----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LK's Best Da Vinci SetUp/Workflow for processing DJI Air 3 footages/shots ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Shoot in HLG ----------------------------------------------------------------- - The point is to get a lot of data in filmed material in order to correct any errors and produce two great HDR-BT2020: 1. high bitrate for YouTube processing and HQ archive 2. standard bitrate for local delivery - It will allow you to edit a lot of colors and also have a good tolerance in Highlights for correction in post - YouTube will also take in charge BT2020-to-R709 reduction for non-HDR devices (NOTE: YT HDR processing needs 1/2 days) 2. Create a new Da Vinci Prj with these Color Settings -------------------------------------------------------- - Color Science: DaVinci YRGB Color Managed - Automatic Color Management: NO - Color Processing Mode: Custom - Use Separate Color Space and Gamma: YES - Input Color Space: Rec.2020 - Input Gamma: Rec.2100 HLG (Scene) - Timeline Color Space: Rec.2020 - Timeline Gamma: Rec.2100 HLG - Timeline Working Luminance: HDR 1000 - Output Color Space: Rec.2020 - Output Gamma: Rec.2100 HLG - Limit Output Gamut to: Output Color Space - Input DRT: Luminance Mapping - Output DRT: Luminance Mapping - Use inverse DRT for SDR to HDR conversion: YES - Use White Point Adaptation: YES - Use Color Space aware grading tools: YES - Apply resize transformations in: Linear Mapped - Disable tone mapping for Fusion conversions: NO - Graphics White Level: 100 nits - HDR mastering is for 1000 nits - Enable Dolby Vision: NO - Enable HDR10+: NO - Enable HDR Vivid: YES 3. Color Grading Workspace - HDR Vivid tab (for EACH CLIP!) ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Target Display Output: SDR BT709, Gamma 2.4, 100 nits - Trim Mode: Curve Mode - Analyze: All - Enable Tone Mapping Preview: YES 4. Color Correction - Grading -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Curves-Custom: tune black/white points (target: Waveform between 128 and 896) - Primaries Color: Adjust Saturation - Primaries Color: Adjust Temp/Tint - Primaries Log: Adjust Shadow - Primaries Log: Adjust Midtone - Primaries Log: Adjust Highlights - Primaries Color: Adjust Lift (to adjust black points) - Primaries Color: Adjust Gain (overall brightness) - Primaries Color: Adjust Gamma (brightness) - Primaries Color: Adjust Contrast and Mid/Detail - Primaries Color: Boost Color - Add/Drift Color/Tone Mood 4. Export in BT.2020 HDR-Vivid -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Format: mp4 - Codec: H.265 - Encoder: Auto - ... - Encoding Profile: Main10 - Rate Control: Variable Bitrate - Bitrate: 223000 (HQ and YT) or 80000 (SQ for home/local delivery) - ... - Advanced Settings: - Color Space Tag: Same as Project - Gamma Tag: Same as Project - ... - Tone Mapping: HDR Vivid - HDR BT2020, Gamma HLG, 1000 nits 5. Export in REC709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Format: mp4 - Codec: H.265 - Encoder: Auto - ... - Encoding Profile: Main10 (HQ) or Main (SQ) - Rate Control: Variable Bitrate - Bitrate: 80000 (SQ and SQ) - ... - Advanced Settings: - Color Space Tag: REC709 - Gamma Tag: Gamma 2.4 - ... - Tone Mapping: HDR Vivid - SDR BT709, Gamma 2.4, 100 nits