AI-powered cinematic look matching, film grain, texture emulation and finishing tools — built directly into your DaVinci Resolve timeline, in the "Grade & Grain" effects category.
GRADE + GRAIN is built around four tightly integrated modules — each one addressing a different layer of the cinematic image, from the underlying grade to the final emulsion character.
Analyze any reference frame and extract its cinematic signature. GRADE + GRAIN reads contrast, density, color balance and overall mood — then matches your footage to it, shot for shot.
The integrated grading core — exposure, highlight rolloff, shadow knee and creative veto controls, with reference matching built directly in. Push the AI's read, or override it shot by shot.
Analyze a reference frame's contrast and saturation signature, preview the result, and export it as a .cube LUT for use anywhere in your pipeline — with adjustable global blend.
Authentic motion picture grain, modeled from real emulsions. Kodak. Fuji. Custom stocks. Independent control over amount, size, halation and bloom.
No new windows, no roundtrips. GRADE + GRAIN runs natively as an OFX node — full reference matching, waveform-aware analysis and film-stock emulation, right inside your color page.
Each stock in GRADE + GRAIN is modeled from real motion picture and still emulsions — grain structure, halation behaviour and color response, all tuned per stock.
Chroma Pulp™ is the heart of the grade — exposure, highlight rolloff, shadow knee and a creative veto layer, all driven by the same reference-matching engine. AI proposes the grade, you keep final say on every control.
Every install ships with a "License" group right in the Inspector — enter your key, hit Validate, and you're unlocked. The panel shows your activation status, days remaining until expiry, and the installed plugin version (currently 1.2), and you can switch to a new key at any time with "Change License".
Run the .pkg, then enable the effect under OpenFX > Grade & Grain > Grade + Grain in DaVinci Resolve Studio's Effects Library.
Prefer to manage your own OFX folder? Grab the .zip and copy GradeAndGrain.ofx.bundle into /Library/OFX/Plugins/ yourself.
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