5D MKII + Davinci Resolve Colour Grading Demo
5D MKII + Davinci Resolve Colour Grading Demonstration from Juan Melara on Vimeo.
BMCuser.com member Ervani posted a request for members to try their hand at colouring his footage. Contemplating a switch to Davinci Resolve, Ervani wanted to see what Resolve users could do with his 5D MKII footage. You can read the original thread here.
The footage was shot with the Technicolor picture style, so it was ready to go inside Resolve with no extra work. If it had been shot with a regular profile, I would’ve used a video2log input LUT to convert the footage to log.
5D MKII footage starts to fall apart quite easily if pushed too far. I tried to be gentle with my corrections to avoid this, so the majority of the look is achieved without using secondary qualifications.
In the 1080p grabs below, there are all sorts of artifacts visible, which don’t seem so evident when in motion. 5D MKIIs are definitely not BMCC or Red cameras!
The video above includes a few before and afters. Click images for 1080p grabs.
4 Comments
Ervani says: January 4, 2013 at 9:32 am //
Thanks for your efford. I like the way you did correction on my footage. I like the details in de blacks en de punchy feeling after grading.
Misha says: March 28, 2013 at 12:14 pm //
Very nice look! Is there any chance to get DRX? I began to learn Resolve recently, and eagerly looking for grading examples. Your site that I found just now seems to be exactly what I need. Thank You)
Kraig says: May 2, 2013 at 2:45 am //
Hey man! I love this look so much dude, it’s stunning! It’s almost EXACTLY the look I’ve recently been trying to achieve on some DSLR footage myself. I would seriously love you for EVER if you could share your special source in the form of screen grabs or a DPX file! I’m only just getting into resolve and I love it! It’s a complete beast! Anyway, thanks man. You are one incredibly talented guy! LOVE IT!
Martin says: May 19, 2013 at 1:19 am //
Hi, i am another lost soul starting with Resolve
and i’d love to have the file to play around and do some “reverse grading”.
Thanks! your blog is pure gold.