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Originally graded scene
HSL qualification of the sky
Corrected and sky enhanced
For more information on using qualifiers, see Chapter 119, “Secondary Qualifiers.
Balancing Scenes
It’s rare when the uncorrected shots of a scene match one another perfectly. Even the most
carefully exposed angles of coverage can have small variances that need to be evened out. On
the other end of the spectrum, run-and-gun programs using available light often result in edited
scenes with huge changes in lighting and color as each shot cuts away to the next.
Small or large, unintended variations from one shot to the next can call undue attention to the
editing, and jar the audience’s attention in ways that throw them out of the program. Evening
out these differences and balancing the clips in each scene to match is another of the
fundamental tasks of the colorist. You know you’re finished when the color in the scene flows
unnoticeably from one clip to the next.
DaVinci Resolve has a variety of tools that you can use to help you compare images with one
another, the most important of which is the Gallery, in which you can save still images of clips
that you can then compare to other clips using an adjustable split screen.
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