by Nikita Petrovich·Color Grading
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Earns its place in the aescripts library by folding split-toning, skin-tone recovery, and multiple saturation and monochrome options into a two-slider Squeeze and Axis workflow.
Simple Mix DCTL is an axis-based color grading DCTL for DaVinci Resolve. Its Squeeze and Axis controls push colors straight toward any hue line through a normalized RGB Mixer, replacing a longer set of RGB Mixer parameters with a two-slider workflow.
Tonal Offsets shift colors along the Axis by luminance across Shadows, Mids, Highlights, and Global, while an Orthogonal offset shifts colors perpendicular to the Axis. Skin-Tone Recovery blends back original skin tones and includes a Show Skin Mask checkbox with a wider hue range than ColorSlice. It adds seven non-destructive saturation logics plus a Saturation Boost that applies more effect on muted colors, and a Monochrome section with four grayscale types: BT.709, Average, Luster, and Value.
UI tooltips appear when you hover a parameter, and a working color space control is included. The current release is version 1.0.0, which requires DaVinci Resolve 19.1 or later and lists compatibility with Resolve 19, 20, and 21. A demo video is available, and it's listed as free here.
Simple Mix DCTL is best for colorists working in DaVinci Resolve who want axis-based palette building, split-toning, and saturation control without crushing shadows.
Simple Mix DCTL is completely free to download and use.
Simple Mix DCTL lists compatibility with DaVinci Resolve 19, 20, and 21. Version 1.0.0 requires DaVinci Resolve 19.1 or later because it relies on DCTL development features introduced in Resolve 19.1, so it will not function in versions before that. The source description also refers to DaVinci Resolve Studio. Make sure your application is updated to at least Resolve 19.1 before installing, otherwise the plugin will not run.
Simple Mix DCTL is described as a DCTL for DaVinci Resolve Studio, so plan to run it in the Studio edition of DaVinci Resolve. It also requires DaVinci Resolve 19.1 or later, since it relies on DCTL development features introduced in that release, with listed compatibility across Resolve 19, 20, and 21. For the current, definitive licensing and edition requirements, check the developer's page before installing.
Simple Mix DCTL uses a two-slider Squeeze and Axis workflow that pushes colors straight toward any hue line, working through a normalized RGB Mixer under the hood. This update replaced a longer set of RGB Mixer parameters with that pair of controls. Alongside it, Tonal Offsets shift colors along the Axis by luminance for Shadows, Mids, Highlights, and Global, and an Orthogonal offset shifts colors perpendicular to the Axis.
Simple Mix DCTL is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any conditions of use, check the developer's page directly, since pricing and availability can change over time. The listing covers the plugin's axis-based grading tools, including Squeeze and Axis, Tonal Offsets, Skin-Tone Recovery with a Show Skin Mask checkbox, seven non-destructive saturation logics with Saturation Boost, and a Monochrome section offering four grayscale types.
Simple Mix DCTL has a documented issue where Saturation Boost may produce artefacts if source values fall outside the 0 to 1 range. Saturation Boost is one of the saturation features and applies more effect on muted colors, sitting alongside seven non-destructive saturation logics. If you see unexpected artefacts, check that your source values stay within 0 to 1 before applying the boost.
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