Before you start using DaVinci Resolve on your computer, you must make sure that you meet the system requirements and configure your system correctly. If you're planning on using an external monitor, you must also make sure you have equipment that can output the correct color-managed video signal. Watch this online tutorial for an overview of building a DaVinci Resolve system.
- As we learned earlier in this chapter,…Resolve is a mature product…with both a paid and free version,…but it's also cross platform.…As a high performance production…and post-production tool,…knowing what it takes to run Resolve…with a minimum of problems…can be daunting.…And since it can run on laptops, iMacs, and towers,…what you can expect Resolve to do in real time…and reliably is dependent on your specific setup.…In this movie,…we'll take an overview look…at the minimum configuration you'll need…to run DaVinci Resolve or DaVinci Resolve Lite,…as well as, point out an upgrade path.…
I'm going to show you…how to figure out for yourself…how to optimally setup your computer…depending on the operating system you're running.…And that's where…the DaVinci Resolve Configuration Guides come in.…It amazes me how few people realize…the detail that these guides present…within their pages.…Whichever OS you run,…these configuration guides will give you…shopping lists,…slot configurations if you're running a tower,…suggestions on how to enable…
Author
Patrick Inhofer
Released
11/7/2014In these tutorials, indie-feature-film and broadcast colorist Patrick Inhofer guides viewers through color grading with DaVinci Resolve and Resolve Lite 11. With emphasis placed on real-world techniques and workflows, the course will help editors and aspiring colorists edit in the timeline, perform primary and secondary color corrections, match shots from multiple cameras, create mood-rich looks, and render out movies to share with clients. Interspersed throughout the course are "lingo" movies, which will help you learn the language of colorists, and "in action" chapters, where Patrick applies the lessons learned to a real-world music video for the band Minimus the Poet.
- Building a Revolve system
- Comparing Resolve and Resolve Lite
- Tweaking preferences for better performance
- Getting clips, timelines, and projects into Resolve
- Editing footage in Resolve
- Evaluating images like a colorist
- Working with serial nodes
- Making contrast and color adjustments
- Making targeted secondary corrections with keys and shapes
- Creating looks with third-party plugins
- Matching shots
- Rendering, delivering, and archiving footage
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome3m 16s
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Using the exercise files9m 50s
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1. Building a Resolve System
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Who uses DaVinci Resolve?3m 52s
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Upgrading DaVinci Resolve5m 30s
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2. Understanding Databases, Users, and Projects
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Databases: Disk-based5m 30s
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Updating databases6m 36s
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Managing users4m 27s
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3. Getting Started with DaVinci Resolve 11
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Interface overview7m 36s
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Customizing the interface8m 50s
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Working with dual displays5m 19s
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4. Editing a Project in DaVinci Resolve 11
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The Edit page in detail4m 45s
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Keyboard shortcuts5m 38s
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Editing into a timeline7m 32s
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Working in the Edit mode6m 39s
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Working in the Trim mode7m 5s
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Working with audio8m 51s
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5. Moving a Project from a Nonlinear Editor (NLE) to Resolve
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6. Image Evaluation: Seeing Like a Colorist
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7. Understanding Nodes
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What is a serial node?9m 39s
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8. Primary Color Correction Tools
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The Primary sliders4m 9s
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Y-only vs. YRGB adjustments5m 57s
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Adjusting hue and saturation2m 16s
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The RGB mixer5m 1s
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Raw controls7m 50s
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Working with log footage7m 59s
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LUTs in action5m 22s
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What are 1D and 3D LUTs?4m 53s
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9. In Action: Primary Color Correction
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10. Secondary Color Correction Tools
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Using the Hue Vs. curves8m 4s
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Tracker: Fundamentals8m 31s
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Tracker: Advanced tracking3m 59s
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Tracker: Stabilizing shots5m 25s
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11. Shot Matching
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What is shot matching?4m 31s
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Overview: The gallery8m 40s
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Gallery: The Reference Wipe7m 42s
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The split-screen view6m 46s
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Matching exposure8m 13s
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Matching color7m 53s
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12. In Action: Secondaries and Shot Matching
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Hero shots: Fixing problems6m 51s
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13. Building Looks: Essential Tools
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Node and input resizing6m 46s
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Render cache: User mode8m 33s
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Render cache: Smart mode7m 37s
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Keyframing fundamentals8m 27s
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Temporal noise reduction7m 58s
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14. In Action: Building a Look
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15. Rendering, Delivering, and Archiving
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Rendering: Individual shots10m 56s
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Final rendering and delivery4m 52s
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Backing up and archiving5m 30s
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16. DaVinci Resolve Updates
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Conclusion
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Goodbye2m 54s
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Video: Building a Resolve system: Overview