MIDIGrade for DaVinci Resolve:
Grade with a Gamepad
MIDIGrade® is software is a controller solution for DaVinci Resolve. It turns an Xbox controller into a professional color grading surface for DaVinci Resolve. Gamepad MIDI v1.3.1 ships the full layout as a built-in template — one click and your controller is ready.
What the template maps
Every button, trigger, and stick is mapped to a specific DaVinci Resolve action. The left stick drives click-and-drag adjustments using split-axis mode — push left or right and you get independent CC messages in each direction, letting Resolve's drag-to-adjust controls respond naturally.
Full Control Layout
Xbox 360 / Xbox One controller💡 Split axis mode
Both sticks use split-axis mode so each direction sends its own independent CC. This matches the way MIDIGrade expects the input — nudging the stick left and right produces distinct CC messages that map to separate drag actions in Resolve, rather than a single bipolar CC.
Device profile switches automatically
Applying the MIDIGrade template also sets the active device profile to MIDIGrade – DaVinci Resolve. That means every CC in the mapping editor immediately shows its Resolve action name — no need to set the profile separately.
CC labels with the MIDIGrade profile active
Getting started
In Gamepad MIDI
Try it in v1.3.1
The MIDIGrade template is available now. Open the template browser, apply it in one click, and start grading.
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