Learning To Control The ColorSlice Tool Plus Workflow Tips
In DaVinci Resolve 19, Blackmagic introduced a new secondary hue and saturation tool called ColorSlice. This tool adds native subtraction saturation and density controls that are normally only found in third-party DCTL plugins.
In this Insight, we’ll explore how the new tool works and discuss what this means for the currently available tools.
ColorSlice and Subtractive Saturation
Blackmagic Design witnessed the popularity of subtractive tools like Steve Yedlin, ASC’s Tetra, PixelTools Hue Shift, and Mononodes Color Shift and decided to add a similar tool to Resolve.
ColorSlice fits (and sits in the software) between the Hue/Sat vs. Curves and the Color Warper in your grading toolset. It doesn’t replace these tools but is a creative addition to them.
Digital video uses additive RGB colors, but subtractive color saturation emulates a film-like CMY color matrix. Subtractive saturation allows you to add greater depth of color (saturation) to your image without simultaneously making it (unnaturally) bright.
This often creates a more pleasing, film-like way to add saturation to your images, especially compared to the saturation control in the Primaries—Color Wheels palette.
Key takeaways from this Insight
By the end of this Insight, you should understand how to:
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Questions or Comments?
What do you think of the ColorSlice tool? Will it replace your use of third-party DCTL’s? How have you used it creatively in a recent node tree? Do you still have questions about how to make the most of ColorSlice? Hit the comments below!
– Jason
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