Create your own PRESETS in Davinci Resolve 18 - Beginners Guide

[@MrAlexTech]

Welcome to 14.48 minute Saturday... Doesn't quite have the same ring does it?! 😆

[@TripleBtcg]

Satisfying Saturday or simplify Saturdays could! Definetly helping me simplify the way I do my editing, appreciate all the videos you post it's made getting into KZbin this past year a lot more approachable since I found your channel :)

[@kgmalik]

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[@LATESTINSAAN]

Make Video Tutorial on "Animation Composer" How to Use it in Davinci Resolve 18?❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Whip001]

Whenever I hit show folder, it just takes me to my desktop. How to I get into that folder?

[@LATESTINSAAN]

Greate But I want to Make My Own Preset Like Magic Animate but I'm Having Problem to Save Them All Seperately So, I can Enable Them one By One Basicaly I want to Make that red on and off Button Please Help Me! You Have Added some Red Buttons and Check boxes in Magic Animate!

[@tielessin]

Ok, for anyone unable to find their template in the edit page like me: 1. That "Show folder" is very weird. Sometimes it doesn't seem to be able to take you to that specific folder and sometimes it seems to generate a folder when you use it. 2. It apparently REALLY matters where exactly you place your templates. The Fusion page and the Edit page don't seem to look at all the same locations for templates. You will only find your templates in that location in the edit page if you place your templates (or the folder of templates) in the folder whos path ends with "Templates\Edit\Effects". For me, it worked once I moved my .setting files into this directory: C:\Users\ReplaceThisWithYourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Effects\MyEffects I have created the last folder called "MyEffects" and you of course have to replace the "ReplaceThisWithYourUsername" in the path.

[@Zoid5]

thank you that was really helpful

[@m00ri25]

sadly i dont event can right click for the "show folder" it simply does nothing to right click o.O

[@jonapocz3325]

i have it in neither of these :c

[@TappanM]

THANK YOU! for the file path

[@Tarjeskar]

Great tip. I had to find the "Templates" folder and create the last three steps myself like you said.

[@paulcain548]

The great thing about this channel is that not only is it informative and fun but provides tips that get those creative juices flowing for any video you may want to create. 1M subscribers is no less than this channel deserves. Always recommend to anyone getting into video editing. Bravo as always, Alex 👍🏻

[@AllThingsFilm1]

My God, man. You are a miracle worker. I've downloaded a bunch of tutorials on making various effects, etc. Now I can turn them into presets!! Thanks a zillion, Alex. You're the BEST!

[@NXNGaming]

Ironically I'm saving this for later! Thank you!

[@Rood67]

I’ve made a custom title in fusion from scratch. Several text with different options, merged, then this merges merged to a background bar. I was losing my mind getting that saved correctly to be available in any project. You showing this just made it so clear and simple. *THANK YOU*

[@CoolBanana]

The only thing I would Add to this video is to tell EVERYONE DO NOT TRY TO CREATE A FUSION PRESET IF YOUR ANIMATION IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLIP AS RESOLVE SAVES THE EXACT KEYFRAMES, MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE CLIP INTO A NEW FUSION CLIP AND THAT THE KEYFRAMES AT THE BOTTOM ARE AT ZERO. I cant describe how defeated I feel right now I created 20 presets which are completely useless soi please dont do the same

[@ElectroPigeon]

I was also wondering why my animations were not working 😅 thanks for the tip

[@willdomin8-_-]

Thanks This actually helped me a lot! 😁

[@LucasTbooker]

I don't get it

[@haegsim]

thanks!!

[@Saturh_]

thanks, i've lost 2 hours before i found your comm xD

[@TheThinkersBible]

Great tutorial. I just learned that Davinci Resolve has presets and was wondering how they work. Thanks for the clear, understandable explanation.

[@FunnyAcolyteExplains]

Man are you a breath of relief. I started using DR because my system doesn't support PPro but I was having second thoughts since not many big youtubers use it and I it's quite daunting to learn how to achieve the same effects on fusion like you do on AE.

[@the_jallohfamily]

I started using DR in November and your videos have sped me through the fumbling stage. Especially the create a template, which has sped up my work stream! Thank you 💚💙💚💙 #TJF

[@AndreiPascu]

I really love you for this, I've been looking for this stuff for so long. Quite literally saves me 1 hours a day minimum

[@Trupen]

exactly what I was looking for, thank you

[@NursesToRiches]

Omg this is exactly what I asked for in your previous community tab post! Thank you!

[@jmalmsten]

I vastly prefer saving as a group instead of macro... For the simple reason that... I tend to f up things. So with groups I can go back into fusion, open the group. Ungroup it to get the original nodes back and do my corrections before saving again as groups. :) With regular macro-saving, it just shows up as a single normal node and I have not found a way to really decompose it back to its original nodes. Which makes iteration much harder if I decide to modify it months/years down the line, or I just need to remember how I did that one really clever thing and implement it in another project without all the other clever things in the macro.

[@MrAlexTech]

If youve saved as a macro. Simply locate the settings file, open it up in notepad or any text editor and change the word Macro to Group (i think it’s the second or third line down!) save and its an editable group again :) Best of both worlds!

[@sagarnomics]

Wow, I love your video Mr Alex. Keep doing great work.

[@michelvincent3470]

Thanks you Mr Alex. I very appreciate your tutorials. Have a nice day.

[@Kolcobrzuch]

I'd love to see an option to mark more than one control when creating a macro. Or "select all" button there. If you miss one control you'd like to keep when creating the macro then it's not so easy to correct this.

[@thisisalbe]

'Show folder' always just opens 'This PC' page. What folder are the DVE effects in?

[@SirDarkKnightPr]

As always mon ami....Bravo! Simple yet so so effective advice & procedures.

[@DellanaMetalArts]

Excellent info! Thank you! You have my favorite channel for DaVinci Resolve tutorials.

[@pinchofclarity]

I LOVE YOU DUDEEEEEE! Spent the entire day figuring this out but failed! You're a legendary legend mralextech ❤

[@Rejoin_2023]

Excellent explanation, thank you

[@doughallstoryteller]

Omfg !!!! I was literally looking to how to do this last night hahahahah. Loving your work as usual mate.

[@Baddley]

Thank god there is someone like you, now I know how to make cool VFX presets

[@notverygoodguy]

I am a serious noob at this video editing thing but I did find how to create macros and made a fusion effect for the start of my youtube videos. I found that if I had a clip at the start of my video that I had trimmed at the beginning then the macro, when applied to that trimmed clip would also be trimmed and try as I might, I could not get the full length of my macro to work. It was fine if I didn't trim the clip. I am sure that there is something I am doing wrong but I have to say I gave up on macros and started using power bins instead. Your video is giving me the confidence to try this out again :) Thanks

[@joegt123]

Definitely going to be needing to save repeated elements like timers. Thanks.

[@asphaltandtacos]

I feel that saving out a Settings file is much easier when you have multiple nodes involved. This approach is not only easy but you have the added benefit of adding other effects should you decide to do so. I would even combine that strategy with Adjustment Clips and save those in the Power Bins area. Macros are a bit time consuming.

[@MrAlexTech]

Hey hey! I personally like the edit controls of a macro but yeah I agree, they are time consuming. If you save as a group, you can then always drop the file back into fusion though.

[@SWIMGOOD]

Love your work Sir. Thank you for teaching me so much about Davinci and it's great to see your channel grow!

[@righty5890]

Thank you! explanation is straight to the point 👍

[@MiniBrothas]

Great video. Thanks for this. Now that I’m comfortable editing, I’m definitely finding the need to have my own presets available to make the editing process more efficient.

[@iokhufu]

you're a wizard MrAlexTech

[@vinodhvarma6075]

Amazing tutorial , 1) is it possible to add a GIF/video file as thumbnail preview? 2) is it possible to increase the thumbnail size ? (like media pool sqaure boxes)

[@geoffallan]

@MrAlexTech I save to a new folder in Templates which immediately shows up in Fusion Effects but even after restarting Davinci the folder doesn't show up on the edit page? Any suggestions?

[@linhyui]

thank you. The presentation is clear

[@willdomin8-_-]

Took me a bit to save but I got it! Thanks!

[@CTRadventures]

Hi there sir! Big fan and you're my number 1 source to check first when I have a davinchi question. I just bought a new PC and I was wondering if there was a way to transfer my firelight settings< specifically my mic EQ settings > to my new PC? Or am I just going to have to write them down and do it manually on the new PC? Cheers!

[@asphaltandtacos]

That scream at the beginning of the video was priceless.

[@lhtrading8677]

You just saved me so much F-ing time! Thank you!

[@Derrmyster]

Just in case someone elses computer is a bit dumb at times like mine and you can't seem to find any of the folders...... method 1. Restart Davinci and try again. method 2. open the "show folders" and click the templates install to reinstall the templates and try again but this time when you hover to open the "show folders" make sure it says Davinci Resolve > SUPPORT > Templates > Edit.... hope this helps so you won't spend an extra hour hunting file locations like I did XD

[@MightiestBeard]

I was wondering how to do this in resolve. Seems a bit easier in Premiere but this is definitely doable. Thanks!

[@adrianrobinson9554]

Nice one Mr AT

[@benjaminjacome]

Awesome video!!

[@spearcy]

In addition to simply creating presets, it would also be nice to see how to create a new effect independently--i.e., without relying on any of the currently installed effects. For example, if you download an effect from Envato, it's just a .dra file that requires you to open a new project and copy things to a project in which you want to use that effect. But how can we create an effect from a .dra file so that it can be used in any project anytime without going through that burdensome copy and paste process? This video seems to get close to answering that, but you right clicked on a preexisting effect to create the new one of the same type. Is it also possible to create an effect directly from right-clicking a media-in node (using settings, save as) using your file location storing method here?

[@Reagbund]

Is this only for the paid version of davinci or can you get it working on the free version ?

[@Last_Wolf]

Hi! Succinctly, clearly, just super! My thanks for your work! 👍

[@naeyo]

Informative, its good.. tried out a bit..saving as a zip.. then drfx didnt work as other "channels" suggested to save as macro etcetera...this makes me at least see my own template inside DR now. Actually I am typing this more to say.. u do a great work in explaining stuff.. the levels are different but in the end I catched up more or less... I am into making music video lyrics and been using subtitle edit for this.. but hence if I wanted more dramatic lyrics and more dynamic.. it lead me to DR..... your info is much better here than other places.. And your way to do things are good :) Thank you for your time doing this video.. I am sure if we watch it a a dozen of times more we will know better :) cheers

[@ryelybrangwyn]

Never occurred to me you could do this, definitely going to save me a ton of time 😂

[@ghable23]

How is it possible to make animated effects with this? For instance, if I wanted a rain effect, would I need to outsource a waterdrop as an image? And how would I make it animated for as many time as I wanted?

[@nravanilla]

Thanks for this! I'd love a tutorial for how you animated harry potter to enter from the side and saved it as a preset

[@MilesVanlife]

Alex, thanks for the tip. There’s just one little problem, this doesn’t work on the iPad. Specifically the ‘show page’ function. Is there a work around ?

[@thedarkhorsecreation]

you are a blessing

[@akfishing4226]

Hallo, could you help me please. I made a nice intro and saved the template (wich worked, I´w tested it). Now I upgraded on davinci 19 and it doesent work???? Why

[@chocaholic65]

Superb mate! Thank you, again :)

[@woodyardmusic]

Thanks! This was really helpful!

[@movie-trailer19]

Very useful. Thanks

[@lenny_Videos]

great tutorial, could you make one about creating an effect or template with a dropzone, so you can apply a video to it in the resolve tab

[@ninjagogetta]

why are people scared of fusion fusion is the funfest of easy special effects 😍

[@asphaltandtacos]

I love navigating through a sea of layers and settings in After Effects, not! Fusion is not that difficult to learn.

[@FairlawnARC]

Answer: when you use Fusion, the mind remembers the prefix CON, taking the mind to CONFUSION. Ergo, the very sound of the word FUSION is terrifying to some. Did that work for you? J/K 🎃

[@PiantoniAudiovisual]

Hi! How i can do for save automatizations as a preset? Thanks! Great tutorial!

[@SIR1mg]

thank you!

[@Eddy04tv]

What is the difference between saving as Setting vs. Macro? Is Macro only for Effects which are applied to specific objects? And Settings its the entire template?

[@MrAlexTech]

Macro allows you to select properties which are then available to you from the edit page! Where as settings file doesnt. But, when you open an existing Macro and then re-save it as a new Settings file (as demonstrated in the video). It maintains the front end controls of the original Macro. Hope that makes sense!

[@zeronura]

To anyone having trouble with getting your templates with showing up on davinci resolve edit page : 1. Open windows explorer type -> %AppData% in the bar 2. When it opens go to -> BlackMagic Design -> DaVinci Resolve -> Support -> Fusion -> Templates 3. If no Edit folder create one and open it. 4. Create Titles folder, and paste your custom template file in it -> It should now show up under titles tab in davinci resolves edit page I did this on Windows 10, I don't know if it'd work for windows 11

[@ItsZyther]

Thanks so much!

[@athagan2]

can you make another tutorial for current version davinci resolve? because you can't find templates folder in current version

[@techymudda8922]

Or simply drag and drop any template into power bins and us them whenever you want?

[@Masha_B]

Thanks for the video 😊

[@AndreiPascu]

Can I do this for adjustment layers and transitions? What about frames? If I put some animation in fusion, will it stay there in the macro effect thing? I NEED MORE PLEASE PART 2

[@YouCanFixIt]

Thank you for the tutorial is this the same work flow to allow these to be added to the edit page

[@boolayea]

thankyou!! help a lot

[@simonegramellini]

thanks for the value!

[@CoolBanana]

For some reason The edit folder doesnt exist in my templates folder

[@SIR1mg]

I successfully made preset for text+! thank you so much!❤‍🔥unfortunately when I tried to make preset for Transformation, the inspector controls looks different in Fusion, and my timeline settings for vertical formant doesn't preview - so I'm struggling making "my easy manual transformation" from the edit page, into a permanent preset for all TikToks. any tip or trick for that? I prefer to learn make my own, rather than download someone else's preset

[@CuriousKase]

"show in folder" isnt working for me, it just opens up the desktop for me

[@celbax]

Late to the party but i figured out is because the folder "title" isn't created. And maybe davinci cannot create it because it requires Admin access If you create it manually : "Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Titles" then "show folder" works, and the addition of your custom titles too

[@SaintsLife]

@@celbax Better late than never! Thank U so much dude

[@bravoxray]

I dont have the folders or the options you do when right clicking on Titles. There's no option to "show folder" at all.. and the \Support\Fusion\Templates directory is empty

[@ArcanePath360]

Useful stuff. Thanks

[@gsxrunit]

I need help I'm on a mac and nothing seems to happen when i click show folder

[@coolaway2281]

great tuto

[@bodypercussionmuenchen110]

Hey Alex, when you explain something in Davinci (even in Fusion!) then all of a sudden it seems really easy! Great!! 🎉 But what do you do when you stop using certain effects? Where do you find these files to delete them? What is the name of the corresponding folder?

[@paddy2719]

Can i go with the “save as” function for openfx templates instead of macros?

[@tommylucia4794]

so whenever I apply my open fx preset (it's for a title) you can't see the title anymore and its just a black screen. How do I fix that?

[@Pr0deDADY]

When i use my preset on adjusment clip, i have a black image . Do you know why ?

[@SapphireBlueTravelExplores]

Hey Alex, I tried following your tut, but when I go into fusion and start playing with a title I can’t do anything. The reason is there is a clock that seems to be contested with the display and it runs continuously counting down. Please help

[@nicegreat]

How do you export your video with that great quality to youtube? I record videos at 4k and then when edit them and upload to youtube, they look really low quality, my settings on davinci are... resolution 3840 x 2160 timeline and use quick export, so my videos look great quality on my laptop but low quality once upload them to youtube. How to upload great quality to youtube please?

[@LaThooka]

So I’ve encountered a problem! If you apply your custom pre set effect to an image than apply a transition the transform settings get locked to default even if you change them the image won’t be effected. Does anyone know a fix????

[@MylonasFilms]

thanks maaate

[@Dexter101x]

I hate it when I've been out of the loop for so long, and things change all the time with the software, and it doesn't work on my computer

[@TC_Conner]

1:03 in - Is that a BrewDog Hazy Jane IPA you’re drinking?! If so, you just went up 5 notches on my “Most Famous KZbinrs to Meet” list!!

[@MrAlexTech]

Ha it is! Big fan of Brew Dog beers, and hazy Jane is one of my favourites. I like an Elvis juice too!

[@TC_Conner]

@@MrAlexTech Elvis Juice eh? I’ve not seen that one here. 🍻

[@leyno403]

help 4:05 - 4:15 when I clicked on Open folder it doesnt go to that exact directory. can you share the exact link of the directory in your pc ill manually find it on mine

[@Talpiot_Program]

Hi Alex. Is it possible to make a transition effect (images flying to left) with a woosh sound and save as a template to drag and drop?

[@MSDeliQuent]

can you tell how to quick extend (for ex. from 5m to 1h) any clip, like the one you've just created?

[@iTzZigma]

Love it thank you

[@vojtanethio]

I have Tried the OpenFX method for Blanking fill, but "Zoom mode" is not working as it should (Stretch To Timeline, Zoom To Timeline) and I need to switch to Manual to make it work properly. Also "Folders" in effect like Source, Fill Extend, Fill Appearance, Drop Shadow, Global Blend are gone, everything is there, but unorganized:/ Anyway thanks a lot for amazing tutorial!

[@lackineyes]

You can now drop your presets right into davinci resolve on my end! (using 18.6)

[@sgmiranda2008]

I see the template in Fusin but not in Edit, no matter how many times I restart DR 18.

[@neilaconfuser]

omg creating a template takes forever

[@sevenofnine5681]

so when i click open folder it dosent open for me.

[@timelineeditzktmwork3807]

nice 👏👏

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

Thank you Alex, could you do a video on how to make a thumbnail in Davinci as a still, Thank you

[@FairlawnARC]

Alex is the technique applicable to include Davinci's Audio Effects as well? Thank you!

[@MrAlexTech]

Heyyy! Good questions actually, I don't believe so. Most of the audio effects do have an option to save as a preset though built into them. Which are you using?!

[@FairlawnARC]

@@MrAlexTech Mostly fades on monologue presentation with many *correction* cuts (ah's, or a phrase or sentence reconstruct on recorded livestreams) - I've used preconstructed adjustment clips, but not sure if the audio adjustments are included. Thanks!

[@Joecycles]

Be good to know how to save a subscribe pop up to be able to share with others that you have built or any other animation

[@MAD42]

thx mate.

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