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Beginner's Guide to Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 17

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About Beginner's Guide to Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 17

What to Expect

Preferences Setup

Timeline and Project Resolution and FPS Settings ~ User Default Project Config

Importing Assets to Resolve on Media Page

Adding Files to the Timeline

Blade Tool & Making Cuts in Video Clips

Trim Tool for Precision Edits

Positioning Clips, Snapping, and Linked Clips

Modifying Properties with the Inspector

Cut Page Video Editing vs Edit Page

Animating Properties with the Inspector

Dynamic Zoom

Transition Effects

Fusion Effects and OpenFX

Adjustment Clips

Adding Titles to Videos

Sound Library and Free Resolve Sound Pack

Modifying a Clip with Fusion Nodes

Building a Simple Title with Fusion Nodes

Auto Color & Lookup Tables

Face Tracking, Power Windows & Blur with Color Page

How to Remove Green Screen Background with Color Page

Fairlight Audio Effects Dialogue Processor and Vocal Channel

What You Will Learn?

  • This is a quick start guide on how to use DaVinci Resolve 17 to edit your videos. The top goal of the course is to familiarize yourself with the different stages of the video editing workflow in Resolve and to learn many of the basic tools and options you may want to use for editing many different types of videos. We'll cover setting up resolve, adding transitions, adding special visual effects including custom titles on the Fusion page, audio editing, and of course topping everything off with how to export your videos..
  • By the end of the course you should have a good idea how to take your raw videos and turn them into reasonably edited final video with an collection of techniques and effects to assist in your editing process..
  • Here are some of the key topics in the course.