Utility DCTLs is a professional image analysis and monitoring toolkit from MonoNodes for DaVinci Resolve Studio. Rather than creating a visual look, these tools help colorists evaluate skin tones, exposure, saturation, clipping, RGB and luminance values, neutral balance, and isolated color regions during grading.

The pack combines Balance, Clipping, Isolator, and RGB MinMax tools with additional LUT versions for DaVinci Resolve, Adobe, Final Cut, and other LUT-compatible applications.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

DCTLs:
• MONO-Balance-v1.3.dctle
• MONO-Balance-v1.4.dctle
• MONO-Clipping-v2.0.dctle
• MONO-Isolator-v1.0.dctle
• MONO-RGB-MinMax-v1.2.dctle

LUTs for Adobe and Final Cut:
• adobe-balance.cube
• adobe-clipping.cube
• adobe-heatmap.cube
• adobe-neutrals-to-green.cube

LUTs for DaVinci Resolve:
• davinci-balance.cube
• davinci-clipping.cube
• davinci-heatmap.cube
• davinci-neutrals-to-green.cube

BALANCE

• Skin Tone Indicator for evaluating skin hue
• Shows skin-tone deviations toward magenta or green
• Exposure Heatmap
• Saturation Heatmap
• Gray Out Non-Skin Areas
• Highlight Neutrals
• Monochrome visualization
• Horizontal and vertical split comparison

CLIPPING

• Identifies clipped highlight and shadow regions
• Adjustable White and Black thresholds
• Darken BG for clearer clipping visualization
• Saturation 100% + 75% visualization
• Saturation 100% isolation
• Split comparison modes

RGB MINMAX

• Visualizes RGB and Luma values
• RGB Parade
• RGB Parade Clipping
• Adjustable Trace Thickness
• RGB Opacity
• Luma Opacity
• Guide Lines Opacity
• Darken BG

ISOLATOR

• Isolates colors for cleaner analysis
• Show High isolates colors in brighter regions
• Show Low isolates colors in darker regions
• Color Isolator reduces luminance distractions
• Helps analyze hue and saturation without luminance interference
• Useful alongside the vectorscope for targeted color evaluation

WORKFLOW

For the most accurate visualization, MonoNodes recommends placing these DCTLs after the Log/Wide Gamut to Rec.709 Color Space Transform. The tools are primarily intended for analysis and monitoring, while the actual grading can remain in Log or a wide-gamut working space.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Package Version: 2.1
• Package: Utility-DCTL-v2.1.zip
• Package Size: 586 KB
• DCTL Files: 5
• Included LUTs: 8
• DCTL Format: Encrypted DCTL / DCTLE
• LUT Format: .cube
• Minimum CPU: Intel Core i7, AMD Ryzen 7, Apple M1
• Minimum RAM: 16 GB
• Minimum GPU: 4 GB VRAM
• Recommended CPU: Intel Core i9, AMD Ryzen 9 or higher-tier Apple Silicon
• Recommended RAM: 32 GB
• Recommended GPU: 8 GB+ VRAM
• DaVinci Resolve Studio required for DCTLs

COMPATIBILITY

DCTLs: DaVinci Resolve Studio, macOS, Windows, Linux
LUTs: DaVinci Resolve, Adobe applications, Final Cut Pro, and compatible LUT-based workflows