====== DaVinci Resolve ======
Free (at least for what I want to do) is a hard price to beat. [[https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve|DaVinci Resolve]]
===== Recommended Tutorials For Beginners =====
Note, some tutorials are specific to different screens/areas within DaVinci Resolve. Some people will be interested in things like the colour tab, while others won't be interested in more than the basics for their work.
==== Official Training Resources ====
There are lots of great oficial resources here:
* https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/training
* Training Videos
* Training Books
* Certification (See "Complete Online Exam" sections by Training Books)
=== Direct Video Links ===
The video links under "Training Videos" above include links to sample project files to follow through on and are much better. I have linked below to the same videos from Blackmagic Design on DaVinci Resolve. They published a number of tutorials for version 15, most of the core information is unchanged. Then there are some "what's new" videos which cover the big changes.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLURZdvzBgI3r3CnaSPrG5JbhCpjn46cMX|DaVinci Resolve 15 Training]] - Official Playlist, some key extracts below:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEuFP7U7tB8|DaVinci Resolve 15 - Introduction to Editing]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0YcNRlrNA|DaVinci Resolve 15 - The Art of Color Grading]]
* Fairlight Audio:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9_t4jV72HQ|DaVinci Resolve 15 - Fairlight Audio Production Part 1]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ3pPhk7azI|DaVinci Resolve 15 - Fairlight Audio Production Part 2]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fmvUsBPJn8|What's New in DaVinci Resolve 16]] - Key new stuff in version 16 (If you have done the 15 videos, this will be quite quick and easy to pick up)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2YJo96KQHw|Introducing DaVinci Resolve 17]] - Key new stuff in version 17 (If you have done the 15 videos, this will be quite quick and easy to pick up)
==== Guide Videos From Around The Web ====
Have a look at my playlist of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fmvUsBPJn8&list=PLkE3HSBOWlM1-CDqG313CHDu90gZXV_U5|DaVinci Resolve & Video Editing]], that's where I try and list the videos I think are most useful.
Below is a collection of videos I think are useful either as they explore a screen/tab within resolve. Or because the tutorial itself covers the key areas of the screen/tab.
* General:
* ToDo
* Editing:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaK2a4ifd7s|Create Video Subtitles (.SRT or Burn in Video) - DaVinci Resolve 15 Tutorial]] - Subtitles
* Color Grading:
* DoDo
* Fusion:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKqlIwDemSY|Few tips that could help with following fusion tutorials]] - JayAreTV
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQay4FnBu5E|Fusion For Beginners in DaVinci Resolve 17]] - JayAreTV
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SSbnwQvghM&t=8s&ab_channel=JayAreTV|Getting Started with Fusion in DaVinci Resolve 17]] - JayAreTV: Adding an animation (text) to a moving object in video.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI5OWEmQ66E|Davinci Resolve 15 | Motion Graphics / Animation in Fusion]]
* Fairlight (audio):
* ToDo
=== People/Playlists to follow ===
* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr2W9a5WdP9uvslMVxuwI0aysbgpQkMtx|DaVinci Resolve Tutorials - Billy Rybka]]
==== shortcuts ====
- Shift-1: project manager
- Shift-2: media page
- Shift-3: cut page
- Shift-4: edit page
- Shift-5: Fusion
- Shift-6: Colour
- Shift-7: Fairlight
- Shift-8: Deliver
- Shift-9: project settings
===== Free Stuff =====
Transitions:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLfynkhNk0w|Simple Photo Slideshow Transition Presets - DaVinci Resolve 16]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdd9BytJ5ow|FREE Seamless Movement Davinci Resolve UPDATED FOR 16.2 Transitions Pack]]
Text:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKYmGlOiSA|Free Underwater Text Effect Presets - DaVinci Resolve 16]]
Effects:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0MIlRgMM3c|Super Easy Split Screen Templates for Davinci Resolve 16 - 5 Minute Friday #62]]
* plugins: Official FAQ Friday: Plugins
https://www.reddit.com/r/davinciresolve/comments/ksvl91/official_faq_friday_plugins/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
==== Installation Locations ====
The latest way of distributing third party content is via 'packs' (requires Resolve 17.2 or later) which have a ''.drfx'' file which can be dragged into node graph the Fusion page. Then just restart Resolve and you'll be good to go.
Directories to copy ''.settings'' files to:
- ''C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Transitions''
- ''C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Titles''
- ''C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Effects''
If you wish to install other things, then these locations might be useful:
- ''C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\LUT''
- In Resolve 17, you select LUT locations in Resolve Preferences - System - General - LUT Locations
==== Extracting Macros ====
This is because Motion Array (and others) don't distribute Resolve content in the most accessable/usable way (''.setting'' files or the new ''.drfx'' packages).
Some extra bits are distributed as macros, sometimes embedded in a timeline... They can be extracted [[https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=59989]]
Open a template (you might need to save as ''.setting'' from fusion if it's embedded in a timeline), change the ''MacroOperator'' to ''GroupOperator'' [Case Sensitive], save the file (under a new name), using the ''.setting'' extension. Restart Resolve and loaded my the renamed template. Ungroup it in the Fusion section and it shows the nodes.
===== Specific Techniques/Effects =====
Need to collect & colate notes from: https://www.reddit.com/user/want_to_be_a_fish/comments/
==== Rotoscoping & 'Door Opening' Transitions ====
Rotoscoping is the art of cutting something out in a video, think of it as the manual version of green screen.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq2Zt5T0pW8|using alpha channels in the Color tab (easier): Door Opening / Reveal Effect Davinci Resolve]] - Color.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfAca8XUfko|using fusion tab (advanced): DOOR OPEN TRANSITION]] - Fusion.
===== Technical Install & Uninstall =====
This changes between versions, but this is where I've found/put stuff and I use as a reference when backing up or restoring files.
==== Locations as of DaVinci Resolve 18 ====
Locations, thanks to [Install Titles, Transitions, Effects, and Generators DaVinci Resolve 18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I8rZwq7Fnk&ab_channel=JayAreTV) -
JayAreTV.
Inside the the edit folder everything should be put in one of four folders to match what the template is:
* Titles
* Transitions
* Effects
* Generators
Those locations are (user):
* On macOS: ''Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Templates/Edit''
* On Windows: ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Templates\Edit''
* On Linux: ''home/username/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/Fusion/Templates/Edit''
All users of a machine:
* On Windows: ''C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit''
You can group all the types in subfolders (andy for sets of titles/transitions) such as:
* System: ''C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Titles\Underwater Text''
* User: ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Titles\Underwater Text''
==== Legacy Locations ====
General Base Directories:
C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\
C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Blackmagic Design
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Blackmagic Design\
C:\Users\\Documents\Blackmagic Design\
User project files/customisation
C:\Users\\Resolve Projects
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Blackmagic Design
PostgreSQL (If project server is installed)
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL
C:\Users\postgres
Other bits that you might have copied in/installed:
Transitions
C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Transitions
LUTs
C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\LUT
Project DB
C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Resolve Disk Database
User Files:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Resolve Disk Database
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve Project Server
C:\Users\\Resolve Projects