<p>I would look at some of the tutorials on YouTube. There are plenty of them. </p>

<p>If you want to get into grading; you can jump right in as long as you are shooting RAW; or at the very least; 4:2:2. </p>

<p>If you're shooting 4:4:4; you have a lot of flexibility. </p>

<p>Resolve's DaVinci Line has some nice low cost entry options that include control surfaces; I personally use a Tangent Wave with Resolve to grade RED material; it's fast and very robust. </p>

<p>It's important you look into workflow, that is; are you applying filters; or merely manipulating the metadata XML; as with RED footage. Each camera/codec/software will have it's own unique pipeline in terms of how you grade. </p>

<p>I would invest in a Spyder; and calibrate your monitor. You want to grade in a room that is lit to 70% ambiance of your monitor's brightness. So your monitor shouldn't blind you. Your color temperature needs to match as well; so if your monitor is 5600K; make sure all the bulbs in your edit room are 5600K; or your eyes will play tricks on you. </p>

<p>But on YouTube there are plenty of in depth tutorials; just keyword davinci resolve tutorial and you'll see. </p>

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McFlySoHigh
<p>I am fairly experienced with video editing, but I know embarrassingly little about color grading. Can anyone recommend any resources that can help me get started?</p>

<p>(I typically use Premiere Pro)</p>

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What do you want to learn about? How to color correct? Which software to use? How to choose a grading "look"? How to implement that look?
NoahL
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Color grading basics
sruly
# Color grading basics

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-15)

I am fairly experienced with video editing, but I know embarrassingly little about color grading. Can anyone recommend any resources that can help me get started?

(I typically use Premiere Pro)

**Tags:** color-correction, color-grading

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What do you want to learn about? How to color correct? Which software to use? How to choose a grading "look"? How to implement that look?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-15. Score: 3

I would look at some of the tutorials on YouTube. There are plenty of them.

If you want to get into grading; you can jump right in as long as you are shooting RAW; or at the very least; 4:2:2.

If you're shooting 4:4:4; you have a lot of flexibility.

Resolve's DaVinci Line has some nice low cost entry options that include control surfaces; I personally use a Tangent Wave with Resolve to grade RED material; it's fast and very robust.

It's important you look into workflow, that is; are you applying filters; or merely manipulating the metadata XML; as with RED footage. Each camera/codec/software will have it's own unique pipeline in terms of how you grade.

I would invest in a Spyder; and calibrate your monitor. You want to grade in a room that is lit to 70% ambiance of your monitor's brightness. So your monitor shouldn't blind you. Your color temperature needs to match as well; so if your monitor is 5600K; make sure all the bulbs in your edit room are 5600K; or your eyes will play tricks on you.

But on YouTube there are plenty of in depth tutorials; just keyword davinci resolve tutorial and you'll see.


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