Retouch4me, a company that specializes in AI-based photo editing, has announced Color Match OFX, its latest software innovation for video professionals.
Retouch4me Color Match OFX extracts the color from a user’s reference image or from the built-in library and then applies it to the video. The Software analyzes the color scheme of the source and reference images and converts your image to match the desired color scheme. It also gives access to LUT Cloud, offering hundreds of free LUTs. You can export the result as a LUT to use both for photo and video.
By using this neural network-powered plugin, users can save time and effort spent on manual video coloring.
Retouch4me’s current plugin, Retouch4me Color Match, has earned industry praise for its effectiveness in fixing photo colors. The company decided to take this same concept and design a new plugin designed for videographers. Essentially, it replicates the functionality of Color Match, but for videos.
Retouch4me Color Match OFX: Key features
- Any image can be loaded as a reference to the plugin, and the video will be adjusted to match its color palette.
- A user can adjust the impact on brightness and color components, as well as smooth out color correction if it becomes overly detailed and generates visual artifacts.
- The plugin provides access to an extensive cloud-based library of LUTs (Look-Up Tables) that can be seamlessly combined with color correction based on a reference.
What programs does it work with?
The OFX Plug-In for Windows & MacOS compatible with BlackMagic DaVinci Resolve, Sony Vegas and other software.
- OFX-compatible host: Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 18 or newer
- Windows 7, 10, 11 or newer, OpenCL compliant GPU with 4GB+ of GPU RAM
- Mac 2015 or newer, OSX 10.15 or newer
How do you use it?
Once you download the plug-in and install it on your computer it will automatically appear in DaVinci Resolve in the FX tab.
You can then simply drag it onto a node. Once you have applied it to a clip you get the above options.
Now, while it will work with any image, I found that if you click on Choose ref image it takes you to the desktop finder window on your computer. You don’t seem to be able to use a reference image from within DaVinci Resolve itself.
I had a quick play with the plug-in and I found that it was usually best to reduce the Color Match Blend slider to get the best results. If you have reference images that are quite saturated and you keep the sliders at their default positions you won’t get great results.
While you shouldn’t expect it to be some kind of miracle color grading solution, it does do a pretty good job of applying the color tone from a reference image.
Pricing
It is a one-time purchase of $99.20 USD which gets you a perpetual license with free updates. There are 3 keys for different devices for one user.
