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To copy a grade from a clip or still to one or more clips using the Apply Grade command:
1 Select the clip thumbnail you want to copy the grade to in the Timeline; a single
selected clip appears highlighted orange. If you want to copy a grade to several clips,
you can either Command-click multiple non-adjacent clips, or Shift-click a continuous
range of clips; multiple selected clips appear highlighted red.
2 Right-click the clip thumbnail, Gallery still, or memory you want to copy the grade from,
and choose Apply Grade from the contextual menu.
The grade of the clip you middle-clicked is copied to the previously selected clip or clips.
Copy Forward Commands
Another simple way of copying grades is to use the equals (=) and minus (–) keys on the
keyboard to copy grades forward from one or two clips behind the currently selected clip. This
is a great way to copy grades in scenes with a shot-reverse-shot structure, where you’re cutting
between two angles of coverage, each of which uses the same grade.
To copy grades forward:
To copy a grade from one clip back: Choose Color > Apply Grade From One Clip Prior,
or press Equals (=).
To copy a grade from two clips back: Choose Color > Apply Grade From Two Clips
Prior, or press Minus (–).
To copy grades forward using the DaVinci control panel:
To copy a grade from one clip back: Press Comma (,).
To copy a grade from two clips back: Press Colon (:).
Copying Using Memories
Memories are virtually identical to stills, except that they’re labeled with a letter (A–Z) for easy
access via keyboard shortcuts or DaVinci control panel buttons. A memory bank above the
Gallery browser provides a visual reference of which saved grade is assigned to which letter.
This makes it easy to keep track of multiple saved memories in instances where you’re copying
them to several different clips throughout a scene or program.
For example, you might save a memory for each angle of coverage in a complicated scene,
making it easy to copy grades forward. In another example, you might save a memory for the
grade applied to each interview subject’s headshot in a documentary, so you can copy that
grade forward as you work through the documentary.
To save the current clip’s grade to a memory for future use, do one of the following:
Choose Color > Memories > Save Memory AH (Option-18).
Using the DaVinci control panel, press CRNT on the Transport or T-bar panel, then
press the letter of the memory bank you want to save to. Use the SHIFT UP button to
save to another memory sharing the same button.
If you save a grade to a memory that already contains something, the previous
memoryisoverwritten.
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