Nicolas Hanson January 8, 2018 Share January 8, 2018 What is the best way to clip the blacks without bring them below 0 IRE? Link to comment Share on other sites
Orash Rahnema January 8, 2018 Share January 8, 2018 Under curves/soft clip Rise the low slider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Nicolas Hanson January 12, 2018 Author Share January 12, 2018 Thank you! What is the name of the slider that actually clips the black and not softens the blacks? Link to comment Share on other sites
Dylan R. Hopkin January 12, 2018 Share January 12, 2018 In Resolve to clip, not soften / soft clip: Low = shadow clipping Low The Low Soft Clipping Point slider lets you adjust the minimum signal level at which the signal clips. This defaults to a digital level of 0 relative to the DaVinci Resolve internal video scopes. Dragging this slider to the right causes the shadows of the image to clip at a higher level, resulting in lighter minimum levels, and a lower-contrast image with lighter (possibly milky) shadows. High = highlight clipping The High Clipping Point slider lets you adjust the maximum signal level above which the signal is clipped. Any pixels above the clipping level are made equal to the clipping level. The High Clipping Point defaults to a digital level of 1023 relative to the DaVinci Resolve internal video scopes. Dragging this slider to the left causes the highlights of the image to clip at a lower level, resulting in lower, dimmer maximum levels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Nicolas Hanson January 13, 2018 Author Share January 13, 2018 Thank you Dylan. I have been afraid of clipping blacks, it has been a big no-no for me, but lately I have seen many high-end commercials with clipping and have learned to see that it can look cool. Do you use clipping in your work @Dylan R. Hopkin? Link to comment Share on other sites
Dylan R. Hopkin January 13, 2018 Share January 13, 2018 There is is a place for everything, if it: A. Supports the emotion of the story B. You like it C. The client likes it I always preserve both shadow and highlight detail, especially important during the first grading pass (balancing a scene), what you do esthetically afterwards is really up to you. I’ve deliberately clipped images to make images harsher. In the 90s clipping was popular, especially in music videos (that was before my time behind a gradingpanel). Some directors I work with today still love deep clippy blacks. Personally I like to maintain detail, even when pushing to blacks hard. Useful tools in Resolve are: Good taste 🤓, soft clip (compressing black detail), curves (opening up the image just before it hits absolute black), log primaries (adding “bite” with black instead of using lift). That got a bit longwinded, hope it made sense. Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites
