How To Color Grade Nikon Z9 N-Raw In DaVinci Resolve

This was originally supposed be a 15 minute tutorial, instead it turned into a mini course! In this video, I break down how to color grade Nikon N-Raw footage from the Nikon Z9 in DaVinci Resolve. When the Nikon Z8 is announced, this video should also serve as instructions on how to color grade the N-Raw from that camera as well. We work through three examples from A-Z starting with in-depth explanation, and then picking up the pace. We start from the very basics of what Raw video is, to color tool explanations, all the way to building out a 20 node graph node tree.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:38 Raw Video Vs. H.265 / ProRes
01:51 Resolve Color Management Setup
03:57 Example #1 | Scene Color Theory Analysis
05:08 Example #1 | Camera Raw Tab Explanation
06:59 Example #1 | Camera Raw Tab Adjustments
07:57 Example #1 | Initial Node Tree Setup
10:06 Example #1 | Understanding Lift, Gamma Gain
12:22 Example #1 | Exposure Parallel Adjustments
13:08 Example #1 | Look Buildout Parallel Series
15:23 Example #1 | Look Refinement
16:58 Example #1 | Final Pass (Skin Tones & Film Grain)
18:21 Example #2 | Scene Color Theory Analysis
19:28 Example #2 | Camera Raw Tab Adjustments
19:58 Example #2 | Bleach Bypass
20:52 Example #2 | When NR/Sharpening Shouldn't Be First
21:13 Example #2 | Exposure Parallel Adjustments (HDR Mode)
22:42 Example #2 | Look Buildout Parallel Series
24:23 Example #2 | Bleach Bypass Adjustment
25:02 Example #2 | Look Refinement
25:34 Example #2 | Noise Reduction & Sharpening
26:21 Example #2 | Film Print | Color Managing Color Management
28:39 Example #2 | Final Pass (Film Grain & Halation)
30:17 Example #3 | Scene Color Theory Analysis
30:55 Example #3 | Camera Raw Adjustments
31:42 Example #3 | Initial Node Tree Setup
32:03 Example #3 | Vignette Correction
32:39 Example #3 | HDR Wheels ( Exposure Parallel Adjustments)
35:20 Example #3 | Look Buildout Parallel Series
36:39 Example #3 | Look Refinement
38:28 Example #3 | HSV Saturation Caution
38:45 Example #3 | More Look Refinement
39:06 Example #3 | Film Print (Color Managing Color Management)
40:46 Example #3 | Film Grain / Halation / Figuring Out My Mistake
41:56 Example #3 | Correcting My Mistake
43:44 Conclusion

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