Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio (Dongle) - Manual (Page 332)

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Using other Primary Corrector Controls
Making an image pop
On page 2 of the adjustments, color boost and midtone detail are two good adjustments
that can add a nice visual punch to your shots. Color boost allows you to increase/decrease
the saturation of lower saturated colors without changing high saturated colors as much.
This clip already has very saturated colors. We’d like to keep the vibrant colors of the of the
yellow lemons, red peppers and red cans behind our host and chef but bring down the
saturation in their skin tones to be more natural.
1 With your pointer in the Color Boost value field, drag to the left until the value reaches -20.
TIP Double-clicking on any name in the adjustment controls will reset the
value.
Now the pop of color from the food and cans behind them still add a colorful pop to the
shot but their skin tones are much closer to normal.
The other adjustment that can add a good pop to your images is the midtone detail control.
The midtone detail control really is the best of all sharpen filters because it does a
brilliant job of sharpening edges without increasing noise.
2 With your pointer in the midtone detail value field, drag to the right to increase the local
contrast around edges in the image.(keep the value under 30)