Grade School: Using Qualifiers Like A Pro
In this live Q&A I’m answering all of your questions for best practices using masks and qualifiers, and how you can use better, broader adjustments to get the same targeted changes but with healthier results for your overall image.
This live is an extension of this week's video on the same topic: • How advanced colorists use qualifiers in D...
00:12 Introduction
02:14 Thoughts about long hours vs optimal hours while working
5:52 Colorist Career Accelerator II Course Announcement!
13:53 What is the RGB Qualifier used for?
19:31 What would you like to be improved/changed in the Resolve Qualifier?
24:20 Do you have any real world use cases of using the 3D Keyer?
28:50 What tools from matte finesse are most practical and which ones aren't?
36:23 Is there any way to separate saturation values to operate in narrower ranges properly using qualifiers or X vs Y curves?
45:28 When making a selection and bringing the alpha from one node to another sometimes it seems to change slightly. Is that a thing? If so, might that cause any trouble?
47:00 What’s the difference between selecting a color via ‘’Hue vs’’ curve and doing the same operation in the qualifier? Is it necessary to disable Hue and Sat in a node when operating only in Luma (HSL)
51:34 Where do you draw the line when qualifying a skin tone for a pushed teal and orange look? Do you select the hair as well? What would be your approach to create super separated looks without using keys?
59:37 Why is the color warper not popular among the pros when it does almost everything discussed about qualifying and manipulating values?
1:01:46 Final thoughts and conclusions
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