Answers.Body: <p>I would look at some of the tutorials on YouTube. There are plenty of them. </p>
  
  <p>If you want to get into grading; you can jump right in as long as you are shooting RAW; or at the very least; 4:2:2. </p>
  
  <p>If you're shooting 4:4:4; you have a lot of flexibility. </p>
  
  <p>Resolve's DaVinci Line has some nice low cost entry options that include control surfaces; I personally use a Tangent Wave with Resolve to grade RED material; it's fast and very robust. </p>
  
  <p>It's important you look into workflow, that is; are you applying filters; or merely manipulating the metadata XML; as with RED footage. Each camera/codec/software will have it's own unique pipeline in terms of how you grade. </p>
  
  <p>I would invest in a Spyder; and calibrate your monitor. You want to grade in a room that is lit to 70% ambiance of your monitor's brightness. So your monitor shouldn't blind you. Your color temperature needs to match as well; so if your monitor is 5600K; make sure all the bulbs in your edit room are 5600K; or your eyes will play tricks on you. </p>
  
  <p>But on YouTube there are plenty of in depth tutorials; just keyword davinci resolve tutorial and you'll see. </p>
  
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Body: <p>I am fairly experienced with video editing, but I know embarrassingly little about color grading. Can anyone recommend any resources that can help me get started?</p>
  
  <p>(I typically use Premiere Pro)</p>
  
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Comments.Text: What do you want to learn about? How to color correct? Which software to use? How to choose a grading "look"? How to implement that look?
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Title: Color grading basics
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ThreadText: # Color grading basics
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-15)
  
  I am fairly experienced with video editing, but I know embarrassingly little about color grading. Can anyone recommend any resources that can help me get started?
  
  (I typically use Premiere Pro)
  
  **Tags:** color-correction, color-grading
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What do you want to learn about? How to color correct? Which software to use? How to choose a grading "look"? How to implement that look?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-15. Score: 3
  
  I would look at some of the tutorials on YouTube. There are plenty of them.
  
  If you want to get into grading; you can jump right in as long as you are shooting RAW; or at the very least; 4:2:2.
  
  If you're shooting 4:4:4; you have a lot of flexibility.
  
  Resolve's DaVinci Line has some nice low cost entry options that include control surfaces; I personally use a Tangent Wave with Resolve to grade RED material; it's fast and very robust.
  
  It's important you look into workflow, that is; are you applying filters; or merely manipulating the metadata XML; as with RED footage. Each camera/codec/software will have it's own unique pipeline in terms of how you grade.
  
  I would invest in a Spyder; and calibrate your monitor. You want to grade in a room that is lit to 70% ambiance of your monitor's brightness. So your monitor shouldn't blind you. Your color temperature needs to match as well; so if your monitor is 5600K; make sure all the bulbs in your edit room are 5600K; or your eyes will play tricks on you.
  
  But on YouTube there are plenty of in depth tutorials; just keyword davinci resolve tutorial and you'll see.
  
  
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