The Pro Colorist Guide To Color Management in 2024

Master color management in this full, every-detail-covered, pro-level training. Discover: • Pro gamma tips • The free tools most people don't know about used by working pro colorists all the time • Everything you ever need to know about CSTs and node-level color management And a heck of a lot more. Grab my color management cheat sheet for free here: https://procolor.ist/color-management... ••••••••• Improving you color grading requires the mindset of a colorist. Learn the mental models of pro colorists in my ebook "The Colorist's Ten Commandments": https://procolor.ist/ebook Ready to move from grading shots to creating looks? Get a free trial of Contour, my look design plugin for Resolve that uses battle-tested, Hollywood color science: https://procolor.ist/contour-official ••••••••• You can also grab my free Kodak 2383 film LUT for free: https://procolor.ist/freelut Check out my Voyager LUT pack here: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack ••••••••• 0:00 Introduction 4:05 What is color management? 8:05 Setting up Resolve Color Management 22:00 Timeline color space explained 24:55 CST settings 32:10 What to do if you don't know the source color space of a shot 33:50 Can you use other intermediate color space besides DWG? Does it have any drawback? 36:45 CSTs for 709 footage vs ByPass Color Management 38:07 What CST settings does project level color management use? 39:33 Is a difference in the OOTF math what makes ACES more contrasty than RCM? 42:30 Where do you place plug-ins such as Dehancer in the node tree? 45:00 What is a DRT? 53:50 Why use color management? 1:04:50 Plugins and LUTs in a color managed environment 1:07:15 Workflow for Youtube's uploads 1:08:45 How to use Cullen's MacOS transform LUT 1:12:00 Why would you use OpenDRT instead of ACES or RCM if they all use the same matrix + transfer function? 1:14:41 Can you use OpenDRT at the project level, instead of at a node level? 1:15:55 How to fix the gamma issue when uploading to social media? 1:19:09 Why does the hue shift when using DaVinci tone mapping vs Luminance Mapping? 1:22:40 Is using Dolby Vision a good tone mapping for SDR? 1:25:29 How to replicate project level color management when using nodes? 1:27:10 Color Space Aware tools explained 1:37:40 How to correctly color manage the gamma of REC709 footage if it's not known? 1:39:04 What video player do you use to QC your renders? 1:39:56 Is it safe to simply switch your output color space if you want to deliver HDR from an SDR color pass? 1:45:16 Should the MacOS view transform LUT affect the scopes? 1:46:03 If you want to combine LUTs, is it better to use them in a serial node chain or parallel stack? 1:47:07 Can you use SDR LUTs in DWG? 1:49:45 Is ''highlight rolloff'' a trait built in camera or something you sculpt in color grading? 1:51:50 Conclusion