To use Auto Grade to sample a feature
1 Press the CURSOR button on the Trackball panel.
2 Use the fourth trackball to move the cursor to a feature you want to use to define the
automatic correction. Whichever color you move the cursor over will be sampled to form
the basis of the resulting color and contrast adjustment. Ideally, you should place the cursor
over a feature that’s supposed to be neutral, such as a black shadow, gray wall, or white
T‑shirt. Don’t place the cursor over a feature that actually consists of saturated color, or
that happens to be overexposed, as DaVinci Resolve will overcompensate and you’ll get
poor results.
3 With the cursor placed over the desired neutral feature, press SHIFT UP and AUTO/MODE/
SEARCH on the T‑bar panel.
DaVinci Resolve calculates an appropriate correction, which is applied to the
selected node.
Legacy Auto Color
The previous methods for doing Auto Color and Shot Match are available from the Color panel
of the User Preferences, via two checkboxes named “Use Legacy Auto Color/Shot Match.” With
these enabled, DaVinci Resolve looks for the darkest levels in the image to neutralize the RGB
color balance in the blacks, and the brightest levels to neutralize the RGB color balance in the
highlights. Furthermore, Master Lift and Master Gain are adjusted to maximize image contrast
at the outer boundaries of 0 and 100 percent. Using this control with the Primaries Bars mode
open makes it easier to see what’s been changed after these automatic adjustments are made.
Adjusting Curves Using the DaVinci
Resolve Advanced Panel
The DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel can be used to adjust curves in many different ways,
keeping your hands on the control panel for fast and efficient adjustment.
Custom Curves Adjustments
The controls that correspond to the Custom curves on the DaVinci control panel are available
when you press the CURVES button on the Trackball panel. They’re also the default mapping of
the right‑hand side Search Dial panel soft menu.
To open the Primary Curve controls of the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel:
Press the CURVES soft key on the Trackball panel.
The rotary knobs on the Center panel update to show the 0% LUM, 20% LUM, 40% LUM, 60%
LUM, 80% LUM, and 100% LUM rotary knobs. These controls correspond to the following
default control point positions on the Curve controls.
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