Skintone Indicator Plugin

$14.99 $29.99

For every colorist, achieving perfect skin tones is the cornerstone of a great grade. With Skin Tone Indicator DCTL, you get an intelligent, intuitive tool that not only diagnoses but also guides your corrections—ensuring your work meets the highest standards of natural skin reproduction.

Elevate your grading workflow and achieve flawless skin tones with Skin Tone Indicator DCTL—the smart, science-backed assistant every professional colorist needs.

Skin Tone Indicator DCTL leverages advanced HSV color conversion to accurately isolate and analyze skin tones in real time. By converting your image from RGB to HSV, the tool separates hue, saturation, and luminance, allowing it to identify true skin pixels with pinpoint accuracy—even in complex scenes.

NOTE: Your download will come as a .zip file, you will need to extract it on to your computer to access the files.

For every colorist, achieving perfect skin tones is the cornerstone of a great grade. With Skin Tone Indicator DCTL, you get an intelligent, intuitive tool that not only diagnoses but also guides your corrections—ensuring your work meets the highest standards of natural skin reproduction.

Elevate your grading workflow and achieve flawless skin tones with Skin Tone Indicator DCTL—the smart, science-backed assistant every professional colorist needs.

Skin Tone Indicator DCTL leverages advanced HSV color conversion to accurately isolate and analyze skin tones in real time. By converting your image from RGB to HSV, the tool separates hue, saturation, and luminance, allowing it to identify true skin pixels with pinpoint accuracy—even in complex scenes.

NOTE: Your download will come as a .zip file, you will need to extract it on to your computer to access the files.

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Included with every purchase is a .PDF guide detailing installation and use of the plugin, as well as a quick guide on how to correctly adjust skintones. The folder also includes three LUTS that create the same effect, without any of the controls for those who use Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and other programs other than Davinci Resolve.

Key Features:

  • Accurate Skin Detection:
    Using a calibrated skin tone reference and finely tuned thresholds, the plugin distinguishes genuine skin tones from similar hues found in fabrics or backgrounds. This lets you target your corrections precisely where they’re needed.

  • False Color Overlays:
    Instantly visualize your skin tone quality with distinct, color-coded overlays. These false colors help you quickly diagnose and adjust any tonal imbalances, ensuring your skin appears natural and broadcast-safe.

  • Saturation Warnings:
    Never over- or under-saturate again. The plugin monitors skin saturation against scientifically derived Rec709 standards, overlaying bright red or green warnings when skin tones stray outside the ideal range. This proactive feedback empowers you to maintain consistent, natural-looking skin throughout your project.

  • Neutral Highlighter:
    The Neutral Highlighter, highlights near-neutral areas where the RGB values are nearly identical, this allows you to easily spot truee blacks, true whites, and in skin tones, extreme deviations.

  • Dynamic Legend & Scalable UI:
    All on-screen guides and legends dynamically adjust to your timeline resolution and aspect ratio, ensuring clear, legible feedback whether you’re grading in 1080p, 4K, or even vertical formats.

  • Bypass Mode:
    Instantly compare your graded image to the original with a one-click bypass, so you can see the before-and-after impact of your adjustments in real time.

The Science Behind It:
By converting to the HSV color space, Skin Tone Indicator DCTL isolates the critical components of color—hue, saturation, and luminance—making it easier to apply targeted corrections. This method, rooted in color theory and validated by industry professionals, ensures that your skin tones are both natural and consistent, while saving you hours of manual work.