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Advanced Editing with DaVinci Resolve
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2 Days
10 modules (view curriculum)
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Available live, online or in person.
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Description
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These hands-on lessons will teach you the art and craft of editing using DaVinci Resolve’s advanced editing features. You’ll learn how to cut dramatic, documentary, music videos and action scenes, and how to build eye-catching effects on both the Edit and Fusion pages. Then you’ll learn how to mix audio and deliver your final film for digital cinema, broadcast TV or streaming services.
Curriculum
1. Editing in the Cut Page
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Cut Page Overview
Cutting the Interview Together
Syncing Angles in the Cut Page
Source Overwriting Different Angles
Adding the B-Roll
Building the Intro Sequence
Tidying Up The Interview
Using Source Tape to Add Cutaways
Adding Graphics and Adjusting Clips
Adding Music
Applying Transitions and Effects
Finishing the Edit
Taking Advantage of Other Pages
Editing faster with the DaVinci Resolve Editor Keyboard
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2. Editing in the Edit Page
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Setting Up a Project
Creating the First Assemble
Finessing the Edit
Audio Mixing Basics
Adding Transitions
Carry on Cutting
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3. Managing Dailies and Edit Prep
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Backing Up Source Files
Customizing New Projects
Syncing Dailies
Modifying Clip Audio Channels
Configuring Metadata Presets
Using Automatic Smart Bins
Creating Smart Bins for People
Creating Power Bins
Optimizing Clips for Editing
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4. Cutting a Dialogue Scene
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Selecting Your Best Takes
Editing with Continuity
Match Frame with an Offset
Auditioning Multiple Takes
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5. Making A Radio Edit
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Examining Audio in a Radio Edit
Editing Subframe Audio
Using Stacked Timelines
Decomposing Timelines
Creating Variable Speed Changes
Using Smooth Cut
Working with Advanced Transition Tools
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6. Editing a Multicamera Music Video
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Starting a Multicam Project
Editing Multicamera in the Edit Page
Adjusting a Multicamera Edit
Complex Multicamera Editing
Renaming Tracks
Rearranging Angles in the Viewer
Adding New Angles
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7. Editing a Multilayer Promo
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Setting Up the Project
Editing To Different Video Tracks
Editing with Fit to Fill
Scaling and Positioning Clips
Working with a Compound Clip
Adjusting Multiple Clips
Blending Layers with Composite Modes
Using FairlightFX in the Edit Page
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8. Creating Graphics in Fusion
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Navigating the Fusion Page Interface
Understanding the Node Editor
Using Text and Merge Nodes
Creating Rolling Credits
Tracking a Scene
Keying and Compositing
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9. Building and Mixing the Soundtrack
​Preparing the Project
Setting up the Fairlight Page
Editing in the Fairlight Page
Panning Tracks in Acoustic Space
Normalizing Clip Levels
Working with Clip Equalization
Controlling Dynamic Range
Automating Track Changes
Simplifying Mixing using Buses
Creating Additional Output Buses
Assigning the Music and Effects Tracks
Monitoring Loudness in your Mix
10. Delivering Projects with Subtitles
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Working with Subtitles
Rendering Movies with Subtitles
Outputting Mains and Submixes
Rendering and Editing Jobs from Multiple Projects
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