@@ErrickJackson They're very useful and valid tools, but when someone can teach you something powerful/useful/new on the more basic tools that seem so innocent and simple, you know you're getting real information. Good color grading comes from a place of truly understanding what's going on with a digital image, and how to manipulate it from it's very roots to get the desired results. A lot of RU-vidrs rely on very... I would almost call them "powerful surface level tools" (like masks and qualifiers) as these "magic bullets" to get certain looks or effects... and that's okay. But higher level professionals might be able to achieve the same effects more "naturally" with the most simple of color grading tools, only relying something like a qualifier if it's ACTUALLY necessary. You definitely want to pay extra close attention when those people have something to share. And as for LUTs, I don't think they're being inherently criticized at all here. I think the shade is being thrown at the people who self promote with things like LUT packs and paid color grading courses. I don't personally see such actions as inherently bad things, but at the same time... at a high level, professionals just make their own LUTs as needed for their own workflow. So if a RU-vidr is trying to teach you about color grading at a fundamental and comprehensive level rather than just sell you a Cinematic LUT pack, you could say that demonstrates something rare and appreciable. A real interest in trying to give you the most powerful tools, rather than sell you a box of weak ones. Some color grading courses are probably great but, you gotta hand it to Avery for putting out everything he has so far as free content.
Yup.It' s actually the key information everyone needs to understand, People that don't understand these basic principles are all over RU-vid, and its kind of tiresome
Stay longer Avery. I know You've got personal businesses and Life to attend to. But You've been a blessing to most of us bro. Thanks for all the knowledge shared.
I love high contrasted looks and never understood why I would be loosing so much detail while other films didn't. Just when I when I think I can't be mind blown you prove me wrong again. I literally clapped after I finished this. Be back sooner!
The fact that you are losing contrast in certain areas by using the S curve contrast made me understand a lot of things about past grades I did. This video was super helpful , thank you so much! Your content is great.
We need more videos from you man, your tutorials are so straightforward and informative that I’m actually learning so many things from one video of yours compared to the 100+ videos I’ve watch on other channels combined. You’re doing great my man 👍🏽
Avery just "wax on, wax off"d us when we got to the Gain and Offset portion. Like all the stuff ahead of that point I found myself saying, yeah, but why? Then we get to Gain and Offset and I was like....AHHHHH. So helpful in understanding the nuances of contrast! Another great video. Wish you were making more!
Good one Avery, Everything one would want to know about contrast. I do think that when showing the contrast matching that the still over the greyscale down the side would make it more obvious to people that may have not followed you matching the skin tone. The other part that may have been brought into this discussion is how contrast affects the saturation when it is color video. But great point in respecting the photography and lighting. I usually balance with printer lights with that in mind. Saw your update for a new video and thought it was the LUT science that we discussed the other day. I found this one to be really accurate information and really interesting seeing it done with all the alternatives and scopes and greyscales. Really good - keep them coming.
Thanks Jim! Good points about matching exposure and the effects on saturation. It's always a bit of a hard call on what to include and what to leave out for clarity's sake. I'm a big fan of printer lights as well, though I often reach for the offset wheel directly. I think the LUT video will be next :) I'm excited to tackle that one!
Welcome back bro. Do not be pressure with the people who wants more content from you. Things that are great needs more time to think so I completely understand that you post videos not every week or not every month. Take your time. You always make us proud. ps. This is my first time to be cheesy with a youtuber.
I really appreciate it! You're right that these videos take time, but I've made it a hard goal to produce more this year. I'd love to make this a more regular thing.
Glad you're back!!! Love the more detailed dives into these contrast controls. Of course we knew that the S-curve setting was an option but I, for one, never explored it and certainly never thought it through. You have very helpfully shown how that works and the ways it might be applied. More!!! Thanks, Mike
Love the three levels of difficulty. Frankly, there are so many "Getting Started," "Crash Course," "All You Need to Know," etc., videos which, for some of us folks, are of little value. Go deep! And hearing the thought process behind one's decision making is key after one already knows the mechanics. Keep it up! Mike
Thanks Mike! I agree, I went with this format after being frustrated with having to choose a target audience for each video. I figured why not reach cover the full concept? Glad you liked this one!
Great explanation. I also often notice that people start grading raw footage without setting their whites and blacks properly before adding contrast. But great video on how to manage contrast.
Without batting an eyelash, I would immediately buy your film coloring program if it drops. I learn so much from your videos. You take time to explain functions and terms. Thank you for creating these videos!
I finally learned the difference between linear adjustment and a curve adjustment and why it's important to KNOW the difference. Thanks! Excellent delivery!
Very informative indeed! And not only for resolve but for digital coloring in general. I think this info might even help me with my photography editing in Photoshop. Kudos to you!
You haven’t put out enough content recently. It’s seriously great! I love to see how others work in Resolve. You’re explaining the core tools and how you use them in chain. That’s valuable. As a professional myself I cringe at most tuts on YT covering DiVinci “Buy my cinematic LUTs!”
damn dude, your videos are a wonderful balance between academic/theory and utility/practice. Every grade is unique, so someone just telling me how (and not WHY) is often not broadly generalizable. The principles behind a particular concept however DO transcend all projects. and you do a wonderful job illustrating AND connecting them to an example. Particularly, the style by which you use simplified image to emphasize geometric impact on the wave form with the behavior on color properties and then tie that into full, complex image wave form is just awesome. much appreciated.
My personal way is to use the Luma curves and turn on editable splines. Just drag the low and high point with the hands. No additional points on the curves. Using soft high and low soft if needed to avoid clipping. You can set the waveform scope to decimal or % as well to get a direct relationship. Furthermore use the colour picker in 10bit to get actual values. But you don't get luma mix(in Fusion you do). Also a thought: the shadows and highlights controls work differently then lift and gain. But they work even a little more different in the raw tab. Contrast in the raw tab is always linear aswell - so you can use linear and s curve at once...
Your DR tutorials are the “bomb”!! Very well done and detailed in everyday language. Can you squeeze out a few more? Anything on DR 17 would be awesome!!
Wow. Who knew there was so much to the lowly Contrast control. You've definitely informed me, and made me a better colorist. Thanks! Excellent video all around.
Oh SWEET, I clicked off another video just seeing this thumbnail, I didn't even catch that it was a brand new tutorial from you specifically! I literally just jumped at the chance to know more about those controls, because contrast is EVERYTHING.
I have to say bought my BMPCK4k 2 days ago and I was terrified to switch to Davinci as a Premiere user. It's really complicated at first, the workflow is just so much different, but your videos help me a lot. You are doing god's work my dude, keep it up! Great production value, no unnecessary 5 minute intros on how I should subscribe to your channel, just straight to the point with a ton of infos. Thank you!
So great to have you back! Every one of your videos helps me to take my skills to the next level. I hope we'll see some more of your tutorials in the future!
Wow, really informative and well done. Looking forward to trying it out on my next project. It would have been nice to see the change on another few images, but that is for me to play with. Thanks again for the awesome tutorial!
Love your videos, man.. They're sooo easy to understand.. Please do more videos.. Especially on shots matching.. I wanna know how you do it.. Thanks in advance..
Welcome back Avery! You have a way of explaining concepts so well. You should put together your own colour grading course. I’d be the first in line to sign up! 😉👍
Great video. So clearly explained. You gotta love Resolve’s color tools. Over on the shadows midtones highlights page you get to control the pivot point for shadows and highlights using the low and high range controls. That gives you some control over the falloff.
