
Organize your media library in Davinci Resolve by managing hard drives, folders, and bins, import clips from your system, adjust frame rates, and generate proxy media for smooth editing.
Explore royalty free music options and verify copyright information before adding tracks to your edit, with Epidemic Sound offering diverse genres and a monthly subscription from about ten dollars.
Learn to use the Davinci Resolve cut page to set in/out points, scrub the timeline, trim clips, and align a drone shot with your clip on the timeline.
Learn to unlink and link clips in DaVinci Resolve Free, move audio independently, and delete clips from the timeline.
Turn off auto track selector to keep background music from being cut while editing, and learn to mute, solo, or lock tracks for precise control.
Learn to organize a Davinci Resolve timeline by trimming pieces to camera, marking beats with M, inserting clips with F9, and syncing drone and music footage for a beat-driven edit.
Create picture in picture overlays by dropping a drone shot onto the main clip, then adjust size, position, and zoom, and apply smooth fade in and fade out.
Learn to apply basic cross dissolve and other transitions in Davinci Resolve using the effects library, drag onto the timeline, and adjust duration.
Fine-tune audio in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight by adjusting voice and music levels with the mixer, using mute and solo, targeting around -16 to -12 dB, applying keyframes to ramp volumes.
Master basic color correction in DaVinci Resolve using color wheels, saturation, hue, and curves to balance exposure and harmonize colors across clips.
Export the timeline with the YouTube preset for 2160p, naming the file. Select a desktop destination, render, and monitor progress in the top-right at about 33 fps.
Export separate video and audio files by unchecking the unwanted option; select only audio to export an audio file.
Learn to add subtitles in Davinci Resolve edit page by right-clicking to create subtitle tracks and typing text, then export an SRT file named to match video for YouTube.
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Video Editing In DaVinci Resolve Free : Basic Skills For Aspiring Beginners
A Complete, No-Nonsense, Fluff-Free Beginner Course On Video Editing, Color Grading, And Visual And Audio Effects
What You'll Learn
How to download and install DaVinci Resolve for free
How to create your first project and import video files to the media library
Where to download royalty-free music to use in your video edits
Keyboard shortcuts
How to start editing your first video on the Edit page
How to add clips and make cuts
How to add titles and pictures to your footage
How to apply transitions and video effects onto clips
How to use markers
How to edit to the rhythm of the music
Cutting to the beat of the music
How to use speed ramping and achieve slow motion using speed points
How to add voice-overs
To use Audio Ducking to reduce the music volume when you're talking automatically
Adjust the sound levels
Quickly color grade your video, correct exposure issues, enhance colors
Copy one clip's color grading and add it to another
Apply LUTs to style footage quickly (similarly to drag and drop filter presets)
How to connect your DaVinci Resolve to a YouTube account
How to Export the finished file to YouTube and make a master file
To create subtitle tracks and export an SRT file to upload to social media platforms
About recommended 3rd party software plugins to improve functionality
Requirements
A fully functioning version of DaVinci Resolve. It is free to download, and the course includes download and installation instructions. This course covers version 17 but 18 is the same with better performance and a few new features.
No prior expertise in DaVinci Resolve is required
No experience in Video Editing, Color Correction, and Grading needed. I will cover all the basics for beginners.
The course includes sample video clips to work with, but you are free to use your own as well.
Description
I am Jon Siddall, a professional video editor and experienced YouTube content creator. I've created this course for beginner video editors and those wanting to learn DaVinci Resolve to learn basic skills fast and efficiently.
DaVinci Resolve is a powerful video-editing package used by highly experienced professionals, from editing TV commercials to Hollywood films and TV shows. However, it is also incredibly super friendly and can be used by advanced editors and beginners alike.
The course covers all the essential tools and skills to make you a profound video editor. All the information is conveniently packed into one hour of video learning with no unnecessary steps and explanations. Watch the video lesson provided, add a bit of hands-on work, and you'll be creating videos that are ready to be shared with the world in no time.
You'll be provided with sample videos such as talking to camera and drone footage to be used for practice, but you are welcome to use your own clips if you prefer.