A single-node cinematic base-grade engine for DaVinci Resolve. A built-in colour-space transform, a film-emulation core, and creative finishing — halation, grain, bloom, split-tone — built from first principles in real colour science. Drop it on one node and grade.
Built-in input and output transforms in DaVinci Wide Gamut / Intermediate. Feed it log from any camera; it lands in the right space — no extra CST nodes.
A film-trait engine for tone, colour cross-talk, and density — the print-film character that makes digital footage feel shot, not rendered.
Balance, exposure and skin-tone protection tuned in real colour science, so faces hold through the look instead of fighting it.
Highlight halation and bloom modelled on real lens and film behaviour — warm glow into the highlights without crushing detail.
Filmic grain and lens-FX finishing that sit under the image, adding texture and motion without the digital-noise look.
Creative split-toning and look controls for the final mood — teal-and-orange, warm cinema, or your own signature, all on the one node.
SOURCE CST · balance · exposure · skin · primary · contrast · saturation · look · split-tone · film traits · halation · grain · lens-FX · bloom · OUTPUT CST — the serial chain a clean grade usually needs, engineered into a single per-pixel DCTL you drop on one node. Works in DaVinci Resolve (free & Studio) on Windows, macOS, and Linux.