Controls / Dehaze Strength
Adjusts how strongly haze is removed from the image.
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Color & CleanupIntermediate
Dehaze
Atmospheric haze reduction
Reduces atmospheric haze and washed-out contrast while restoring separation between foreground and distant detail.
Dehaze
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Reduces atmospheric haze and washed-out contrast while restoring separation between foreground and distant detail.
Overview
What Dehaze does
Reduces atmospheric haze and washed-out contrast while restoring separation between foreground and distant detail.
Think of Dehaze as a depth-like contrast recovery tool: it estimates the veiling light in the image, subtracts part of it and rebuilds contrast without requiring a manual luma curve for every region.
Mental model
Think of Dehaze as a depth-like contrast recovery tool: it estimates the veiling light in the image, subtracts part of it and rebuilds contrast without requiring a manual luma curve for every region.
Common uses
Recover contrast in hazy landscapes
Cut through light fog or atmospheric wash
Improve distant detail
Restore density after flat weather conditions
Create a stronger starting point for color grading
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Input
Source image for the operation.
Dehaze
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Controls / Haze Color
Sets the haze Color.
Controls / Red
Adjusts the red channel.
Use channel-specific controls when the operation should not affect all components equally.
Controls / Green
Adjusts the green channel.
Use channel-specific controls when the operation should not affect all components equally.
Controls / Blue
Adjusts the blue channel.
Use channel-specific controls when the operation should not affect all components equally.
Controls / Display Depth
Shows Display Depth in the Viewer for setup or diagnostics.
Controls / Shadow
Controls how much Dehaze affects the darker parts of the image.
Controls / Highlight
Controls how strongly Dehaze affects highlight regions.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Start with a moderate Dehaze Strength.
- 2
Check Display Depth to understand what the node is targeting.
- 3
Adjust Haze Color only if the atmosphere is strongly tinted.
- 4
Protect highlights and shadows from over-contrast.
- 5
Finish with normal color correction rather than using Dehaze as the entire grade.
Typical node chain
Source→
Dehaze→
Output
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Landscape recovery
Restore distant contrast before the creative grade.
MediaInDehazeColorCorrectorMediaOut
Foggy establishing shot
Reduce haze selectively through an Effect Mask.
MediaInDehaze + MaskMerge
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Applying Dehaze before the image is in the technical state the node expects.
Pushing Dehaze too far before checking artifacts at full resolution.
Judging Dehaze on one still frame instead of checking motion and edge behavior.
Production notes
Practical tips
Compare Dehaze with bypass regularly while tuning it.
Keep Dehaze and other technical conversions separate from creative grading when possible.
After strong Dehaze processing, check alpha, highlights and image boundaries.
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