Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Bring your pressing grading questions.
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Improving you color grading requires the mindset of a colorist. Learn the mental models of pro colorists in my ebook "The Colorist's Ten Commandments": https://procolor.ist/ebook
Ready to move from grading shots to creating looks? Get a free trial of Contour, my look design plugin for Resolve that uses battle-tested, Hollywood color science: https://procolor.ist/contour-official
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You can also grab my free Kodak 2383 film LUT for free: https://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my Voyager LUT pack here: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
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0:00 Introduction
3:11 Chromatic Adaptation vs Linear Gain
16:25 Using reference images to grade
23:16 Reducing banding on Youtube
26:00 Voyager + Contour + Genesis
28:35 HLG or Log for 8 Bit Cameras?
30:50 Are LOG wheels good in 2025?
43:05 LUTs for Linear Gamma (VFX)
45:11 Linear Gain vs Offset
52:03 Unknown camera color spaces workflow
56:35 Managing poor grading decisions from the client
1:01:10 Grading a still vs movement
1:04:43 Conclusion
Bring your pressing grading questions.
•••••••••
Improving you color grading requires the mindset of a colorist. Learn the mental models of pro colorists in my ebook "The Colorist's Ten Commandments": https://procolor.ist/ebook
Ready to move from grading shots to creating looks? Get a free trial of Contour, my look design plugin for Resolve that uses battle-tested, Hollywood color science: https://procolor.ist/contour-official
•••••••••
You can also grab my free Kodak 2383 film LUT for free: https://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my Voyager LUT pack here: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
•••••••••
0:00 Introduction
3:11 Chromatic Adaptation vs Linear Gain
16:25 Using reference images to grade
23:16 Reducing banding on Youtube
26:00 Voyager + Contour + Genesis
28:35 HLG or Log for 8 Bit Cameras?
30:50 Are LOG wheels good in 2025?
43:05 LUTs for Linear Gamma (VFX)
45:11 Linear Gain vs Offset
52:03 Unknown camera color spaces workflow
56:35 Managing poor grading decisions from the client
1:01:10 Grading a still vs movement
1:04:43 Conclusion
