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Introduction to Remote Grading
To enable colorists to work interactively with clients across the globe, DaVinci Resolve offers a
remote grading option. It allows two matching DaVinci Resolve systems to be synchronized via
an Internet connection such that changes made on the colorist’s workstation are immediately
applied on the remote client’s workstation.
Cue commands are also synchronized to ensure that both systems are always on the same
frame in the Timeline. Starting or stopping playback on the colorist’s DaVinci Resolve also starts
and stops the remote client system. While a remote grading session is in progress, input from
the user at the remote client’s DaVinci Resolve workstation is ignored.
Currently, the remote grading feature supports only color correction and does not allow editing
or conforming during a session. The two colorist and remote DaVinci Resolve systems must
have matching timelines and the number of clips, clip durations, and system resolutions must
match. The requirements and limitations of a remote grading session are summarized below.
Requirements for Remote Grading
The same version of DaVinci Resolve must be installed on both systems.
The Timeline to be graded must be conformed on both machines prior to the start of
the remote grading session.
The number of clips on the Timeline and the duration of each clip must be identical.
While grading, the active Timeline and versions on the remote client system are
constantly updated. Creating, deleting, or switching the Timeline on the client’s
DaVinci Resolve is not allowed. Doing so will terminate the remote grading session
immediately.
You cannot make any grading adjustments on the remote client’s DaVinci Resolve
workstation until the remote grading session has ended.
NOTE: Remote grading does not require a shared database.
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