The specific parts of an individual color wheel panel.Ĭolour-grading using the Colour Wheel Slider Color Wheel Slider: This controls the strength of the respective value each panel is named after.RGB Values: The amount of Red, Green, and Blue.The dot is dragged towards the desired color on the rainbow ring, changing the color of specific areas. Main Color Wheel: Comprised of a ‘rainbow ring’ with a white dot in the middle.

The Lift, Gamma, and Gain color wheels directly affect the clip’s shadows, midtones, and highlights. Think of it as a ‘master switch’ for the former panels.

OFFSET: Offset adjusts all of the above three simultaneously.GAIN: Affects the clip’s highlights or brightest parts.GAMMA: Affects the midtones anything that isn’t too bright or dark.LIFT: Affects the shadows, the dark and darkest parts of the clip.Here’s a quick rundown of what each color wheel does: They control the luminance and color values mentioned earlier. Color WheelsĬolour Wheels are the primary tools used to color grade in DaVinci Resolve. To open it, click on the round ‘target’ icon. The bulk of color-grading adjustments are done using the Colour Wheels Panel. Colour Wheel Panel: where the key color-grading tools reside.Scopes: Used to compare color levels from shot to shot.Nodes: The nodes panel allows you to edit clips – similar to layers in Adobe Photoshop.Viewer: Where footage is seen during the editing process.Here’s a quick rundown of the panels involved: Click on the Color tab, the rainbow-colored circle at the bottom of the workspace. The Colour Workspace is where the tools for color grading are located. Color Grading tools in DaVinci Studio Color Workspace

Davinci resolve color grading tool