Grabed stills have attenuated highlights

Get answers to your questions about color grading, editing and finishing with DaVinci Resolve.
  • Author
  • Message
Offline

Simon McLean

  • Posts: 141
  • Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:39 pm
  • Location: San Francisco

Grabed stills have attenuated highlights

PostWed Jan 15, 2020 1:33 am

I must have some setting wrong somewhere, but I've noticed that if I grab a still from the viewer, it's saved with the highlights squashed a bit. Happens every time.
I'm stumped.
Anyone know what's going on here?

Thanks.
Offline
User avatar

Marc Wielage

  • Posts: 13312
  • Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:46 am
  • Location: Palm Springs, California

Re: Grabed stills have attenuated highlights

PostWed Jan 15, 2020 2:46 am

In Project Settings -> Master Settings, what do you gave set for Optimized Media and Render Cache?

I just have ProRes 422HQ, and I don't see any difference between a still and the original image. It's 100% identical on scopes and on the display.

What are your timeline settings? I'm only using DaVinci YRGB Rec709 Gamma 2.4, nothing fancy, and the stills are fine.
Certified DaVinci Resolve Color Trainer • AdvancedColorTraining.com
Offline

Simon McLean

  • Posts: 141
  • Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:39 pm
  • Location: San Francisco

Re: Grabed stills have attenuated highlights

PostWed Jan 15, 2020 3:58 am

Hi Marc, thanks for replying.
For Optimized Media and Render Cache I have ProRes 4444-HDR
Timeline: Same as you - Davinci YRGB Color Managed Rec.709 2.4

Would the Prores 4444 compress the highlights?
Offline

Simon McLean

  • Posts: 141
  • Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:39 pm
  • Location: San Francisco

Re: Grabed stills have attenuated highlights

PostWed Jan 15, 2020 4:54 am

Marc, thanks again for replying.

I figured it out. I had put some stills on the timeline and grabbed them into the Gallery. They had their highlights reduced already for some reason and I just hadn't noticed.
Tested with my own footage and all good.

Thanks again.

Return to DaVinci Resolve

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: 4EvrYng, buckenmeyer, Google [Bot] and 322 guests