🎞 Setting up your Project in Davinci Resolve

🎞 Setting up your Project in Davinci Resolve
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πŸ‘‰ How do I begin to edit in Davinci Resolve

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Are you new to Davinci Resolve, Here is what you have been waiting for a complete getting Started Guide for Davinci Resolve.

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Key - Right Click - means right mouse button click. > - means next step e.g. File > New Bin. Italics 
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1. β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Download Davinci Resolve

The software can be downloaded for free from Black Magic Design's website.


🎨 2. Create a Project in Davinci Resolve

In the project Manager - Click 'New Project'.

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Keyboard Shortcuts -  Make a 'New Project' - (Shift + Command + N - Mac) (Shift + Control + N - PC).

3. Davinci Resolve will then open into the 'Cut' Page. You want to open the 'Media' Page.

Open Media Page at the bottom of the screen to import Media / Footage
  • If you are working with drives (System Storage) in the top left you can add a new location. (see below).
  • Right click - Add New Location.
Add New Location for Storage Devices

🎞 4. Adding Media in Davinci Resolve

  • Right click and draw a square (Marquee) around the folders.
Add Media / (Footage/Audio etc) to the Media Pool
  • Right click and choose from the drop down menu.  
  • Next choose Add Folder and Subfolders into Media Pool (Create Bins).

5. Change Project Frame Rates

  • A dialogue box will appear - Asking whether you wish to change the Frame Rate?
  • Choose - Change.

6. Creating New Bins and Master Bins

Master Bins Created
  • File > New Bin
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Keyboard Shortcut - (Shift + Command + N - Mac) (Shift + Control + N - PC).
  • You can also select multiple clips and right click and choose - Create Bin With Selected Clip.
How to create a New Bin

7. Rename a Bin (if Needed)

  • You can drag and drop clips into bins.
Rename a Bin

8. Using Smart Bins in Davinci Resolve

  • In Davinci Resolve you can preview clips by scrubbing over them.
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Keyboard Shortcuts - Shift + S will turn off audio when scrubbing as well.
Clip Selection for Meta Data preparation for Smart Bins

9. Working with Metadata

Metadata - Adding Keywords 

10. Using Smart Bins and Keywords

  • Check over at the bottom section of your Master Bins, you will find Smart Bins > Keywords and if you toggle these down you will find 'Interviews' or the keyword you have created.

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