Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week's live is covering questions around our free Cheat Sheet and any other color grading questions you might have.
Grab the cheat sheet to keep it ready when you need it here: https://procolor.ist/colorist-cheat-sheet/
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Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs.
http://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here:
http://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments:
http://procolor.ist/ebook
0:06 Introduction
7:36 How to add color without making the image look overcooked
14:04 What is the difference between using some of the common techniques of applying saturation and simply use a sat curve?
20:50 What is the difference between using Sat Compression at the beginning of the pipeline compared to at the end of the pipeline?
23:29 Can you give any example of a 3D operation in Resolve?
28:48 What is the difference between using HSL and HSV if you’re only using channel 2?
39:20 When should you use the color raw tab for adjustments instead of using tools on a node directly?
46:25 How crucial is a Lutbox in a color pipeline?
48:07 Do you use color boost to add or reduce saturation?
54:45 Is there any benefit of using DWG color space when your material comes in Rec709 and you deliver Rec709?
58:30 Why do you get gamut excursions while using DWG if the color space is large enough to contain all the color spaces from any camera?
1:03:12 Have you found new ways to use composite modes?
1:13:23 Is there any way to use the ACES sat compression in the free version of Resolve, since the free version does not support DCTLs?
1:17:15 Is there any standard of saturation used in movies? A ceiling and a floor such as for luminance?
1:22:00 Do you build the look in a live session with your client from scratch or do you create some looks before the live session and then choose one?
1:24:10 Why does ACES use different white points for their color spaces?
1:27:21 What movie do you like that doesn’t have the traditional ‘’film look’’?
1:31:04 Conclusion
This week's live is covering questions around our free Cheat Sheet and any other color grading questions you might have.
Grab the cheat sheet to keep it ready when you need it here: https://procolor.ist/colorist-cheat-sheet/
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Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs.
http://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here:
http://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments:
http://procolor.ist/ebook
0:06 Introduction
7:36 How to add color without making the image look overcooked
14:04 What is the difference between using some of the common techniques of applying saturation and simply use a sat curve?
20:50 What is the difference between using Sat Compression at the beginning of the pipeline compared to at the end of the pipeline?
23:29 Can you give any example of a 3D operation in Resolve?
28:48 What is the difference between using HSL and HSV if you’re only using channel 2?
39:20 When should you use the color raw tab for adjustments instead of using tools on a node directly?
46:25 How crucial is a Lutbox in a color pipeline?
48:07 Do you use color boost to add or reduce saturation?
54:45 Is there any benefit of using DWG color space when your material comes in Rec709 and you deliver Rec709?
58:30 Why do you get gamut excursions while using DWG if the color space is large enough to contain all the color spaces from any camera?
1:03:12 Have you found new ways to use composite modes?
1:13:23 Is there any way to use the ACES sat compression in the free version of Resolve, since the free version does not support DCTLs?
1:17:15 Is there any standard of saturation used in movies? A ceiling and a floor such as for luminance?
1:22:00 Do you build the look in a live session with your client from scratch or do you create some looks before the live session and then choose one?
1:24:10 Why does ACES use different white points for their color spaces?
1:27:21 What movie do you like that doesn’t have the traditional ‘’film look’’?
1:31:04 Conclusion
