--- title: "How to save, copy, and reuse grades with the Gallery and Lightbox in DaVinci Resolve" author: "Cutsio Team" date: "2026-05-15" lastmod: "2026-05-15" category: "DaVinci Resolve Advanced Workflows" excerpt: "DaVinci Resolve Gallery lets you save grades as stills, organize them into albums, create Power Grades for reuse across projects, and use Lightbox and wipe/compare modes to evaluate shots across your timeline." tags: ["DaVinci Resolve","Color Page","Gallery","Power Grades","Stills","Lightbox","Wipe Compare","Shot Comparison"] --- ## How do you save and reuse grades with the Gallery in DaVinci Resolve? Right-click anywhere in the viewer and select "Create Still." The grade is saved as a thumbnail image with the complete node tree attached. Stills appear in the Gallery panel at the top left of the Color page. Organize stills into albums for different scenes, looks, or clients. ![Gallery](https://images.blackmagicdesign.com/images/products/davinciresolve/color/gallery/gallery-lg@2x.jpg?_v=1774414430) To apply a saved grade, click the still and select "Apply Grade," or drag the still thumbnail onto the target clip. The entire node tree is copied to the clip. If the clip has a different exposure or color temperature than the reference, the grade may need minor adjustments, but the creative look transfers directly. The fastest way to copy a grade between clips is middle-clicking. With one clip in the viewer, middle-click any other clip in the film strip to instantly transfer its grade to the current clip. This bypasses the Gallery entirely for quick copy-paste operations. ## How do Power Grades work in DaVinci Resolve? Power Grades are stills saved to a special bin that persists across all projects. When you develop a look you want to reuse — a film emulation, a beauty grade, a commercial look — right-click on the still in the Gallery and select "Add to Power Grade." The grade appears in the Power Grade bin in every project you open. Power Grades store the complete node tree including primary corrections, power windows, qualifiers, curves, and Resolve FX. Apply them to any clip in any project. The grade adapts to the new clip's source material, but the creative intent transfers intact. For post-production teams, Power Grades ensure consistency across multiple colorists working on different scenes. A lead colorist develops the primary look as a Power Grade, and assistant colorists apply it to all clips before doing shot-specific refinements. ## How does the Lightbox help find mismatched shots? Click the Lightbox icon at the top right of the Color page to display every clip in your timeline as a thumbnail with grades applied. This gives you a full overview of your grade across the entire project. Use the zoom slider to see a range of clips or the complete timeline. ![Lightbox](https://images.blackmagicdesign.com/images/products/davinciresolve/color/mismatched/mismatch-xl@2x.jpg) The Lightbox reveals shots that stand out from the surrounding clips. As the story progresses, the color palette and mood should feel consistent across each scene. Any clip that visually pops out probably needs more attention. Click on a thumbnail to jump to that clip's grade. ## How does wipe and split screen comparison work in Resolve? Click "Image Wipe" at the top left of the viewer to enable wipe mode. Drag the wipe line across the frame to compare two clips or two versions of the same clip. Options at the top right control the wipe direction — horizontal, vertical, mixed, alpha, difference matte, and picture-in-picture. ![Shot Comparison](https://images.blackmagicdesign.com/images/products/davinciresolve/color/compare/compare-lg@2x.jpg?_v=1601272719) Split screen mode displays multiple full frames in the viewer simultaneously. Select the comparison criteria from the dropdown — compare clips in the same scene, compare different versions of the same clip, or compare against Gallery stills. This is essential for ensuring scene-to-scene color consistency. ## How do you use the film strip for grade management? The film strip at the bottom of the Color page shows all clips in your timeline. Right-click on the film strip to access grade management options. Select multiple clips and create a group so grading one clip applies to all clips in the group. Use the film strip to navigate between clips, copy and paste grades, and manage versions. For editors who pre-select footage in Cutsio, the timeline arriving at the Color page already has a clean set of selects. The Lightbox shows only the usable takes, making it easy to spot mismatches without wading through retakes and dead air.

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