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Gain access to our Insights Library — and you’ll keep getting new tutorials,
meetings, and training by vetted, trusted working professionals.
Scroll down for Plan Comparisons, additional plan options, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Discover
Stay connected with industry thought leaders, their evolving best practices & client-tested workflows.
6 months for $42, then…
$7
/mo
(cancel at any time)
Discover+
Start interacting with our Contributors. Master industry crafts, tools, & business practices.
6 months for $90 then…
$15
/mo
(cancel at any time)
Premium
Fully engage in the Mixing Light Community: Level up your career & business success.
6 months for $120 then…
$20
/mo
(cancel at any time)
Premium Added Benefits
Discover
Stay connected with industry thought leaders, their evolving best practices & client-tested workflows.
7-Day Test Drive for $7, then…
$84
/year
(cancel at any time)
Discover+
Start interacting with our Contributors. Master industry crafts, tools, & business practices.
$149
/year
(Get two months free)
Premium
Fully engage in the Mixing Light Community: Level up your career & business success.
$195
/year
(Get two months free)
Premium Added Benefits
All-Access and Group Membership Options
All-Access: The 12-Month DaVinci Resolve Accelerator
Shave months (or years) off your DaVinci Resolve learning curve with Mixing Light’s ‘All-Access’ 12-month (not a subscription) membership.
The Accelerator includes Premium Insights Library membership, instant access to 5 DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals courses, and two color grading practice projects (that you keep forever).
Interested in group memberships?
Enterprise leaders have full control, assigning and re-assigning membership slots as they see fit. It’s a terrific way of rewarding and continually educating your team members.
EDU leaders can invite students who sign up for one-term memberships at a discount.
Industry Newsletter
The Sunday Morning Colorist Newsletter
Stay on top of the latest news, videos, articles, and podcasts from across the internet. Curated by colorist, owner, and co-founder of Mixing Light, Patrick Inhofer. It delivers (almost) every Sunday.
Subscribe to it as a stand-alone product for $50 per year. No other Mixing Light membership is required.
(Included with every Discover+ or Premium membership)
Compare Plans
| Insights Tutorial Library Discover Membership |
Insights Tutorial Library Discover+ Membership |
Insights Tutorial Library Premium Membership |
DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals Courses |
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| Insights Library Access details | Discover Yes | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| iOS and Android App details | Discover Yes | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone Yes |
| Video & Podcast Streaming details | Discover Yes | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone Yes |
| Mark Favorites details | Discover Yes | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Discussions & Comments details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Colorist Newsletter Subscription details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Access to comments details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Unlock 1 DaVinci Resolve Course - For Free details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Build Playlists details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Deals Access details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Earn Credits & Unlock Additional DaVinci Resolve Courses details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Video Downloads details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Steals Access details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Additional File Downloads details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Live Events details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Office Hours Requests details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Forum Participation details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| New comments alerts details | Discover No | Ascend No | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
| Resolve Fundamentals Courses* details | Discover No | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone Yes |
| Recurring Subscription? details | Discover Yes | Ascend Yes | Engage & Master Yes | Standalone No |
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Feature Details
Insights Library Access
Our Insight Library has over 1,100+ articles, videos & podcasts centered around post production, color grading, and visual effects. All videos and podcasts can be accessed via streaming.
iOS and Android App
Take Mixing Light with you on the go! It's streamlined interface gives you access to the entire Insights Library. Non-members can preview the website and view any Insight tagged as 'Free'.
Video & Podcast Streaming
Stream our Insight content from anywhere on any device, with no limits or quotas!
Mark Favorites
Keep track of your favorite Insights in your personal Favorite list.
Discussions & Comments
Every article, video, and podcast has a dedicated comments section - available to Streaming+ and Premium members. Discussions can be subscribed to for email updates when new comments are added.
Colorist Newsletter Subscription
Stay current with industry news, tutorials, and podcasts - focused on the art, craft, and business of color grading, finishing, and touch of VFX. Delivers (most) Sundays.
Access to comments
Read, write, and subscribe to comments at the bottom of every Insight in the Insights Tutorial Library.
Unlock 1 Course - Free
Discover+ and Premium members can unlock any Davinci Resolve training course for free - with Credits awarded at signup (once per lifetime of account).
Unlock Courses Every 3 Months
Get awarded 1 credit per month of membership, used to unlock additional DaVinci Resolve courses every three months.
Build Playlists
Organize your favorite Insights into custom playlists.
Deals Access
Limited 'Deals' access to our Deals & Steals page for discounts on software and services.
Steals Access
Full access to our Deals & Steals page - including big 'Steals'.
Video Downloads
Premium Members can download every video and podcast to their personal computer - for offline viewing or to build their own custom Insights Library.
Additional File Downloads
Many Insights include addition downloads (such as DCTLs and scripts) - available exclusively to Premium members.
Live Events
Attend live events and participate in our Office Hours and webinars.
Office Hours Requests
Use our special request form to ask questions for our live Office Hours events - even if you can't attend.
Forum Participation
Start your own conversations or help others solve their problems. Become part of a larger community!
New Comments Alerts
Read (and respond to) every new comment, on every Insight in the Library, in the 'Insights Comments' forum.
*Resolve Fundamentals Courses
See the FAQ below about how different membership levels can access our Courses.
FAQs
Commonly asked Questions & Answers
Very quickly - what's the difference between the three membership levels of the Insights Library?
Discover is 'Mixing Light, as a magazine'; consume the content but that's it.
Discover+ allows you to start interacting in the Insights Library (via the comments section which often contains great follow-up discussions and learning) and awards you one Resolve Course (if you haven't already released one).
Premium is for professionals who are actively learning, want to interact with members and Contributors/Authors, and value a dedicated community of post production professionals - both in forums and live online events.
Does Membership Also Unlock Your 'Resolve Fundamentals Courses' and 'Practice Projects'?
An Insights Library Membership gives you access to the entire Insights Library (everything under the "Insights Library" tab). New Discover+ and Premium members get a one-time award of 3 Training Credits to unlock any of our DaVinci Resolve stand-alone training titles. Premium members also earn one credit per month toward additional unlocking of DaVinci Resolve training courses - as long as their membership is in 'Active' status.
Alternatively, training courses can be purchased separately as stand-alone products - no recurring membership is required to access those Courses.
Practice Projects are stand-alone self-contained downloadable products giving you material to practice your color grading skills. Due to licensing restrictions, Practice Projects are separate purchases and are not part of any recurring Membership program. They can only be purchased by Mixing Light account holders.
How Often Is New Content Added To The Insights Library?
Every month you can expect to see 6 – 12 new pieces of content released on a regular basis. The exact number and mix of Video, Text and Audio articles will vary. The exact release schedule also varies from week-to-week and month-to-month. But we average about 120 new client-tested Insights per year.
Can I Download Video & Audio From The Insights Library?
Premium members can download video and audio content from the Insights Library to their own computer. All other members are limited to streaming only.
Do You Accept Paypal?
We do not. PayPal limits the ability of our members to manage their payment details directly on our website. Our payment processor (Stripe) gives members full-featured, secure control over their credit card and debit card details directly from our website - without us keeping ANY of that information on our servers. Our connections are encrypted and we regularly test our encryption protocols.
We allow you to easily end your subscription directly from the My Account page with a few simple clicks. There's no need to visit a 3rd party, as required by PayPal (and our members often complained how frustrating it was to do).
Are My Payment Details Safe On Your Site?
Yes! Mixing Light doesn't store any payment details on our site. Our payment processor Stripe, processes billions in transactions each year, and is one of the most trusted online payment processors. Stripe employs the strictest levels of encryption on all transactions. Every session on Mixing Light is also protected with Strict SSL and we have opted into the HSTS protocol, not just securing EVERY page, including payment pages, but ensuring the website can't be viewed if SSL is not active.
Our SSL certificate authority is Google Trusted Services - our web host runs on Google's highest tier backbone and our server is behind Cloudflare to help protect against malicious actors.
We recommend that every member uses a unique, strong password to protect against unauthorized access of your member account. In fact, we recommend 1Password as a tool for creating and managing passwords. You should also log out of your account if the computer is in a shared setting.
Do You Offer Refunds?
Mixing LIght has a 30-Day no questions asked refund policy for Memberships and our DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals Courses. If canceling a membership renewal, we recommend canceling at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled re-bill. If cancelling less than 24 hours before the rebill, the payment is at risk of being processed and you can reach out to support to manually process a refund if requested within 30 days of the payment.
Contributor Consultations provide full refunds if cancelled more than 24 hours before the Consultation start time. There are no refunds if canceled in under 24 hours. A Consultation may be rescheduled (1) one single time. Any further rescheduling will be canceled with no refund. This is because our Contributors are working professionals who have set aside time for Consultations and can't reasonably be expected to fill a Consultation time in under 24 hours.
Can I Request A Particular Topic Be Covered?
Of course! If you have any thoughts or areas you would be interested in seeing us cover please go straight to our Contact Us form and let us know. We’re always listening to what you say and need so we can offer the best topics for our members. Premium members have an Office Hours LIVE! Request form, to have their questions answered in a live format by a team of our Contributors.
