Simple Mix DCTL

Axis-based color grading DCTL for DaVinci Resolve Studio that creates striking palettes, split-toning, and clean saturation without destroying your shadows.

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Description

LOOK DEVELOPMENT JUST GOT MORE FUN

Simple Mix is a look-development tool for DaVinci Resolve that lets you build custom color palettes by squeezing your footage's colors toward any axis on the vectorscope (hue and saturation compression), create split-toning, and even more. Unlike native manual tools, it delivers precision, convenience, and clean non-destructive saturation – all in a single, lightweight node.

Perfect for: Cinematic Color Grading, Music Video Looks, Quick Split-Toning, and Palette Exploration.

It is not a replacement for existing tools – it is their extension. All to make your grade stand out.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Watch the breakdown below, or grab the free watermarked trial to test it on your own footage.

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  • 00:00 - Intro: The Problem
  • 01:00 - Solution: Squeeze and Axis
  • 01:19 - Split-Toning: Offset
  • 01:37 - Skin-Tone Recovery
  • 01:56 - Saturation: 7 types
  • 02:25 - Monochrome: 4 algorithms
  • 02:37 - UI Tooltips
  • 02:47 - Working Color Space

USE WHAT YOU HAVE, BUT...

In the RGB Mixer, you need to know exact values beforehand.

Color Warper is unusable for these tasks – no convenience, no precision due to manual work.

Color Compressor does something different – creates a monochromatic palette by rotating hues.

Subscription-based plugins drain your pockets.

The examples below were created inside the DWG/DI color space using a single Simple Mix DCTL node. The original is on the left, and the result is on the right.

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PALETTES IN SECONDS

 

Squeeze – Hue & Saturation Compression: Instantly push your footage's colors toward any axis to create striking, complementary color palettes while keeping your neutrals perfectly clean.

DaVinci Resolve vectorscope – colors squeezed toward the Axis line using Simple Mix DCTL

Axis not Hue: Target diameter on the vectorscope that colors are squeezed toward. Colors travel the shortest path to this line, not just hue rotation.

BALANCE ALONG THE AXIS

 

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Shift to Split: Offset colors along the Axis separately for Shadows, Mids, Highlights, and Global. Use the Orthogonal slider to shift all colors perpendicular to the Axis.

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Rotate to Swap: Add 180° to Axis — offsets will invert direction, swapping split-toning and keeping squeezed colors.

7 CLEAN SATURATIONS or 4 B&W 

 

7 Types of Non-Destructive  Saturation: HSV saturation in DaVinci Resolve looks great, until it destroys your shadows. Get clean, artefact‑free* saturation with this custom RGB‑based saturation implementation. Learn more in the video below why it happens. 

*"Saturation Boost" slider in Simple Mix may still produce artefacts if the input image has values outside of the 0-1 range.

4 Monochrome Types:

BT.709 – Standard, balanced black & white.

Average – A simple arithmetic mean for a flat, even grayscale.

Luster – (min+max)/2 – Great for preserving subtle highlight details.

Value – Max channel – Creates a high-contrast, punchy monochrome look.

  

Simple Mix DCTL UI in DaVinci Resolve

Lightweight but capable. (all features running simultaneously on a DCI 8K timeline delivered ~37fps on Apple Silicon M1 Max)

PLEASE NOTE

Demo version has watermarks.

Simple Mix DCTL is color-space unaware and expects input values within the 0–1 range.

System Requirements

DaVinci Resolve Studio 19.1 and newer.

GPU: NVIDIA or Apple Silicon.

Discussions

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Version History

1.0.0 -

Jun 11, 2026

Less is more! This major update with a complete overhaul replaces 38 inconvenient RGB Mixer-related parameters with an intuitive 2‑slider workflow and other helpful features.

Key Improvements & New Features:
- Squeeze & Axis: Push colors straight toward any hue line. Under the hood — normalized RGB Mixer.
- Tonal Offsets: Shadows, Mids, Highlights, Global — shift colors along the Axis by luminance; Orthogonal — shift colors perpendicular to the Axis.
- Skin‑Tone Recovery: Blends back original skin tones. Includes Show Skin Mask checkbox. Wider hue range than ColorSlice.
- 7 non‑destructive saturation logics + Saturation Boost (more effect on muted colors).
- Monochrome – 4 grayscale types: BT.709, Average, Luster, Value.
- UI Tooltips: Hover any parameter for a help.

Important Compatibility Notice:
This version of Simple Mix DCTL requires DaVinci Resolve 19.1 or later.
Due to its reliance on new DCTL development features introduced in Resolve 19.1, this plugin will not function in prior versions of DaVinci Resolve. Please ensure your application is up to date.

Known issue:
Saturation Boost may produce artefacts if source values are outside 0‑1.

0.3.1 -

Aug 1, 2024

Fixed a bug, which was leading to unavailability of using the DCTL on some Windows PC configs.

0.3.0 -

Jun 28, 2024

'Finer' sliders replaced with 'Blend' sliders and added 2 more 'Blend' sliders for saturation before mixing and after mixing.

Updated sliders work as blending - adjust the power of adjustments related to the slider.

0.2.0 -

May 19, 2024

Initial release

Compatibility

Davinci Resolve

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