Editing ZR Log3G10 Videos on DaVinci Resolve

Using the Log3G10 LUT

Here, we'll show how to convert the color space using a technical LUT.

1. Launch DaVinci Resolve and start a new project.

   Click [New Project], enter a project name and click [Create].

   

2. Load an LUT.

   • Click the [Project Settings] icon.

     

   • Click [Color Management] in the project settings window.

     

   • Click [Open LUT Folder].

     The LUT folder will open. The folder path is:

     • Windows:

       C:¥ProgramData¥Blackmagic Design¥DaVinci Resolve¥Support¥LUT

     • macOS:

       Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/LUT/

     

   • Create a sub-folder under the LUT folder, name it, and copy the Log3G10 LUT to the new sub-folder.

     Here, a "RED" folder is created and the Log3G10 LUT is copied into it.

     

     Downloading the Log3G10 LUT

     The Log3G10 LUT can be downloaded from the URL below:

     https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/download_red/en/

     The LUT Pre-installed on ZR Cameras

     The ZR comes with a pre-installed LUT, "RWG_Log3G10 to REC709_BT1886 with MEDIUM_CONTRAST and R_2_Medium size_33 v1.13," provided by RED Digital Cinema, Inc. as part of their IPP2 Output Presets, which appears as [REC.709] in Custom Setting g15 [3D LUT] > [Select LUT].

   • Click [Update Lists].

     DaVinci Resolve will load the LUT.

     

3. Set [Color Management].

   Set the items as follows and click [Save].

   • [Color science]: [DaVinci YRGB]
   • [Timeline color space]: [REDWideGamutRGB/Log3G10]
   • [Output color space]: [Rec.709 (Scene)] (Windows), [Rec.709-A] (macOS)
   • [3D lookup table interpolation]: [Tetrahedral]

   

4. Load the footage.

   Drag and drop your footage into the application to load it.

   

   • A message appears if the frame rates of the footage and project do not match. Click [Don't Change] to use the project's frame rate.

     

5. Create a timeline.

   Select [New Timeline] in the [File] menu. Then deselect the [Empty Timeline] check box and click [Create] to create a new timeline using the selected footage.

   

   

6. Add nodes.

   • Open the "Color" page.

     Click the [Color] button at the bottom of the window to open the "Color" page.

     

   • Add multiple nodes.

     Right-click a node and select [Add Node] > [Add Serial]. Repeat the step above to create multiple nodes.

     

7. Apply a technical LUT.

   Apply a technical LUT on the last node. Click the last node, then double-click to select the technical LUT for Log3G10 in the [LUT] browser in the upper left of the window.

   

8. Perform color grading.

   Perform color grading of the video on the nodes before the node where the technical LUT was applied.

   

   • Add nodes before the node with the technical LUT.
   • For more color grading instructions and additional information, see the online help for DaVinci Resolve or visit the Blackmagic Design website.

Using the Color Space Conversion Feature

1. Launch DaVinci Resolve and start a new project.

   Click [New Project], enter a project name and click [Create].

   

2. Set [Color Management].

   • Click the [Project Settings] icon.

     

   • Click [Color Management] in the project settings window.

     

   • Set the following items and click [Save].

     • [Color science]: [DaVinci YRGB]
     • [Timeline color space]: [REDWideGamutRGB/Log3G10]
     • [Output color space]: [Rec.709 (Scene)] (Windows), [Rec.709-A] (macOS)
     • [3D lookup table interpolation]: [Tetrahedral]

     

3. Load the footage.

   Drag and drop your footage into the application to load it.

   

   • A message appears if the frame rates of the footage and project do not match. Click [Don't Change] to use the project's frame rate.

     

4. Create a timeline.

   Select [New Timeline] in the [File] menu. Deselect the [Empty Timeline] check box and click [Create] to create a new timeline using the selected footage.

   

   

5. Add nodes.

   • Open the "Color" page.

     Click the [Color] button at the bottom of the window to open the "Color" page.

     

   • Add multiple nodes.

     Right-click a node and select [Add Node] > [Add Serial]. Repeat the step above to create multiple nodes.

     

6. Set [Color Space Transform].

   • Apply effects to the last node.

     Select [Effects], then [Color Space Transform] and drag it into the last node.

     

   • Configure color space settings for the last node.

     Set items as follows:

     • [Input Color Space]: [REDWideGamutRGB]
     • [Input Gamma]: [RED Log3G10]
     • [Output Color Space]: [Rec.709]
     • [Output Gamma]: [Rec.709] (Windows), [Rec.709-A] (macOS)

     

7. Perform color grading.

   Perform color grading of the video on the nodes located before the node where the color space conversion was applied.

   

   • Add nodes before the node with the color space conversion.
   • For more color grading instructions and other additional information, see the online help for DaVinci Resolve or visit the Blackmagic Design website.