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03 Create a New Database for FCM
04 Importing Projects in the FCM Database
05 How FCM Projects are set up in Resolve
06 Footage Rules
INTRODUCTION

01 Welcome to FCM
02 What to expect from FCM
03 FCM Overview
04 Take Notes
Video Updates and Course Philosophy
05 Private Group Access
06 My Contact Info
FCM Discounts & Perks

Discount Coupons
Get a Hefty Discount on Qazi's Toolkit
How to get 30%OFF on FilmConvert
How to get 10%OFF on DaVinci Resolve
How to get 40%OFF on Shotdeck
Affiliate Opportunity
Crash Course for Colorists

01 Must Watch Before the Modules
02 The Crash Course for Colorists
DaVinci Resolve 17 - WHAT'S NEW

Cut Page - Live Preview
Cut Page - Safe Area
Cut Page - Timeline Resolution
Cut Page - Smart Reframe
Cut Page - Quick Export
Edit Page - Detect Scene Cuts
DaVinci Color Science
RCM Presets
Node Numbering
Custom Curves Window Expansion
New Scopes
HDR Palette
Primaries Palette
Color Warper
Sat vs Lum Curve
New Features Tutorial
DaVinci Resolve 18.5 - WHAT'S NEW

Create Subtitles From Audio
Color Space Transform Swap
Super Scale
Transcribe Audio
Single Node Composite Mode
Remote Monitoring
Relight FX
10 Tips to Grade 10x Faster in DaVinci Resolve

01 Pre-Conformed EDL
02 SOCP
03 Scopes
04 Powergrade
05 Vectors
06 Remote Grading
07 Active Playheads
08 Shared Node
09 Neighboring Clips
10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Color Grading Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make

Your Camera RAW Settings Are Wrong
Your Node Tree Is a Mess
You're Butchering Contrast and Exposure
Your Skin Tones Look OFF
Your Blockbuster Teal & Orange Look is Amateur
How to remove noise in the fastest possible way inside DaVinci Resolve
How do you paste grades from the previous timeline to the new timeline
How to protect your highlights when pushing your look
How do I add saturation to skin tones without making them too digital
What is the easiest and fastest way to bring your footage into Resolve and start grading
What's the difference between Qazi's Toolkit or Creative LUTs
Practice Footage.zip
Resolve Overview for Colorists

Media Page Overview
Edit Page Overview
Color Page Overview
Deliver Page Overview
Module 1: CONFORM

01 Most Common Ways to Conform
02 NLE to Resolve Timeline Prep - Round Trip
03 Conforming Camera Original Footage - Round Trip
04 Round Trip Method 1
05 Round Trip Method 2
06 Colored Footage from Resolve to NLE
07 NLE to Resolve Timeline Prep - Bake and Blade
08 Bake and Blade Method 1
09 Bake and Blade Method 2
10 Conforming Transcoded Footage - Round Trip
11 Music Video - Bake and Blade
12 Bake and Blade Advanced Tips
13 Pre-conformed EDL
14 Color Trace
15 Recap
16 Conclusion and Recommendations
17 Exercise
DaVinci Resolve NODES 101

Serial Node
Layer Mixer
Parallel Mixer
Outside Node
Key Mixer
Shared Node
Timeline Node
Master DaVinci Resolve Node Tree
Module 2: CAMERAS

01 Intro
02 Camera Lineup
03 Camera Cheat Sheet
04 How to Install LUTs
Camera + Creative LUTs
05 Project Overview
06 Pre-Grading Prep
07 Alexa Mini
08 RED Dragon
09 Canon C200
10 Panasonic GH5
11 BMPCC 4K
12 Sony a6500
13 DJI Inspire 1
14 Camera Ranking
15 Recap
16 Conclusion and Recommendations
17 Exercise
Sample Footage from ARRI's Website
Sample Footage from RED's Website
Sample Footage from BMD's Website
Module 3: COLOR CORRECTION

01 Why You Must Know Color Correction
02 Color Correction vs Color Grading
03 Project Overview
04 Make it Pop
05 Understanding Scopes
06 Proper White Balance
07 Proper Exposure
08 Analyzing Images for Color Correction
09 What is a Lookbook?
10 Take Notes
11 People
12 Landscape
13 Products
14 Rec.709
15 Recap
16 Conclusion and Recommendations
17 Exercise
Module 4: SHOT MATCHING

01 What is Shot Matching?
02 Why You Must Know Shot Matching
03 How to Get Better at Shot Matching
04 Project Overview
05 Necessary Tools for Shot Matching
06 Gallery Stills/ Memories
07 Split Screen
08 Group Clips
09 Local Vs Remote Grades
10 Lightbox - Send to SDI
11 Take Notes
12 Same Camera
13 Blind Date
14 Hypesandwich
15 Different Cameras
16 The Great Ride
17 The Qazman
18 Recap
19 Conclusion and Recommendations
20 Exercise
Module 5: COLOR GRADING

01 What is Color Grading?
02 Why You Must Know Color Grading
03 What You Will Get Out of This Module
04 Million $ Tips on Color Grading pt1
05 Million $ Tips on Color Grading pt2
06 Analyze Footage
07 Project Overview
08 Generic Grading Lookbook
09 Most Used Tools for Grading
10 Commercials & Music Videos
11 Adidas
12 Holiday Season
13 Oakley
14 Girls Have Fun
15 I'm The One
16 Hollywood Looks
17 Hobbs & Shaw / John Wick
18 La La Land
19 Sicario
20 Atomic Blonde
21 Old School Hollywood Looks
22 Film Looks using LUTs
23 Recap
24 Conclusion and Recommendations
25 Exercise
Film Look Secrets

Film Look Secrets - Course Materials
Film Look Secrets
Advanced Film Emulation Process

How to Properly Use Resolve's Film LUTs
How to Create Halation & Texture
Best Practices for Film Emulation
Intro to HDR Ready Workflow

01 Hollywood's Most Popular FPE
02 Project Set Up
03 Setting Up Scopes Like a Pro
04 Custom Techniques to Stress Testing Your LUTs
05 Future Proof LUTs for HDR & ACES Workflows
06 Balance Footage in Seconds with Printer Lights
07 HDR Ready Node Tree
08 Exporting Dolby Vision Trim for Netflix
09 Pro Tip when Saving a Powergrade
ACES for Beginners

01 What is ACES?
02 Why was ACES developed?
03 ACES Characteristics
04 ACES 2065-1 vs ACEScct
05 ACEScc vs ACEScct
06 ACES solution for Film Negative
07 Why Netflix is switching to ACES?
08 How to set up your project in ACES?
09 How to grade your footage in ACES?
Practice Footage - Download Link
Module 6: STUDIO SETUP

01 What Makes a Grading Studio
02 Why You Need a Grading Studio
03 Bare Minimum
04 Research Tools
05 What to Expect From This Module
06 Broke
07 Comeup
08 Baller
09 System Optimization Hacks
10 Delivery Settings
11 Remote Grading
12 Grading Studio Paint Color Recommendations
13 Productivity Apps
14 Freebies
15 Recap
16 Conclusion and Recommendations
17 Exercise
Module 8: BONUS

Bonus Download Guide
Course Materials | Download First
Balance the Footage using Scopes
Clean White Look
Perfect Skin Tones from Sony S-Log 8-bit Footage
Creamy Film Look
Gamma Shift Fix
Best Export Settings for Web
How to Import Shotdeck Stills in Resolve
How to Work Remotely
Minimum System Requirements
Do I Need Resolve Studio?
Color Trace
How to make Resolve run 75% FASTER
THIS will Instantly make your Grades look 85% BETTER
Practice Footage - This will Instantly make your Grades 85% better
Why does YOUR 8-bit footage look like sh###
A Decade Old Plugin Beats Resolve's AI Noise Reduction
Practice footage - A Decade Old Plugin
How to get PERFECT Skin Tones Every Time
Practice Footage - How to get Perfect Skin Tones
The ultimate Contrast Masterclass
Practice Footage - The Ultimate Contrast Masterclass
Why lift Gamma Gain is Ruining Your Footage
Module 7: FREELANCE

01 What to Expect From This Module
02 Why You Should Consider Freelancing
03 What It Takes to Become a Freelancer
04 Is Freelancing For You?
05 Dos And Don'ts of Freelancing
06 Steps to Becoming Employable - Demo Reel
07 Steps to Becoming Employable - Website
08 Steps to Becoming Employable - Social Media
09 What It Takes to Get Hired - Advice For New Filmmakers
10 What It Takes to Get Hired - Be Bullish
11 What It Takes to Get Hired - Resources to Find Work
12 How to Get Paid Through Social Media
13 How to Get Paid Through Social Media - Exposure
14 How to Get Paid Through Social Media - Outreach
15 How to Get Paid Through Social Media - Content Strategy
16 High-End Client Strategies
17 High-End Client Strategies - Collaboration
18 High-End Client Strategies - Offer Value
19 High-End Client Strategies - Work For Free
20 High-End Client Strategies - Ask For It
21 FAQs
22 FAQs - How Do I Get Clients?
23 FAQs - How Much Should I Charge For a Project?
24 FAQs - How Do I Start Freelancing?
25 FAQs - How Do I Prep an Invoice
26 FAQs - How Do I Negotiate a Rate?
27 FAQs - Should I Work With an Agency?
28 FAQs - How Do I Deal With Difficult Clients?
29 FAQs - When Should I Charge My Client?
30 FAQs - How Do I Build a Rolodex?
31 The Final Nugget
Module 9: YOUTUBE

YouTube Download Guide
How to get the JOKER look Part 1
How to get the John Wick look
Juice it up | Commercial vs. Film Grading
How to get the James Bond look
Grading YOUR Footage Planet X
How to get the PARASITE look
Module 10: PROFESSIONAL WORK

XXIO - TV COMMERCIAL
XXIO - How to get the Commercial look
LAZEM - MUSIC VIDEO
LAZEM - How to get the Music Video look
Life on the Line - DOCUMENTARY
LIFE ON THE LINE - How to get the Documentary look

How do you paste grades from the previous timeline to the new timeline

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