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Color Grading Course Online October 1, 2026
Color Grading Course
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10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Online Training
$895.00
This color grading course provides a complete introduction to professional color grading using Davinci Resolve. Learn the full workflow, from balancing and matching footage to building complex grades using node structures, group processing, and advanced isolation tools. The course covers both SDR and HDR projects, RAW media management, and optimized rendering strategies. Ideal for filmmakers, editors, and content creators, this training equips learners with the technical and creative skills required to produce polished, professional-grade color work across a wide range of media projects.
Foundations of Color Grading
- Overview of Color Grading
- Interface Review
- Color Page Layout
- Viewer
- Primaries Color Wheels
- Palette Panel
- Introducing Blackmagic Cloud
- Color Correcting a DaVinci Resolve Timeline
- Balancing Footage
- Opening a DaVinci Resolve Archive
- Setting Up Project Backups
- Understanding the Grading Workflow
- Primary Grading with Color Wheels
- Precision Grading with Curves
- Comparing Color and Log Wheels
Creating Color Continuity
- Creating Color Continuity
- Building a Shot-Matching Strategy
- Organizing Shots Using Flags and Filters
- Applying Shot Match
- Matching Shots Using Stills
- Comparing and Matching Shots Manually
Correcting and Enhancing Color in Isolated Areas
- Correcting and Enhancing Isolated Areas
- Controlling the Viewer’s Eye
- Sharpening Key Elements
- Fixing Overcast Skies
- Warping Color Ranges
- Enhancing Skin Tones with Face Refinement
- Adjusting Skin Tones Manually
- Managing Nodes and Grades
Conforming an XML Timeline for Color Grading
- Conforming an XML Timeline
- Importing an XML Timeline
- Syncing an Offline Reference
- Conforming a Timeline
- Maximizing the Dynamic Range
Mastering Node Trees when Color Grading
- Mastering Node Trees
- Understanding Node-Based Grade Compositing
- The Importance of Node Order
- Creating Separate Processing Branches with a Parallel Mixer Node
- Compositing Color Effects with the Layer Mixer Node
- Using External Mattes
Managing Color Grades Across Clips and Timelines
- Managing Grades Across Clips and Timelines
- Working with Versions
- Appending Grades and Nodes
- Saving Node Tree Templates
- Saving Stills for Other Projects
- Migrating Timeline Grades Using ColorTrace
- Copying Grades Using the Timelines Album
- Optimizing the Grading Workflow
Using Groups for Color Grading
- Using Groups
- Preparing Media Using Scene Cut Detection
- Creating a Group
- Applying Base Grades at the Pre-Clip Group Level
- Making Clip-Specific Adjustments at the Clip Group Level
- Automatically Tracking People and Objects
- Creating a Unifying Look Using the Post-Clip Group Level
- Working with Lookup Tables
- Using the Timeline Level
Adjusting Image Properties
- Adjusting Image Properties
- Understanding Timeline Resolutions and Sizing Palette Modes
- Using Keyframes to Animate Grades
- Applying Noise Reduction
- Optimizing Performance with Render Cache
Setting Up RAW Projects
- Setting Up RAW Projects
- Adjusting RAW Settings at the Project Level
- Adjusting RAW Settings at the Clip Level
- Grading High Dynamic Range (HDR) Media
- Setting Up a Render Cache for RAW Media Projects
- Delivering Projects
- Using Lightbox to Check Timelines Before Delivery
- Reviewing Projects with Clients
- Understanding the Render Workflow and Presets
- Creating Custom Renders
- Configuring a Timeline for Digital Cinema
- Exploring Advanced Render Settings
Why DaVinci Resolve classes at AGI are the best option for you
- Hands-on learning: Learn DaVinci Resolve quickly with our proven teaching methods.
- Exceptional curriculum: AGI has delivered DaVinci Resolve training to thousands over 25 years.
- Expert instructors: Our instructors are DaVinci Resolve experts and skilled educators.
- Small class sizes: Receive personalized attention with 10 or fewer participants per class.
- Repeat for Free: If you need a refresher or miss a class day, retake the DaVinci Resolve class at no cost.