DaVinci Resolve: How to Fix Common Image Problems

Discover effective editing and color grading solutions to common image problems in DaVinci Resolve.

Introduction

• What are some solutions to everyday Resolve problems?
• About this series
• Using the exercise files

1. Automatic Behaviors That Speed Up Working in DaVinci Resolve

• Master project setting presets
• How to move project settings into new databases
• How to move user preferences to a new computer
• Keyboard customizations: Which default keyboard should you use?
• Make sure Resolve doesn't delete your LUTs when reinstalling
• How do I rename video clips based on scene, shot, and take?
• Where can I use metadata variables?
• Quickly find clips in your timeline based on metadata
• Export a text file of Offline Media to send to your client
• Export recently modified color graded shots for delivery
• Image scaling: Mixing and matching frame sizes
• Image scaling: External dual monitoring HD and UHD images
• Why contrast control rolls off your highlights and shadows
• Find your timelines in the Media Pool
• Camera Raw: The workflow
• Camera Raw: Setting default behaviors
• Camera Raw: Overriding project-level settings
• Camera Raw: On set tips and tricks
• Dynamic zoom: Automated pan and scan
• Tracking objects: Introduction to the Cloud Tracker
• Tracking objects: Advanced Cloud Tracker techniques
• Tracking objects: Introduction to point-based tracking
• Tracking objects: Clip vs. frame adjustments
• Tracking objects: Power window interactions
• Magic mask: An introduction

2. An Introduction to Resolve Color Management (RCM)

• What is Resolve color management (RCM)?
• Getting started with RCM the easy way
• Tagging your footage for Resolve color management
• RCM and raw footage: How does it work?
• RCM: Warnings and gotchas

3. Common Problems, Multiple Solutions

• Speed changes: One click and done
• Speed changes: Fit to Fill
• Speed changes: Variable speed, part 1
• Speed changes: Variable speed, part 2
• Speed changes: Adding motion estimation
• Saturation: Using sat and lum curves
• Saturation: Using custom curves
• Saturation: Using the Color Warper
• Saturation: Advanced Color Warper techniques
• Saturation: Understanding the HDR palette
• Saturation: Targeted natural saturation adjustments
• Highlights and shadows: The brightness container
• Highlights and shadows: Primary wheels
• Highlights and shadows: Operations
• Highlights and shadows: Custom curves
• Highlights and shadows: HDR wheels
• Highlights, shadows, and saturation: Color managed workflows

Conclusion

• Additional resources and goodbye