If your footage was shot in a Raw format, you also need to prep it for the grade, although not necessarily using LUTs.īelow is a screenshot of DaVinci Resolve’s Camera Raw Panel, along with the settings it offers: DaVinci Resolve Camera Raw Panel Raw image in Log Color Space Image with Rec 709 Conversion LUT Applied This can be done manually, but it’s much faster and easier to use a color correction LUT to convert the footage for you. No technical conversion needed.īut if you did choose to shoot in Log to preserve more latitude, you will of course need to convert the footage out of Log as a first step. And in some cases, no prep work will be needed at all.įor instance, if your footage was shot in a standard Rec 709 color space (as opposed to Log), you can just drop it into a Rec 709 color session and get to work. The exact workflow for this is dependent on your acquisition format. This is straightforward – but once the footage is loaded in, you have to prep it before getting to the creative grade. Your first step in the color pipeline is ingesting raw footage into your color software. With that in mind, here are 5 of the most important color grading settings to guide your workflow: Camera Raw Settings & Input LUTs
Just as it’s important to always follow the correct order of operations when color grading, it’s as essential to follow the right technical protocol before mastering your final video. Similarly, if you don’t use the optimal export settings when mastering your colored file, the final product may look very different than you had intended. But without the right technical considerations, those shots will not match or feel cohesive when strung together.
You may have created 5 beautiful color grades on 5 different shots in your timeline, each of which may look great on their own.
But to create the best final product, you really do need to pay equal attention to both. It’s easy to become hyper-focused on the creative aspects of grading, and lose sight of the technical side. I’ve written a lot about creative color grading here on the blog, but today I want to cover the most essential technical settings you should consider before mastering any completed project.
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