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Master Settings
These parameters let you choose the decode quality, white balance, color space, and gamma that raw
CinemaDNG clips will be transformed to use when debayered.
– Decode Quality: Lets you debayer CinemaDNG raw files at Full, Half, or Quarter resolution to
improve performance on slower systems. Lower resolution media is lower quality but faster to
work with and process. If necessary, you can choose a lower resolution setting that provides
better real time playback on systems with limited performance while you work, and then switch
to a higher quality when rendering the final output. A “Force debayer res to highest quality”
checkbox in the Render Settings list of the Deliver page makes it easy to follow this workflow.
– Decode Using: The option you select determines whether all CinemaDNG media throughout
the project is decoded using the original Camera Metadata settings (the default selection), using
Project settings in which you choose custom settings to be applied to all clips, or using the
CinemaDNG default settings.
– Apply Pre Tone Curve: When this checkbox is turned off (the default for new projects created
in DaVinci Resolve 11.2.1 or later), DaVinci Resolve debayers CinemaDNG raw media using an
improved method that delivers better-looking results, specifically for media acquired using any of
the Blackmagic Design cameras. When this checkbox is turned on (the default for projects created
in earlier versions of DaVinci Resolve), the older debayering method is reenabled for backward
compatibility. However, turning Pre Tone Curve onmay also provide better results for CinemaDNG
raw files coming from other sources. If you’re importing .dng media from cameras other than those
from Blackmagic Design, you should try both settings to see which type of debayering you prefer.
– Apply Soft Clip: This checkbox is only available when Apply Pre Tone Curve is turned off. When
turned on, high dynamic range parts of the signal (super-white highlights) are brought back into
the picture as visible image detail you can adjust, similar to using the Highlights control to retrieve
these otherwise clipped parts of the signal.
Project Settings
CinemaDNG has a variety of settings that can be adjusted to alter the image quality of the debayered
result. The Color Temp and Tint parameters are only available if the White Balance drop-down menu is
set to Custom.
– Color Science: Lets you choose what version of camera color science you want to use
to decode CinemaDNG media.
– Camera Metadata: Chooses whichever version of color science was selected by
the camera at the time of shooting.
– Gen 4: The original version of color science available for recording and decoding CinemaDNG media.
– White Balance: The first seven options offer White Balance presets, which automatically adjust
the Color Temp and Tint parameters. These options include: Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten,
Fluorescent, and Flash. An eighth option, Custom, makes the Color Temp and Tint parameters
user-adjustable.
– Color Space: Multiple color spaces are adjustable, depending on your intended workflow:
– Rec. 709: Decodes into the standard color space specified by the Rec. 709 standard for high
definition video.
– P3 D60: Decodes into the standard P3 color space specified by the DCI standard for digital
cinema projection.
– Blackmagic Design: Decodes into a log-encoded color space that remaps the raw data into
an approximation of the Log-C standard. Choosing Blackmagic Design Film also forces the
Gamma setting to Blackmagic Design Film. This setting produces flat-contrast image data that
preserves image detail with a wide latitude for adjustment, which is suitable as a starting point
for detailed grading and is also compatible with log workflows intended for film output.
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