Baselight

Baselight is used in high-end post production workflows and unlike the more popular tools like DaVinci Resolve specializes exclusively in color grading. Baselight can be used either as a standalone application for macOS or as a complete integrated hardware-software solution sold by FilmLight. Baselight plugins are also available in Avid Media Composer and NUKE.

What Makes Baselight interesting?

1. Proprietary grading tools: primary grading tool enables localized, complex adjustments in a single layer, so there’s no need for keys or mattes, without compromising color integrity across shots. There’s also a separate look-development tool that goes beyond traditional LUTs, allowing dynamic, scene-referred control through customizable stages (saturation, halation, highlights and more).

2. Layer-Based Workflow: grades are built in layers, much like Photoshop layers with blending modes.

3. FilmLight’s expertise in color science.

4. Dedicated hardware

Baselight supports Filmbox film emulation plugin.

We at FilmmakingTools haven’t used Baselight ourselves yet, so we will update this article with more information once we do.