Hope this one helps you out getting the basic concepts! If you nail these basics, you're very well on your way to amazing-looking videos! If you want to learn how to color grade more in-depth you can check out my Color Grading Course: geni.us/color-grading-course

99% of color grading tutorials on youtube are demonstrated with perfectly exposed footage, followed by "buy my LUT pack, buy this 2383 LUT, join my masterclass". Nobody knows that the 80% of color grading is exposing a camera properly and lighting.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say that 80% of Color Grading happens in-camera. However, the better the footage is exposed and lid in-camera the more flexibility there is to work with the grade afterwards. Those steps before the grading is filming expertise and definitely super important!

@cesaramaral6003

3 ай бұрын

@@AlexBjorstorpI always question me what to do when filming outdoors, in an outcast sky, how to expose properly and what to do with the footage afterwards (exposing for the terrain and people on it, will blow up the sky and vice versa). Any thoughts on this? Considering I use a ZVE10 8bit camera.

@UD503J

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the way people are told by "experts" that they can LUT their way into cinematic footage is preposterous.

@abdullahbangura8494

Ай бұрын

@@cesaramaral6003get an nd filter you won’t regret it

@VSN-wb2ly

Ай бұрын

It's called basic correction

I've watched countless colour grading tutorials by this point and none of them have come even close to this. You clearly explained what each step actually achieved, and crucially the best order to do them in. Zero unnecessary information to confuse things. Thankyou!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate your amazing feedback! Glad that you found it helpful! 😊

Without exaggeration I consider this the best tutorial for basics of coloring on KZread, it is simple, understandable and reveals many points that most of tutorial consider unnecessary to mention, Thank you Alex.

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

I truly appreciate that Ayman! Thank you for your kind words, I'm happy to hear you found it helpful!

I literally screamed at the first tip! You explained it SO PERFECTLY. I don't know why I couldn't understand rec .709 for like a whole year. I was so confused but I FINALLY understand. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL!

probably the best colorgrade video ive ever seen on youtube.. keep it up man! insane work

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! Truly appreciate it!

Really great video, thank you so much Alex!

This video is the life saver for me. I've tried to understand what was all this color grading - color correction thing is all about, for several years already, I didn't even understand what was the difference between those two. Best tutorial ever, on the internet for the color basics. Thanks a lot!

This is the most comprehensive yet easy and straight forward tutorial I've ever seen on this subject. Thank you!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate your kind comment, thank you! Happy to hear it was helpful!

Finally, a video that gets straight to the point, without any banter I couldn't care less about. Personally, it was better than so many other videos out there & he's just gained another subscriber without the need for asking.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it Paul! I wanted this video to go straight at it and share the most important parts. I 100% agree but unfortunately do fall into that category myself sometimes too - and especially in the past. But I'm working hard to make more videos like this, that are straight to the point and into the action 🙌🏻 Thanks for the sub too!

@stonehillmtb1964

4 ай бұрын

I love this video, so easy to follow and understand how to start with grading. We are a bunch of swedes around Resolve sweden and I will put this link to that FB-group. Later on it would be interesting to talk about a swedish webinar around color e.g how do you know the color space from a certain camera and to use that in the best way in resolve. I see I have a few videos from you to catch up with.

Hands down the best video on this topic PERIOD! Thank you!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Truly appreciate your kind words 🙏🏻

Absolutely agree with others. Things explained in 20 minutes that I couldn’t get watching help videos for a year. You have a gift for putting these things together and explaining! Keep on!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate it! Took me a long time to boil it down to 20 minutes, so I'm happy it's been so well-received!

Wow! You nailed it, i was working on it for the last 3 months but i didn't understand what is it actually, now its very easy to understand! thanks for your help!!

Top Job with the tutorial. Comprehensive and easy to follow.

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Super happy to hear that!

Awesome Alex. Really appreciate your work on this. Really simplifies the process.

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Christian! Happy that it helps!

Straight to the point! Amazing video! Thank you!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it 🙏🏻

Thank you very much Sir! Great teaching you provided here.

This helps me a lot ! One of the best colorgrading video i've ever watched... and i watched a lot! Keep up the good work !

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that! Thank you 🙌🏻

Awesome tutorial Alex, I learned so much. Thanks for creating and sharing!

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Love to hear that David! You're welcome, thanks for watching!

One of the best video I have see so far Alex. Please add another video tutorial for rest 20 as well and parallel nodes and secondary color grading as well.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ll see what I can do! I’ll definitely be making videos covering Parallel nodes more in-depth soon!

This is by far the best and straight to the point tutorial I have ever seen so far! thanks!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

That means a lot, thank you!

I've been trying to find a video on how to contrast effectively, this was great, thanks!

Excellent, excellent, excellent! learning Davinci, this just turbocharged it, thank you!

Thank you is not enough to say how much valuable this tutorial mean to me. With precise explanation double with the graphics, I enjoyed watching the video and now i feel more confident to tackle color in Davinci Resolve on my own projects.

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful 🙏🏻

What an awesome tutorial! I will be rewatching it many times for sure. Thank you very much!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Super happy to hear you found it helpful 🙏🏻

Thank you!! This was so valuable and complementary to my previous course!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Super happy it was helpful!

its amezing very useful thank you

Best color grading video i have found on youtube. Thank you!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I have to say, you did a wonderful job and I understood everything you were talking about. Thank you so much for putting this out. Now I have a good understanding of the hue vs hue/sat. I've never found anyone explaining that like how you did. Thank you.!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

this is the best log-709 and cc/grading tutorial on YT Period.

@AlexBjorstorp

6 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Oh wow! I really learned a lot from this. I have been trying to lear to color correct/grade for the past weeks and this was both informative and simple as long as you follow the steps carefully. I also like the workflow which I think I will be using moving forward. I tried this in the old videos that I tried to color correct/grade and the results were amazing for me. Thank you so much.

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Happy to here that mate! Glad it was helpful and moved your forward on your creative journey 🙏🏻

Wow!!! Thanks for doing this videos. The best beginner tutorial I’ve seen! 💪

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for your kind feedback :-)

For past 1 2 years, i have been shooting and editing videos in my mobile only. Planning to buy a camera, so was exploring da vinci resolve, but the process seemed so complex. But you man, you made this seem so simple.. thanks, this will help a lot.

Absolutely one of the best tuts. I've see thus far

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, truly appreciate it!

The video that I waited for whole life. Thank you!

@AlexBjorstorp

Ай бұрын

Glad you found it!

This is an awesome guide thank you.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful!

This was masterfully taught & presented!!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

thank you so much for this tutorial, helped me enormously

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome, happy to hear it's been helping you out!

You’re doing the lords’ work posting this for free my man! Thank you!! Much love 🤘🏽✨

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Cheers, appreciate it! Might've overshared haha

One of the best, if not the very best video on the subject. WELL DONE

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Truly do appreciate it!

This is... excellent. Thank you.

Great video and the Guide is also really helpfull . Cheers man !

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it and happy to hear that you find the guide useful too! Thank you!

This video is insane, thanks!

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! Appreciate it!

I think this is the best color grading tutorial I watched. Easy to follow and well-explained. Thanks for this bro

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Super happy to hear that, truly hope it helps you out a lot!

Awesome video. Color correcting/grading was super intimidating but this video locked it down and tied everything’s meaning and effect together very well. Well done!👍🏼

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

Super happy to hear that!

Great Video! Thank you so much!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your super thanks! Truly appreciate it!

Easily the best explainer for colour grading I have seen and I have watched quite a lot at this point! I have liked and subed 😊

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Truly appreciate it! More to come!

I'm more of a photographer than a videographer or video editor, but the principles shown here still work really well for grading photos. I'm a big advocate for grading with histograms which is really similar to using Premiere's scopes. Great video!

Really nice. Thanks so much!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Appreciate it!

Best color grading tutorial i have seen in 20 min amazing bro

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate it! Thank you!

This was a great and helpful tutorial!

@AlexBjorstorp

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good work bro

Best video ever on color grading. I actually retained the knowledge 🔥

@AlexBjorstorp

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy to hear that it helped you out!

thanks very good.

Huge...! I bought DR yesterday night, you made my day ! Thanks a lot !

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Awesome! The Studio version is amazing!

Impressive !!

Great video, thanks!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching 🙌🏻

much helpful . thank you

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thanks for content that's excellent!

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Happy to hear it was helpful!

Thanks for sharing 😊

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Ty so much for really teach. I'm totally new on collor field and this video teached me more than hours spend on another stuff. U'r true teacher, ty and keep the good work. Sub checked!

Very helpful. I only film with my iphone 15 pro and am only interested in basic video editing to pimp up my personal footage of hikes etc. And I already know some basics from editing photos, but still I got lots to learn. The iphone 15 is marketed to people like you could easily achieve cinema-style footage, which I knew from the start is bollocks. From photography alone I know how important it is to have proper lighting etc...video takes it up a whole notch. But watching videos like yours helped a lot and my footage already looks a bit better from week to week.

Best video under the basis for resolve .❤

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Best comment to get on a video! Thank you!

I've been struggling for days watching so many videos and getting so frustrated ... then I came upon this video - Wow!! Alex, you REALLY helped me, thank you so much! I also downloaded your guide and will be purchasing some of your LUTS - oh yea, I liked & subscribed also. 😁

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Super happy to hear that Frank! Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing 🙏🏻

@muhlurindleve8370

Ай бұрын

Did you improve man? I’m also struggling, I’m still shooting with my iPhone 11 I don’t even know what the input footage is …and the output and those two in between

Thanks ❤

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Ohh dude! Your video is awesome! Thank you so much for it! 😍

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was useful! 😊

@Moscizwysokosci

4 ай бұрын

@@AlexBjorstorp yes! It is 👍👍👍

OUTSTANDING!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

good one brother👍

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks brother ❤ you explained grading in a very easy and simple way thanks 😊

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and taking your time to comment, truly appreciate it!

@GOLUBHILWARA

3 ай бұрын

Brother, can we connect?

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome to shoot me a DM on Instagram if you got some questions :-)

THANKS

@AlexBjorstorp

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you 🙏

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

4:00 A good place to "touch the bottom of the waveform scale" is, for example where a bare lightbulb is partially obscured by a black lamp shade" that MIGHT BE a line that goes from the lightest part to the darkest part of the shot.

thanks for this great content

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Thank you I love you❤

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

This is an excellent, straightforward, high-level summary of the process. Alex, yours is up there with some of the best overviews of this topic on KZread. Thank you so very much for creating and sharing this video. Alex, I have a few questions for you about noise reduction. Where does it make sense to place that node in the node tree when you use it? As something that can tax a computer, does it make sense to have it as the first or last node? Also, when do you do it in the process? I'll check to see if yu have a video on the topic. Thanks again, Alex.

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words! I truly appreciate it and am humbled! In terms of Noise Reduction, I usually apply it when I'm done with my whole project if I need it in any clips. I'll always try to correct the grade first before adding NR but when I do, I put it before the first Node. If it's only in the darkest areas, I sometimes key out the dark areas so I don't soften the brighter areas that are otherwise fine. I'm not 100% sure what's the best here but I feel like I lose the least detail and have the most control doing it this way.

amazing!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Thanks Bro👊

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Sir, it seems you've an amazing understanding of Pareto rule as well as Color Grading!! "80% of color grading in 20 minutes"... Truly amazing. I have a feeling that this video would blow up.

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Nice video!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Love it

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very helpfull sir

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

What a great tutorial. Simple to follow and learn from. Can I ask which 709 setting I would use with the new GoPro 12 log file? Wishing you well.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm not sure what works best with the GoPro but if you check out my "Blind Grading" videos you'll get a technique to convert it and still get great results :-)

Thank you

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

thanks

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

excellent!!

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

so great.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Erkan!

Thanx Alex ;)

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

Subscribed !

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

That's a beautiful green you have on :)

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Thank you :-)

This is a great video. I have some qns tho.. but will wait to post if there is part 2.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Ask away! Maybe that'll encourage a part 2 :-)

helpful

Hey can you add windows shortcuts in description somewhere too? this is wonderful

Thanks for this video. Please consider doing a video on how to get different looks.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Sure, I'll put it on my idea list and see what I can do!

@Bobsmithabc

5 ай бұрын

@@AlexBjorstorp thanks!

This is THE BEST video I've watched on coloring, hands down. I have watched so many over the last 2 years and this is by far in a league of its own. Thank you so much for this! I'm working on skin tones, in my waveform it goes from 0 to 1023. In the video, it goes from 0 - 100 so I'm having a bit of trouble. I can't seem to figure this part out, any help would be very much appreciated :)

@whowho3

24 күн бұрын

Never mind, figured it out, I had to switch to percentage!

Thanks a lot sir much love from Pakistan

@AlexBjorstorp

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

Great ❤

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

One step i am not sure about is to put the LUT conversion at the last spot. I use PhantomLUTs for my A7Siii log-footage. I only use exposure and white balance correction before the LUT since they correct offsets in the camera setup while filming. This way it provides the results the LUT was designed for. All other corrections come afterwards. I don‘t know what difference it makes if i work into the LUT as a final step.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Where you're putting the LUT depends on the LUT itself. If it's built to work from Rec.709 it should be placed after the conversion. If it has a built-in conversion then it should be the last node in the tree. And for the rest of your explanation, that's how I do it and recommend to do it as well. Corrections before the LUT and adjustments after. In the end it doesn't necessarily make a big difference but there is a difference to how the corrections and adjustment work with the LUT :-)

Making it clear and understandable is not ec. You did a great job 🎉 good content ❤

@AlexBjorstorp

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Took me a long time to be able to make this video, so I'm happy it's been so well-received!

You are a true master trainer, Alex. Thank you very much for your videos.

@AlexBjorstorp

5 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate it! It took a long way to get here but I'm honestly proud of this video as well!

i thought i knew color grading lol. this helped soo much. really nice and clear explanation with the balancing!

@AlexBjorstorp

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was able to help you out!