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Max. Timeline Luminance: The maximum luminance level of the Timeline color
space, in nits. Changing the Timeline Color Space gamma setting automatically
updates this parameter to the appropriate value for mapping the Timeline Color
Space to the Output Color Space, but these two color spaces need to be different
in order for tone mapping to work. In Simple mode, this setting is non-adjustable. In
Luminance Mapping mode, you can manually alter this setting to customize how the
Timeline color space is remapped to the Output color space.
 Timeline to Output Gamut Mapping: Accommodates workflows where you need to
transform one color space into another with a dramatically larger or smaller gamut by
helping to automate an expansion or contraction of image saturation in such a way as
to give a pleasing and naturalistic result with no clipping. There are two options.
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Saturation Knee: Sets the image level at which saturation mapping begins. Below
this level, no remapping is applied. All saturation values from this level on up
are remapped according to the Saturation Max. slider. A value of 1.0 is maximum
saturation in the currently selected output color space.
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Saturation Max: The new maximum level to which you want to either raise or lower
all saturation values that are above the Saturation Knee setting. A value of 1.0 is
maximum saturation in the currently selected output color space.
Choosing RED IPP2 Gamut Mapping lets you use transforms specified by the RED IPP2
workflow to handle tone mapping and highlight rolloff for a variety of HDR Peak
Nit values.
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Output Tone Map: Four options: None, Low, Medium, and High, let you choose how
to tone map out-of-gamut values in the Timeline Color Space to the Output Color
Space.
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Highlight Roll Off: Five options: None, Hard, Medium, Soft, Very Soft, let you choose
how gently to compress highlight values in order to preserve detail.
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HDR Peak Nits: This slider lets you choose the maximum allowable nit values for
peak highlights.
Procedures for Using Resolve Color Management
Despite the seeming complexity of color management, using it is actually pretty simple, since
the goal is to enable Resolve to automatically take care of as much of the complexity as
possible, freeing you up to focus on doing creative work. In essence, all you have to do is
(A)turn RCM on, (B) assign the appropriate Input Color Space to each clip in the Media Pool
based on its source, and (C) choose the Timeline and Output Color Space combination you
want to use.
To enable Resolve Color Management:
Open the Color Management panel of the Project Settings, and choose DaVinci YRGB Color
Managed from the “Color Science” drop-down menu.
To choose the default color space for all clips with an unassigned Input Color Space:
Open the Color Management panel of the Project Settings, choose whether you want to use
Single Setting or Dual Setting color management, and then choose the desired options from
the “Input Colorspace” drop-down menu or menus. This setting determines the color space of
all clips you haven’t manually assigned an Input Color Space to. The default setting is “Rec.709
Gamma 2.4.” If you choose “Bypass,” then all clips will default to whatever color space is
selected in the “Timeline Colorspace” drop-down menu.
Chapter – 7 Data Levels, Color Management, and ACES 228