Noise reduction is the first node here, to label it you can right-click and choose the relevant option. This is obviously different from layer based editing where layers on the top take priority. With nodes, anything that’s below is what takes precedence. There are different ways to set up a node tree and different techniques where the footage calls for it, but for this example for a more intense grade than if you were just putting a LUT on it, then here’s how we’ll set it up.

However, if you make a change on the right one, as above, it won’t flow back to the previous node. If you make a big change to the left on the left-hand node, it’ll happen on the right too. If you haven’t worked in a node editor before, everything on the left flows through to everything on the right, but not back the other way. Alternatively you can right-click and add one that way. You can do this as you work or you can do it at the start, lay your pathway out and know what you need to do next.Ĭlick on your first node and hit Option S or Alt S to add a new node.

You’re looking for a sort of hero frame to use throughout, and in this case it's basically this first frame. It’s quite vibrant, there’s a lot of skin in it, and a colour that’s very close to the skin as well, so it would be good to make it pop a little. Now that you’re into colour collection and colour grade, you’ll want to set up a node tree. How to: Pro Colour Grading Workflow in Resolve Setting up a Node Tree

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