A Photochemically Minded Way To Digitally do It
Technically Technicolor DRT
Technicolor DRT
The Technicolor V process was a mid-20th-century color motion picture system that achieved its signature look through three separate black-and-white film strips, each capturing a different primary color record via dye-transfer printing. This photochemical method imparted unique spectral interactions, dye densities, and subtle imperfections that gave the images their depth and richness.
Our OpenFX plugin approaches this recreation from a photochemically minded perspective, modeling the underlying spectral separation, dye absorption curves, and layer interactions in a way that mirrors the physical medium. Rather than relying solely on RGB manipulation, it simulates the actual optical and chemical processes, producing results that feel authentically grounded in the material qualities of Technicolor film.
Currently Only Available For
Mac Metal GPU’s
If you have any issues. Email me at create@dec18studios.com and I’ll try to fix the the problem
Watch A Video
These are Comparisons between a stock Resolve CST and my personal look development on these images. That complexity of the technicolor color plugin allows for almost endless look and style development compared to the CST, so if you don’t like these before an afters, download the demo and make your own.
Installing the DRT
Technicolor Ofx for Resolve
Download the Bundle
Unzip The Bundle
Open your DaVinci Resolve LUT folder:
macOS:
/Library/OFX/Plugins
Copy the Ofx Bundle into this location.
Restart Resolve. (Possibly tell Apple to trust this application in security settings)
If apple tells you to delete it. Don’t Go to security settings and say allow anyways. Restart Resolve and you’ll get warned again but the prompt will let you open anyway.
You might need to restart Resolve one more time.
OpenDRT will be now available to apply with a DCTL node.