There is a wide range of transitions, effects and titles to choose from, all of which can be previewed quickly by hovering the mouse over it, before dragging it to your timeline. And the dual timeline view, where the upper timeline provides a bird-eye view of the whole of your edit and the lower provides a zoomed-in view of where your playhead is, seems to work well for all but the most complex edits. Multi-camera editing is possible by syncing the different angles together into a Sync Bin where you can choose to edit in a different camera seamlessly using the Source Overwrite function. Functions like Smart Insert and Append exist to help you edit efficiently there’s even a Close up option to quickly add a zoomed-in view of a clip that’s already in your timeline.

You can simply drag clips to the timeline, trimming, splitting, deleting and reordering easily. Whilst the Edit Page follows a more traditional method, editing on the Cut Page is much more intuitive. However, you should transfer the footage to your Mac first before importing. High-end cameras made by Blackmagic Design itself – and can be imported by dragging the clips directly into the Media Pool.

Resolve supports a wide range of video formats – from iPhone footage to the This is one of two pages, together with the Edit Page, where you can edit footage and is probably the most easily accessible place to start. But the point that this software is used for Hollywood blockbusters is worth bearing in mind.įollowing an enjoyably animated Welcome Tour, the user is first brought to one of the seven different ‘Pages’ that Resolve uses to separate the different stages of post-production: the Cut Page. It’s probably easier to list the TV shows and films that don’t involve the use of DaVinci Resolve, as evidenced by the product’s impressive showreel.

Pros: Intuitive Cut Page for editing professional video editing available for free massive training resources availableĬons: Lots of settings that will take time to understand no direct import from camerasĭaVinci Resolve 17 is the latest release of Blackmagic Design’s professional all-in-one video post-production application.

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