New · OFX plugin for DaVinci Resolve

From log to look.
One click.

One node for DaVinci Resolve — Free and Studio — with the optical filters Hollywood puts in front of the lens: Black Pro-Mist, halation, anamorphic streak, star filter and eight more, stackable like real glass. Plus film looks for 18 camera log formats. No LUT folders, no color science homework.

DaVinci Resolve Color page — searching 'pulse color' in the OpenFX Library shows the Pulse Color node

Color page → Effects → OpenFX → search "pulse color". That's the whole hunt.

Works on DR Free & StudiomacOS notarized & WindowsIncluded with the Pulse license
The filter drawer

The filters Hollywood screws on the lens. Stackable, like real glass.

Twelve optical FX, each with its own toggle, freely combinable — the way DPs stack filters on set: Black Pro-Mist · White Pro-Mist · Glimmerglass · Skin Diffusion · Halation · Bloom · Anamorphic Streak · Star Filter (4/6/8 pt) · Enhance · Chromatic Aberration · Vignette · Film Grain. Mist sliders are graded like the physical filters: 0.125 = 1/8, 0.25 = 1/4, 0.5 = 1/2, 1 = full.

A.

The mist family

Black Pro-Mist, White Pro-Mist, Glimmerglass, Skin Diffusion — sliders graded like the physical filters: 0.125 = 1/8, 0.25 = 1/4, 0.5 = 1/2, 1 = full.

B.

Light effects

Halation, Bloom, Anamorphic Streak and a 4/6/8-point Star Filter — measured to behave like the real thing.

C.

Finishing touches

Enhance, Chromatic Aberration, Vignette and Film Grain — all opt-in, all independent.

D.

Real-time playback

LUT-accelerated engine on all CPU cores. Full-speed playback on a 25p HD timeline, no GPU requirements.

E.

Made for Resolve Free

One node that works in the Free version — same node, same looks, on macOS and Windows.

F.

Offline-friendly license

Activate once, work offline for 30 days at a time. Same key as Pulse Edit — one license, the whole suite.

Camera profiles

Your camera speaks log. Pulse Color is fluent.

Pick your format, pick a look, done. Every profile is built from measured color science — not eyeballed LUTs.

01
Sony
S-Log3 & S-Log2 — every Color Mode the camera menu offers, Venice included
02
ARRI · Canon · RED
LogC3, LogC4 · Canon Log 2/3 with Cinema Gamut, BT.2020 or BT.709 · Log3G10
03
Apple iPhone
Apple Log & Apple Log 2 (iPhone 15–17 Pro) — Rec.2020, P3-D65 or Rec.709
04
Panasonic · Fujifilm · Nikon · DJI · Leica
V-Log · F-Log, F-Log2, F-Log2 C · N-Log · D-Log · L-Log
05
No log? No problem.
Rec.709 and sRGB inputs built in — graded footage, older cameras and phone SDR (it's the default)

The looks

Six looks. Zero fake grain by default.

Nordic · Cinema Print · Midnight · Daylight · Linen · Amber — print-film rendering chains (cross-talk, highlight desaturation, palette shaping), not Instagram filters. A Look Strength dial blends each from subtle to full. Film character comes from curve, color and light — grain is there if you want it, off if you don't.

Install

Ready in one minute

01
Download & install
macOS: notarized DMG, double-click the installer · Windows: copy one folder
02
Restart Resolve
Color page → OpenFX → Pulse → Pulse Color. Drag it onto a node
03
Activate
Paste your Pulse license key and press Activate License. Same key as Pulse Edit
How to use it

Grade a clip in five moves

01
Drop it on a node
Color page → Effects → OpenFX → Pulse → Pulse Color, drag onto a node in your node graph
02
Tell it what you shot
Log Format: pick your camera (S-Log3, LogC, Apple Log…). Shooting Sony or Canon? A Color Space menu appears with the exact modes from your camera menu. Not shooting log? Leave the default Rec.709
03
Pick a look
Try Nordic or Amber first. Look Strength blends it from subtle to full
04
Trim the basics
Exposure (EV), Temperature and Tint work in scene-linear, before the look — like exposing in camera
05
Open the filter drawer
Toggle a little Black Pro-Mist (0.25 = a 1/4 filter), some halation, a touch of vignette. Stack freely — every FX has its own switch

Playback stays real-time on an HD timeline — the color pipeline is a pre-computed LUT, the filters run on all CPU cores. No GPU requirements, no proxies needed.

Pricing

One license. The whole suite.

Pulse Color is included with the Pulse license — the same €13 a month that gets you Pulse Edit's beat detection and auto-editing. No add-on, no second subscription.

Already subscribed? Pulse Color is yours today — download it and use your existing key.

Pulse license
€13 / month
  • Pulse Color — looks, profiles & filter FX
  • Pulse Edit — beat detection & auto-cut
  • Works on DR Free & Studio (18.5+)
  • macOS & Windows
  • Cancel any time
Get the Pulse license

VAT included. Renews until you cancel. Cancel in one click.

Questions

Quick answers

What is Pulse Color?

An OFX color-grading plugin for DaVinci Resolve — Free and Studio — that takes camera log footage to a finished film look in one node, with stackable emulations of on-set optical filters (Black Pro-Mist, halation, anamorphic streak). Included in the Pulse license together with Pulse Edit.

Does it work on DaVinci Resolve Free?

Yes. Pulse Color is a standard OpenFX plugin, and OFX works in Resolve Free as well as Studio (18.5+), on macOS and Windows. The macOS build is notarized by Apple; the Windows build is Authenticode-signed.

Is it a LUT pack?

No. Every camera profile is generated and verified against the colour-science reference library, the looks are full print-film rendering chains, and the filter FX are spatial effects no .cube file can contain — a LUT cannot do halation or Pro-Mist.

Is there a Black Pro-Mist plugin for Resolve?

Yes — Pulse Color emulates Black Pro-Mist, White Pro-Mist, Glimmerglass and Skin Diffusion as stackable OFX effects, with sliders graded like the physical filters (0.25 = a 1/4 filter). Works in Resolve Free and Studio.

How much does it cost?

Nothing extra: it's included in the Pulse license (€13/month or €130/year) together with Pulse Edit. One key, the whole suite, 14-day money-back guarantee, offline-friendly activation (30 days at a time).

Last updated: 25 August 2026 · Pulse Color 1.0

Camera and format names (Sony, ARRI, Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, RED, Nikon, DJI, Apple, Leica and their log formats) are trademarks of their respective owners, used to indicate compatibility only. Filter names reference the visual character of well-known optical filters; Pulse Color is an independent software emulation, not affiliated with or endorsed by any filter or camera manufacturer.