Where are Resolve FX used on the Color page?

Resolve FX are available from the effects library and can be used inside a grading workflow. The exact interface depends on the selected effect and the Resolve version.

Should a Resolve FX effect get its own node?

In many workflows that is convenient because a dedicated node is easier to bypass, compare and reorder relative to other grading stages.

Are Film Grain and Glow primary grading tools?

No. They are finishing or stylistic effects. Exposure, balance and core contrast are normally built with the primary Color tools first.

Why are CST and ACES Transform not duplicated in the Resolve FX catalog?

Their logic already belongs to the Color Management page as part of one coherent color-management pipeline, so another detailed article would duplicate the same intent.

Are all Resolve FX available in every Resolve edition?

Availability of individual effects can depend on the Resolve version and edition. Specific limitations are best documented on each detailed FX page.

DaVinci Resolve 21 · Color encyclopedia

Resolve FX on the Color page

A structured catalog of DaVinci Resolve effects for the Color page: Blur & Focus, technical colour transforms, targeted colour work and finishing. Every completed FX opens a dedicated page built from the real Resolve panel.

The visual system stays restrained and premium: clear backgrounds, darker overlays for text readability and real Resolve panels directly inside the cards.

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Resolve FX · Color

12 guides ready

Blur & Focus

01 Box02 CineFocus03 Directional04 Gaussian05 Lens06 Mosaic07 Radial08 Zoom

Color Transform

ACES TransformChromatic AdaptationColor Space Transform

Targeted colour

Color Compressor

Finishing / AI

Film GrainGlowAI Face Refinement

Input state

Technical transform

Grade

Output

Blur & Focus

Blur, defocus and motion

Eight effects are already documented in Resolve library order.

Color Transform

Transform colour state

ACES Transform, Chromatic Adaptation and CST solve different technical transform tasks.

Targeted colour

Stabilise a selected colour

Color Compressor works on a chosen colour area without duplicating Curves or ColorSlice.

Finishing / AI

Finishing and polish

Film Grain, Glow and AI Face Refinement are next in the ordered catalog.

01 · Blur & Focus

Blur effects in Resolve library order

The Blur section follows the Resolve library in order. These effects cover ordinary blur, optical bokeh, directional motion, pixelation, rotational blur and zoom streaks.

Why Blur FX matter

Blur controls attention, hides detail, builds depth and motion, and often finishes a shot more cleanly than broad grading changes.

01Blur · foundation

Box Blur

A direct blur with separate channel controls, iterations, border handling and Global Blend.

StrengthChannelsIterations

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02Blur · AI depth

AI CineFocus

AI depth separation, optical simulation and a controllable focus/bokeh workflow on a dedicated node.

DepthFocusBokeh

Open guide

03Blur · direction

Directional Blur

Linear blur along a chosen angle for motion, streaks and controlled directional energy.

StrengthAngleRealistic

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04Blur · Gaussian

Gaussian Blur

Soft Gaussian blur with horizontal/vertical channel adjustment and predictable edge behaviour.

StrengthH/VChannels

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05Blur · optical

Lens Blur

Blur shaped by aperture, blade curvature, anamorphism, highlights and quality controls.

ApertureBokehAnamorphism

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06Blur · pixelation

Mosaic Blur

Pixelation through Pixel Frequency, Cell Shape, Aliasing and precise offsets for concealment or stylisation.

PixelsCell ShapeAliasing

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07Blur · rotation

Radial Blur

Rotational blur around a centre point with Blur Symmetry, Position, Quality and border handling.

SymmetryCenterQuality

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08Blur · zoom streak

Zoom Blur

Radial streaking from a chosen centre: Zoom Amount, Center Exclusion, Quality and Global Blend.

ZoomCenterExclusion

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02 · Color FX

Technical colour tools — separated by purpose

CST is not ACES Transform, white-point adaptation is not Color Compressor. Separate cards keep the control logic and search intent clean.

Color · ACES

ACES Transform

ACES Version, Input/Output Transform and Gamut Compress — an ACES-specific node-level transform.

ACES 2.0InputOutput

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Color · white point

Chromatic Adaptation

Method, Source/Target Illuminant, Current Color Space and Gamma for technical white-point adaptation.

CAT02IlluminantWhite point

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Color · targeted

Color Compressor

Target Color with independent Hue, Saturation and Luminance compression for stabilising a chosen colour region.

Target ColorHueSaturation

Open guide

Color · CST

Color Space Transform

Input/Output Colour Space and Gamma, Tone Mapping and Gamut Mapping — Resolve's core manual technical transform.

CSTInput/OutputTone Mapping

Open guide

Color Management

Project pipeline, RCM, ACES and delivery stay on the canonical workflow page — not duplicated here.

Open workflow

Colour science

Gamut, white point, gamma, Rec.709, ACES, tone mapping and other theory live in one dedicated knowledge section.

Open theory

03 · Next in line

Finishing and AI — shown now, pages appear only when documented

These are not empty routes. Their panels are visible in the catalog, and full pages will be enabled only after the real controls are documented.

Finishing · texture

Film Grain

Film texture and controlled grain. It remains an overview entry until its detailed page arrives in order.

PresetsGrain SizeStrength

In queue

Finishing · light

Glow

Glow around bright regions with its own shape/composite workflow, separate from primary exposure work.

ThresholdSpreadComposite

In queue

AI · face

AI Face Refinement

Specialised AI face processing after the base grade — not a duplicate of Magic Mask, Qualifiers or Primaries.

SkinEyesTexture

In queue

Catalog logic

First the real panel, then the theory, then the practice

Resolve FX pages remain separate from broader Color Management and Colour Science pages. This keeps the control breakdown focused and avoids duplicate content between encyclopaedia sections.

Next implementation step

Finish the remaining premium page visuals in the same restrained language

The FX catalog now establishes the visual pattern: readable dark overlays, clear non-blurred backgrounds, restrained accent colours and real Resolve interface details. The same language can be rolled through the rest of the Color section.