Welcome to The Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18, the official Blackmagic Design
Training and Certification book that teaches editors, artists, and students how to edit in
DaVinci Resolve. All you need is a Mac or Windows computer, the free download version
of DaVinci Resolve 18, and a passion to learn and tell your story!
This official step-by-step training guide covers the basics of editing video and audio
content so you can start creating your own Hollywood-caliber film and video today!

lgrsnf/DaVinci-Resolve-18-Editors-Guide.pdf

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Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Getting Started
Introducing Blackmagic Cloud
1: Building the Rough Cut
Setting Up a Project
The Edit Page
Assembling the Sound Bites
Working with the Subclips
Adding the Final Sound Bites
Adding B-Roll and Pacing the Sound Bites
Painting the Interview
Backtiming Edits
Adding the Music
Lesson Review
2: Refining the Rough Cut
Setting Up the Project
Duplicating the Timeline
Trimming the Timeline Clips
Rolling Edits
Ripple Trimming Multiple Edit Points
Slide Edits
Replacing Clips
Audio Mixing
“Ducking” the Music Levels
Adding the Logo
Adding the Closing Titles
Last Minute Changes
Full Screen Review
Quick Export
Lesson Review
3: Fine Cutting an Interview
Starting the Project
Using the Smooth Cut Transition
Importing a “Selects” Timeline
Working Across Multiple Timelines
Refining the Radio Edit
Editing Between Timelines
Working with Stacked Timelines
Lesson Review
4: Cutting a Dramatic Scene
Working with Separate Takes
Editing for Continuity
Comparing Different Takes
Tidying Up the Audio
Utilizing Split Edits
Dynamic Trimming
Filling the “Dead Air”
Lesson Review
5: Multicamera Editing
Editing a Multicamera Interview
Switching Multicam Angles
Editing a Multicamera Music Video
Real-Time Multicamera Editing
Adjusting the Multicamera Edit
Adjusting a Multicam Clip
Lesson Review
6: Project Organization
Creating a New Project and Project Settings
Importing Media
Generating Proxy Files
Syncing Audio to Video
Configuring Metadata Presets
Importing and Using Metadata
Creating Subclips
Power Bins
Lesson Review
7: Edit Page Effects
Setting Up the Project
Compositing Using Traveling Mattes
Variable Speed Changes
Creating Freeze Frames
3D Keyer FX
Transform FX
Video Collage
Creating Tiles with Video Collage
Lesson Review
8: Editing and Mixing Audio
Preparing the Project
When Should You Start Mixing?
Replacing Lines from Other Takes
Balancing the Dialogue Clips
Enhancing the Scene
Panning Tracks in Acoustic Space
Adding More Atmosphere
Creating a Radio Effect
Simplifying the Mix
Mixing with the Mixer
Using Buses for Alternative Mixes
Lesson Review
9: Delivering Projects
Preparing the Projects
Reformatting a Timeline for Different Aspect Ratios
Reframing Shots
Smart Reframe (Studio Version Only)
Customizing Deliver Page Presets
Exporting AAF for Pro Tools
Adding Subtitles
Importing Subtitle Files
Adjusting Subtitles
Styling Subtitles
Exporting with Subtitles
Exporting Audio Tracks
Changing and Rendering Jobs from Multiple Projects
Media Managing Timelines
Lesson Review
Index

2023-04-27