Article Summary:

Dennis Kutchera has presented a review of the color grading options that were available at NAB this year in the Creative Cow magazine. He looks at Dream Systems, DaVinci Resolve, Smoke for Mac, Avid (DS and Symphony), Assimilate Scratch and Adobe Speedgrade. He notes in his conclusion:

“It is a far bigger challenge to fake your way through complex color grading than it is to pose as an editor. This is not just art, it is also science, so you need a deep understanding of video processing and calibration. You also need a very high-end monitor and external scopes in a room that is color neutral. And of course you need the magic eyes for color grading.”