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Power Grade Instructions

The document provides step-by-step instructions for importing LUTs and Power Grades into DaVinci Resolve, detailing the necessary actions in the Project Settings and Color page. It also includes a breakdown of various nodes used in color grading, such as Glow, Exposure, White Balance, Saturation, LUT options, Blur, Halation, and Grain, explaining their functions and adjustments. Each node is designed to enhance the image without compromising quality, particularly in maintaining highlight integrity and achieving a film-like color density.

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Power Grade Instructions

The document provides step-by-step instructions for importing LUTs and Power Grades into DaVinci Resolve, detailing the necessary actions in the Project Settings and Color page. It also includes a breakdown of various nodes used in color grading, such as Glow, Exposure, White Balance, Saturation, LUT options, Blur, Halation, and Grain, explaining their functions and adjustments. Each node is designed to enhance the image without compromising quality, particularly in maintaining highlight integrity and achieving a film-like color density.

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POWER GRADE INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Import LUTs in to Resolve


. Open DaVinci Resolve and go to the Project Settings (gear icon in the
bottom-right corner).
. Navigate to the Color Management tab.
. Under Lookup Tables, click Open LUT Folder.
. Copy your LUT file(s) into the folder that opens.
. Close the folder and click Update Lists in the Color Management tab.
. Your LUT will now appear in the LUTs dropdown in the Color page.

Step 2: Import Power Grade in to Resolve


. Open DaVinci Resolve and switch to the Color page.
. Open the Gallery panel (if not visible, enable it in the top menu under
View > Gallery).
. Right-click in the Gallery area and select Import.
. Locate the PowerGrade file (.drx or .drp) on your computer and click
Open.
. The PowerGrade will now appear in the Gallery, ready for use.

NODE BREAKDOWN

GLOW
This acts like contrast, EXCEPT it only darkens your shadows and mid without
affecting the highlight. So your image will deepen, color will saturate a bit, without
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sacrificing blowing out your highlights the same way your standard contrast
adjustment will. To adjust this, scroll down to the global blend tab, and adjust
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slider to your taste.
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EXP
This is exposure. Controlled by the primaries wheels.
WB
This is done in the default place

SAT
This is “saturation.” But this is done by a different method than your standard Sat
wheel. This will emulate a “film-like color density” where the colors will deepen
without brightening the colors the way saturation does. Giving you a more
accurate emulation to how the color density/saturation works with film

We will be using the curves tab for this. Moving the top right corner to the left will
give you more “saturation.” And moving the top right corner down will give you less
“saturation.” I’ve set it to where I feel works best.
LUT
You can find your 3 choices within the LUT tab when you right click. Daylight,
Tungsten, or Split Tone.

BLUR
This is to soften your image so that your grain is more pronounced in the final
image. This helps combat the sterile overly sharp digital image in most camera
sensors. This is pre set, no need to change it.

HAL
Halation. Only slider you need to change here is threshold
GRAIN
This is pre set, no need to change.

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