DaVinci Resolve: Editing Basics

DaVinci Resolve: Editing Basics

3h 46mBeginner2017-11-22

Authors

Jeff I. Greenberg

Jeff I. Greenberg

Filmmaker, Editor

Course details

DaVinci Resolve isn't just an amazing color correction tool; it's also a full-featured editor. This course covers the key techniques editors need to transition to Resolve—and skip all the speedbumps. Video expert Jeff Greenberg introduces editing techniques such as three-point editing, drag-and-drop editing, and trimming in the Timeline. Then learn how to adjust audio using Fairlight, the powerful in-app DAW, and add transition and effects. Jeff then reviews the powerful color correction tools that Resolve is best known for, focusing on the features that are most useful to editors, such as video scopes. He also shows how to edit multicam footage using the MultiClip tool, and wraps up the course with a look at output and media management.

Learning objectives
Resolve setup
Auto Save and Live Save
Starting a project
Importing media
Smart Bins
Editing clips
Deleting, moving, and swapping clips
Trimming clips
Adjusting audio
Adding transitions and effects
Correcting color
Output
Editing multicam footage
Managing projects and media

Skills covered

DaVinci ResolveBlackmagic DesignVideo EditingVideoDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome
  • Note on screen size
  • Using the exercise files

Editorial Viewpoints

  • Thoughts for FCP7 and Premiere users
  • Thoughts for Avid users
  • Thoughts for FCPX users

Setup

  • System requirements for Resolve
  • Quick tour
  • Major difference - Project type
  • Remapping the keyboard or not
  • Autosave and Live Save

Starting Projects

  • Starting a project
  • Importing media on the Edit page
  • Importing media on the Media page
  • Display names and saving bin views
  • Smart bins
  • Clip Attributes
  • Dual sync sound
  • Notes for all editors

Starting to Edit

  • Playing and marking clips
  • First edits
  • Insert, Overwrite, and three point edits
  • Basic Timeline navigation
  • Backtime edits and more
  • Premiere, FCP7, and Avid thoughts
  • FCPX editor thoughts

Editing on the Timeline

  • Match Frame and Find bin
  • Deleting clips
  • Linking and how it affects clips
  • Razor edit mode
  • Copy and paste
  • Moving and swapping clips
  • Edit Index
  • Editing thoughts for track based editors
  • FCPX editing thoughts

Trimming

  • Trim mode means ripple
  • Tops and Tails
  • Roll and extend edits
  • Slip and slide
  • Dynamic Trim
  • Thoughts on trimming

Audio

  • Adjusting clip volume
  • Adding clip and track effects
  • Audio dissolves
  • A word about Fairlight
  • Multitrack masters
  • Thoughts on audio

Transitions and Effects

  • Adding transitions
  • Adding effects
  • Opacity and built-in effects
  • Dynamic zoom
  • Keyframing
  • On-screen controls
  • Reusing effects
  • Changing clip speed
  • High frame rate clips
  • Adding titles and generators
  • Smart caching and rendering
  • Thoughts on effects

Color Tools for the Editor

  • Moving to the color page
  • Where are my scopes
  • Where are the color wheels
  • Where are curves
  • Auto correct and shot matching
  • Nodes
  • Workaround for effect keyframing
  • Quick word on qualifiers
  • Quick word on copying grades
  • Quick word on LUTs
  • Thoughts on color for the Premiere user
  • Thoughts on color for the Avid user
  • Thoughts on color for the FCPX user

Output

  • Watermarking
  • Output for YouTube
  • Output in a master format

Multicam

  • Creating multicam clips
  • Adjusting multicam sync
  • Editing multicam

Project and Media Management

  • Where is my project
  • Improving performance
  • Building optimized and proxy media
  • Project management and archiving
  • Media management

Conclusion

  • Closing
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