Saturation
Controls color intensity.
Reduce saturation for realism or increase it for stylized graphics.
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Color Corrector
Primary image correction
Adjusts luminance and color balance inside a Fusion branch without leaving the node graph.
Color Corrector
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Color Corrector is a flexible Fusion node for balancing a composited element, matching graphics to footage and correcting isolated regions.
Overview
What Color Corrector does
Color Corrector is useful when an element inside Fusion needs its own color treatment before it is merged into the main image. You can correct a keyed subject, graphic, plate or VFX pass without affecting the rest of the composition.
It is not a replacement for the Color page when you are grading an entire program. Its strength is local node-graph correction inside a composite.
For believable composites, correction is often less about making an element beautiful and more about making it belong: matching contrast, saturation and color bias to the receiving shot.
Mental model
Think of Color Corrector as a local grading stage for one branch of the Fusion composition.
Common uses
Match a graphic to footage
Correct a keyed subject
Reduce saturation in one branch
Tint an effect pass
Balance contrast before compositing
Grade only a masked region
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Input
Source image for the operation.
Effect Mask
Restricts correction to a masked region.
Color Corrector
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Hue
Rotates color hue.
Useful for quick color remapping, but large rotations can produce unnatural results.
Gain
Adjusts brighter tonal values and overall intensity.
Useful for matching highlights or changing branch brightness.
Gamma
Adjusts midtones.
Often the most useful control for perceptual brightness matching.
Lift
Adjusts darker tonal values.
Useful for black-level matching and shadow balance.
Offset
Adds a uniform offset to the corrected image values.
Color Wheels
Balances shadow, midtone and highlight color independently with the three color wheels.
Ranges
Defines the range over which this operation is active.
Effect Mask
Limits the effect to the connected mask.
Blend
Sets how strongly the processed result is mixed into the image.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Place Color Corrector in the branch that needs adjustment.
- 2
Match black level and contrast first.
- 3
Balance midtones and highlights.
- 4
Adjust saturation and color bias.
- 5
Use an Effect Mask when only part of the image should change.
Typical node chain
MediaIn→
Color Corrector→
Merge→
MediaOut
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Match a keyed subject
Correct the foreground before it is merged over the plate.
Keyed subjectColor CorrectorMerge
Tint a glow pass
Color a light branch independently from the base image.
Glow passColor CorrectorMerge
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Trying to grade the entire edit in Fusion instead of using the Color page.
Increasing saturation before matching luminance and contrast.
Correcting the final Merge when only one source branch is mismatched.
Production notes
Practical tips
Match luminance before chasing hue.
Correct branches independently before the final composite when possible.
Use scopes on the Color page for full-shot grading; use Fusion correction for comp-level matching.
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