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Secondary Qualifiers
This section covers the use of the Qualifier palette, which lets you pull a 3D, HSL, RGB, or Luma
key, with which to isolate the correction you need. The Qualifier controls are fast and flexible
when you need to isolate an irregularly shaped subject with a distinct range of color or
lightness. Since you’re generating a key by sampling the image, there’s no need for tracking or
keyframing, so in the right situation qualifiers can be your fastest solution. In the following
example, the client likes the slightly cool treatment overall, but wishes that the skin tones were
a little more vibrant. This is exactly the sort of situation where qualifiers can help out. Adding a
second node, and using the 3D or HSL Qualifier to isolate the face makes it relatively simple to
add color exactly where you want it.
Adding a second node and using HSL Qualification to isolate the skin tones
Top–The image with a simple primary correction
Bottom–The final adjusted image
Just about every control in the Color page can be limited using of the Qualifier modes available
in DaVinci Resolve. This makes the Qualifier palette a jack-of-all-trades tool with 101 uses. A few
practical examples include keying a red element that’s too intense for broadcast, in order to
darken it or desaturate it; keying a range of green foliage, so you can shift its hue to a more
attractive color; keying an actor’s skin tone in a commercial, to apply some selective softening
to it; or keying a range of sky, in which to add blue.
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