A collection of visual tools and effects programmed in DaVinci Color Transform Language (DCTL).
This repository follows a strictly minimalist philosophy: lightweight tools, no heavy graphical interfaces, and no external dependencies. Direct mathematical processing on the pixel to guarantee maximum VRAM optimization on modest hardware.
The .dctl files do not require compilation. Simply copy them to the corresponding DaVinci Resolve folder for your operating system.
Windows:
%APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\LUT\
Mac:
Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/LUT/
Once copied:
- Restart DaVinci Resolve.
- Go to the Color or Edit page.
- Drag the DCTL effect (from the OpenFX effects library) onto your node or clip.
- In the Inspector, select the corresponding file from the DCTL dropdown menu.
Color_Isolation.dctl: Mathematical hue isolation (Sin City effect). Desaturates unselected hues without complex masking.Film_Halation.dctl: Simulates analog film halation by isolating high-luminance areas and applying a highly optimized spatial blur with a red/orange color bias.Gradient_Map_Duotone.dctl: Direct pixel-level gradient mapping mapping luminance to a user-defined duotone spectrum.Saturation_Curve.dctl: Midtone-targeted saturation boosting via sine wave luminance masks to protect shadows and highlights.Variable_Pivot_Contrast.dctl: Pure contrast adjustment with an explicitly definable pivot point.
Channel_Splitter.dctl: Analytical tool to isolate specific image channels (R, G, B) or pure luminance.False_Color.dctl: Professional exposure analyzer mapping IRE luminance values to distinct structural color bands.Safety_Grids.dctl: Compositional overlay tool generating title-safe and action-safe aspect ratio grids.
Action_Cam_Fisheye.dctl: Extreme wide-angle barrel distortion mimicking sports camera optics.CMYK_Halftone.dctl: Mathematical printing press simulator generating anti-aliased CMYK dot matrices through UV coordinate rotation.CRT_Emulation.dctl: Single-pass CRT monitor emulator featuring barrel geometry, chromatic aberration, and scanlines.Radial_Chromatic_Aberration.dctl: Spatial RGB channel separation driven exponentially by the distance from the frame center.Sobel_Edge_Neon.dctl: High-performance spatial edge detection utilizing an optimized 3x3 Sobel matrix with neon color mapping.Visual_Bitcrusher.dctl: Retro digital degradation effect applying heavy color quantization and pixel-block decimation.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Use it, modify it, and break it as you wish.