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Beyond Frustration with Resolve

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I've been learning how to effectively use Davinci Resolve for color grading my video clips but, unfortunately, it has been a very steep uphill battle thus far. In a previous blog entry I mentioned that this software reminds me of some RAW file conversion software that I've attempted to use in the past. What these programs share in common is that I could not find a way to effectively control my output so I abandoned them. Unfortunately, the powerful Davinci Resolve very much reminds me of those abandoned software programs. Let's put aside some basic color correcting for now and talk about the interface itself... Every single time I try to access something, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do it the way I want to do it. I spent hours last night trying to access "curves"... well, I could access the curves, one channel at a time, but I still have no idea how to get Resolve to show me all the curves at once   (each channel in its own curve)  s

Videography Coursework

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Wow... The software programs I am trying to learn for my videography coursework are insanely complex layered with features buried within features. I wouldn't say I am overwhelmed but I am left feeling like I am starting this coursework knowing absolutely nothing about video production. I'm not lost... I'm not overwhelmed... but... I guess I am frustrated by the workflow and lack of logical placement of tools and features. So, I guess I am a bit lost. My focus for the past day or so has been on learning how to effectively use Davinci Resolve 12 for color grading. I haven't even gotten to actually adjusting colors the way I would like with this program just yet. I'm still trying to figure out how to use each of the program's features. So far, I'm not too impressed with this program... it is reminding me of some photography RAW conversion software programs that I dislike so much that I refuse to use them (so I use others instead). We'll see if it grows on

An Education in Video Production

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Photography has been an active hobby of mine for most of the time I've been disabled. I continue to learn more about the ever-changing photography world each day and, more importantly, I look forward to learning more each day. Now I am beginning an education in video production as well.  I upgraded my computer in the past few days with a beefier power supply and a new graphics processor... I downloaded the appropriate software that I'll be using for video editing... and, about a week ago, I enrolled in a somewhat basic videography course geared toward specific software applications for video editing and color grading. Just like with photography, this education began with learning to use the camera effectively. If you record video improperly, there isn't much you can do about it in editing. The same holds true for photography and I learned many years ago that capturing exactly what you envision is the key to beautiful photography. Just like in photography, the first step