27 DaVinci Resolve Editing Tips That Will Save You Days

[@JonatanCastro]

TIL "Zoom to fit" - Huge time saver, going to implement it raitnao

[@georgekamenov_]

It is wildly useful on longer more packed time lines. Used it a bunch of times while editing this video as well. Life saver 😁

[@nivharati]

@@georgekamenov_ its zooming way out. am i doing somting wrong?

[@fortheking.design]

Dude I literally got so excited about that I screen recorded it and sent it to a friend

[@punisherjus2000]

​@@nivharatiuse shift + Z keyboard shortcut.

[@Aaron-pr6gn]

Bro is the type of guy to offer same day documentary edits :D Thank you for the killer saves I‘m about to level up on these dudes ^^

[@georgekamenov_]

😅 I'm happy to hear I could help dude!

[@lostinayaland]

Okay, that's the best video on Davinci editing tips on KZbin, hands down! Learned a bunch 🙌

[@georgekamenov_]

Glad to hear Aya! Hope these are useful down the line 🙂

[@theAstarrr]

Notes for my future self: 2:46 power bins should save me time for basic SFX that I have 6:07 custom transitions Current Location - 12:31

[@CaptuRadiance]

Love the fact that your timelines look neat and clean, not like most of the other youtubers out there, always trying to show 10 videos stocked with 30 rows of sfx

[@georgekamenov_]

@@CaptuRadiance Yeah, screenshots of time lines like that piss me off as well 😁

[@CaptuRadiance]

@georgekamenov_ for show purposes only. Btw, the best video on youtube if you ask me

[@jaybcreighton]

Thanks!

[@georgekamenov_]

You're welcome! And thanks for the donation 🙂

[@dennisradtke8142]

This might be the greatest tutorial video I've ever seen.......ever!

[@TheCarGuyOnline]

Just wanted to say thanks. When you released your stacked timeline/hot key suggestions I started using them, just those two alone saved me sooo much time. So yeah...thanks for that.

[@poleythepolarbear9706]

As a person new to video editing. This was allot to take in but I love it!

[@lukeiggy]

Great tips there! Thanks for packing them into such a compact format, it really helps a lot.

[@georgekamenov_]

Happy to hear I could help!

[@KnollandVoed-jp7lp]

I just started learning how to use Davinci and this is already such a game changer for me. Thank you so much.

[@georgekamenov_]

@@KnollandVoed-jp7lp Always happy to hear I could help 🙂

[@Taalmagic]

Thank you for sharing these incredible tips. These are truly helpful in making the editing experience very efficient!

[@johnshane905]

Hi George! Thank you so much for this video. I can't thank you enough.

[@georgekamenov_]

@@johnshane905 Happy to help!

[@OfficialHankIII]

Any suggestions on software programs where you can be more creative without feeling like you haft to do 15 steps to just do one thing ? AKA it should only take 3 clicks not 15? There was a couple of programs a long time ago that made you feel more creative while working on your project on your time line aside from being more bogged down with never ending drop down menu's and key command's that take away from the creativity to make things come to life in high paced editing ? I like stacking and using effect's alot. I'm finally gonna get a proper editing computer. Aka I enjoy seeing the effect's react to what your working with in various way's opposed to having to be constantly be feeling like Im having to write code/ and not be creative . .. I was able to make this without even having to render the timeline while working on it with 800 cut's /at least 40 active efx and multiple stacked timeline's and the playback was fine until they nerfed the software cause it was actually to good .......I was using Dell Xps L702x with 16 gigs of ram and a SSd harddrive with a Intel 7 2860qm...Thanks for the tips if I get Divinci... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKCThnylrZqsZ7c

[@oksbassi]

You are the best youtube about Davinci! Very nice bro

[@jaybcreighton]

George: This is a great “all-in-one” video for us, especially those of us new to DaVinci Resolve (I’m transitioning from FCP). Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@georgekamenov_]

I'm happy to hear you find it helpful!

[@Warp9Drones]

This ia an awesome video- so many useful tips, concise and without any BS around. Thank you so much 😍🙏🙏🙏

[@arkadiuszrybicki2564]

I'm throwing in a blind like, in the evening I'll get down to studying the film and putting some of the advice into practice. Your videos are mega valuable.

[@georgekamenov_]

Hey, I appreciate it. I'm glad you're finding my content useful!

[@ddellan]

this video is the only i need to start on da vinci. TY MAN!

[@timtom1847]

Most useful DaVinci vid ever. Thank you

[@georgekamenov_]

@@timtom1847 Thank you as well and I'm glad you liked it!

[@achimforst6097]

Thanks, George, for your wonderful library of useful tips! Working already for a few years with DaVinci I still learned some new tricks to speed up my workflow. 👏😊

[@georgekamenov_]

Hey, happy to hear I could help!

[@kritzstudio]

Thank you so much for distilling years of work into such an optimized and practical video. It’s truly outstanding and incredibly useful for enhancing productivity during work hours!

[@georgekamenov_]

Glad you found it helpful :)

[@derz_22]

Thanks for these videos man, you'll probably save me 3-4 hrs of editing time now each session! appreciate it

[@georgekamenov_]

@@derz_22 happy to hear! Hope these really do help 🙂

[@ruslanvic1]

Great tips to set up your DR setup and workflow on a complex level, for increased productivity. Very helpful and pro!

[@ivanvasilev2903]

Amazing job!

[@apollomarconi1090]

excellent collection of how-tos and time-savers, thanks!

[@mr.miakoda]

Awesome video.. thank you.. implemented few of those straight away

[@georgekamenov_]

I'm very happy to hear that 🙂

[@byDanimal]

George, all of your videos have been so very helpful. Thanks for putting all of this in one video to refresh my memory on the cool stuff you've told us.

[@georgekamenov_]

Happy to help!

[@SilverGaming-w7v]

Glad I came across your video, all your tips are going to save me a lot of time.

[@georgekamenov_]

@@SilverGaming-w7v Glad to hear!

[@joshuamyers5694]

thank you sooo much - this 'might' be the last bit of info I needed to switch to resolve for editing.

[@georgekamenov_]

Glad to hear man!

[@xTimGG]

thats the best davinci tutorial ive seen for a really long time

[@filmmakerevolution]

Legend, as someone who is half way between Adobe and Resolve this wa super helpful

[@georgekamenov_]

Happy to hear you found it useful!

[@filmmakerevolution]

Although I would say, although my FX3 and FX30 have the ability to record proxies in camera I've never once used it. Client projects run usually into the 100's of gb sometimes like the one I have for Qatar Airport 1tb, proxies would make that number just too much

[@georgekamenov_]

@@filmmakerevolution Last year I shot some behind the scenes for a friends' project on the FX30. About a week's worth of content. The main footage was around 126GB, proxies were 12GB. Of course I didn't shoot all day every day, mostly just shorter snippets of what was going on. But still. They definitely take up some space, but in the grand scheme of things, they're not that big. And in my case, I'm willing to sacrifice a few gigs to save myself the hours it would take me to generate proxies inside Resolve later 😁

[@filmmakerevolution]

@@georgekamenov_ that’s actually not bad, I thought it would be much bigger. Definitely would consider in future now I know it’s not so bad

[@LeonardoSiqueiraS]

Simply the best video of da Vinci. Thanks :)

[@christosmontes7222]

This is a seriously amazing video. Insanely helpful and to the point. Thank you so much!

[@georgekamenov_]

@@christosmontes7222 You're welcome!

[@imimranalikhan]

helps lot.. thank you

[@Jossy.mp4]

This is amazing! thank you brother. That multi timeline feature is gonna come clutch!

[@moodberry]

Short and to the point. Made me subscribe. Thanks!

[@NonaPrince]

What a video! To the point, banger tip after tip. Gold mine, have to watch it multiple times to get everything

[@OrcaStudiosYT]

Awesome video! editing as a beginner is so time consuming and this video provided much value. subscribed, you are underrated.

[@RonniesRambles]

This is absolute gold, thank you very much. Definitely add to my reference playlist 5 stars. Thank you very much.

[@karthik947]

underrated content. Thanks for doing this.

[@georgekamenov_]

No worries, just trying to help out 🙂

[@Stone1108]

Yes a big help, thank you so much, now saved.

[@sonu-jangir]

❤❤❤ Your DaVinci Resolve tutorials have been incredibly helpful and informative. You've made complex concepts so much easier to understand, and your content has truly been a game-changer for me. 🎉🎉🎉Thank you for your dedication and effort in creating such valuable resources for everyone. 😊 Keep up the amazing work! 💯/💯

[@georgekamenov_]

@@sonu-jangir Thanks for the kind comment! I really appreciate it 🙂

[@jungswong6262]

So many useful tips in one video. Wow 🤯

[@ravenspirit2874]

Thank you so much for this absolute life saving tutorial! ❤ You are just right on point and explains the fact. I love it! Also I have a little question to ask. When I zoom into my preview window with the scroll wheel and try to drag around for spectate, it seems doesn't work. It only zoom into the centre point of the window. could you help me to fix this?

[@georgekamenov_]

Hold the scroll wheel down and drag around that way.

[@ravenspirit2874]

@@georgekamenov_ Tried many times. still the same.

[@MIHAO]

Cheers. Quick question: any way to assign Effects as Favorites without the folder structure? In older versions of DVR I've seen people adding e.g. an Adjustment clip to the Favs panel and it'd be there, ready to go. In v19 I have to unfold the entire path: Toolbox > Effects > Adjustment Clip. It defeats the purpose of having it flagged as a Fav. Any way to revert it to the "old way"?

[@georgekamenov_]

@@MIHAO Unfortunately I don't think so, or if there is a way I don't know it. I've had issues with this as well lately, not sure why they broke something that worked fine 😅

[@MIHAO]

@@georgekamenov_ Oh, alright. I guess I'll be reaching out to their support then. Thanks anyway!

[@JeffreyJDavis]

Such a dense and productive video, thank you!

[@georgekamenov_]

Glad to hear you liked it!

[@IanKristoffer]

this really helped me alot! you are amazing maaaan. im a follower🎉 more power to you

[@ventiman2624]

Power Grades was helpful, thanks.

[@romualdobeltranf]

It's an incredible video! Thank u, George

[@haroldmorganTulsa]

To clear all my cache, I have it on a seperate drive and quick format the drive when I want to clear everything out. Saves time.

[@louloup4246]

The best for workflow !

[@talentndlovu5878]

thanks

[@danialcollime]

Tnx man, lot of them were very useful🔥

[@LightModeIsHot]

I can't believe Resolve is free, it blows my mind

[@amouriyoussef9935]

keep going , really helpful tips

[@bepowerification]

once I discovered how to change the proxy quality to lower and generate proxies it absolutely changed the smoothness of editiing 4k footage on my notsohighend computer. thats an extremely helpful tip for many people. that combined with the render cache.

[@georgekamenov_]

@@bepowerification Yep, proxies and time line proxy resolution are the two things allowing me to keep editing on an old PC 😂

[@michaeldao1]

you're a legend, thanks so much

[@jaysondrona]

thanks so much sir for sharing your knowledge, more to come,

[@mrpavlov]

Thanks for this video! Realy cool information :)

[@wbynan]

Awesome, love this one sir!

[@ridzbaha618]

Hi love all your tips, real lifesaver & time saver too. Hoping can do update on the latest DR 19 version

[@w84me12]

These are great tips that no one really covers. Also at 1:44 it is easier to just copy and paste the project and rename, rather than Open in Read Only Mode as you might miss-click Open. This is important because when Resolve updates, if you open your project with previous version, you can never go back to it if you decide to downgrade to previous version. I learned this the hard way. :(

[@georgekamenov_]

@@w84me12 yeah, you could also do it that way. I've just been doing it the read only mode way so far and haven't had issues 🙂

[@w84me12]

@@georgekamenov_ just really useful real-world usage tips there. Spot on!

[@SjoerdWess]

Amazing video dude!

[@georgekamenov_]

@@SjoerdWess Thanks man! Appreciate it 🙂

[@raccoon_cheeky]

Cool! Thanks a lot!

[@georgekamenov_]

@@raccoon_cheeky You're welcome 🙂

[@mrt5069]

So much useful tips! Thx a lot.

[@georgekamenov_]

You're welcome 🙂

[@pedrosanchez4035]

Great video thank you, very helpful,

[@georgekamenov_]

Happy to help

[@forapps855]

very helpful Cheers bro 🥰

[@georgekamenov_]

Happy to help 🙂

[@4x4xplore41]

Thanks very useful

[@georgekamenov_]

@@4x4xplore41 Happy to hear!

[@jaysondronaarts]

the best sir, thanks for sharing it helps a lot.

[@ajinkyabhonde]

What a great video! Subscribed!

[@georgekamenov_]

Glad you liked it!

[@FlyingJackalope]

Subbed. Nice work

[@Dr.R.]

Thx 🎉🎉

[@georgekamenov_]

You're welcome!

[@yugurtz]

The default transition key is a life changer. Every time I'm dragging in cross dissolves..i keep wondering if there's a faster way somewhere. Thank you.

[@georgekamenov_]

@@yugurtz Glad to help 🙂

[@pixelrancher]

Great tips! Thanks.

[@georgekamenov_]

You're welcome 🙂

[@Vietnamsoundlibrary]

thanks alot

[@FrankieTedesco]

You are amazing, thank you very much for this video!! I have a question though. Is it possible to save all your preferences and customization for newer pc's? I mean all the shortcuts, preferences and such. There is any way to backup them in DR or Windows? Thanks!

[@RoxPlaysTV]

Insane dedication to this tutorial, in simple words: Very well done, you deserve success! Thank you very much! Easy like and sub! =)

[@watzmaaname]

If I'm allowed, an additional comment on Proxy and Render Cache settings - One could also set "Render Cache Format" to lowest quality formats like "ProRes 422 Proxy"/"DNxHR LB" to reduce cache file sizes. Higher quality formats will cause cache folder to balloon to crazy sizes quickly. Thank you for these videos GK. Very helpful!

[@georgekamenov_]

Yeah, good call. Should have mentioned that so thanks for dropping this comment 🙂

[@watzmaaname]

@@georgekamenov_ No worries man. You did great. You contributed 27 tips. Me - 1/10th of a tip. Haha! Keep doing your thing!

[@PhotonTrooperGaming]

Nice video but I got a question regarding Power Bins: The Power Bins will be accessible in any new project outside the one that I created it? And how to transfer items from the Power Bin in my computer to other computer with Da Vinci Resolve?

[@Romafedorov]

You're awesome! Thanks!

[@georgekamenov_]

Thanks man!

[@michaelp3736]

Assuming I have a decent computer (m1 Mac with lots of memory), what's your best suggestion for better speed (viewing and editing). Set up the timeline resolution to 1080 (clips are mostly 4k 60p), then just render 4k when done, or create proxy clips for everything?

[@georgekamenov_]

Depends how bad your playback issues are if any. I tend to keep my working timeline in whatever resolution the footage is and just use "Timeline Proxy Resolution" (which doesn't affect the actual working timeline res) to view a lower resolution preview. Proxies are also great, but if you have to generate them within Resolve for a lot of footage, it can take some time. That's why I prefer using internal proxies on my cameras. But if you don't have a camera that shoots proxies internally, making them in Resolve will also help out a lot with smooth playback.

[@michaelp3736]

Thank you for the reply and good advice. I’ll try the timeline proxy resolution and see how that goes. My Sony camera can generate proxy’s, but I end up using that more for pictures and my iPhone for video clips. I don’t believe they can do that. Either way, if this becomes an issue, I can’t still always create proxies as you mentioned. Thank you

[@HDRTravel]

Thank you for the awesome tips. 😊

[@TheFilmmakersWorkshop]

Great tips. Thank you

[@georgekamenov_]

You're welcome! Glad you liked them :)

[@GhostRaider-h1r]

thanks brother \

[@fortheking.design]

This video is awesome, I’m bookmarking the absolute crap out of it

[@georgekamenov_]

Hope it keeps being helpful down the line 😁

[@sleepsoundly4728]

Can you make a video on saving effects like settings on the inspector, for example changing size and saving that effect without using a adjustment clip, something that you can just click, i use avid at work (tv network) and bought davinci resolve studio to do eveything at home, but the inability to save an effect that you can just click and is added to the clip makes it useless if i'm trying to be fast

[@georgekamenov_]

Unfortunately there's no easy way to do that :\

[@sleepsoundly4728]

@@georgekamenov_ thanks for answering

[@JunaidKureshi]

Fantastic, Thanks Man

[@lukaszpiernikarczyk]

Great tips.

[@georgekamenov_]

Glad you liked them 🙂

[@carma.channel]

amazing

[@Traveltoexplore675]

Bro 🙏., nice tutorial but can you help me with one thing. I have imported 40-50, 4k videos for creating a tour vlog video in da Vinci, now i noticed when i trief to import more by drag and drop i can't see further new videos in the media pool. Why it is not showing and how to fix this.

[@haroldmorganTulsa]

Regarding templates. I save them on my desktop. When I double click it I have it available in whatever database I have open

[@georgekamenov_]

Also a good option 🙂

[@fanikurti2420]

I have a tecnical question. Do you know any real solution for "horizon lock"? I keep waiting for a update that will make this possible. When i shoot handheld, my horizon keeps rotating clockwise and anti clockwise throughout the clip? Is there a way to keep horizon locked in place without me going to manualy keyframe every second of rotation angle? Thank you!

[@georgekamenov_]

@@fanikurti2420 For the most part the stabilization feature should take care of some of those movements but it depends on how strong they are. I don't think there's a dedicated horizon lock feature right now 😕

[@Vynaysharma]

in export project archive, the plugin effects and text would work on another computer or not ?.

[@georgekamenov_]

If they are also installed on the other computer I think so, yes.

[@O_Gamin07]

Could you maybe do videos on wondershare there’s no good tips or tricks or anything out there for that program

[@georgekamenov_]

Sorry, never used Wondershare and have no plans on using it.

[@CODGOD303]

Coming from someone that has used everything from wondershare filmora, premiere pro, Clipchamp, capcut ect. I can honestly tell you that it will be absolutely worth your time to download DaVinci resolve and learn what u need through YT tutorials. I really wanted to use premiere pro as u will always here how adobe is industry standard and the best of the best, but the more i started editing in Davinci, I stand by it being all u need. until you are in need of the best motion graphics and animated effects, i would still recommend after effects for that

[@seanhodel8]

Can you share a link to download the demo template project! Plz!

[@seanhodel8]

Also share your keybins

[@TheparimalSpiritual]

Brother i have issue....when i place notmal mp4 and png file in media pool and drag to cut and editing page...but cant open cant run how to fix it....pl guide and give me best suggestion for it....from india ❤❤

[@DavidAdlawan]

Hello, i have MBA-M2 8GB 512SSD is this good for Davinci Resolve? my main camera is 15 Pro Max 4k footage basic editing only

[@GordoEditsVO]

I want to not hear my mic through my headphones on record for doing voiceovers. How do I do that?

[@santsikupponen]

I don't know why but my audio and video of the same clip are always seperated. How can i merge them in a way that when i cut video, i don't have to cut audio as well from the seperate track? I have tried googling but my English skills aren't enough :D

[@georgekamenov_]

@@santsikupponen Under the preview window there should be a little chain icon. If you click that the audio and video should be linked as long as they're originally from the same clip. If not you can select the clips you want to have linked together, right click and find the link clips option.

[@santsikupponen]

@@georgekamenov_ thank you kindly! thank you also for your video!