an SDR color pass?
1:45:16 Should the MacOS view transform LUT affect the scopes?
1:46:03 If you want to combine LUTs, is it better to use them in a serial node chain or parallel stack?
1:47:07 Can you use SDR LUTs in DWG?
1:49:45 Is ''highlight rolloff'' a trait built in camera or something you sculpt in color grading?
1:51:50 Conclusion


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