Grade difference within and outside Resolve, why?

[David Roth weiss]

Sorry, but there is absolutely no way anyone here, or elsewhere for that matter, can possibly answer your question. Without a calibrated monitor no one can know how your grade relates to accurate color or luminance. accuracy.

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[Robert Ruffo]

h264 can have issues and likely you mismatched Limited with Full video spaces between what you were working in and what you rendered in. Simply try rendering in a new choice between Limited and Full.

It’s counter-intuitive to some but Limited render will lift blacks and reduce whites to fit within limited space. If you have been working in Limited, Full will clip blacks and whites outside the range.

[Sascha Haber]

These settings should change according to the project I suggest.
It does not really help that Resolve has this “auto” feature, that is like judging fields on AVID (which is impossible)
And if auto IS in effect, at least in the delivery dialogue it should tell one what it’s going to be.
The option to work with or render either unlimited data or limited video is great, it just makes it hard to really get what ones needs.

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[Anand Kamal]

David, is it like the non-calibrated monitor will show difference between players or between a software & a player? The difference is visible in the same monitor. So i thought my settings in the software were wrong..

[Anand Kamal]

Thanks Robert, what is limited and full video space?

My source footage is 5d3 RAW magic lantern (cdng files). How do I render with a full video space?

I tried dnxhd 444 and the result was the same.

[Michael Gissing]

Gamma settings can differ between an application like Resolve or an NLE displaying on a computer monitor and a player like VLC. Really the best way to judge is on an external monitor that is calibrated via a Decklink card from Resolve.

[Sascha Haber]

Which is the only place you will never see it again 😉
I prefer to upload my finals to Vimeo.
THAT is the reality check one needs those days.

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[Anand Kamal]

Thanks Michael.. i will get my monitor calibrated.

And Sascha Haber, vow friend, Vimeo shows the footage almost like in the Resolve. So I can check the outcome in vimeo now and then.. thanks pal

[Sascha Haber]

Cool 🙂 then you did something right..
The only thing you should never trust is quicktime player.
Starting with the different gamma on PC and mac, the auto gamma features of ProRes4444 and of course the horrible Quicktime X makes this the least desirable option.
Sadly, and because of it’s good heritage and crappy implementation in the Cook area, people still think QT Player does the job.
VLC is what you really want to use.

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