DaVinci Resolve 15 is an industry-standard software platform for professional editing, compositing, audio mixing, and color grading that provides comprehensive control over the final delivery and quality of your project. This course takes you through a series of practical projects in which you will learn a wide variety of professional workflows, effects, and tools necessary to perform professional-level work in post-production. Students will learn the essential foundations of contrast and color balance and quickly begin to explore the many advanced professional features Resolve has to offer in the post-production workflow.
Audience:
This course is designed for professionals, including:
- Professional colorists working in the industry
- Video editors of all experience levels
- Assistant editors in post-production environments
- Multimedia producers creating various content
- Cinematographers and directors of photography
Course Objectives:
- Launching Resolve project files, restoring archives, and migrating XML timelines from other software
- Enabling color management to remap video color gamuts accurately
- Analyzing and color correcting images using professional scopes and analysis tools
- Performing normalization, balancing, and matching footage in preparation for creative grading work
- Operating primary and secondary grading tools with confidence and expertise
- Node-based compositing with the help of mixer and key nodes for advanced effects
- Managing and copying grades with the help of stills, versions, and ColorTrace features
- Navigating the Fusion page and creating professional composites within the Resolve workflow
- Applying OpenFX filters and effects to repair, enhance, and stylize media effectively
- Understanding the classic grading workflow and its translation to the modern Groups feature
- Optimizing render cache and delivery settings for optimal quality and efficiency
Prerequisites:
The following are highly recommended: DR201 course completion or equivalent hands-on experience with color grading software.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
