Cut/Edit/Color/Fairlight/Fusion pages, advanced grading, nodes, deliverables.
Before starting, we run a 1-minute tech check — microphone, ambient noise, connection. If your setup isn't good enough, the test is fully refunded.
Show the world you actually know DaVinci Resolve — from node trees to ACES pipelines — with a 15-minute AI oral exam that produces a score recruiters can trust.
The Plume DaVinci Resolve badge tests your real-world mastery across the full Resolve ecosystem: Color, Edit, Cut, Fusion and Fairlight. The AI examiner doesn't ask you to list menu items — it asks you to walk through a recent grading project, explain why you chose DaVinci YRGB over ACES on that specific job, describe how you structured your node tree to stay readable at 200 clips, or tell it where your XML round-trip with Premiere broke and how you fixed it. In 15 minutes, you cover the depth of your workflow from conform to final deliverable.
A LinkedIn skill endorsement tells a client nothing about whether you can handle BRAW footage in a multi-camera ACES pipeline or set up a shared PostgreSQL project for a remote colorist team. This badge does. Claude Opus reads the full transcript of your session and scores five weighted dimensions: color grading technique, pipeline and format knowledge, quality of real-world examples, clarity of explanation, and critical perspective on the tool. You get a 0-100 score, a certified level, and a detailed report that pinpoints exactly where you're strong and where you could push further.
This badge is built for freelance colorists who want to justify senior day rates, editors who grade their own footage and want to prove it, DP-to-colorist career switchers, film school graduates entering the market, and post-production supervisors who need a verifiable credential next to their name on a bid. If you spend serious time in Resolve — especially on the Color page — this badge is the fastest way to make that expertise visible.
Here are the concrete dimensions the AI examines during the 15-minute oral.
Building serial, parallel and layer mixer node trees; using HSL qualifiers, Power Windows, motion tracking; comparing manual Shot Match vs automatic, and keeping grades organized across long timelines.
Configuring and comparing color science approaches: DaVinci YRGB Color Managed, ACES 1.3, and manual LUT pipelines. Managing Input/Output transforms for camera color spaces like BRAW, ARRI LogC4 and Sony S-Log3.
Node-based compositing inside Fusion: keying, 3D tracking, animated titles, MediaIn/MediaOut setup, and how Fusion clips interact with Color page grades without breaking the downstream workflow.
Round-tripping with Premiere and FCPX via XML, AAF exchanges with Pro Tools, EDL handling, proxy workflows and reconform. Knowing exactly where metadata gets dropped and how to prevent it.
Setting up and managing a shared database project: user permissions, grade conflict resolution, bin locking strategies and backup practices for a remote colorist team.
Practical use of Magic Mask, Speed Warp, Super Scale and Fairlight's dialogue separation AI — including honest assessment of where they save time and where they fall short on real footage.
Configuring render settings for YouTube HDR, broadcast IMF, DCP, ProRes 4444 XQ and H.265. Understanding output LUTs, handles for the lab and how to validate a deliverable against spec.
Knowing when Resolve isn't the right call — heavy motion graphics, fully cloud-native workflows, or specific audio post scenarios — and which tool you'd reach for instead, with a concrete example.
Final scoring is performed by Claude (Anthropic), which reads back the full transcript and applies this weighted criteria grid.
Depth and accuracy of answers on node tree architecture, qualifiers, color management choices and scope reading (waveform, parade, vectorscope). We're scoring why you made each call, not just what you clicked.
Ability to describe a complete workflow from conform to deliverable, handle inter-tool exchanges (XML, AAF, EDL) and anticipate color space mismatches or metadata loss across the chain.
How specific and credible your project examples are: camera types, shooting conditions, delivery constraints, actual problems and how you solved them. The AI flags vague or generic answers.
Ability to explain technical concepts (nodes, LUTs, ACES, round-trips) without losing precision. We value structured thinking, well-chosen examples and a logical progression across topics.
Ability to assess Resolve's real limits, compare it honestly with Premiere or Final Cut Pro, and recommend an alternative tool when the context actually calls for it.
A Plume session takes about 20 minutes, from tech check to badge delivery.
The AI confirms your microphone is working and the audio connection is stable. No webcam needed. You're welcome to have Resolve open on another screen for reference during the session.
The examiner asks you to introduce yourself briefly and describe your most recent or most complex Resolve project: what it was, which page you spent the most time on, and what the main technical challenge was.
The core of the session covers 4 to 6 topics from: node tree design, color management (YRGB vs ACES), inter-tool pipeline, collaborative PostgreSQL projects, Neural Engine tools, and deliverable specs. The AI follows up on vague answers and pushes for specifics.
You're given a concrete real-world scenario — for example, a client delivers mixed BRAW and S-Log3 footage that needs both a broadcast HDR master and a web SDR version. How do you structure the workflow from conform to delivery?
Claude Opus reads the transcript, calculates your score out of 100 and assigns a certified level. You immediately get your detailed report, your shareable badge URL and access to the private audio recording of your session.
Your score out of 100 translates into a level a recruiter can grasp at a glance.
You use Resolve mainly for basic editing on the Edit or Cut page. You know your way around the timeline and can export a file, but the Color page and node-based grading still feel unclear. You're working in native camera color space without a configured color management pipeline.
You can run a full grade on the Color page using serial nodes, primary and secondary corrections, and you've set up color management for your projects. You export to common formats (H.264, ProRes) and can handle a basic XML round-trip with Premiere or FCPX.
You build complex node trees with parallel nodes and layer mixers, work in ACES or DaVinci YRGB on multi-camera projects, use Fusion for integrated composites, and have set up or worked within a shared PostgreSQL project for a colorist team.
You design full post-production pipelines with Resolve at the hub: automated conform, end-to-end color management for broadcast or theatrical release (IMF, DCP), Python or Lua scripting inside Resolve, colorist team management and delivery supervision.
No degree or years of experience required to take the badge. Here are the profiles it makes the most sense for.
Your demo reel shows your eye, but clients can't tell your technical depth from a highlight clip. The badge gives them a verifiable score on grading, color management and pipeline — so you can charge what you're worth.
You cut and color your own projects and want to prove you're not just 'good enough' at grading. The badge separates you from editors who treat the Color page as an afterthought.
You've spent serious hours in Resolve during your studies and you want something more credible than a student project in your portfolio when pitching your first professional clients.
You know camera color science inside out from the set — now you're building a grading practice and need a credential that shows clients you've made the technical leap into post.
You're the go-to Resolve person on your team, handling pipelines with Pro Tools, Premiere and After Effects. The badge formalizes the expertise your colleagues already rely on.
Where and how your DaVinci Resolve badge will help you day to day.
A production company is choosing between two colorists for a cosmetics campaign shot in BRAW. You share your Advanced Resolve badge with the detailed report. They can see your color management depth without a trial grade, and you get the job.
A post house is staffing up for a documentary series and gets 40 applicants. Your profile includes a verified Expert Resolve badge with a public link. The post supervisor skips the technical test stage and moves you straight to interview.
You've been quoting junior rates for two years. The Proficient or Advanced badge gives you a concrete, verifiable argument to raise your day rate — especially with clients who've worked with senior colorists and know what the difference costs.
You grade a short film shot in LogC4 for a Sundance submission. The director includes a link to your Advanced badge in the press kit to show the selection committee the project had professional-grade color work behind it.
You teach Resolve workshops at a film school or on platforms like Skillshare. The Expert badge gives you a publicly verifiable credential to anchor your course listings and attract students who want to learn from someone with a proven track record.
You're moving from corporate video into scripted streaming content and need to show post supervisors you understand HDR deliverable specs (IMF, Dolby Vision) and broadcast color management pipelines that Netflix or Amazon require.
A few minutes to check you have everything you need.
At the end of your session you don't just get a score — here's everything that awaits you.
You get a precise numerical score and a certified level (Novice, Proficient, Advanced or Expert) that reflects your actual Resolve mastery — not a self-assessed checkbox on a job application.
Claude Opus produces a structured breakdown of your performance: where you demonstrated real depth (grading, pipeline, node design) and the specific areas to develop before going for the next level.
Your session audio is stored securely and accessible only to you. Listen back to spot where you were less precise, and use it to prepare a stronger second attempt if you want to push your level higher.
You get a public URL for your Resolve badge that you can drop into your portfolio, Behance profile, LinkedIn, or a client proposal. Anyone can verify your level in one click, no login required.
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