The Unique ‘DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel Offering
Blackmagic Design has introduced the versatile DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel designed for compatibility across multiple platforms; Mac, Windows, and remarkably, iPad. Outfitted with professional-grade color control mechanisms, the DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel attains a more user-friendly, beginner interface while maintaining a high level of function.
Key Attributes of Micro Color Panel
This innovatively mounted iPad Pro-designed tool significantly accelerates workflows in the DaVinci Resolve Studio software while offering an enriched color experience beyond using just a keyboard and a mouse. The Micro Color Panel, slightly larger than a standard keyboard, houses 12 precision control knobs, three high-resolution trackballs, several buttons for adjusting parameters such as Y lift, Y gamma, Y gain, and contrast, and various navigation and transport keys. What sets it apart is the designated slot allows the Apple iPad Pro to serve as your software display while boasting connectivity via Bluetooth or USB-C.
Mastering The Primary Adjustment Controls
The control knobs are meticulously grouped into four sets of three, providing luminance control, contrast adjustment, detail management, and saturation control. The luminance controls offer the option to manipulate the contrast of the image in darker, mid-tone, and highlight areas. The contrast control adjusts the contrast levels to brighten whites or darken blacks, changes the center of tonality through the pivot function, and manages mid-tone detail for image sharpness and definition.
Enhancing Details and Manipulating Saturation
Drawing attention to shadow detail and highlighting detail are the abilities of the ‘Color Boost Control’ and ‘Shadow Control’. Saturation control and ‘Hue Control’ respectively manage the overall image saturation and rotate all hues of the image around the color wheel. Lastly, the ‘Luminance Mix Control’ balances out the adjustments made using the Y (luminance) channel lift, gamma, and gain controls.
In conclusion, the DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel from Blackmagic Design not only offers an enriched color experience but a swifter workflow. It provides users with an array of professional color adjustment tools but with a simple, beginner-friendly interface. However, the product also provides a compact solution for real-time color grading in post-production.
