

Imagine having a client in the room, and you are unable to properly playback the video and audio during the color grade, and that is one of the main reasons why the DaVinci Resolve is so popular in many of the highest end suites in the world. One of the main features of the Resolve is that it operates largely in real time, and plays back both video and audio, so you can have a good look and feel as you perform your color correction. I have been a big fan of digital color correction, since it was first introduced on films such as “Pleasantville” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou” and the leaps and bounds that digital color correction technology has improved over the years, means that today, it is almost like having the entire film in Photoshop! It was behind the color for Avatar, Transformers, Terminator Salvation, and many, many others. The DaVinci Resolve is one of the most popular color correction tools used on many of your favorite Hollywood films and TV commercials. Just to be clear, I am by no means a colorist and although I have worked with Apple Color for a couple of years, seeing the de-facto standard for color correction in action was something else. The software was still in development when I met it, but already had pretty impressive features to boot. Blackmagic Design acquired Da Vinci Systems, and I had the opportunity to check out the new Resolve. This was one of the biggest news at the 2010 NAB Show.
