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If you select Shift Up and then Base Mem, the All operation is to Base Mem All or reset the
current color correction of every node in the node graph for the current clip, leaving the nodes
in place. To “Reset” the selected node graph or “Reset Grades and Nodes,” first select Shift
Down, then Base Mem.
To permit a fast and single-handed operation, this function does not require you to hold the
Shift Up or Shift Down key while selecting the second key; just select them sequentially, first
the Shift key, then the function.
Trackball Panel
The center panel has the traditional four trackballs, each with a surrounding control ring and no
end stop in either direction. Three variable knob controls are on each side of the panel, three
keys above the trackballs, three below the leftmost and rightmost trackballs. On the LCD panel,
there are three LCD displays, each with eight knob controls and four keys. The LCD screens are
menu driven and thus the knobs, soft keys, and the display itself depends on the application’s
current operation. The center panel also offers a slide-out keyboard for naming files, stills, and
nodes, as well as for a number of other operations.
The Trackball panel includes a slide-out keyboard
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; when in Log grading they are Lowlights,
Midtones, and Highlights.
By rotating the trackballl 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.
Above the three leftmost trackballs you will see three buttons for resetting the grade:
 RGB: This key only resets the RGB balance to default detent.
 All: Select All to reset both RGB and level.
 Level: Select the Level key to reset the level while maintaining RGB differential.
The rightmost (fourth) trackball has a number of modes. It operates similar to a mouse for
moving the onscreen cursors, Color curve control point position, and Power Windows position,
and can also act as a primary grade Offset control.
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