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I recently watched a Resolve training video regarding the HDR panel in the Color Tab. In this video, it showed how the Highlight Mode can be used to show the ‘mask’ for a selected HDR zone.
In the top-left of each zone wheel in the HDR panel you can click-and-hold the icon, and as long as the mouse is down, the Viewer will show the areas of the frame that are within that zone. When the mouse is released, the Viewer shows the frame as normal. In the training video, if the Viewer Highlight Mode is selected, the same ‘mask’ is shown as long as the Highlight Mode is selected. I can see where this might be very handy while grading using the HDR zone wheels, as it is clear exactly what is being impacted in the clip (much like using Highlight Mode with a qualifier).
I’m using Resolve 18.6.6, and with a single HDR zone active, turning on Highlight Mode does nothing in the Viewer. I don’t know if this feature is no longer supported, or whether I’m doing something wrong. Does anyone else use this feature in 18.6.6? I saw in the release notes for 18.6.x releases that Highlight Mode had ‘addressed some issues when using the HDR panel’, but the notes were not clear on exactly what changed. I can really see where the Highlight Mode would be very handy for an HDR zone. Anyone know how to get this to work?
In the top-left of each zone wheel in the HDR panel you can click-and-hold the icon, and as long as the mouse is down, the Viewer will show the areas of the frame that are within that zone. When the mouse is released, the Viewer shows the frame as normal. In the training video, if the Viewer Highlight Mode is selected, the same ‘mask’ is shown as long as the Highlight Mode is selected. I can see where this might be very handy while grading using the HDR zone wheels, as it is clear exactly what is being impacted in the clip (much like using Highlight Mode with a qualifier).
I’m using Resolve 18.6.6, and with a single HDR zone active, turning on Highlight Mode does nothing in the Viewer. I don’t know if this feature is no longer supported, or whether I’m doing something wrong. Does anyone else use this feature in 18.6.6? I saw in the release notes for 18.6.x releases that Highlight Mode had ‘addressed some issues when using the HDR panel’, but the notes were not clear on exactly what changed. I can really see where the Highlight Mode would be very handy for an HDR zone. Anyone know how to get this to work?