You've likely heard the phrase 'work smarter, not harder'. Well, for the professional colorist who has to grade tons of shots day in and day out, working smarter is at the core of what we call grade management. 

In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we explore a plethora of tools & techniques for grade management. While many of these things are Resolve-specific, grade management approaches can apply to your grading tool of choice. 

Highlights include: 

• What does grade management mean?
• The power of fixed node tree (fixed structure)
• The process of building your own fixed tree
• Leveraging Node Stack Layers
• Using compound nodes 
• Using groups, Lightbox & Smart Filters to work faster
• Shared nodes
• Understanding sort modes
• Using multiple playheads 
• Remote and Local grades
• Using Versions
• Split screens for complex comparisons  
• Stills and wipes
• Timeline (Layer) organization and track disabling 
• Burn in options and rendering specific tracks
• Single Clip vs Individual Clip render options

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