Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio (Dongle) - Manual (Page 353)

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Lesson 12
P
erforming Primary Color Corrections
6 From the upper right corner of the viewer, click the Bypass Color and Fusion button
to disable the grade.
7 Click the Bypass button again to enable your grade.
When using the black and white point pickers it is important to click areas you know should
be the purely black and purely white in the image or you risk making the image worse. You
also do not want to select areas that are already clipped in the highlights since you’ll find
there is no image data there. All the information is already lost. That tends to be the
problem with automatic tools. They work perfectly on optimal images but can be less
effective when a shot lacks pure white or pure black. Then, you have to rely on your
eyes and skills as a colorist to make the best choice.
Balancing Color and Brightness using
the Color Wheels
On some shots, automatic corrections are either not effective, or you may just want more
control over balancing your shots. In either case, the primary color controls in DaVinci
Resolve give you ample ways to realize balanced contrast and color with minimal effort.
The standard approach is to tackle luminance correction first, and hue and saturation second.
1 Select clip 03 to display it in the viewer.
You can start evaluating this clip just by watching it in the viewer.