User Manual

Setting Up for Remote Grading
To start a remote grading session, the client’s DaVinci Resolve must be able to connect to the
colorist’s system using TCP/IP.
1 Open DaVinci Resolve on the remote client’s workstation (the one that’s being remotely
controlled), log in, and open the project that will be remotely graded.
2 Choose Workspace > Remote Grading (Ctrl-G) on the remote client’s workstation.
Awindow is displayed with text fields to enter the IP address and port number of the
colorist’s system.
3 Set the IP address field to the IP of the colorist’s DaVinci Resolve workstation. If the
colorist’s system already has a public IP address, the port number can be left at its
default value (15000). If the colorist’s system is on a private network, the colorist or their
network administrator should set the port number to one on the public IP router that is
internally routed to port 15000 of the colorist’s DaVinci Resolve.
4 Once the remote client clicks Connect, the client’s DaVinci Resolve system will attempt
to establish a connection with the remote colorist’s workstation.
5 Once the connection is established, a pop-up appears on the colorist’s screen asking
for permission to accept a Remote Grading connection.
6 Click OK to accept, minimize the size of this dialog window, and continue grading
normally.
The Remote Grading session will remain active until one of the users chooses to disconnect or
an error occurs causing DaVinci Resolve to automatically terminate the session.
Remote Grading Restrictions
To allow operation over low bandwidth and a potentially long latency Internet connection there
are some restrictions to remote operation.
 When playback is started, the playback speeds on the two DaVinci Resolve systems
may differ. The frame positions are only guaranteed to be synchronized when playback
is stopped.
 Input/output/display LUTs applied from the Config page on the colorist’s
DaVinci Resolve will not have any effect on the client system. LUTs selected on the
client’s DaVinci Resolve will be applied instead.
 Presets applied from the Config/Color pages on the colorist’s system will not have any
effect on the client’s system. Presets selected on the client’s DaVinci Resolve will be
applied instead.
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