RGB Split Tone DCTL is a precision color grading tool designed for DaVinci Resolve. It allows users to apply controlled split toning directly within a camera’s input log space.
What is RGB Split Tone DCTL?
RGB Split Tone DCTL (DaVinci Color Transform Language) is a camera-space aware split toning system that applies tonal color adjustments with numerical precision instead of manual curves.
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Why should use this RGB split effect?
The RGB Split Tone DCTL to gain accurate, repeatable color control directly within your camera’s log space. Unlike curve-based methods, it understands the log curve and applies color adjustments evenly across tonal ranges without shifting hue or contrast unpredictably. It helps maintain neutral mid-grays and consistent highlight and shadow behavior, reducing time spent correcting unwanted tinting.
What are the benefits of this color grading tool?
This color grading tool offers a structured way to manage color separation directly within a camera’s log space. It replaces the uncertainty of curve adjustments with controlled, numeric parameters that deliver consistent and reproducible tonal results.
Accurate Log-Based Control
- It operates within the camera’s log space, ensuring color and luminance adjustments align with how the image data was captured. This preserves tonal integrity across highlights, midtones, and shadows.
Predictable Color Behavior
- The DCTL maintains neutral mid-gray and prevents hue shifts or clipping that often occur with traditional curve-based split toning. This makes results more consistent and easy to match between shots.
Efficient Workflow
- Numeric sliders for red, green, and blue channels allow direct control over split intensity, pivot points, and blending. This simplifies color grading and reduces time spent fine-tuning curves.
Reproducible Settings
- Because all adjustments are based on defined parameters, the same look can be recreated across different projects or sessions, ensuring uniformity in output.
Creative Flexibility
- Users can selectively tint shadows or highlights, protect pure blacks and whites, or introduce subtle color shifts for stylistic control while maintaining image balance.
Who is RGB Split Tone DCTL for?
The RGB Split Tone DCTL is built for professionals and creators who need structured, log-aware color control in their workflow. It’s best for:
Colorists
- Ideal for colorists who need consistent split toning in log space without hue drift. It helps maintain tonal accuracy while giving full control over color separation.
Cinematographers
- Useful for those working with camera log footage and seeking a repeatable color process that respects the captured dynamic range.
Post-Production Professionals
- Supports editors and finishers who need predictable adjustments across multiple projects, ensuring uniform color behavior when matching scenes.
Film and Video Creators
- Helps creators achieve controlled creative looks by adjusting tonal color in highlights and shadows without affecting mid-gray neutrality.
Educators and Students
- Effective for teaching and learning the principles of color management and log-based grading workflows through a structured, measurable approach.
Independent Filmmakers and Content Producers
- Practical for small teams and solo creators seeking professional-grade split toning tools that integrate easily into existing DaVinci Resolve pipelines.
The RGB Split Tone DCTL gives you clear, repeatable control over color in log space. If you want consistency across shots, faster grading, and precise control over highlights and shadows, this tool delivers. Start building a reliable, camera-aware color workflow that works every time. Get RGB Split Tone DCTL today and take full control of your color grading process.


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