Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 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: <code> 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\<user>\Documents\Blackmagic Design\ </code> User project files/customisation <code> C:\Users\<user>\Resolve Projects C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\ C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Blackmagic Design </code> PostgreSQL (If project server is installed) <code> C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL C:\Users\postgres </code> Other bits that you might have copied in/installed: <code> 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\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Resolve Disk Database C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve Project Server C:\Users\<user>\Resolve Projects </code> video_editing/davinci_resolve.txt Last modified: 2022/09/04 14:37by david