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If you like YouTube, you’ll love YouTube Premium. #YouTubePartner Sign up for YouTube Premium today! Thank you to YouTube for sponsoring this video. https://www.youtube.com/premium?ybp=Sg0IBhIJdW5saW1pdGVk4AECoAIB Even though I love editing videos, I've always found colour grading really intimidating. But I'm determined to add a new creative skill to my arsenal, so today I'm taking you with me as I attempt to teach myself colour grading in Davinci Resolve! I'm sharing what I've learned from the copious tutorials I've watched to hopefully inspire you to learn a new skill as well! Let's get into it :) 🎬 Get my team of editors to edit your YouTube videos! 👉🏻 https://www.creatorlymedia.com 🚐 Watch my van life / travel channel https://www.youtube.com/@KatieandDan 📸 Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katiesteckly 📕 TABLE OF CONTENTS 📕 00:00 you don’t NEED to color grade social media videos tbh 00:29 Step 1: film in LOG 00:55 log footage is like a blank colouring page 02:11 thanks to YouTube Premium for sponsoring today’s video! 03:10 Step 2: Davinci Resolve color management settings 04:11 Step 3: Setting up your node tree on the color page 05:22 the node tree works like layers 06:20 Color Space Transform vs DJI’s LUT explained for beginners 07:38 Color Space Transform settings for DJI D LOG 09:30 there are different approaches here, but this is what I’m trying 10:11 Step 4: Color grading!! (And colour correction) 12:10 Exposure - how to use scopes 14:14 White balance 16:05 finally adding creative adjustments (the real colour grading) 16:38 Curves 18:44 Colour Warper 20:03 Colour Wheel 20:59 adding filming grain 22:05 Step 5: Applying to the rest of the video 24:11 learning new creative skills is fun! 🔗 LINKS 🔗 *some of these are affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase on the site after clicking these links, I could earn a commission at no extra cost to you. thanks for supporting the channel! 🎧 where I get music for my videos: https://share.epidemicsound.com/6x4f73 🎬 stock footage & animations I use: https://www.storyblocks.com/katie 📹 Camera Gear: Main camera: https://geni.us/kszve1 Lens: https://geni.us/ks1625 Vlog camera: https://geni.us/kszve10ii Microphone: https://geni.us/djimicmini Tripod: https://geni.us/ksulanzi 👉🏻 See all my gear here: https://katiesteckly.com/gear 👋🏻 ABOUT ME Hey, I'm Katie! I make videos about social media strategy and content creation. In addition to being a YouTuber, I also run a small agency that provides video editing services for YouTubers and podcasters. If you want our help or just want to learn more, check out https://www.creatorlymedia.com -----------------------------------------------

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