Keyframing Made Easy: A Davinci Resolve Tutorial for Noobs

Keyframing Made Easy: A Davinci Resolve Tutorial for Noobs
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Keyframing is one of those words that scares a lot of people off when it comes to video editing. Today I'm going to change all that.
Let me walk you through some very basic keyframing features in DaVinci Resolve so that you can learn how to automate all kinds of things like movement in your video, your audio levels, transitions and MORE!
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[@rjjeffreys]

I am an editor and consultant to authors and content copy writers; and am always most conscience to be clear and concise with my instructions to them. Daniel, you are an exceptional content creator in the same vein. Keep up the excellent work here, my friend!

[@Milan____]

@VIGPLAYS in the Edit page, select a clip, press Ctrl-R and speed up a clip with the top part that appears on the right side of the clip. (Or click the triangle next to the "100%" that also appears under the clip.)

[@tammyfowler4334]

You absolutely are a ROCK STAR! Each of your video's are a true work of art and flow like music to ones ears. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this.

[@thebouncefam]

I’m a total noob to editing in general. Da Vinci resolve is the first editing software I’ve ever used. Im going to get good at it too.

[@studioplanetesilhouette]

Finally understand what key frames are and so for me it’s bye-bye to cutting the frames to make my effects or changing volume etc !

[@TheSaberTrooper]

Daniel is like the teacher that you actually like in school. Great vid!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks! 😃

[@VideoGameStoryTime]

There are a lot of tutorials on KZbin but very few from people who actually know how to teach. Thank you for sharing in such a digestible, comprehensive manner!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@slizgi86]

You are making a great job with this series, DaVinci Resolve need more basic tutorials to help people switch from anything else, basically. It is the ultimate multiplatform video production app. And studio version is not brutally expensive, and hopefully stays like this and not become a subscription base.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Totally agree. With every one of these, I get more advanced users telling me "You forgot to mention blah, blah, blah!!" and that's exactly the kind of stuff that confuses most new users. The need to mention every possibility along the way instead of just showing people some basics and keeping it SIMPLE.

[@slizgi86]

@@Daniel_Batal Exactly, first baby steps. There will be time for marathon running later :)

[@CasaFassa]

@@Daniel_Batal I haaaaate when they overload you with information. I'm a beginner guy! Not your freaking collegue! They are the worst teachers ever!

[@christopherbyrne7668]

" studio version is not brutally expensive, and hopefully stays like this and not become a subscription base." And if you buy their speed editor or keyboard, studio license comes free.

[@daithiod]

@@Daniel_Batal An excellent introduction to key frames in this software. Thank you. Also, keeping it simple is best. My father, as a photographer, always stressed that simplicity, rather than complexity, is the goal. Your tutorial was to the point, very understandable, and really taught as much as any editor using key frames needs to know (personally, a LumaFusion user but stepping into the DaVinci world thanks to a Sigma fp camera!).

[@andresgonzalezcerda7635]

After looking several tutorials, you are the best!!. Your speed, voice and examples are just perfect for me. Thanks!!

[@SomaliwithAbzi]

So basic and eay to follow! Thanks Daniel💙

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're so welcome!

[@meronmountains7052]

Thank you for 'spoon feeding' us Noobies! I've watched so many tutorials on Davinci for beginners, that my brain cells are smoking! 🤯 They are good videos, but when I go to work on my project and encounter a 'road block', I struggle to remember which video discussed it. (Not to mention WHERE in the video it was mentioned.) So yeah, thank you for these short basic step by step tutorials.

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure! - a fellow Noob

[@leecalladine]

In the process of changing from premier to resolve. Thank you for this fantastic video I think you are very thorough yet simple to understand. Great qualities.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome!

[@RelaxWithTheQuran-pd8xd]

Before I stumbled upon this tutorial, I was disappointed with KZbin University: People simply could not teach what they were doing. Thanks for your effort. 👍👍The best!

[@AmishMutantPower]

Amazing Daniel!!!! great explanation and great video 😃

[@Nccowboy]

I appreciate this video. Da Vinci is a bit overwhelming for me. Trying to get a grasp on it and this video definitely helps. Keep ‘em coming brother.

[@Daniel_Batal]

It can be super daunting, David. Don't let that dissuade you. Once you find your flow it suddenly all starts to make sense

[@1995texasaggie]

@@Daniel_Batal I'm a perfectionist and a n00b.............this combo puts projects into the overwhelming mode super fast. Thanks for what you do.

[@leighcrane-freemanvideos7146]

Nice. Direct, simple, and focused. I am so new to all this that I REALLY appreciate that you took ONE topic and went over it several times. I'm weaning myself from Wondershare and DaVinci is a whole new paradigm, so it takes me a moment or two to rewrap my brain about basic tasks. Thank you for helping me.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Totally understand. DaVinci has SO many features that it can be overwhelming. I'm trying my best to keep it simple.

[@FastnLoose2011]

Leigh, I, too, began a couple of years ago w Filmora Pro, and when they discontinued decided to go with Davinci, which I love, but it can be overwhelming, and vids like this one are a BIG help to me! Thanks so much, @Daniel-Batal!

[@markw3267]

Another easy to follow video, thanks.

[@JasonsLabVideos]

OHHHHHHH!!! i'm going to try this now !! Thanks Daniel !!

[@brianogram5194]

This is incredibly helpful, as I transition from PowerDirector I'm finding Resolve much more up-front with it's features instead of hiding them behind layers of menus. Changing audio levels were such a pain (for me), Resolve makes it so much easier. Thanks Daniel.

[@FRUGALWITHJOHN]

Thanks, I have been using DaVinci for two years, but never really went in to too much detail except basic cuts. Love the videos so far, and now I may learn how to use the program proper.

[@chr15b]

Very helpful! Thank you again.

[@OldSurfDad]

Dude! So glad you're teaching Davinci Resolve!

[@BaerbelBorn]

comes in handy just in time, and it brings back so many sweet memories, I used DaVinci many years ago and just went back to it. You should have make tutorials back then and I never would have switched.

[@Dreymasmith]

The volume keyframing is wild! Can't wait to use this feature. Thanks Daniel.

[@JasonLorette]

Fantastic explanation Daniel…DR to rule the world! 😎👍🏻

[@paulkampitsis]

Simple, Understanding, to the Point, and as always Cheerful and Smiling.....

[@LilSpaceCadet]

Appreciate people like you brother helping out the rest of us

[@Daniel_Batal]

Happy to do it. The more creators out there crushing it, the better off we all are ☮️❤️

[@donbullock-techihound]

That’s slick! Thanks for keeping it simple. It will be easy to expand on this simple start. Thanks.

[@rjjeffreys]

I am a mentor/editor for writers, and am always most aware to be clear and concise with my instructions to them. Daniel, you are an exceptional content creator in the same vein. Keep up the excellent work here, my friend!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hey thanks! I appreciate that

[@rjjeffreys]

@@Daniel_Batal You're most welcome, Daniel! You've now got me looking into DaVinci Resolve as an alternative video editor; so I am looking foward to more excellent content on that program from you.

[@RockyBoy040]

Finally, i understood what keyframes are...thanks to your wonderful, easy to understand explanation 🙏

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelmcdonald3275]

I am liking this, thanks mate.

[@OurSecondLife]

Love how you just explain it so easily! Thinking of converting to Resolve from Filmora 12, but as expected, the fear of change creeps up and we always fall back to the comfortable things. We are hoping you will continue to give more techniques and make more great videos so the fear of change goes away. Thanks for sharing!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Just dive in. These videos tank my channel but I'm not afraid to make a few to help the people who are really struggling with using what is clearly a better video editing software.

[@FLASHAHOLIC_TV]

I dived in last night after watching a few of Dan's anti-Filmora/Pro-DaVinci vids. I film at 105,000kbps but I can't get more than 66,000kbps export on FILMORA 12, nobody knows why, I've just exported at 2,300,000kbps on DaVinci! 86gb for a 1min vid!

[@buscandolaverdad1963]

Man I can't thank you enough for you videos. I was trying to figure this out, and even watch other KZbin videos on the subject, but you made it look so easy, without all the technical stuff. Now I got it. Peace man.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Right on. There is, obviously, more to it but that should at least get you going down the road to understanding how keyframing can totally be something you can tackle without fear.

[@sherrilltechnology]

This is a great video I have been using Davinci Resolve Studio for quite some time and did not know exactly what that was for but now I do this is going to be fun!! Thanks so much Daniel, Davinci Resolve rules!!

[@DomAZ]

Very nice and easy to understand explanations.

[@carsandcigars11]

Loving the videos keep them coming! You hit the nail on the head with these videos.

[@MattheasJ]

It's funny how these guides pop up just when I need them.

[@olusha]

What an excellent tutorial, very clearly communicated. Thank you.

[@cheriewi7874]

Best Keyframes explanation..... Natural born teacher....many thanks

[@Daniel_Batal]

Wow, thank you!

[@EVXSYSTEMS]

Excellent as always, thank you Daniel.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You’re welcome

[@davidhawkeye2298]

Great video Daniel, clear precise, informative and doesn’t assume a level of prior knowledge . Easy to follow and assimilate. Thanks.

[@HikingwithGus]

Once again Grandmaster "B" fails to disappoint. I am slowly moving toward D.R. after being a Filmora patron. I have learned so much from you over the last few years, much appreciated it is. This is a bit of a learning curve but I think it will be worth it. Tanks Mon!

[@shermandtank]

absolutely love this! thank you for your tutorials!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome

[@david_a_uno]

You are such a great teacher - thanks for this awesomely concise tutorial, and I'm going to have to find that video you were working on! 😆

[@McCartWoodworks]

I like this new series and greatly appreciate you giving an explanation of some of the terms and names of things. Some of us are brand new to this and may not know what keyframing is and this helps not only with learning the software but the names and meanings of certain industry terms that are used. Thanks again

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TomHulk]

cant wait for more tutorial on DR, thanks alot.

[@LifeAtTerminalVelocity]

Thank you! I finally understand what a keyframe is and what I can do with it.

[@biglovenick54]

Ugh, I wish I knew about Keyfames on Saturday! haha I spent hours cutting my video up into a thousand clips so that I could adjust the audio of each clip. Thank you for this tutorial and the last one... I am so looking forward to editing more of my gaming videos with DR!

[@bsfatboy]

Nice, I’m learning alot

[@DeanofMachines]

Another excellent how to! Thanks again Daniel!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad you liked it!

[@paulsgalloway]

Daniel - THANK YOU so much for these amazing videos!!! You're a hero AND a Rockstar!

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure!

[@brianpagemodeltrains]

Very helpful, thanks Daniel!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@neverletthemtameyou]

+1 I really liked this video. I must say that I really appreciate your presentation style. Straight to the point without your life history first, pleasantly high tempo in the information without the "HHHEEEEEEEYWAAAAAZAAAAAP!" too much caffeine youtuber style. You somehow found a great balance between staying interesting and energized without being annoying. And I find this really refreshing. I guess I will be watching more of your content to try to learn from this. Cheers and thanks for sharing.

[@studioplanetesilhouette]

Cool ! I was using the rasor to seperate the frame to make them different ! Game changer ! Thanks !

[@xxdabroxx]

Great videos, I really dig how you're breaking it down. Thanks!

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure

[@farrell72563]

I just discovered your channel and subscribed immediately. I used to some video editing many years ago (early 2000s), and recently decided to get back into it. Much to my surprise, the software I used has gone subscription based so I've been searching for a more affordable alternative, and Davinci is what I chose. This is the best explanation of keyframe use I've ever seen. Your videos are really helping me adjust to the learning curve. Thank you so very much!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome! Thank you! I’ve got a 30 day learning challenge happening right now. One new short Resolve tip a day

[@ClaytonsWoodArt]

This is very helpful, Daniel!! Thank you! ✌

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure!

[@mtbboy1993]

Superb guide. I already knew this, but your videos make me want to watch more. I use Resolve, so I will check them out.

[@biblestudybyvideo]

Very helpful. I’ve used key frames but felt I was sort of shooting in the dark. This clears it up very well. Thanks!!

[@notaleuntold]

By far, you have made the best guides for Davinci Resolve for me. You are great at giving a fuller picture and purpose to everything you explain and you never waste my time. Thanks again. Great vid!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated!

[@viajero305]

Thanks Daniel for all your help. I will try out this new software . Once again, Gracias.!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Best of luck!

[@mitra.ashutosh]

I started searching for tutorials on Da Vinci Resolve. After going through an endless number of different channels, i can assure everyone that Daniel is the best one. The clarity in explaining the concepts in unmatched.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Wow, thanks! I appreciate the kind words ☮️

[@blinktq1579]

Great tutorial! answered all my questions.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome. Glad to hear that.☮️

[@Landere]

very nice boosted my confidence 100x in making videos!

[@Daniel_Batal]

That's great!

[@patrickjohnson8516]

Thank you! You do a great job of explaining things. I appreciate you making these videos!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome!

[@TheDrivenDemon]

Loving these simple resolve vids. easy to follow easy to understand great building blocks for a somewhat intimidating software for people just learning this stuff. keep it up!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Great to hear!

[@JeremyMakesIt]

This was fantastic, thank you!!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're so welcome!

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Getting ready to download DaVinci Resolve

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[@Kaedahara]

Thanks again! Pretty helpful!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Happy to help!

[@WorldsOkayestGuitarPlayer]

I still can't believe how much comes with the free version of Resolve. Not to mention how simple a lot of this stuff is compared to other free editors.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Totally agree, Tim. I personally thinik the Studio version is worth the price for the extra features, especially GPU accleration, but I'm shocked how much they just give away for free.

[@gawnsbg]

Man, these are great DaVinci tutorials. Thank you for taking the time to put these together. I just upgraded my very old system and in the process am switching from Premiere to Resolve. You've been a great help with that move!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad to help!

[@joannehart9624]

You do an amazing job on these DaVinci Resolve videos. Thank you!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hey thanks! I really appreciate that

[@incog_nito]

Very, very useful! I'm a noob to DvR and your tutorials are what I need. Please keep going : you're my goto source for working on my music video projects and you're doing a great job!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, will do!

[@grandetaco4416]

Key framing was a method I was aware of, but didn't have time to review, thanks for this. I was fading my audio using edits, this is a better method.

[@stitchfergus9084]

Another great video, thank you!

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure!

[@joeunfiltered2920]

That was very helpful. It now makes a lot more sense. I thought there would have been a lot more steps then what it was. Thank you. Keep up the great work ROCK STAR.

[@Daniel_Batal]

There is definitely more to it and you can do a TON more but that should get you started with confidence.

[@AmyJohnsonCrow]

Thank you! I’ve had a hard time wrapping my head around keyframes. I think I have it now 😊

[@Daniel_Batal]

It takes a minute because the functionality can go really deep. Once you kind of understand they're just a set of instructions you're teaching the software and you can determine the parameters, it starts to make a lot more sense.

[@9gammarays]

Thank you so much!

[@AndreaMignoneGuitar]

Thank you ! I'm transitioning from premiere to Davinci and these video are saving me a lot of time !! Very clear indeed....

[@Daniel_Batal]

Great to hear!

[@geodude9537]

Great job bro, appreciate your work

[@Daniel_Batal]

It's my pleasure

[@javirevilla]

Just subscribed, you make this too easy, thank you!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome, thank you! Welcome aboard.

[@boolabus1974]

You are an amazing teacher. Thank you very much.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome!

[@613dawn]

Thank you so much! Hi couldn’t understand key framing until I watched your video. It’s very helpful and I’m excited to try it.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@camptiedye]

LIked and followed. SUPER helpful to understand where the keyframes are in DV and how they operate.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks!

[@mmcgee1231]

Thanks, your videos are a huge help 👍

[@Daniel_Batal]

Happy to help!

[@richardlarson7169]

Love that you have moved to DaVinci. it's an unreal free program . I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on the paid version. not out of necessity, just because I'm using it that much and loving it.

[@samanthafullerton8095]

after watching both of your videos on this i am so much less overwhelmed. I've only had a tiiiny amount of experience using premiere years ago so basically all my knowledge was gone. I've tried watching other tutorials and was just not getting it - now so many things about the software seems incredibly intuitive after your explanations. thank you so so much and excited for more! :)

[@Daniel_Batal]

Wonderful! I'm glad these did for you what I hoped they would do for folks tackling Resolve

[@crustyMilk]

I'm a software dev learning this stuff for fun and personal projects. I love your approach to explanations! Almost fell over when you mentioned 'set of instructions'. Also, the term 'Key Frame' is far less murky now.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad this was helpful!

[@DanielBrown-cc4hw]

This is excellent!! THANK YOU!!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome, fellow Daniel!

[@okladoma9782]

Just upgraded to DaVinci Resolve for editing my own KZbin channel videos. I had Openshot before, and was plagued with issues. You do an outstanding job of explaining it in easy to understand terms. It can be overwhelming for a Noob, but I appreciate the way you present it. I subbed your channel so that I can refer back to these vids. Great job!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated! Glad this was helpful

[@MrKryptic]

I had no idea you could keyframe audio. I thought it was only for video. Thanks for the information as always. Learned something very interesting today! Keep it up!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You bet!

[@charliecash8661]

I love you, Daniel!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Love back atcha!

[@MikMech]

Saved the Resolve Playlist. I hope you get a great following from this. Cheers.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Unfortunately, these tend to tank my channel. Not very broad appeal. I only do them for the content creators who are out there struggling.

[@CourtWatchAu]

Thankyou so much for your great videos & very helpful lessons

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome!

[@ChappysTravels]

Maté again I’ve learnt from you. No need for me to duplicate and add audio tracks to change volume , cheers brother much love from Vegimite country haha

[@rano12321]

More Resolve content please. Don't stop ❤️❤️❤️

[@Daniel_Batal]

I'll make a few. As you can see, these tank my channel. I make them for people who are struggling.

[@convictednotconvinced]

Dude, your instructional videos are excellent! Your knowledge of the software and eye for editing are certainly impressive, but what I find particularly refreshing is the level of your communication skills. It stands out as something I don't encounter that readily.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Wow, thanks!

[@Gamemaster64]

Thank you so much! I cannot describe the amount of mental anguish I suffered while trying to figure out how to do this! I just never knew it was called keyframing

[@heyjeeery7587]

Thanks will be trying in the near future.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hit me up if you get stuck. I'll do my best to help people get started.

[@videogameiacs]

So helpful! thank you! had no idea I could adjust audio with keyframes, I was cutting the audio and adjusting the slider bar :D

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad it helped!

[@bpcgos]

This is gold.... Thank you

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome.

[@nigelmull]

I’ve been using Resolve for many years and have the Studio version. I must say that your tutorials are probably the clearest I’ve seen

[@Daniel_Batal]

Extremely rudimentary and I'm skipping over a lot of information but... I kind of think that's why people are scared of Resolve. Too many places to go down the rabbit hole of what each feature can do in totality. I just want to show people how to start the car, steer it, where the gas & brake pedal are and let them drive.

[@nigelmull]

@@Daniel_Batal exactly! It’s so easy to get lost in the software. A good basic grounding is essential

[@mary_d]

Thank you in millions folds