• DaVinci Resolve

  where is Solid Color inside Color?

  Posted by Enginn Heima on March 25, 2019 at 11:24 am

  I generated a solid color clip on a video track then when I go into Color I can not see it… is this normal that you can’t Color grade such clips?

  Joseph Owens replied 7 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Tero Ahlfors

  March 25, 2019 at 1:30 pm

  You need to turn it into a compound clip first. Then it’ll show up. This also works for other generated clips like color bars and ramps etc.
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  Enginn Heima

  March 25, 2019 at 3:56 pm

  Thank you for these clarifications!
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  Marc Wielage

  March 26, 2019 at 3:18 am

  I think there is a BMD philosophy not to allow color-correcting generator-only images, but what is frustrating is that you also can’t render them. You have to either turn it into a compound clip (which is a real file) or place one “real” file format on the timeline before you can render a mostly-generator timeline.
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  Joseph Owens

  March 26, 2019 at 4:34 pm

  [Marc Wielage] “what is frustrating is that you also can’t render them. You have to either turn it into a compound clip (which is a real file) or place one “real” file format on the timeline before you can render a mostly-generator timeline.”

  Of course, the truly resourceful find a way around that, but it was annoying to have to work it out. I like sending bars and a sawtooth through the various re-encoders (DCP, etc.) to see what the process is doing to my previously-beautiful work.

  jPo, CSI

  \”I always pass on free advice — its never of any use to me\” Oscar Wilde.

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