DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals
Release date:2021, July 12
Author:Patrick Inhofer
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Are you new to DaVinci Resolve? Are you intrigued by the power of this digital video media creation tool? Do you find the power of this tool intimidating or confusing? Then this title is for you. Join instructor and professional colorist Patrick Inhofer in this course designed to get you up to speed in as little time as possible. This course includes a 60-second commercial for you to work with so you can get comfortable with the layout and workflow as you follow along. Patrick starts with the process of importing your media, using both manual and automated tools, before showing how to start building a rough cut in Resolve. He then explains how to refine your rough cut using trim tools and adding titles and transitions, details the important aspects of color correction, and shows how to organize and mix sound clips. Patrick finishes the course covering the export process, showing how to use preset templates as well as how to create your own reusable custom templates.
[1] Introduction
[01] Learning DaVinci Resolve
[02] Understanding the exercise files
[03] Restoring the DaVinci Resolve archive
[04] Restoring DaVinci Resolve projects
[2] 1. DaVinci Resolve Setup Essentials
[01] Common interface elements
[02] The grand tour of DaVinci Resolve Part 1
[03] The grand tour of DaVinci Resolve Part 2
[04] DaVinci Resolve vs. DaVinci Resolve Studio
[05] Can your computer run DaVinci Resolve
[06] Essential system and user preferences
[07] Essential project preferences
[08] Creating your first project
[3] 2. Organizing Media on the Media and Cut Pages
[01] Importing footage
[02] Organizing your media into bins
[03] Viewing and managing bins
[04] Transport controls and marking clips
[05] Tagging clips by color and clip markers
[06] Creating smart bins
[07] Metadata management on the Media page
[08] Using face detection in Resolve Studio
[09] Modifying source clip audio settings
[4] 3. Assembling Your Story on the Cut Page
[01] Navigating the Cut page
[02] Creating, organizing, modifying timeline settings
[03] Editing 101
[04] Challenge Building a rough cut on the Cut page
[05] Solution Building a rough cut on the Cut page
[06] Fine-tuning edit points and adding B-roll
[07] Trimming audio
[08] Onscreen controls for transforms and dynamic zoom
[09] Adding transitions and graphics
[10] Working with music
[5] 4. Refining Your Story on the Edit Page
[01] Navigating Resolve’s Edit page
[02] Organizing audio and video track layouts
[03] Track targeting with the auto track selector
[04] Understanding the Inspector
[05] Adding effects on the Edit page
[06] Animating audio and video using keyframes
[6] 5. Color Page Tips
[01] Understanding and navigating the Color page
[02] Three-way color wheels
[03] Custom curves
[04] Using scopes to evaluate exposure
[05] Using scopes to evaluate colorfulness
[06] Color grading with scopes
[07] Automatic color grading tools
[08] Serial nodes Part 1
[09] Serial nodes Part 2
[10] Using the Gallery
[11] Copying color corrections
[12] Exploring Resolves built-in looks
[13] Targeting fixes Hue vs. saturation vs. curves
[14] Power windows 101 Isolating corrections
[15] Tracking power windows
[16] A note about LUTs (look-up tables)
[7] 6. Mixing 101 on the Fairlight Page
[01] Navigating the Fairlight page
[02] Challenge Splitting audio tracks for mixing
[03] Setting clip-level audio levels
[04] Setting track-level audio levels
[8] 7. Rendering and Delivering on the Deliver Page
[01] Navigating the Deliver page
[02] Rendering to online streaming platforms and data burn-in
[03] Rendering overview for FCP, Premiere Pro, Avid, Pro Tools
[04] Managing the Render Queue
[05] Presets and individual-clip vs. single-clip exports
[06] Tip Digital Cinema Package (DCP) export and playback
[9] Conclusion
[01] Additional DaVinci Resolve resources
[02] Thank you and goodbye
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