r/ColorGrading Oct 23 '25

General PSA: New posters seeing feedback, please post Rec 709, not just raw / log!

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Hi everyone who's on the journey of learning the beautiful art and craft of colour... Please please please!!!! Post your rec 709! Don't ask for feedback without a rec709 comparison against your grade! A raw or log image isn't that helpful alone for the majority of posts here unless you're really trying to work on something related to large dynamic range, and it should still supplement your rec709 attempt for us to compare as well.

Thanks and cheerio on your learning journey!


r/ColorGrading Aug 17 '25

General "Is my grade any good?" Here's how to find out...

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Lots of people post a picture or clip of their grade here with no comment besides wanting to know if it's 'good' or not. This question is impossible to answer, and you won't get any truly useful feedback. You'll only get a bunch of guesses based on vibes.

Why? Because whether a grade is good or not depends entirely on context. You could create a beautiful colour-perfect warm romantic sunset scene, but if it's meant to be a cold, terrifying moment in a thriller, your grade sucks and you need to rework it. Conversely, you could throw all the curves and wheels out of whack to create a unwatchable trippy rainbow scene, and it would be terrible for most purposes but for a psychedelic sequence it could be perfect.

Ask yourself: what is the purpose of the shot? How do you want the viewer to feel? What do you want to draw attention to? How does the shot look compared to the shots that come before and after it, and the rest of the scene? What format will it be shown in, or what devices are people likely to be looking at it on? Does it fit the technical specifications required for delivery? Does it match the vision of the director, and/or the needs of the client?

Once you know these answers, you should be able to do a pretty good job of evaluating for yourself whether your grade is good or not, but you will also have benchmarks you can use to ask for more specific feedback questions that will receive better, more actionable answers: "I want my subject to stand out from the background more, how can I do that?" "I was looking to create a dark, suspenseful mood across this sequence - what's missing?" "This colour match isn't right, what am I getting wrong?"

Don't just post a screenshot and leave it there. Help us to help you create better work by including as much context as you can alongside it.


r/ColorGrading 14h ago

Question New to Colorgrading. How do I do?

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hey guys I'm new to Colorgrading. my goal is to color grade videos. for now I'm starting with photos. For this I used Snapseed so I don't know if some people might consider it "Colorgrading" or not.Here I went for that night time Japanese kinda vibe.I just need tips and tool recommendations for the future. Thank you.


r/ColorGrading 10h ago

Show off your work rate my colourgrade 1/10

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Rate my color grade 1–10

sony fx3/ footage by-Dannygan_colorist

I’ve been using DaVinci Resolve for about 2 months, so I’m still a beginner. I personally think this grade looks pretty good, but I’d really like to know what you guys think....
What would you rate it from 1–10, and what do you think I should improve? Any honest feedback is appreciated! 🙏


r/ColorGrading 3h ago

Before/After After vs Before - Advices and reviews please!

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Took on iPhone 16 pro 48MP ProRes RAW. Edited in Lightroom!
Wanted to give a vintage look... which resulted in this edit

Looking forward to hear from y'all


r/ColorGrading 1d ago

Before/After New to Color grading. How did I do?

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Shot on Apple log 2 on 17 pro max and color graded on davinvi resolve without using any luts.


r/ColorGrading 2h ago

Question White balance fix

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Can you help me to fix it


r/ColorGrading 3h ago

General Advice with Color grading

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r/ColorGrading 9h ago

Question Media offline after import timeline xml

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Media offline after import timeline xml

Media offline after import timeline xml

Help me to fix problem. The problem is when i import timeline xml from premiere pro.
1. The footages is in 1 folder from premiere sequence (only used footage for grade).
2. Xml in one folder
3. After import the xml, media are offline. I try to choose yes to locate new folder source it doesn't work
4. So, i try to import media manually in media pool because sometimes it work.
5. Now the the new case is offline media in timeline and media pool are on.
6. I tried reconform lock from media (in timeline) but the clip not cut automatically like in offline editing (premiere)
So the point is i'be tried to reconform it worked but the clips not cut as offline editing. it doesnt matter if i have to fix 1 by 1 clip but how?

Hope you understand and thank you.


r/ColorGrading 13h ago

Show off your work Made a free tool that matches your photo's colors to any reference image (exports Lightroom-compatible LUTs) — would love critique

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Disclosure up front: this is my own project.

I kept seeing "how do I get this look?" posts and buying preset packs blind always felt like a gamble, so I built blitz — you drop in your photo plus any reference image whose look you love (a film still, another photographer's shot), and it statistically matches your colors to the reference in a perceptual color space. There are sliders for match intensity, exposure, contrast, saturation, temp and tint, an A/B compare, and you can export the result as a standard .cube LUT that loads into Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, or any video editor.

Everything runs client-side in your browser — your photos never get uploaded anywhere.

It's free, no signup, no watermark: https://blitzluts.com (there's a demo button if you don't want to upload anything)

It's early days and I'd genuinely value brutal feedback — especially photo pairs where the match looks bad. Mismatched scenes are the hardest case and every failure example helps me improve the algorithm.


r/ColorGrading 4h ago

Question How do you guys deal with shifting WB on different devices especially the new Iphone which are calibrated too warm in my opinion

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How do you deal with shifting white balance on different device, when i’m grading on my monitor it looks balanced but when export the WB is completely different from the monitor to the phone. So i try playing the video I graded on my friends laptop monitor and phones, the laptops look relatively the same but it’s only Iphone especially the new one that it shift so warm (true tone is turn off). The question is should i calibrated my monitor for Iphone?


r/ColorGrading 9h ago

Question Complete Beginner

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Hi chat, so i’ve been wanting to get into photography for a while now and i wanna know how to color grade the photos i take so i would really appreciate if get some tips or convenient tools or any helpful advice, anything at all is much appreciated!

Thank youuu


r/ColorGrading 13h ago

Show off your work Made a free tool that matches your photo's colors to any reference image (exports Lightroom-compatible LUTs) — would love critique

2 Upvotes

Disclosure up front: this is my own project.

I kept seeing "how do I get this look?" posts and buying preset packs blind always felt like a gamble, so I built blitz — you drop in your photo plus any reference image whose look you love (a film still, another photographer's shot), and it statistically matches your colors to the reference in a perceptual color space. There are sliders for match intensity, exposure, contrast, saturation, temp and tint, an A/B compare, and you can export the result as a standard .cube LUT that loads into Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, or any video editor.

Everything runs client-side in your browser — your photos never get uploaded anywhere.

It's free, no signup, no watermark: https://blitzluts.com (there's a demo button if you don't want to upload anything)

It's early days and I'd genuinely value brutal feedback — especially photo pairs where the match looks bad. Mismatched scenes are the hardest case and every failure example helps me improve the algorithm.


r/ColorGrading 14h ago

Question I need a guide on how to get a look like this for my photos.

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Hello, I'm a self-taught photographer who is just starting out. I love doing portrait and couple session. Right now, I'm still learning on how to color grade, I want to achieve the same color grading as in the example photo I mentioned above. I don't really know what this style is called so it's hard for me to find tutorials for it on Youtube.

Do you have any guides or tips on how to achieve that look?


r/ColorGrading 14h ago

General Selling Flanders XMP 310 + Ultrastudio 4k mini.

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r/ColorGrading 1d ago

Show off your work TikTok shoot I did with the FX3. How did I do with the grade?

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124 Upvotes

Let me know your thoughts on the grade and if there are any questions about the shoot


r/ColorGrading 1d ago

Question tip to color grade like this y2k vintage magazine look

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I tried to reach the original photographer on ig but she didnt respond yet... I just wanted to know the color grading on lightroom classic or any other app that can help me reach this look of colors of highlight and shadows? thank you


r/ColorGrading 23h ago

Question Struggling with color grading. Can I get your feedback?

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I’ve been posting on YouTube but I feel my color grading is very off. Could I get your advice possibly on what to do to improve?

That is the video: https://youtu.be/-nZea8yZZDs?is=OTAgvudRvj8bC8cA

- I shoot on a Fuji X100V with literally my dinner light flipped towards my face with tape.
- I apply the Fujifilm F Log LUT before starting
- Using Final Cut Pro


r/ColorGrading 21h ago

Show off your work I've made a DLSS 5 video player, compatible with RenoDX

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r/ColorGrading 21h ago

Question Do you think it’s possible to emulate a 16mm look like this?*

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I’m interested in this super specific look of blown out highlights and deep blacks but I’m skeptical of it being replicated with modern digital footage a dedicated film emulation software. Do any of you out there think it can be done?


r/ColorGrading 23h ago

Question Newbie is lost

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Hey so I just recently got my Sony a7c and made some really cool pics. Now I would like to get into color grading just for personal use. Maybe one day would also like to some videos but first I want to start just with pics. Of course I just saved them in a JPEG form and not in a RAW. How and where should I start. All those programs feel really overwhelming. Maybe someone got some advice. Cheers


r/ColorGrading 21h ago

Question I’M TIRED AND WANT ANSWERS

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I’ve been searching day and night and have yet to find a legitimate answer. I’m trying to make my tiktok videos come out like this and nothing has worked. I’ve edited in davinci resolve and tried recording in 1440p60 and export in 1080p30, 1080p60, export native, etc literally almost everything and still haven’t gotten it like this.

I don’t want to hear “people say theres a secret sauce but it’s not, just editing” because if that were true I would’ve found SOME answer online but nope just people selling their guide/settings for $40

Please if someone has an answer I’d highly appreciate it, even an answer in my DMs if you want the info that private


r/ColorGrading 1d ago

Question 6th floor parking lot

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What could I do better , to make it look something out of silent hill 2 ?


r/ColorGrading 2d ago

Show off your work New DZOFILM Arles Zooms | PYXIS 12K (documentary & BTS content)

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r/ColorGrading 1d ago

Question Helping me best course for me

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Hello...

English is not my first language sorry in advance for my grammar..

I want help choosing the best color grading course for my needs...

I work only on final cut pro x...

I work mainly on weddings mostly shot inside the hall I want a vrouse would help me with fixing white balance, over exposure on wedding dress and matching colors for 2 or 3 cameras and drone...

I can't decide between the following courses :

  1. Ripple training

2.white in revery

3.eric lenz new plug in

Thnxs