DaVinci Resolve 18 Tutorial | Beginners' Quick-Start Guide
August 6, 2024 2024-08-06 10:54
DaVinci Resolve 18 Tutorial | Beginners' Quick-Start Guide
Need to get started with DaVinci Resolve but don’t know where to dive in? No stress; everyone has to start somewhere. That’s why Tom created the quick start guide for beginners!
Join Tom Graham as he walks you through everything you need to know to get started in DaVinci Resolve 18. You’ll learn how to set up your project, import your footage, edit the best takes, add graphics, logos, and text, and even do some basic color correction.
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To learn more about editing in DaVinci Resolve, check out:
DaVinci Resolve Beginner Tutorial | Free Video Editing
To learn more about color grading in DaVinci Resolve, check out:
DaVinci Resolve Color Grading for Beginners | FREE COURSE
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:50 How to download DaVinci Resolve FOR FREE
00:01:44 DaVinci Resolve 18 project libraries and databases
00:03:03 DaVinci Resolve 18 overview
00:06:10 How to import videos into DaVinci Resolve
00:06:45 New timeline on the DaVinci Resolve edit page
00:09:04 How to edit videos in DaVinci Resolve
00:14:30 Change video parameters with Inspector
00:15:46 How to navigate the timeline: keyboard shortcuts
00:16:41 DaVinci Resolve 18 Color Page
00:18:59 How to do a basic color grade | EASY!
00:21:13 How to use LUTs in DaVinci Resolve 18
00:24:12 How to export video from DaVinci Resolve
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Comments (20)
@TutsPlusTom
Thanks for tuning in team! Like I said in the video, DaVinci Resolve is super powerful especially given there is a great free version so getting you up to speed and getting you editing right away is my number 1 focus in this guide. If you want to learn more about my actual creative process when editing, then check out the more in depth look here! 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m4SSw_qGds&t=256s
@DavidMacVicar
Confused on the copy grade (to all the other clips portion). Can't you just copy and paste the grading (command+C, command+V) to the other clips without generating the still?
@allexm
I followed these instructions (which are great btw!) and everything worked fine, but the next day when I opened my project again the audio had become really distorted, sort of robotic and doubled… I tried deleting and installing the whole DaVinci again but the audio is still messed up. What could have caused this? It sounds fine when i let it play by hitting the spacebar, but when I play it in slowmo by dragging the red progress line the distortion happens even though it worked fine yesterday
@arslan_ak
THANKYOUUUUU SIRRR
@generic........
Great guide!
Just picked this up after spending 2 years hating Premiere, and am absolutely loving the program!
Everything just works in DaVinci, compared to PP (premiere "pro") where you run into glitches, slow loading times, audio import bugs, and overall terrible quality… And I payed $500 annually for the adobe crap XD
Anyways, DaVinci is clearly more professional, works better, and is more user-friendly (as far as workflow goes) than PP, so I guess I'm never looking back! 🙂
@indokiwifilms15
really good
@rajeshpursnani
Hi, I have loads of my parents old VHS videos converted in digital format- Both video & audio quality are very poor, so can I use DaVinci or any other app to enhance the video quality (perhaps using AI) and most important, is enhance the audio quality. It will really be a great help if you can assist. I don't mind buying a paid app. I use a Mac.
@RomeoView323
@RomeoView323
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I've been using Cyberlink Power Director for the last 5 years and what I am using it for is more than I need. I use it to edit my drone videos for YouTube for fun and hobby. (35 videos ) so far … Now I am trying to learn DaVinci Resolve and eventually use it for my edits alongside Power Director. I do not color-grade my edits except for two minor things. I do not shoot in D-Log. I shoot in NORMAL COLOR and Auto Settings with my DJI Drones and I'm very happy with the outcome. The two adjustments I use in PD are a one-click Color Enhancement and the old Edge Enhancement (no longer available) now under adjust Sharpness. My question is, is there a simple feature in DaVinci like a one-click to Enhance overall Color and one-click Edge Enhancement (Sharpness) ??? I've been watching your tutorials and others to learn everything about Resolve. Not easy to grasp quickly especially coming from Cyberlink PD. It's gone take some time……. Thank You !!!
@user-mx6uy4ln9h
Thank you, this is a fantastic beginner guide and for a non-professional like me has made Da Vinci less intimidating.
@ricksilva1126
Wow… thanks for this. Took a lot of the mystery out. Now it does not look that scary. I have a couple of co-workers moving over to this from another one and I was spooked. Going to give it a shot!
@jayc2570
This was great, I used to do video editing back in the 90s with AB roll editors on Umatic tapes and the video toaster 2000 for graphics. Then I had another career that did not involve video editing for the past 20+ years. Now I wanted to to edit a video and I had no idea how people do that these days. Let me just say it is crazy what you can download for free on the internet. Your quick-start was perfect to get me up to speed on the latest video editor. Thanks!
@aukdude
Great for beginners, well explained, detailed – but not tooo complicated – much appreciated, I'll be coming back for more!
@spiritualnest
I can't import my mp4 footage in my Mac. please help me.
@johnhilliard9517
I need your help in solving a problem, I have bought some 3rd party transitions from Envato Elements and each of the help files says to go to, Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Templates/Edit then transitions. But when I get to the templates file there is nothing in it, it is empty, with no edit or transition folders. I am using an M1 Macbook Pro. What am I doing wrong?
@Bookend
Davinci Resolve kept rejecting my mp4 videos that other programs recognized as good.
@thb5505
Great video, just what I needed! Thanks
@AllenHart999
Thank you.
@MrJonpeters
I’m new to DVR. For some reason I cannot import media in using the import media in the file tab. Any ideas please? It’s driving me nuts.
@ayooavicado
Great tutorial, loved it. It really helped me
Thank you
@mealstolearn
Thank you so much. I never use Da Vinci Resolve b4 but I will now . I will watch the course you mentioned. Regards.