DaVinci Resolve Basics Training – VFXStudy – Bernd Klimm

DaVinci Resolve Basics Training Information

Get started with editing in DaVinci Resolve and explore the full post-production pipeline. From rough cut to polished edit with titles, sound effects, color grade, and more.

Editing in the Cut Page and Edit Page

Import and organize your media, review and edit. Learn to leverage the Cut page for fast assembly and quick turnaround projects. Perform a methodical edit on the Edit page and start with sound editing directly from the Edit.

Color, Sound, VFX

Explore the specialized workspaces: Learn to do primary and secondary color grades and create creative looks. Perform advanced audio editing & mixing and get started with VFX in Fusion.

Technical Background

Learn the technical foundations. Proper project setup, media- and database management.

Here’s what you’ll learn

Quick Start

Get up to speed quickly by editing a 1 minute video from scratch in the Edit page. Assemble your rough cut, refine the edit, add a title and deliver. Get started in Resolve with this overview in one lesson.

Cut Page

Use the Cut page to efficiently review large amounts of footage, for a quick assembly of a larger project, or to complete a whole job in a quick turnaround szenario.

Optionally, you can watch all lessons about the Cut page with separate recordings that demonstrate the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor.

Edit Page

Get a thorough introduction to the DaVinci Resolve Edit page. Manage your media, set up bins and smart bins, and Perform a detailed edit with all main editing features of DaVinci Resolve. Also, get started with audio editing right from the Edit page. Use clip colors, flags, and markers to stay organized and prepare for grading sessions or detailed audio work in Fairlight.

Color

Get a good grasp of the world-class color grading features in DaVinci Resolve. Start with a primary grade to normalize/balance your shot and do the first overall adjustments and overall matching between shots. Learn about secondary grades for very detailed and selective color manipulations. Finally, you learn how to create creative looks and how to reuse and share them correctly through stills and LUTs.

Sound

Many audio tasks and effects can be applied directly from the edit page. However, the Fairlight page offers some excellent dedicated features that make working on audio more productive. Learn to use the interface effectively with many tracks, use spot lists, record voice over and more.

VFX

Get an Introduction to Fusion by working on a head-up display for a retro sci-fi shot. Learn how Fusion’s node-based interface works and how it differs from the color page. Create a convincing composite with some added effects and an animated text graphic.

Delivery and Project Management

Learn about the different delivery options in DaVinci Resolve and get to know DaVinci Resolve’s Database concept. This helps you to correctly share project assets, create back-ups and archives or migrate your installation to a different system.

About Author

My name is Bernd Klimm, I am a Blackmagic Design Certified Trainer for DaVinci Resolve and Fusion and I enjoy sharing my love for VFX and Motion Graphics through this site.

I started with VFX many years ago and learned compositing with Fusion 6 and 7. That was before Fusion got integrated into DaVinci Resolve. It all started as an exciting hobby. At the same time I worked full time as a technology consultant and trainer in the big corporate world.

Good tutorials and training courses around Fusion were sparse when I started. I turned to books on compositing theory and practiced building effects in Fusion that I saw in Nuke or After Effects tutorials. I always enjoyed working with Fusion and stuck to the software.

Over the following years, I turned my passion step by step into my profession. 2017 I started the VFXstudy YouTube channel with the first tutorials. At the same time, I began working on a full training course for Fusion 9. It took over a year of evening and Weekend work, but the positive feedback made it all worth it.

Today, I am expanding on the training offer, am working on some reusable assets and do some freelance work as well. I am from Cologne, Germany but am currently living with my wife and daughter at the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia.

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