ADVANCED EDITING with DaVinci Resolve

2 Days

DaVinci's legendary colour correction package now has a superb built in video editing page. This comprehensive bespoke 2 day hands on course will teach you how to edit video in Resolve.

Covering all key areas, from setting up a project and media management, editing clips to create a roughcut, trimming clips, manipulating audio, adding transitions & effects, animating effects, an introduction to Resolves colour grading tools, and delivery options. This course will get you up and running with Resolve quickly and effectively.

Course Cost & Booking

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone wanting to explore DiVinci Resolves comprehensive video editing tools, coupled with a basic overview of Resolves Primary Colour correction tools.

PREREQUISITES

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course: Reasonable knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows navigation.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

Managing Dailies and Edit Prep

Using the Clone Tool
Customising new projects Syncing dailies
Modifying clip audio channels
Configuring metadata presets
Saving searches using Smart Bins
Creating Power Bins
Creating Optimised Media

Using Subclips

Editing for continuity
Ripple Overwrite
Match Frame with offset
Making split edits
Take Selector

Making a Radio Edit

Examining audio in a “radio edit”
Editing sub-frame audio
Creating variable speed changes
Using Smooth Cut
Advanced transition options

Editing an Action Scene

Starting a “dailies timeline”
Using tabbed and stacked timeline features Cutting on action
Using Dynamic Trimming
Enhancing the action
Comparing timeline versions

Editing Multicamera

Syncing angle options
Editing a multicamera interview
Editing a simple music video
Editing a complex multicamera performance

Creating Multilayered Composities

Preparing your timeline
Using Fit to Fill edits 
Synchronising sounds and actions using
Replace edits and Slip trims
Adding Photoshop graphics
Using Compound Clips
Improving multilayered performance
Keyframing
Adjusting keyframe timing and interpolation

Compositing Visual Effects in the Fusion Page

Creating a Fusion Clip
Using the Fusion tracker tool Using a luma keyed
Setting up for a blue screen key Inserting the Delta Keyer node
Creating a Garbage Matte Addressing colour spill
Colour correcting elements
Retiming with frame curve

Building and Mixing the Soundtrack in the Fairlight Page

Audio editing in the Fairlight Page Panning tracks in acoustic space
Normalising clip levels
Working with clip EQ
Working with track EQ
Controlling Dynamic Range
Recording Automation
Simplifying mixing using Buses
Creating additional Output Buses
Assigning the M&E tracks Monitoring Loudness

Delivering Projects

Working with Subtitles
Delivering programmes with subtitles
Configuring a timeline for DCP
Rendering an unencrypted DCP
Rending and editing jobs from different projects