Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In today's tutorial I go over one method of maintaining White Balance during color grading in DaVinci Resolve 16. I also go over why you could want to do this, and why in some situations it may actually hurt the end result. Everything shown today can be done in the free version of resolve.
Download Davinci Resolve for Free: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
Notes:
Let's just get one thing squared away. Grading that white clip teal doesn't look great, I'm well aware. I mainly wanted to use a very exaggerated example so you could see it in action clearly. The real world example around 5 minutes in is much more subtle and I feel it helps produce a superior result for this situation.
This is all fairly subjective, as color grading in many cases is a matter of taste, and something that's objectively good is more difficult to come across than you may imagine. Just because you like it, doesn't mean everyone will.
Also to achieve white in this video I was applying color adjustments to specific luminance ranges using the log controls. You could of course make these adjustments to Hue, and Saturation ranges as well, or even combine all three for a very targeted correction. If you wanna learn more about color adjustments applied to specific HSL ranges check out my change any color tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=DmcV4TI0JVQ
Finally regarding Angel Vs Demon Part 2 I just want to clarify that I believe the success of this music video is due to it being a sequel to Problematic's biggest song (the first one has like 5 million views). I am however more proud from a production stand point of the bigger projects I've produced with him where I'm fortunate to assemble a team of tremendously talented individuals. Videos like Lie and Stay Wide Awake are good representations of this.
References:
Huge shoutout to Film grab as all the movie stills came straight from them. They're a great source for frames from beautiful movies that I use regularly when working with directors to help find a look for their project. Check them out at: film-grab.com
Problematic Angel Vs Demon Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=kI-37974d0g
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Socials:
I don't have any right now, but when I do you'll be the first to know I promise.
Gear I use:
Camera - Black Magic Pocket 4k
Microphone - Rode NTK
Main Lens - Meike 12mm f2.8
Other lenses - Meike 35 mm f1.7, Rokinon 50mm T1.5, Rokinon 24mm T1.5
Tripod - Velbon Videomate 638
Computer Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700x
GPU - GTX 1070
In today's tutorial I go over one method of maintaining White Balance during color grading in DaVinci Resolve 16. I also go over why you could want to do this, and why in some situations it may actually hurt the end result. Everything shown today can be done in the free version of resolve.
Download Davinci Resolve for Free: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
Notes:
Let's just get one thing squared away. Grading that white clip teal doesn't look great, I'm well aware. I mainly wanted to use a very exaggerated example so you could see it in action clearly. The real world example around 5 minutes in is much more subtle and I feel it helps produce a superior result for this situation.
This is all fairly subjective, as color grading in many cases is a matter of taste, and something that's objectively good is more difficult to come across than you may imagine. Just because you like it, doesn't mean everyone will.
Also to achieve white in this video I was applying color adjustments to specific luminance ranges using the log controls. You could of course make these adjustments to Hue, and Saturation ranges as well, or even combine all three for a very targeted correction. If you wanna learn more about color adjustments applied to specific HSL ranges check out my change any color tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=DmcV4TI0JVQ
Finally regarding Angel Vs Demon Part 2 I just want to clarify that I believe the success of this music video is due to it being a sequel to Problematic's biggest song (the first one has like 5 million views). I am however more proud from a production stand point of the bigger projects I've produced with him where I'm fortunate to assemble a team of tremendously talented individuals. Videos like Lie and Stay Wide Awake are good representations of this.
References:
Huge shoutout to Film grab as all the movie stills came straight from them. They're a great source for frames from beautiful movies that I use regularly when working with directors to help find a look for their project. Check them out at: film-grab.com
Problematic Angel Vs Demon Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=kI-37974d0g
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Socials:
I don't have any right now, but when I do you'll be the first to know I promise.
Gear I use:
Camera - Black Magic Pocket 4k
Microphone - Rode NTK
Main Lens - Meike 12mm f2.8
Other lenses - Meike 35 mm f1.7, Rokinon 50mm T1.5, Rokinon 24mm T1.5
Tripod - Velbon Videomate 638
Computer Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700x
GPU - GTX 1070
