The grade,
connected.
Four OFX effects and a small helper app that bring PostIt’s camera looks and Neon Diesel Live’s review room into the node graph. Grade in float for EXR and VFX work, put the picture in front of the client without OBS or NDI, and see their notes on the exact frame they meant.
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Built in the finishing room.
They show up in Resolve under Neon Diesel. Each one works on its own, and they work best together: ND Look sets the picture, ND Lens gives it glass, ND Exposure checks it, ND Live sends it to the room.
Looks that hold up
PostIt’s camera looks, plus film emulation that behaves like film.
- Camera log to Rec.709 or scene linear: S-Log3, Apple Log, V-Log, LogC3/4, C-Log2/3
- Film print emulation: negative and print stock, printer lights, bleach bypass
- Halation from the film base, grain from 10 stocks
- 14 creative looks with skin protect, on the GPU
Flare from the shot’s own light
Lens flare and lens character made from the light that is in the picture. The newest effect in the bundle.
- Ghosts shaped by the aperture: blades, coatings, a movable optical centre
- Starbursts, anamorphic streaks, bloom and veiling glare
- Distortion, colour fringing, soft edges, vignetting, dust and smudges
- 10 lens presets, flare-only view, on the GPU
Measure in stops
The tools you’d check on set, built for log and EXR as well as Rec.709.
- False color in video % or stops from grey
- Waveform, parade and histogram in stops
- Colour vectorscope with gamut outlines
- HDR PQ and HLG, nits, MaxCLL / MaxFALL
Review, in the grade
The node’s picture goes straight into a Neon Diesel Live room. Notes come back on their frames.
- SDR H.264 or HDR10, one feed per node
- Notes burned in on their timecode, with the viewer’s still and drawing
- Post notes and approvals with the frame attached
- Previous / Next note moves Resolve’s playhead
Drag to compare.
Each “after” is the effect’s own output on the frame beside it, at the settings named. Nothing is retouched.
BEFOREND LENS
BEFOREND LOOK
BEFOREND LOOK
PICTUREND EXPOSURE
The note lands
on the frame.
The small app that links it all.
ND Bridge sits in the Windows notification area or the Mac menu bar. It does the streaming, follows the room and moves Resolve’s playhead, so the effects never touch the network while Resolve renders. The setup installs it, and ND Live starts it if it isn’t running.
Neon Diesel LiveStreams and notes
- Finds your camera for you. With your licence, leave the stream key blank: ND Bridge looks up the session in your Neon Diesel Live account and streams on a free camera, or adds one called Resolve.
- Notes arrive as they’re typed, with who’s watching and who’s typing.
- Open the room, linked: click a timecode in the room and Resolve jumps to it.
DaVinci ResolvePlayhead and markers
- Timecode from Resolve, so notes land on the right frame without setting anything up.
- Notes as live timeline markers; only Neon Diesel’s own markers are ever touched.
- A notes panel in your browser beside Resolve: every note with its still, click to jump, J / K to step.
PostItSame looks, same licence
- One licence: your Neon Diesel licence names what you have. A PostIt licence on the computer covers the plugins.
- Uses PostIt’s own tools for streaming and the Resolve link when PostIt is installed, so there’s nothing extra to set up.
- The looks match PostIt’s, from the dailies to the grade.
For DaVinci Resolve on Windows and Mac. ND Bridge only answers your own computer; the picture leaves it only for the Neon Diesel Live room you choose.
DaVinci Resolve is a trademark of Blackmagic Design and is named to say what the plugins work with. They aren’t made or endorsed by Blackmagic Design.
Grade with us in the beta.
The plugins are an early release. We’re opening the beta to a small group of colourists, online editors and post houses who’ll use them on real work and tell us what breaks.
Try it on your show. Tell us how you grade and review, and we’ll send you the installer.
A direct line to the people building it. Your room, your clients, your notes, built in.
Beta means beta. Expect rough edges; we fix what you find quickly.
When can I use it?
Now, as a beta. Tell us about your work and we’ll send you the installer. It’s an early release, so expect rough edges and tell us what you find.
Which apps and computers?
DaVinci Resolve on Windows and Mac. They’re standard OFX effects, so other OFX hosts may work too, but Resolve is what we build for.
Do I need PostIt or Neon Diesel Live?
No. ND Look, ND Exposure and ND Lens work on their own. ND Live needs a Neon Diesel Live session to stream into. If PostIt is installed, ND Bridge uses its tools and its licence.
How is it licensed?
One licence on your Neon Diesel account names what you have. A paid Live plan covers ND Live; ND Darkroom covers ND Look, ND Exposure and ND Lens. ND Bridge keeps the licence on your computer up to date. Without one the effects still run, with an “unlicensed” mark on the picture.
Does my footage get uploaded?
Only the picture you choose to stream, into the Neon Diesel Live room you choose. The effects work on your computer, and ND Bridge only answers your own computer.
Does it do HDR?
Yes. ND Exposure reads PQ and HLG in nits, and ND Live can stream HDR10 (PQ, 10-bit HEVC) to the room.
Does it slow down the grade?
ND Look and ND Lens run on the GPU and fall back to the CPU on their own. Streaming happens in ND Bridge, outside Resolve, so a slow connection never holds up playback.
Can Neon Diesel grade it for us?
Yes. The plugins come from our own Burbank rooms. Bring us the show and we’ll color, conform and master it, with your clients reviewing live.
What will it cost?
ND Darkroom is $8 a week or $249 a year. ND Live comes with every paid Neon Diesel Live plan. See pricing. Beta testers talk to us directly, so tell us what you need.