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Latent Help.

Set up the output transform correctly, activate or move a license, export a LUT, and solve the problems that most often come from the Resolve node tree.

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Applies to Latent 0.61.x · reviewed July 27, 2026

Compatibility

Resolve
DaVinci Resolve Studio 21
Mac
Physical Apple silicon · macOS 14 or later
Output
SDR · Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 or 2.2 · sRGB
Not supported
Intel Macs, Windows, virtual machines, and cloned macOS environments

Start here

Set up Latent in five steps.

Most wrong-looking output comes from color management happening before or after Latent without the plugin knowing about it. This setup gives every stage one clear job.

  1. Install Latent

    Open the Latent macOS package and finish the installer. Quit and restart DaVinci Resolve after installing or updating the plugin.

  2. Use an unmanaged project

    In Project Settings, set Color science to DaVinci YRGB. Set Timeline color space to DaVinci Wide Gamut / Intermediate so Resolve labels the working space correctly without transforming the pixels.

  3. Add one Latent node at the end

    On the color page, add Latent from OpenFX > Filters > Latent. Put it on the last node after the rest of the grade. A timeline or post-group node is usually the cleanest place.

  4. Match the input and display

    Set Input Color Space to the space feeding Latent. Choose the Display setting that matches the display or delivery. Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 is the usual choice for an SDR grading display.

  5. Let Latent be the output transform

    Do not place a Color Space Transform, Resolve output transform, or another tone map after Latent. The normal Latent path already renders the film image to the selected display.

License and trial

Activate once, then work normally.

The unlicensed build is the complete, untimed trial. It keeps every film control available, adds a watermark to the frame, and keeps LUT export locked.

Activate this Mac

Open License & Support at the bottom of Latent, choose Activate License, and paste the key from the purchase email. Activation needs an internet connection and uses one of the two seats.

Move a seat

On the old Mac, choose Deactivate License while online. After Latent confirms that the seat was released, activate the new Mac.

Work offline

Latent keeps a signed 30-day certificate on each activated Mac and quietly checks the existing seat once a day when a connection is available. A failed connection does not disable the plugin. A further seven-day grace begins if that certificate expires before it can refresh.

A Mac is lost or dead

Email support@ohqay.com from the address used for the purchase. Name the Mac whose seat needs to be released. Do not send a full license key or device credential by email.

Node placement

Choose one of two valid workflows.

Normal mode and Texture-only solve different jobs. Their position in the node tree is part of the image-processing contract.

Normal

Latent is the output transform

Last in the node tree

Grade in DaVinci Wide Gamut / Intermediate, ACEScct, or ARRI LogC4. Latent builds the negative, print, and display rendering. Nothing should tone-map the image after it.

Texture-only

Another transform owns color and tone

Immediately before the external DRT

Latent transfers the selected film process's grain, halation, material response, and spatial DIR while cancelling its base color and tone. Place the external display transform directly after it. Texture-only is not valid after a DRT.

Troubleshooting

Fix the symptom you can see.

Work through the short list under the exact problem. If it still fails, keep the error text and send the support details listed at the end of this page.

Latent does not appear in Resolve

  1. 1Confirm that you are running DaVinci Resolve Studio 21. Other Resolve editions are outside Latent's supported setup.
  2. 2Confirm that the Mac uses Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later.
  3. 3Finish the installer, then quit and restart Resolve. Look under OpenFX > Filters > Latent on the color page.
  4. 4If it is still missing, run the installer again and send support your Resolve version, macOS version, and Mac model.

Expected result: Latent appears in the OpenFX filter list and can be dragged onto a color node.

The image is washed out, clipped, or transformed twice

  1. 1Set the project to DaVinci YRGB rather than a color-managed output pipeline.
  2. 2Match Latent's Input Color Space to the working space feeding the node.
  3. 3Put Latent after the rest of the grade.
  4. 4Remove every Color Space Transform, Resolve output transform, or tone map after Latent.
  5. 5If Texture-only is enabled, place Latent before the external DRT. Otherwise, turn Texture-only off.

Expected result: The image passes through one scene-to-display rendering: Latent in normal mode, or the external DRT in Texture-only mode.

The watermark remains or the license status shows an error

  1. 1Open License & Support and read the complete Status line.
  2. 2If it says Demo - unlicensed, connect to the internet and choose Activate License.
  3. 3If it says License renewal required, reconnect the Mac and reopen Resolve so Latent can refresh the existing seat.
  4. 4If it says License paused, correct the Mac's automatic date and time, then reopen Resolve.
  5. 5If activation reports the two-seat limit, deactivate a Mac you still control or contact support about a lost Mac.

Expected result: The Status line reads Licensed on this Mac, the watermark disappears from open Latent instances, and LUT export becomes available.

Playback is slower than the grade needs

  1. 1Set Spatial Quality to Realtime while grading.
  2. 2Use Resolve's proxy or timeline-resolution controls for interactive work at demanding frame sizes.
  3. 3Return Spatial Quality to Full for the exact reference render before final delivery.

Expected result: Realtime reduces the broad spatial work while preserving the film model and grain generation.

Portable work

A LUT and a Latent look save different things.

Use the format that matches what you need to carry to another system.

Export a .cube LUT

A licensed copy can export the current pointwise color and tone at 17, 33, or 65 points. The LUT input is the selected Input Color Space, and its output is the selected Display. Grain, halation, material response, and spatial DIR are not in the LUT. In Resolve, choose Update Lists after saving it and use tetrahedral interpolation.

Save a .latent look

A Latent look stores the film controls, including the chosen stocks and enabled sections. It does not change the project's color management. Use Save Look and Load Look from File to move the complete recipe between Macs that run Latent.

FAQ

A few answers worth keeping close.

Does activation need the internet?

Yes. Activating a Mac checks the license online and uses one of its two seats. Latent then keeps a signed 30-day certificate on that Mac and checks the existing seat quietly once a day when internet is available. A failed connection does not disable it. If the certificate cannot be refreshed, Latent keeps working for a further seven-day offline grace period after it expires. Deactivation is online and releases the seat.

Can I use one license on two Macs?

Yes. One standard personal license covers one person on up to two physical Apple silicon Macs at the same time. Each named-user Latent Studio seat has the same two-Mac activation limit. Deactivate a Mac while it is online before moving that activation elsewhere.

How do Latent Studio seats work?

The purchasing organization owns the seats. Each seat is assigned to one named artist, who receives a private license key and can use it on up to two Macs. The Studio contact also receives an order summary. To reassign a seat, add seats, recover an unavailable Mac, or get invoice help, email Studio support with the order reference and artist affected. Never include a full license key.

Can Resolve color-manage around Latent?

Not in the normal workflow. Latent is the output transform, so the supported setup is DaVinci YRGB with no additional output transform after it. If another DRT must own the display rendering, use Texture-only immediately before that DRT.

Does Latent output HDR?

Not yet. The current output choices are Rec.709 Gamma 2.4, Rec.709 Gamma 2.2, and sRGB. HDR is a planned direction, not a dated release promise.

Will an exported LUT match the complete Latent render?

It matches the pointwise color and tone for the selected input and display. A 3D LUT cannot carry grain, halation, material response, or spatial DIR, so those parts remain specific to the plugin render.

How do I request a refund?

Email support within 30 days of purchase or reply to the Paddle receipt. You will be asked to deactivate every Mac you can still access before the refund is submitted. Read the refund policy for the complete process.

Human support

Send enough detail to reproduce it.

You do not need to exhaust this page before asking for help. A concise report makes the first reply useful.

  • Latent version or installer filename
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio version
  • macOS version and Mac model
  • The exact status or error text
  • What you expected and what happened
  • Short steps that reproduce the problem

A screenshot is welcome. Do not send a full license key, device key, or machine fingerprint.

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