Simply choose your color chart and camera settings (such as the X-Rite ColorChecker in the example above), and then turn on the Color Chart in your viewer by navigating the drop down menu on the bottom left of the window.īy lining up DaVinci’s color chart with a real color chart that you’ve captured on your original raw footage, Resolve is easily able to match the colors to automatically fix and offset color inconsistencies.

Thankfully, DaVinci Resolve has a built in Color Match tool that allows you to quickly and easily automate the process of balancing the color on your shots.Ĭolor Match allows you to overlay a virtual color chart of your choice (including the industry standard X-Rite Color Checker) on top of your source footage. Inconsistencies in footage are very common, and are often caused by issues having to do with light quality, lens filters, and mismatched cameras, among other things. One of the greatest challenges when coloring footage involves matching shots. Unfortunately, most filmmakers without a background in color correction struggle to grade their footage properly - and in many cases, do more harm than good.

More filmmakers and editors than ever before are attempting to color correct their own footage, largely because everyone now has access to industry standard color software, like DaVinci Resolve. Color correction can be a very frustrating process for those without much post-production experience, but using a color chart on set can make things much easier in the color suite.

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