How To Color Grade in DaVinci Resolve

Color grade in DaVinci Resolve coerce it into the workflow and that is what it is most known. Here it comes with a simple step-by-step procedure for your start with color grading:

Color Grade in DaVinci Resolve

🧰Import Your Footage

Open DaVinci Resolve and start a new project.
From the Media tab, add your video clips.
Drag them into the Edit timeline.

🎬 Switch to the Color Tab

Click Color workspace at the bottom of the screen.

🎛️ Get to Know the Interface

Like Nodes (Top Left): Nodes function just like layers in photoshop so here in this section you apply effects.

Viewer (Center) will be your area for looking at your changes.

Color Wheels (Bottom Left) include:

Lift (Shadows),
Gamma (Midtones),
Gain (Highlights),
Offset as Overall Image.

Scopes (bottom right): Good for accuracy: e.g., Waveform, Vectorscope, Parade.

Sequential Stages for Basic Color Correction

A: White Balance:

Use Temperature and Tint sliders found in the Primary Wheels or Camera Raw tab. If you can, try the eyedropper tool with something neutral gray or white.

B: Adjust Contrast & Exposure

Balance shadows with Lift, midtones with Gamma, and highlights with Gain little by little while sharpening.
Punch the contrast into life but don’t cut off the highlights and shadows.

C. Saturation

Use the Saturation slider to increase saturation and bring out colors.
D. Shadows & Highlights
Fine tonal range control is the ability to use curves.
In primary curves, shadows/highlights adjustment is also done.

Utilize Multiple Nodes

Right-click in the Node Graph > “Add Serial Node“, or press Alt+S.
Sever the different nodes into exposure, color, effect, etc. for tidy grading.

Check with Scopes

Make sure your Waveform and Vectorscope are confirming that your colors and exposure are okay.
This is critical for skin tones and consistent across shots.

Render

When happy with the grade, move to the Deliver tab.
Make your choice in format, and then hit Add to Render Queue-Start Render.