Keeping video content organised in this way will be very helpful as you add more media to your project over time. For example, video files for a section of your film devoted to an outdoor dance section might be called ‘Outdoor’. If you want to keep your project organised, you can also create subfolders called ‘Bins’ where specific video files might go. This will add your content to your project’s media library.

To do this, either go to ‘File’, ‘Import’ and then ‘Media’, or simply open your files in a separate window and then drag them over into the ‘media pool’ are in DaVinci. To begin working with video, we’ll first need to load the video content we want to use into DaVinci. When you open DaVinci Resolve, you’ll automatically find yourself in the ‘Cut’ panel, with your media pool visible to the left-hand-side. These are: Media, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Colour, Fairlight (sound), and Deliver (shown below). This will take you to DaVinci’s default setup page.ĭaVinci has seven major functions as a programme, which are handily divided into distinct sections at the bottom of the programme window. You’ll be asked to enter the name of your new One installed, open DaVinci Resolve and click ‘New Project’. You will need to register your details with Black Magic Design in order to download the software. We recommend that you download DaVinci Resolve 17, as that is the most recently released version and will be the one we refer to in these tutorials. To download it, click on the link on the provided page and select the software type appropriate to your operating system.

Step 1: Install DaVinci ResolveĭaVinci Resolve is available from the Black Magic Design website here. We will cover how to create a new project in DaVinci Resolve, how to select and import video and audio media to your project, and how to place, cut and resize footage. This article, the first in a series on post-production, introduces readers to DaVinci Resolve 17, a free video-editing software.

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