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DaVinci Resolve Advanced control panels
DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel
The Micro control panel features a row of direct control knobs at the top of the panel, three
trackballs with rings for color grading, and to the right, transport and commonly used keys to
speed up your grading session. Above the trackballs are reset buttons and also mode selection
buttons for Log, Offset, and the Viewer selector. When selecting the Viewer mode, the full
display will switch to the Cinema Viewer which is ideal for playback and review of clips. The Log
and Offset selections are described below.
Trackballs
The three trackballs, from left to right, are in the traditional DaVinci format of Lift, Gamma, and
Gain when DaVinci Resolve is set for Primary grading. This is the default mode for the panels
but you can quickly toggle to Log mode using the LOG key just above the center trackball.
When in Log grading, the trackballs control the Lowlights, Midtones, and Highlights.
You can also select the OFFSET button whether in PRIMARY or LOG modes. This is a toggle
operation and when selected the left hand side ring surrounding the trackball controls the color
temperature of the image, the center trackball ring the color tint, and the right hand side
trackball controls the image offset balance and master exposure with the ring.
By rotating the trackball the colorist can alter the balance between the red, green, and blue
levels of the image. Using the vectorscope as a rough guide, moving the trackball towards the
three-thirty clock position adds more blue while reducing the red and green.
The control ring surrounding these trackballs provides a master amplitude control of the
associated trackball.
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