Now you'll see a timeline appear across the bottom. Feel free to work with your own footage or download the clips I'm using. Now you can just drag and drop footage, audio and other resources into the Media Pool, and from there you can drag them into the timeline. Then you can right-click > Create New Timeline to add a new timeline with the following settings. This will create a folder in the Media Pool to help you keep things organized. Just right-click in the Media Pool and choose New Bin. You can import footage right from the Edit tab in DaVinci Resolve. How to Use the Key Features of DaVinci Resolve 18 2.1 How to Import Videos Into DaVinci Resolve In the rest of this quick-start guide, we'll mostly be working with the Edit tab. Watch the video for an overview of these different areas, or read this article: Deliver: where you finalize and export your project.Fairlight: for professional audio editing.Color: powerful tools for color grading.Fusion: VFX software, similar to Adobe After Effects.Edit: for more in-depth editing of your videos.

Media: for importing and working with different media.Then you'll see another not-very-intuitive screen:ĭaVinci Resolve offers you seven main tabs, which you can access using the icons along the bottom of the screen: For now, just double-click on Untitled Project to open it. It's not very intuitive, but don't worry-that's what this quick-start guide is for! Project libraries are simply folders where you can store and organize your DaVinci Resolve projects. When you open DaVinci Resolve for the first time, here's what you'll see: You can also download all the files used in this course by clicking the button below:ĭownload the Course Files 1.2 DaVinci Resolve 18 Overview It's very powerful and is perfect for beginners. The paid option, DaVinci Resolve Studio, does give you some extra features, but the free version is what we'll use in this course. Go to the Blackmagic Design website and click Free Download Now to download DaVinci Resolve 18. This course is designed for complete beginners to DaVinci Resolve, so let's start right at the beginning and download the software. Introduction to DaVinci Resolve 18 1.1 How to Download DaVinci Resolve FOR FREE

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