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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO
by Paul Saccone and Dion Scoppettuolo
DAVINCI RESOLVE 16

The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 16
Paul Saccone and Dion Scoppettuolo
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Series Editor: Patricia Montesion
Series Director: Dion Scoppettuolo
Editor: Bob Lindstrom
Contributing Authors: Daria Fissoun, Mary Plummer, Patrick Inhofer, Casey Faris
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Contents
Foreword ix
Getting Started x
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction to Editing in the Cut Page 1
Starting in the cut page 2
Adding clips to a timeline 5
Reviewing clips using source tape 8
Appending clips to the timeline 9
Marking In and Out with precision 10
Using intelligent editing tools 13
Editing multiple camera angles 21
Trimming edits 26
Lesson Review 35
2 Adding Effects and Publishing in the Cut Page 37
Mixing audio 38
Switching transitions 41
Resizing and stabilizing clips 48
Changing a clip’s speed 51
Adding a title 53
Using the effects library 55
Panning and zooming clips 56
Applying audio effects 57
Sharing to YouTube and Vimeo 60
Lesson Review 63
3 Organizing a NewProject 65
Configuring essential settings 66
Exploring the DaVinci Resolve interface 70

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Contents
Importing clips 71
Reviewing and scrubbing clips 74
Viewing clip metadata 76
Adding custom metadata 78
Making new bins 80
Displaying keyword smart bins 81
Saving custom bin views 84
Lesson Review 85
4 Assembling aRoughCut 87
Creating a timeline 88
Making the first edit 89
Scrubbing with JKL keys 93
Inserting clips into a timeline 95
Using timecode 101
Overwriting video only 103
Editing from a bin 106
Replacing a shot 110
Lesson Review 113
5 Moving Clips intheTimeline 115
Importing projects and relinking media 116
Color coding clips 118
Deleting clips without leaving a gap 120
Splitting clips 125
Cutting and pasting clips 128
Lesson Review 131
6 Refining a Timeline 133
Customizing the Layout for Trimming 134
Trimming to the Playhead 135
Ripple Trimming 139
Selecting Tracks to Trim 143