A chemical process emulation that desaturates and increases contrast by skipping silver bleaching — creates a gritty, high-contrast look.

A pipeline where every stage has a defined color space, ensuring consistent color from camera through delivery.

A mathematical model mapping colors to values. Common: Rec.709 (HD), DCI-P3 (cinema), ACES (VFX pipeline).

A Resolve node converting footage between color spaces — e.g. ARRI LogC to DaVinci Wide Gamut.

Blackmagic's AI framework powering face detection, scene cut analysis, noise reduction, and smart color matching.

The node-based compositing page built into Resolve for 2D/3D VFX, motion graphics, keying, and tracking.

A saved snapshot of a clip's grade, used as a reference or to apply grades to other clips via drag-and-drop.

The highlights wheel in Resolve's primary corrector. Raising gain lifts bright areas; hue shifts highlight color.

The midtones wheel — controls mid-range luminance and is the most visually impactful for overall image feeling.

The shadows wheel. Raising lift brings up black levels — critical for creating a film base or milky shadow look.

Logarithmic camera encoding preserving wide dynamic range at the cost of a flat, desaturated appearance requiring a LUT or grade.

A file mapping input color values to output values — used for technical conversions or creative cinematic looks.

The fundamental building block of Resolve's Color page — each applies corrections combined in a graph structure.

Receives the inverse of a qualifier/power window mask — grades everything outside the selected area.

A scope showing R, G, B waveforms side by side — essential for identifying color casts and balancing neutrals.

A geometric mask (circle, rectangle, polygon, gradient) isolating a region for secondary color correction.

A global grade affecting the entire image — lift/gamma/gain, contrast, saturation before any secondary isolations.

Resolve's keying tool selecting pixels by hue, saturation, or luminance for secondary color corrections.

Unprocessed sensor data. Resolve's RAW panel lets you adjust ISO, color temp, and tint before any node processing.

A grade applied to a specific part of the image isolated by a qualifier or power window, not globally.

A circular scope where angle indicates hue and distance from center indicates saturation. Skin tone lies on a diagonal reference line.

Shows luminance per pixel column. Flat images compress near midpoint; high-contrast scenes show peaks near 1023 and valleys near 0.