Vidding links for DaVinci Resolve

[fangirlishness]

Since I just finished my first fanvid, and I collected a lot of links for things I learned about DaVinci Resolve on the way and posted them to communal_creators, I thought I could post them here too:

The tools I used:

DaVinci Resolve for video editing (it's free)

LossLessCut for clipping (it's free if you download it from github directly)

Auto-Subs for turning the lyrics into subs (another github link) <- this is both a standalone app and a davinci resolve plugin


DaVinci Resolve tutorials:

how to add a video/audio clip to the timeline

how to save/export/deliver a vid

Those can already get you pretty far. I found moving the clips around on the timeline and shifting beginning and end frames intuitive (yay).

The most important thing for me to grasp was that the small buttons at the very bottom are very important! they are the main views. I mostly work with the Cut view, but the Edit view is also good. I have barely touched the others so far. (You need the Deliver view for saving.)

find the beats in the music with "transient detection"

fade the music in/out at the start/end

how to add a title page

editing basics (keyboard shortcuts)

use adjustment clips instead of adding effects to clips directly

temporarily disable effects for smoother playback

use proxy media to speed up editing/avoid lag

how to adjust audio levels


Deeper vids (still for noobs):

I like this guy, but maybe start with the really small clips above and let him show you more details later:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsVDy3wGxbDAe4F9M9-64VKMHKo4QwepN