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Can Resolve’s New Lighting Effects Finally Rival Third-Party Plugins?
If you’ve watched my previous Mastering Glow Insights, you already know how much I love using glow and lighting effects to elevate a grade, taking an image from a solid 8.5 to a jaw-dropping 11. These effects are powerful tools for drawing attention to key elements, such as talent, products, or environmental highlights, and adding a touch of magic that’s often impossible to achieve with primary controls alone.
That said, I’ve always felt that the glow tools in Resolve were a bit limited—until now. In the latest release of DaVinci Resolve 20.2, Blackmagic has expanded the creative potential of its lighting tools with new features like Secondary Glow, Atmosphere, and the all-new Cinematic Haze effect.
In this Insight, I dive deep into these new additions to see if they truly deliver the control and refinement colorists have been asking for, or if Resolve’s glow toolkit still lags behind the competition.
“You can integrate Glows into your grades really well, much better than you could previously… [with] additional controls for the main Glow… a secondary Glow… [and] the Atmosphere functionality.”
Jason Bowdach, Colorist & Finisher
Key Takeaways
By the end of this Insight, you’ll understand:
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