Digital Cinematography, 2nd Edition

558 Chapter 16

Lift, Gamma, Gain/Slope, Offset, Power/Hue/

Saturation

We are already familiar with lift, gamma, and

gain, and their ASC Color Decision List “CDL”

counterparts – slope, offset and power from

Chapter 13 – Color Management.

In the digital intermediate suites, there are a

few new wrinkles such as secondary color cor-

rection, curves, power windows, keys, and mattes.

Figure 16.6 DaVinci Resolve primary color

correction screen.

These primary correction tools control high-

lights, mid tones, and shadows, either ganged to

control overall levels, or independently to control

individual RGB channels.

Numerous operations of the color ...