Create a Cinematic Photo Display in DaVinci Resolve

[@hannahhaupers8040]

One of the best teachers I know. Thanks as always, McCool. Your knowledge, style, and curiosity are invaluable. Keep up the great work!

[@krsiv4]

Downloaded! I can't believe how easy you make SUPER complex things! Shared with others as well!

[@Reggirt]

Absolutely top tier content! Keep up the good work Matt! 🔥

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks, Bart! 😊

[@CatitoArce]

I really appreciate not just great work and clarity to explain the process, but also your expertise with the software as well as videography in general.

[@MattMcCool0]

Glad it was helpful ☺️

[@marketprosai]

Amazing Matt! Looking forward to more!! Purchased and USING!!! Thank you!

[@svhappysees]

Matt's DaVinci Resolve knowledge continues to amaze me. Great job, thank you!

[@StefanRingelschwandtner]

Awesome tutorial! Looking forward to more.

[@breakerzee2874]

So helpful! Planning to use this 🎉

[@LocalDallasMan]

I absolutely love this. I’m so amazed and excited to use this. Thank you for making this guide.. my caveman brain gets overwhelmed easily and you explained it so well that I didn’t feel lost at any point

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks man! Happy to help 🤠

[@davecarrera]

Many thanks for creating this. Going to enjoy figuring this out for my film photography. I wish you well

[@MattMcCool0]

Film photography FTW! Yeah, a lot of the photos in this video were captured with the Nikon FM2 on Portra 400. Thank you for your support, Dave!

[@davecarrera]

@@MattMcCool0 500 c/m here with Gold or FP4+ 120 ;-) wishing you well.

[@FloydVDocDeVore]

This is really cool (of course, given your name). Thanks for making it available, but mostly for showing how you built it.

[@MattMcCool0]

@@FloydVDocDeVore you bet! Thanks for downloading 😁

[@late.student]

Bought the plugin! Works great for my purposes. Would love if the template or a different one was adapted/created to allow for a video-based roll as well!

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks for downloading! If you want to use video you can follow the steps in my older tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZjFqHlmbq6ij8ksi=aOWsoqmx-u5KPQdU And it's possible to save that method as a preset, but you have to decide on a set number of videos/photos and build the preset around that number. The nice thing about Photo Roll is it'll work with any number of images. It uses an image sequence as the backbone to make this possible. But because image sequences are photo only, it's unfortunately not possible to create a quantity-independent template that supports video clips.

[@late.student]

@@MattMcCool0 Understood! Thanks for the follow-up. I'll pick things apart more soon!

[@excellenttenants1955]

Wow!!! This is AMAZING! Thank you Matt!!

[@LetsTalkNow73]

Man its a shame that a creator like you isn’t getting much attention you deserve a million subs. Never stop educating us. ❤

[@kevinduffy2532]

Hi Matt, it’s a brilliant template. I’ve been looking for something quite creative like this for weeks as my own slide show creations are quite simple although adequate. I’m thinking of downloading your template but have one question before I do, just in case it doesn’t work with my set up. I am using DVR Studio on a iPad Pro (M4) and also I have the free version on my desktop PC running Windows 11. Will your template run on both systems? I tend to use my iPad more than the PC version but the PC free version has more controls and displays all the various tabs/pages which are limited on the iPad. (I’ve just finally found the workaround for displaying all the pages on the iPad) Anyway do let me know if this template will run on the iPad studio version or if there are any limitations such as all the wonderful controls you demonstrated. Many thanks for great video too! Kevin (UK)

[@MattMcCool0]

Hi Kevin, thanks for watching! I haven't had the chance to test this on an iPad, but everything should work just the same. As long as you have some way to rename your photos into a sequence (pic1, pic2, pic3, etc...) You may have to put the drfx file into your template folder as Patrick shows here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHjGpHqsea2WptUsi=hwlnsfN4NHr-srTy&t=488 And I do know this works with the free version. If you want, you can be my iPad beta tester and I can refund you right after you download it. This would be helpful to me so I can let other iPad users know what to expect. Just make sure you use your name on Kofi so I know who to refund. 😉

[@denisdion6847]

Great tutorial! Please make more.

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks for your support, Denis! Will do.

[@denisdion6847]

I purchased the template to support your efforts. It would be great if there was an option to add a frame. I’ve figured out how to do it but it would be a nice option. One question for you: in the last part of the video, you explain how you made the template. Does this mean that I should be able to replicate all the effects that you show in this section from the template’s controls? Thanks.

[@MattMcCool0]

@@denisdion6847 it's not possible to add a frame directly inside DaVinci Resolve, but you can add a frame in your folder where the image sequence lives and re-browse for it in the inspector. I'm unsure what you mean by your second question. Which effect are you referring to? I'm just showing you how I made the template. The template has tons of flexibility. Everything you see here was made using the controls built into the template: kzbin.infoGXrfGzuyxIc?si=-Rk3jXbC-YmzuASB

[@denisdion6847]

@@MattMcCool0 Matt, I meant that it would be nice to be able to add a border around a photo to make it look like a printed photo. I was able to do that by adding the ColoredBorder effect and a Letterbox node in between the Loader node and the Border node in your original template. However, I am not good enough in Fusion to add the interface for the ColoredBorder effect in your existing controls. What I did works well with horizontal photos but not so much for vertical ones even if I set the Letterbox node to Pan and Scan. I'd be happy to upload you a short demo and the modified setting if you give me an email address or send me an upload link. As for my question on whether the last part of your video where you show the cube function, I was simply asking because it produced a neat effect "from far out" that I wasn't sure that you could produce with the template. Thanks for clarifying.

[@MattMcCool0]

@@denisdion6847 ah, I see. Sorry for the confusion. Sure, I'll send a message to you on Kofi. I've added a frame setting in the lighting tab. Just increase the border width and it'll create a border that fits perfectly on every photo, regardless of aspect ratio. The default produces a white border, but you can decrease the brightness all the way to black, or somewhere in between for a transparent look. And no, the template organizes the photos in a roll so it's already past the state of the cube effect due to the pCustom node. But maybe an idea for a future template similar to this one 🤔

[@SUALVI]

That's really smart man! I will be featuring it on DRD 😉

[@MattMcCool0]

Awesome! Thanks man

[@TransformXRED]

I have a question. Is it possible to have the particles set up in a way that it would create some sort of an alley with images beign the left and right walls? I never really worked with the particles system. So maybe it's not possible to have the go in a straight line?

[@RK_Auto_Group_Tom_Kennedy]

Matt, with the borders around the photos is there anyway to reduce the flickering?

[@MattMcCool0]

Hmm, I'm unable to reproduce the flickering. Would you mind sending me a short render on Kofi? I suspect it has more to do with your monitor's refresh rate...maybe the high contrast between the white border and the black background presents an illusion of flickering with the vertical movement? Have you tried rendering the effect out and watching it on your phone or another device?

[@GMFinneyPro]

Thanks for this! Exactly what I was looking for, have purchased and begun to use. I have a question though, I have A LOT of photos, it’s for a feature film end credit sequence so there’s like 250 bts photos. I obviously can’t play it back very smooth to see the full thing but when I rendered, it seems I only have about 1/8th of the amount of photos. Is there a limit? Or do I need to change some settings? Thanks in advance

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks! I will send you a message.

[@LT-Seeks]

Matt this is sick! You mentioned questions / suggestions - is there a way to, for example, put a white border around these photos the way you did in the previous version?

[@MattMcCool0]

Yep! Since recording this video, I've added border controls under the last tab. You can now increase or decrease the brightness and thickness of the border. Thanks for downloading! 🤠

[@LT-Seeks]

@@MattMcCool0 My dude! Love the tool, thanks for the great explainer and the awesome product. Keep up the great work.

[@LT-Seeks]

@@MattMcCool0 One more question for you - are there framerate implications with this tool? I exported a project and the photo reel I used at the end is a little choppy at times. Any suggestions or advice there?

[@MattMcCool0]

@@LT-Seeks it should behave just like any other fusion template. It will animate at different speeds based on frame rate (you have the speed control to compensate), but you shouldn't get choppy playback unless your timeline is choppy. What is the frame rate of your timeline?

[@LT-Seeks]

@@MattMcCool0 Gotcha. My timeline isn't choppy, just exported at 29.97. If you got to the end of my most recent video I just posted you can see your effect here in action.

[@theflavourist1985]

I just bought it... thats very nice... I would also love, if there would be exactly the same plugin for video because for years I would like to make a video, that showcases how my adhd-brain works and i recognized during your video, at 12:58 where you got all these images in that region... imagine having hundreds of random videos playing at the same time in a constantly moving region like that... similar to an anthill is how it looks like 24/7 in my brain... of course it would also be possible to make that with photos but since photos are still, it doesn't fit to that constant moving chaos that much, than actual videos would do. but its already very nice for my photography videos and maybe for an intro (yes, i still do intros because i like them) 🙂

[@martinaweber7250]

Sehr schöne Anwendung, vielen Dank. Ich habe eine Frage: leider kommen Porträtfotos teilweise quer liegend rein (sind im Hochformat aufgenommen, der Rest Querformat). Hast Du da einen Tipp? Ich habe es im Ursprungsordner gedreht, es liegt trotzdem "falsch" nach dem Import. Liegt es an den verschiedenen Formaten?

[@MattMcCool0]

Hey there, thanks for downloading! If I'm understanding correctly, your image is coming in sideways and when you rotate it in the folder and reimport, it's still sideways? I've ran into this issue before and I believe it has to do with the way you're rotating the image. For example, on Mac OS in Finder, there is a rotate option. This does not seem to actually rotate the file in it's metadata. It just rotates how Finder sees the file. But if you open that same file in Preview and rotate there, then hit save, then reload into Photo Roll, it should come in rotated. If you're on Windows, try opening the image in the Windows photo app, rotate, hit save, then try reloading. Hope that helps!

[@martinaweber7250]

@@MattMcCool0 Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort und Unterstützung. Ich hatte das Bild zwar gedreht, aber nicht gespeichert. Heute funktioniert es einwandfrei! Super!!!

[@andrewhakomakigranger]

Will this template work with the free version of Davinci?

[@MattMcCool0]

Yep!

[@ErikOlsen]

Love all the videos, bravo!!! I do have a quick question. I get purple bars on my video tracks and dark blue bars on my audio tracks, what is that? I can provide a screen shot if you like.

[@MattMcCool0]

The purple lines sound like proxy indicators. It means Resolve can't locate the camera originals. Not sure about dark blue bars on audio 🤔

[@ErikOlsen]

Thank you, I just never noticed that before.

[@onavisionproduction]

I love this plugin, I'm using it now but I have a question, some of my photo's orientation is not set right. Is there a way to fix that/

[@MattMcCool0]

@@onavisionproduction you'll need to fix it in your file browser outside of Resolve then reload the image sequence 👍

[@VincentDale]

Hey, I downloaded and installed. I loaded the images in Davinci as you did but I am not seeing it play. The play head is moving but no images

[@MattMcCool0]

@@VincentDale do you have Fusion bypassed? Try pressing Shift+D. What are your computer's specs? Which version of Resolve are you running? And what file type are your images? Are they an image sequence as mentioned in the video?

[@haseenmultimedia3103]

Amazing stuff. Thankl you

[@jellybellychef]

Hello. I'm trying your method with the particle emitter, but when I try to put a background color to my images, it creates more particles than the images themselves. Do you know why this happens? I get random plain color images in the slideshow. Thank you.

[@MattMcCool0]

Try running the loader into the mask input of a background, then use an erode/dilate to make the bg thicker, then merge under the loader.

[@Rainbowrider9]

I bought your photo roll and now I am trying to figure out how to add a photo background, can you please give advice?

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks for the download! You can disable the "Background" checkbox under the last menu. Then you can add whatever you'd like underneath the photo roll element on your timeline.

[@late.student]

There are instances where the original orientation/rotation of the image isn't detected correctly by the generator template. It looks correct on Windows Explorer for example but completely wrong in Da Vinci. Any workaround for this? Tried manually rotating the original file to compensate and I can't seem to get the change to detect.

[@MattMcCool0]

When you rotate inside file explorer, it doesn't seem to rotate the image's metadata. It just rotates how window file explorer sees it. Try opening the image in the Windows photo app, rotate, hit save, then try reloading.

[@late.student]

@@MattMcCool0 Didn't consider metadata mismatches. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, that seemed to be it! Used a utility named jpeg autorotater to force new orientation tags onto all the various photos I was using. All look correct now on the sequence.

[@WetPets-gl2ts]

I am new to Davinci Resolve; how do you install the Photo Roll FX after downloading it?

[@MattMcCool0]

Just double click the drfx file and Resolve will ask to install.

[@Li_Zi]

Can these templates be used for videos? I am looking for a template to use for creating a video clip with an online choir

[@MattMcCool0]

This template only works with still images. But you can create the same effect with videos like this ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZjFqHlmbq6ij8ksi=629r1xodkhg1yu3G

[@Li_Zi]

@@MattMcCool0 Thanks!

[@AmitChandra_YouTube]

Nice🎉 Thank you

[@frankmeunier1949]

Can't find how to get separation between the photos. They are stacked. Any ideas?

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks for downloading! Under the layout section, reduce the size until the photos have your desired space between, then pull forward using the Z offset to compensate.

[@frankmeunier1949]

@@MattMcCool0 Thank you so much for your quick answer.

[@jimgiraffe5253]

matt, can png files be used instead of jpegs?

[@MattMcCool0]

Yep! As long as the filenames are sequential.

[@jimgiraffe5253]

@@MattMcCool0 thx, off to get it now, this is cool

[@MattMcCool0]

@@jimgiraffe5253 thanks 🙌 enjoy!

[@mickue]

THIS! 10/10!

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks for your support!

[@alexanderjoe1951]

HI Matt thanks for this great photo roll its what I have been looking for. I love in Madagascar and have a problem trying to pay for it. Because I have no way of sending money.

[@mfjae]

❤️

[@eliaslimapro]

Hi, I bought it, could you demostara how you croiu this animation at minute 9:01 please

[@MattMcCool0]

Thanks for downloading! I show this right after the animation. Just set the speed to 0 and keyframe the Y offset to scroll up and land on the photo you wish to highlight, then keyframe the Z offset to zoom closer in. You can use the spline editor in fusion to make these animations ease more naturally.

[@eliaslimapro]

@@MattMcCool0 Yes, Thanks you so very much

[@andrewlochong2404]

It's slow on my Computer

[@MattMcCool0]

@@andrewlochong2404 yes, as mentioned in the video, it can be a slow effect especially with large amount of images at a high resolution in a high resolution timeline. I share tips in this video and in the documentation included in your download. You can down res your images beforehand, set the timeline proxy to quarter while you configure the settings, then cache or render in place. Thanks for your support!

[@andrewlochong2404]

@@MattMcCool0 I was excited to try it out and didn’t bother to read. Well, it’s still a bit sluggish on my PC, but it’s a lot faster now. Thank you !!

[@JoseStaben-t9v]

Essential Video Editing has it for free. I bet he got it from them, but now he wants to charge for it.

[@MattMcCool0]

Lol...are you referring to the "Create 3D carousel effect" video? That video uses the image plane method that I mentioned in this intro...I covered this in my 3 year old video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZjFqHlmbq6ij8ksi=HbnhEzhI6lNMNM_J ... so maybe they got the idea from me...? It's a limited method. Only works with a set number of images. Photo Roll works with UNLIMITED images because it uses a completely different method. And this video also came out before that one.

[@chadmillercolor]

Considering I tested this for Matt as he was building it .. I’d say they musta got the idea from him.

[@boczek7633]

niestety, tylko jedno zdjęcie pokazuje, reszty nie ma, zmarnowana kasa

[@MattMcCool0]

@@boczek7633 that would only happen if your photos are not an image sequence.