User Manual

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Output resolution: Lets you choose an alternate resolution.
For: Lets you specify a different custom alternate resolution.
Pixel aspect ratio: Lets you specify an alternate pixel aspect ratio to match the
alternate timeline format.
Mismatched resolution files: Lets you choose an alternate way of handling mismatched
resolution files given the alternate resolution you’ve chosen. These options work
identically to those of the “Input Image Scaling” group.
Color Management
The various options found in the Color Management panel let you configure DaVinci Color
Management (RCM) or ACES if you have either enabled, and they also allow you to pre- or
post-process the DaVinci Resolve image processing pipeline using LUTs and Broadcast Safe
settings, in order to accommodate a wide range of different color workflows.
Color Space and Transforms
If you choose DaVinci YRGB Color Managed or ACES in the Color Science menu at the top,
then the other drop-down menus in this section become enabled. For more information about
DaVinci Resolve Color Management and ACES, see Chapter 7, “Data Levels, Color
Management, and ACES.” If you’re new to color or color management, you’re strongly
recommended to read this chapter.
If you choose to use Resolve Color Management (RCM), ACEScc, or ACEScct, the settings in
this panel give you extensive control over how color is transformed, starting with choosing the
default color settings for the source media in your project (via the Input Color Space), through
choosing how you want your grading controls in DaVinci Resolve to behave (via the Timeline
Color Space), and then specifying how the final color will look on your monitor and output
device (via the Output Color Space).
While this manual gives you a lot to read, keep in mind that as powerful as this method of color
management is, it’s also incredibly simple to use. All you have to do is choose an Input Color
Space for your clips, a Timeline Color Space (although most will probably default to the
standard Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 setting), and an Output Color Space that’s suitable for creating
the deliverables that are requested of you, and DaVinci Resolve takes care of the rest, making
all necessary color transforms automatically and in real time.
Color science: There are four options that let you choose whether to work with manual
or automated color management.
DaVinci YRGB color science: DaVinci Resolve’s original color science, in which you
manage all and any color transforms from one color space to another manually, using
either LUTs or manual adjustments.
DaVinci YRGB Color Managed: Enables the Resolve color-managed workflow (RCM)
for grading.
DaVinci ACEScc or ACEScct: Both of these are standardized color management
schemes that are available for facilities using ACES workflows. Of the available
settings, ACEScct is the most intuitive way of working for most colorists, as it
handles the lifting of shadows in a creatively useful way. For more information about
Color Management and ACES, see Chapter 7, “Data Levels, Color Management,
and ACES.”
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