#DAVINCI RESOLVE MAC COLOR PROFILE PRO#
#DAVINCI RESOLVE MAC COLOR PROFILE SOFTWARE#

This can be really confusing especially when rendering files with 1-2-1 tagging and then re-encoding to 1-1-1 leading to shifts everywhere. So the source file in QuickTime and Resolve’s viewer don’t match. It would be great if there was an option to see these tags somewhere in Resolve.Īnother problem with this change is that Resolve displays QuickTimes with 1-1-1 tags as 1-2-1 if the timeline color space is Rec709 Gamma 2.4 and “Use Mac Display Color Profiles for Viewers” is on. Only by rendering the file and checking it in QuickTime can you tell which tags were embedded.

However it’s tough to tell which color spaces correspond to which QuickTime tags. Color spaces in Resolve match QuickTime tags. In the same way, if files are exported with tags set to the default “Same as Project,” those tags will be embedded in the QuickTime file and match Revolve’s viewer. It will look darker in Resolve than it did in QuickTime because the tags don’t match. And Resolve’s color spaces should match corresponding embedded QuickTime tags in source files and renders.įor example, if an original camera file has 1-1-1 tags in QuickTime and it is imported into a Rec709 2.4 gamma project in Resolve and “Use Mac Display Color Profiles for Viewers” is turned on, that file will appear as if it has 1-2-1 tags. Then the Timeline Color Space defines how Resolve’s viewer displays files…ģ. If “Use Mac Display Color Profiles for Viewers” is turned on…Ģ. The most important thing to know about the viewer in Resolve after OS 10.14.6:ġ. That encoded file will no longer match Resolve’s viewer in QuickTime. Re-encoding these files with something like Handbrake would remove the 1-2-1 tags and change them to 1-1-1. So if you export your file and your timeline color space is Rec709 gamma 2.4 which are the default project settings, the QuickTime render will contain 1-2-1 tags. In later OS’s past 10.14.6, with Mojave and Catalina, checking the “Use Mac Display Color Profiles for Viewers” means that QuickTime WILL match the viewer with the properly encoded tags 1-2-1 for 2.4 gamma. This is what I illustrated with my last article. By re-encoding the file with something like HandBrake or Adobe Media Encoder, the tags change to 1-1-1 and THEN the re-encoded QuickTime would match the Resolve viewer.

The exports would look much darker in QuickTime than Resolve’s viewer. On export, Resolve embedded tags as 1-2-1 for rec709 gamma 2.4. Previously, Resolve’s viewer would look like it was tagged with 1-1-1 QuickTime tags. In previous OS’s, checking that option would mean that your viewer would NOT match QuickTime with the timeline color space set to rec709 gamma 2.4. Specifically it works differently in OS’s later than 10.14.6. Unsubscribe at any time.Ĭhange #1: Color Space Settings in Resolve Match QuickTime tags in Resolve’s viewerįor the first change, “Use Mac Display Color Profiles for Viewers” works the opposite of how I described it in my last article.

The problem is whatever the MacOS itself is doing that Final Cut uses.We respect your privacy. UPDATE: Davinci Resolve also interprets the colors correctly. #2 - Is there something somewhere I may have set incorrectly which can help out my situation, or is FCP just gimped? The good news is that if I don't touch it, FCP will export video which retains the true colors, though I can only see the true colors in VLC. You can imagine how difficult this would make grading not only videogames, but anything at all.

#DAVINCI RESOLVE MAC COLOR PROFILE PRO#

It's not up for debate, Final Cut Pro as well as Quicklook and Quicktime are misinterpresting the colors.

#DAVINCI RESOLVE MAC COLOR PROFILE SOFTWARE#

How do I know the colors should be like the one on the left? Because software emulators have the exact color tables these consoles use. The image on the right is the same exact video file being played on the same Mac in Final Cut Pro. The image on the left is the video file being played in VLC.

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