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Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve Lite draws on a rich heritage of color grading expertise and technology to deliver an outstanding grading product that you can get for free. Learn how to get the best out of your free Resolve software with Class on Demand's "Getting Started with DaVinci Resolve Lite" absolutely free. Class on Demand’s Bob Sliga, a renowned colorist for 30 years, will show you how to get up to speed quickly.


1. Hardware Requirements
In this chapter Bob describes the hardware you’ll need to run the Resolve software

2. Software Install
Step-by-step instructions on how to install your software

3. Initial Setup
Configuring your hardware and software to get optimal results

4. Configuration Tab
How to configure the software to operate the way you want to work

5. Browse
Locating media on your system to start using Resolve

6. Starting a Project
Creating project folders to organize your work

7. Color
This chapter describes the main color grading functions within Resolve
What is color grading?
Viewer basics
Primary Tab
Curves Tab
Qualifiers
Window
Key

8. XML Roundtrip
This powerful feature lets you integrate Resolve into your edited video

9. Dynamics Timeline
Adding temporal elements to Resolve settings to change them over time

10. Viewer
Checking your settings in full screen will provide an accurate view of your graded content

11. Gallery
Compare color grading settings with stills or screen grabs in the gallery
 
Good find! I was going to install it this weekend and see what it's all aboot, but have no idea how it works. Great timing...
 
thanks grovechuck. this comes at a great time for me. looking to migrate away from Final Cut Studio.
 
I installed it weeks ago, but haven't had time to play with it. Now that good, free training is available, I will.

Way to go Blackmagic, making it easy for student/low budget/indie to get started with your software.
 
This is excellent, I too downloaded the software weeks ago and I have only played with a little. Now I can delve into it and I have project that would benefit from this.
 
Resolve is easy to use but slightly difficult to understand how to set it up and get a project started.

The tutorial is a "lite" tutorial but it definitely helps with the above.

I had done my learning curve previously but found a few set up things that I was un aware of from the manual. XML round trip is explained simply.

It does not get very deep into the use of the nodes ( a powerful feature of Resolve)but its a taste for those that dont know about them.
 
Ripple training will be releasing a more advanced dvd covering Resolve featuring my buddy Alexis Van Hurkman.

I can't wait till it comes out.
 
Your buddy is "a reference" (his book) that I refer to regularly and one which I recommend to anyone.

I encourage D.Ps as well as Colorists to read it
 
It's great people are finding it a good starting point. I hope to get into it next week after a 3 day shoot wraps.

I'm glad XML roundtrip is explained, wish there was more on nodes- my nodular knowledge is next to nil... :grin:
 
Think of Nodes as a set of decisions you've made, one 'piping' into the other in the way you've connected them.
But then you can go back and change any of your decisions at any point in the tree, at any time, or use that thought/decision multiple times.

I've been working with nodal compositing about 15 years now, from Cineon to Shake to Nuke.
In the beginning it seemed a very techy, linear, hands-off the image way of working.
And then I realised it was actually doing the heavy lifting work for me in laying down my thoughts,
and keeping my whole workflow laid in front of me, allowing me to run off and be creative in the comp.

I can't comp in layers as AE does. It's just way too complicated once a comp gets bigger.

It's the most free way of working I know.
 
Well put ep.

I think of working in the nodal environment as "working the way I think". One thing leads to another.

The different node types in Resolve then bring in another level of functioning.

Note: the tutorial mentions that only 2 nodes are available in Resolve Lite. The Windows version certainly has as many as you want (or need).
 
Hi, I have downloaded the software. I followed instructions setting up volumes, but it doesn't seem to read and import my clips. Clips are AVCHD format and my NLE is Vegas. Do I have to transcode these files to import into DaVinci? Any help is appreciated?
 
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