thad christian wrote:Viewing DR output on a new Apple Studio Display
Why are you viewing the image on an Apple Studio Display? They're terrible for judging color. There are actually better displays out there that can be calibrated, and once you do that, you have a chance (only a chance) of seeing an accurate image.
Read page 2851 of the Resolve 18.6 manual, "Limitations When Grading With the Viewer on a Computer Display." This explains why it's unwise to try to use a computer display for final color, even an Apple display. You CAN get something approaching acceptable levels if it's a recent Apple Studio Display by using these settings:
Be aware that because Mac OS does not necessarily interpret gamma and color correctly, you may still not see accurate color. For that, you have to actually invest in a Blackmagic display adapter (like an UltraStudio) and feed the display from that out of Resolve.
Having said that: I find if I upload a Rec709/gamma 2.4 file to Frame.io and use these settings and look at it through the Apple Safari browser... it's not bad. It's not 100% like our calibrated monitor in the studio, but it's ballpark OK.