DaVinci Resolve 18.6 - Beginners Tutorial Easy Video Editing FREE Version

[@christianeggbauer]

I hope you enjoy my DaVinci Resolve 18.6 tutorial for beginners. I've put a lot of effort into making it beginner-friendly. If you have any questions or if anything is unclear, I'd be happy to answer them here in the comments. I've already created a followup video about Video Framerates and Slow Motion with a beginners tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHLNhZJ6gtWibMksi=YvEDLkpOt8ATQCTv Thank you and have fun on my channel

[@ht-social]

Hey @christianeggbauer, First Question of many: Frame rate settings should match the camera settings?

[@ht-social]

Second Question: What is your workspace settings? Would be nice if there was a section early in the video walking through the workspace... what is what and why you have it set up the way you do, even if it is preference.

[@christianeggbauer]

@@ht-social hey I explain it in the beginning, it is 25 fps and 4K; it is part of the video here -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/en3FYnavi92pfLMsi=gjO3ZzRYV-OBcn-5&t=342 and I released a video yesterday, more less a follow up exclusively about framerates and slow motion here, just check my newest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHLNhZJ6gtWibMksi=YvEDLkpOt8ATQCTv

[@christianeggbauer]

@@ht-social yes it should, I shot in 25fps and my project settings are also in 25fps, check out my newest video with slowmotion and framerates if you want to know more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHLNhZJ6gtWibMksi=YvEDLkpOt8ATQCTv

[@KingsOfGamingWasTaken]

Of course I did

[@LAMAUR_ROYSTER_CEO]

Best tutorial video I ever saw...

[@christianeggbauer]

@@LAMAUR_ROYSTER_CEO oh thank you so much, love your feedback 👍

[@veenashilpa1692]

thank you so much this is the first video I m looking to learn you explained it so well I m so confident that I can be able to edit my first video without any doubts love from INDIA

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for your feedback. I am glad that I can help you diving into video editing with my tutorial 👍 and also thanks for watching! Greetings back to India 🫶

[@lynettemoar5674]

Thank you for making this easy to understand video for beginners. Your presentation is the easiest to understand of all the ones I have watched so far. I feel ready to take the plunge and have a go at my own footage.

[@christianeggbauer]

Happy to hear this, thank you so much for this feedback ❤️

[@MelanieOlive]

Fact.

[@roseannarabia6461]

Thank you! Finally a video that gives the absolute basic essentials to get started! I realize that there are a lot of important software attributes that need to be learned for high quality videos, but when just starting it's important for me to see something quick and easy so that I don't get discouraged from being overwhelmed. Now I can make a video that is my own and then begin to progress through the software's capabilities and techinical details. You're my video editing hero! :D

[@christianeggbauer]

Oh that is so kind of you; this was the sense behind it and I am very happy about this feedback, I will not stop and will continue producing more videos; wish you all the best and happy editing 👍

[@roseannarabia6461]

@@christianeggbauer Thank you!

[@mhoctober]

Great video Christian. Excellent pace for beginners. All very well explained. I'll recommend you in the groups. Many experienced DA users that produce training content go way too fast and have so much assumed knowledge they leave much uncovered....

[@christianeggbauer]

@@mhoctober oh that is so kind of you ❤️ I am so happy that you liked it and that the speed is perfect for beginners. And thank you for your recommendation 🫶 sure I want to grow and then I can produce even more videos like this!

[@mohammedabubakarsidhik9323]

The way of your explanation is perfect sir!!!..... subscribed 💙👍

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much, such comments motivates me to create more and more tutorials. Btw a new one is coming soon 🙂

[@EsTiempoDeConocer]

Your explanation just like the rest of the reviews here mentioned is very well said! Sure gave me the confidence to edit and upload my first video. Thanks for the helpful content.

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for watching and for your time posting this awesome feedback 🎉 all the best!

[@mikeclifford2006]

Thanks for your video, Christian, I learned a lot and found your explanations and processes very easy to follow. I used Premiere for years and then Final Cut and I can see a lot of similarities especially with the latter. Great. Thankyou. Mike

[@christianeggbauer]

@@mikeclifford2006 hey Mike thank you so much for your feedback; love you enjoyed the video and happy you found it easy; awesome 🎉👍

[@anas980]

Thank you for this video! It helps me a lot as a beginner in video editing. I watched few other tutorials but this one is great as you take your time to explain every concept.

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for your feedback; happy you highlighted mine, check out my others too. All the best 👍

[@RazielTactical]

really great video, thankyou for this!

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure happy you liked it; you are very welcome; have a nice day 🤩

[@gbean22]

Thank you sooooo much! This was very helpful :)

[@christianeggbauer]

Glad it helped, have a great day 👍

[@stevelazenby6484]

Extremely helpful tutorial, which is helping me create my own video content, and getting a little bit more sophisticated each time I watch this video. Thank you.

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for your nice feedback. Always super happy when I hear that 🎉 wish you awesome editing sessions and all the best 🫶

[@olegskripnik]

Thank you for the kind introduction to DaVinci software, Christian! My first recorded also was a visit to the zoo - but it was Riga zoo :)

[@christianeggbauer]

Hehe cool, yea I think the first video uploaded to KZbin was in a zoo 😅 a classic! Thanks for watching and happy that it helped you 👍

[@everydaywitharsheen]

you deserve more subscribers... very helpful video.

[@christianeggbauer]

Oh that is nice of you, I am happy when my videos help some people, if someone likes my content he or she can subscribe 🥰 - it helps me to grow indeed!

[@UkeCouldntMakeItUp]

oh well THAT makes it so much easier than I was trying to do it.... Ill be binge watching your content after work.

[@christianeggbauer]

Oh that is so nice 👍 thank you so much for this comment, this motivates me to create the next one ❤️

[@stephencleland6529]

Perfect for beginners this tutorial, feel more confident now. Thanks 😊

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, happy that you can do more now 👍 and also thanks for your comment 🎉

[@thutrangle7778]

love this video. you helped me a lot

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, good to hear; thanks for this feedback and happy it helped, check also out my other DaVinci tutorials when you want to deep more into this editing tool

[@robinm9063]

Glad your's vid is the simplest to understand da Vinci 👏👏👏.. Especially for me.. 👍👍👍🙏

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for this nice comment 👍 glad you liked it and it is easy to understand; all the best 😁

[@saidibnuabdullah2698]

what simple tutorials ... 😍😍

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you, happy that it helped and it was simple enough 😄

[@samarcreativestudio]

Thank you Christian . It was very useful video. I was avoiding Davinci Resolve due to its complexity. But after watching this video I downloaded and installed. Thanks again and keep posting such useful video tutorials.

[@christianeggbauer]

Happy to hear that 👍 have fun with editing in Davinci 😁

[@Averroes1]

That was a great tutorial. I started learning Davinci today at my class and the teacher made it very difficult to understand. You made it look so simple and to the point. Thank you!

[@christianeggbauer]

That is awesome, easier to understand that from a teacher wow 🤩 that is a compliment 🥳 thanks a lot!

[@GregMaciejewski-nd1bp]

Realy helpful and easy to follow. I am just starting my KZbin chanel.Thank you

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome thank you for your feedback and all the best with your channel 🤞🎉

[@jagdishkhadtare4271]

Hey buddy you are doing really good after a long time I have seen such a informative video for beginners. God bless you always.

[@christianeggbauer]

Hey there, awesome, that makes me very happy, thanks for your comment! 👍

[@Znynerede]

Thank you Christian. I had to edit my short film but i wasnt know nothing about it. the video helped me so much. god bless you

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank YOU for your awesome comment. I am really happy that it helped you 🤩 Currently working on the next DaVinci Resolve tutorial; will be released the next days

[@TheJohnsoned]

You just got a new subscriber, im very new to Davinci Resolve but your video made it look very easy for me to dive into.Vielen Dank🙂

[@christianeggbauer]

Cool, thank you so much ❤️ vielen Dank for watching and your sub, means a lot to me 👍

[@AdityaTanajiBiradar]

Thank you for teaching in a very understandable manner Love from India

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for your kind feedback 👍 happy you liked it and greetings back to India, all the best 🤩

[@dillidhinakar1720]

Thanks for teaching 😊😊

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure, you‘re welcome 👍

[@adriannapolesm]

Great video, just what I needed to get started with Davinci Resolve. Thanks.

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, happy it was useful 💪

[@cartoons5576]

Thank you found this helpful Love from Pakistan. I see videos first in urdu hindi but not foundful you described in very easy way. Thanks again!

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, thank you so much for your positive feedback; happy it was helpful; greetings to Pakistan 🫶

[@Meemzzpro]

You, my man, are a god's sent angel. this is one of those very few tutorials on youtube that is actually helpful for a begginer like me. Can i be a bit selfish and ask for more tutorials from you ?

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much for your feedback. This comment made my day, you are so kind. 🥳 And yes for sure, spoiler ahead, I will release the next one latest on Thursday this week, just have to adjust some final details 👍

[@pabbusauda3146]

I like your class. It's precise. Brief. clear. clear. Want to learn more from you Chris!

[@christianeggbauer]

Oh that is nice 😄 thanks, motivation is high! Stay tuned 😎

[@OleCopperbeard]

Very informative 👍

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much!

[@BrainDeadEngineering]

wow bro I was so intimidated to explore DVR ! I cut my first video ! I'm pumped ! THANKS !

[@joramrenson3384]

Thank you!

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure you‘re welcome 💪

[@gilbertonobrega8209]

Straight to the point.

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you very much for your comment 🤩

[@lylegann]

Excellent presentation! This video answered several issues for me. Geat job!

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much, I am so glad that it helped you 🥳 I really try to explain things easily to understand. Happy editing 🎥

[@rosshumphries2669]

Thanks very helpful for an old musician!

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure you are welcome! Awesome that also an experienced musician watches my videos; I also used to play guitar, at least a bit 😄 Happy it helped you 🎸

[@DaRidingGuy]

Holy Cow!!! I spent countless hours dealing with video playback lag with DaVinci Resolve, I bought a new PC, deleted DaVinci Resolve 19 Beta, and then I tried Shotcut (that program crashes a lot and I lost my work, then I downloaded DaVinci Resolve 18.6 and still had issues. I had no idea I was supposed to change the Pre-settings for 4k. Thanks!!!!!!!

[@christianeggbauer]

@@DaRidingGuy oh yes, glad it helped 🫶 happy you can now work with it

[@MovieTide]

Thanks a lot Christian, this video was very helpful to me than all the videos I've seen

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, great to hear; thanks for watching and if you are interested in more I‘ve already published more on my channel 🤩

[@N0MTNAmateurRadio]

This video helped me get started. Thank you! Somehow, I ended up with 30+ seconds of blank time before my video started. I dragged the elements back to the start of timeline. I missed one element though, and in the second minute of my video there is a blank space. I will keep learning.

[@christianeggbauer]

Thanks for the feedback and happy it helped you. Normally there shouldn’t be a blank space, so you did it correctly to move it to the beginning and yes sometimes you have to move around a lot of elements 😅

[@oliviabfb]

Thank you so much! So easy to understand for a novice like me.

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, thank you for your nice comment! So happy that it helped you 🤩

[@JanboArtLV]

Great tutorial!

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much, there are two more already out and the next one comes soon 🤩🫶

[@JanboArtLV]

@@christianeggbauer Awesome! I had experience with Adobe Premiere for 10 years but now I wanted to try something different and it looks that Davinci is the answer! My pc resources also dont take to much instead of Premiere.

[@christianeggbauer]

@@JanboArtLV yes, but I think Davinci needs also a lot of ressources when you do more stuff like effects or fusion stuff; when you check out my zoom tutorial you also see, when I use some effects, that it lags

[@megamind188]

Good simple basics Christian of DaVinci. Long time user of Premiere, but wanting to switch and start just editing home videos. Cheers!

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much, I really tried to create it for beginners, so there is not a huge barrier to entry. If it helps you and others, I will be happy and it motivates me to produce more advanced ones 😅. Have fun editing your home videos, I enjoy it very much using DaVinci Resolve. It is stunning how powerful this tool is, even in the free version!

[@AliSami-lh5kp]

thank you so much Christian! very helpful and straightforward. you have a new like and subscriber now :)

[@christianeggbauer]

That is awesome; so happy it helped you; thanks a lot for your sub; have an awesome day 👍

[@Mooshroom_VR]

This helps me alot!

[@christianeggbauer]

Glad to hear, thank you for watching 🤩

[@Mooshroom_VR]

@@christianeggbauer 😁

[@JohnnyBGood1970]

A beautiful and simple tutorial. So many bigger channels try but miss, at least they have for me. Out of the ones I have seen so far this is the first one that has me wanting to get to my computer to try my first video. Hope more people catch on to you. Greetings from Canada

[@christianeggbauer]

That is awesome, thank you so much, Canada such a lovely country 😍 glad you liked it and I am really happy about every person who subscribes, because this means I do something right 🤩 next video already in production and coming soon, take care 👍

[@JohnnyBGood1970]

@@christianeggbauer Looking forward to it

[@christianeggbauer]

@@JohnnyBGood1970 released yesterday it is all about zooming and also how it is connected to keyframes 🤩

[@cybernetennis]

Thanks so much; transitioning from Premier Pro and just want to make sure I get the fundamentals correct :)

[@christianeggbauer]

You are welcome; maybe I am not doing everything right or the right way, but for me it is the easiest way without using shortcuts (more pro level then 😂)

[@Outbound]

Thanks for keeping simple and practicable

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure 💪 that is what I planned and apparently it worked, thank you so much for your feedback 👍

[@ShadowWwitch]

So clever!! Thank you!! I appreciate your channel.

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you much, always happy and even more motivated to produce more helpful stuff for you guys when I get such a positive feedback 🤩

[@thogan]

Great video! Can you make a video tutorial on how to edit a scene shot with multiple cameras for example two cameras at different angles on a person being interviewed? I believe Resolve has a feature to sync the two video tracks and simultaneously display previews from both cameras and allow you to cut back and forth between the two preview displays as you play the videos.

[@christianeggbauer]

First of all: thank you for watching my video and also thanks for your idea for a new DaVinci Resolve video. I will check it out and put it on my video idea list

[@freeinfo1291]

THANK YOU YOUR VIDEO VERY NICE

[@christianeggbauer]

Awesome, happy your are happy 😁

[@surfinsilver]

Using this to help me currently 😊

[@christianeggbauer]

Love to hear that, there a two more out currently slow motion and zooming tutorials, enjoy and all the best 👍

[@gehadamin9047]

thank you for the tutorial it was easy to understand

[@christianeggbauer]

Great, thank you for your feedback, glad it helped 🫶

[@trillianjose]

Super helpful, thanks a lot

[@christianeggbauer]

You‘re welcome 🤗 always happy to see such comments; enjoy the weekend!

[@trillianjose]

@@christianeggbauer I'm about to see the video for the zoom hehehe

[@christianeggbauer]

@@trillianjose enjoy 🥳

[@AaronBenson-yh7ty]

Thank you! This was very informative and helpful.

[@christianeggbauer]

I am glad it helped 😃

[@harripods]

Thank you for this video, simple and to the point

[@christianeggbauer]

Thanks for your feedback, happy to hear you enjoyed it. Already released another one where I describe how to use the proper framerates to include slow motion; also very beginner friendly and I am showing different options in a tutorial 👍

[@KingsOfGamingWasTaken]

Thank you so much! When I heard about DaVinci Resolve I had no idea. But when I watched your video, it literally blown my mind. Thank you.

[@christianeggbauer]

Such comments make my day, this motivated me to create even more videos; I am really happy that it helps, there are 3 more easy tutorials already out 🫶

[@KingsOfGamingWasTaken]

@@christianeggbauer Nice. I am hoping for more. I will get a windows 12 at 2025. So I want a tutorial of windows 12. Anyways. Great Video

[@KingsOfGamingWasTaken]

Also. I'm subscribing

[@christianeggbauer]

@@KingsOfGamingWasTaken thank you so much my friend 👍

[@christianeggbauer]

@@KingsOfGamingWasTaken yea let’s see, i will install it for sure when it runs on my computer 😁

[@skyrocker71]

Thank you

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure, always happy when it helped ❤️ thanks for watching 👌

[@jessicayanjin]

Thanks!!!

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure 🫶

[@aukdude]

Great, thanks very much, very helpful!

[@christianeggbauer]

You are welcome, glad it helped 🤩

[@dmac7344]

Excellent video. Question: What does the stablilization do exactly?

[@christianeggbauer]

The stabilizer, or warp stabilizer, analyzes unwanted movements that cause the video image to shake and attempts to compensate for them. This works quite well with minor shakes, but less so with more severe ones, resulting in these jittery movements. This form of stabilization is not like the IBIS (In-Body Image Stabilization) in a Sony camera, which moves the sensor to compensate for movements; instead, it is digital. DaVinci calculates everything and tries to correct it. There are three versions that use different algorithms to achieve the best possible result. Hope this helps :)

[@YourVeganFriendTonia]

This was a great video! thank you! I'm coming from using premiere so this is pretty different. I'm thankful for easy to understand videos like this.

[@christianeggbauer]

You‘re welcome; I am glad that it helps 👍

[@PensarDiferenteVivirDiferente]

Well explained tutorial. Very easy to follow. I have a question. I noticed that on the bottom-left corner you have to small windows "Toolbox" and "Dissolve". How do I enable those two options to show up on my screen?

[@christianeggbauer]

First of all thank you so much for your follow 🤩. I really appreciate it. Secondly sure, on the right top you should have the button "Effects", I assume it is not active. Just click on it and then this toolbox window should appear. This button is right below your main menu on top, close to Trim / Timeline; it looks like a wand with stars around it. Another possibility is to check your Workspace Menu on the top "Show panel in workspace" and select "Effects or you simply also could reset your UI, also in the same menu appr. in the middle. Hope it helps 🙂 All the best!

[@VictorGorinov]

Awesome video, keep up the good work!

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much I will, just released the next video today: DaVinci Resolve Slow Motion and Framerates easy tutorial 👍

[@VictorGorinov]

@@christianeggbauer Nice, looking forward to it!

[@GottaVision]

Good video I didn’t catch what system you’re using to edit Davinci resolve on

[@christianeggbauer]

I am using a Windows 11 Laptop, a legion one , glad you liked the video 🥳

[@MelanieOlive]

Thank you so much for sharing. And Advice is a wonderful software… Do you have color grading video?

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you so much; no not yet but it is on my list 🤩

[@MelanieOlive]

@@christianeggbauer great... Can't wait to watch it too… thank you so much

[@donflood8628]

How do I get the lower line with media, edit, audio etc. It is not showing. Your instruction video is very good thx

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi thanks for your feedback and happy it helped; in regards to your missing menu; normally it should be there out of the box, never disappeared tbh here, you can try to go to the upper menu and select workspace and reset ui, this should reset your user interface to the default one; maybe there is also a point which is able to activate this menu again. I will check it afterwards, because I am currently not on my PC.

[@mrigankosekharbagchi1417]

we need a seris of this topic

[@christianeggbauer]

I already did 😄 at least showing you how to use easily DaVinci, there are 4 more videos out there, slow motion and framerates, zooming effects, cinematic black bars and recently i published speed ramps 😃🎥 so feel free to check them out and I will continue to publish others as well 💪

[@Mel-he9dh]

Thanks, this just saved me on a last minute project. But I am running into an issue lately where some of my audio (all of them are mp3) can't be imported in. Any solutions you might recommend fix the problem? Otherwise, great video!

[@christianeggbauer]

Happy to hear that. Hmmm don‘t know about your mp3s, normally you can import it without any issues (at least it worked for me till now). Maybe you convert it before you import it with another tool? There should be some freeware tools out there 🤷‍♂️

[@arturharper6549]

On the lower left you have the "toolbox", I dont have that , why could that be? Thank you in advance 👃

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi, thanks for your comment; You need to activate it at the top of DaVinci there are Icons, also one activates the toolbox or simply activate it in the top menu, it is called layout or view

[@katiehayes8596]

Great start to the video but when I went to upload my video into the media pool, it asked me to access the folder then said unable to access the folder. My file is a .MOV file and I’m working on a 2015 MacBook Pro running iOS Sonoma. Is this normal? I’m so annoyed as I was finally taking the dive to learn video editing. I haven’t had issues with iMovie but it seems to be incredibly limited in its abilities.

[@christianeggbauer]

I am not working on a MacBook but no it should work when the videos are not in 10bit in the free version; I would search for the error message; apparently you can not access the folder maybe you restricted it or you need permissions? I would check this out. Mov files work fine in 8bit I do it all the time with my iPhone files 🤷‍♂️

[@jettatatom8562]

your screen looks different then mine. I don't see where I can change the format of the video.

[@christianeggbauer]

First thanks for watching; second you mean in the export screen? Hmmm don‘t know never disappeared on my screen, maybe reset the interface or check in the top menu if you deactivated something?

[@shantagees9425]

How do I know what timeline I need? the video files I will be using will be mostly shot with my iPhone?

[@christianeggbauer]

You can check the file on your computer in which frames you recorded the video on your phone. Right click and check the settings / attributes and then pictures per second or frames per second. You should find something like 24/25/30/60/120. Adjust your project settings accordingly, go with 30fps when the files are in 30fps, etc. Check out my other video about Slow Motion and Framerates; there I explain everything in detail 👍

[@everydaywitharsheen]

I am your new subscriber 😊

[@christianeggbauer]

That is awesome, thank you so much 🤩

[@nicolasalexander408]

Thanks for your straightforward and easy to understand video, I gave you a like and a sub and look forward to checking out some of your other DaVinci tutorials, have a fun day! ;o)

[@christianeggbauer]

That is really nice and kind of you. Happy you liked it and glad that you will watch my next one as well; wish you all the best 🫶

[@enriquemartin8655]

Hello. Thank you for your presentation. I do have a question. I am a true beginner, trying to learn Davinci. After I follow your steps. I do NOT get the screens you are working from. I don't see the screen on the lower left showing Toolbox Column and the list below starting with Audio transitions. OR immediately beside TOOLBOX is Dissolve and the column below it. starting additive dissolve. On the upper right hand corner, your screen shows transform. How do I arrive at your screens?. Thank you for your help.

[@christianeggbauer]

You‘re welcome. When there are not all elements, go to the menu on the top to Workspace; there you can find the Show… submenu items; there you can select Show Panel in Workspace and simply select media pool or effects. You can also click on the buttons on the top left, media pool or effects; when you highlight effects you see the toolbox and other stuff 👍 hope that helps 😊

[@enriquemartin8655]

@@christianeggbauer Thank you so much for getting back to me.

[@christianeggbauer]

@@enriquemartin8655 sure if you have more question feel free to comment 👍

[@geoross1512]

I would love to download this program, but it seems impossible. All I get is adverts,

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi, that is strange, normally it should work on this site: www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve - there you go to download, then choose your Operating System (Win, OSX or Linux), fill out the form with a correct emailaddress and then click the download link (check maybe your Spam folder).

[@INBRO-VIDEO]

You are probably looking at the top of the webpage. You need to scroll down a bit to see the download buttons

[@maxstone9999]

I have no idea why there is black area before my timeline cursor. That makes no sense. Is that for some reason loading video before your video even starts?

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi, sorry what do you mean? You refer to my first second or something like that? The fade in effect? This is just personal taste, there is no sense behind it 😁 you can also start your video directly 🤩

[@maxstone9999]

@@christianeggbauer im sure there is a reason for it but i just booted up davinchi resolve and threw a clip in the media pool. When i added the clip to the timeline instead of the clip being all the way to the left for the video start which makes sense, instead its in the middle and there is area to the left of the video start and can not figure out why or what the purpose of it is. I assume when i export the video, it wont have tons of minutes of just black and silence then my clip but start right away with my clip

[@christianeggbauer]

@@maxstone9999 makes sense, I never thought about it just moved it all the time to the left 😅 could that there is a reason, I will research maybe there is something like you said

[@AdityaTanajiBiradar]

Sir some of the transitions are not working for me it is showing black screen Only few of them are working

[@christianeggbauer]

Oh that is unfortunate, normally they should work. Ah maybe you have to strech them further into the video or maybe you need more of the sequence before and after the transition (means you must cut a small part), so that it works then. But in general it should work.

[@AdityaTanajiBiradar]

@@christianeggbauer oh sir thanks i will try it

[@christianeggbauer]

Sure, please come back here and describe your problems in detail so maybe I can help you further and reproduce it somehow

[@AdityaTanajiBiradar]

Sir I can mail you my problem with photo

[@christianeggbauer]

generally i am not doing this but send it to yt(ad)christianeggbauer.com so I can have a look at it@@AdityaTanajiBiradar

[@jamroc626]

When it renders, it renders way past the video clips. How do I resolve that issue?

[@christianeggbauer]

@@jamroc626 this also happened to me; the reason could be that you forgot to delete something in the end during the edit or in a timeline there is something behind the video you didn’t delete; I would suggest test it and play it back from the last endpoint in the preview; when it doesn’t stop you know that there is something left; if it renders and stuck at 99% you should restart the program or your computer and try it again.

[@jamroc626]

@@christianeggbauer Thanks for your response. I figured it it. I needed to delete the remaining gray line, just above the audio and video clips, in Deliver.

[@christianeggbauer]

@@jamroc626 awesome, great

[@velocitygmd]

when I put my media in it splits itself into 2 of the same video

[@christianeggbauer]

That’s strange never had this; i will check it and will come back to you 👍

[@velocitygmd]

@@christianeggbauer thank you so much! And for the quick reply too

[@skabeedee_editz]

the things i import won't load so it doesn't let me edit it or anything and it also doesn't show. does anyone know how do fix this?

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi, which file formats? Are you using 10bit then it is not possible to edit it in the free version.

[@skabeedee_editz]

@@christianeggbauer i'm pretty sure the file is in mp4 format but there isn't the cone thing on it. i'm guessing that could be the problem but i'm not entirely sure why or how to add it on.

[@japanese_minnie]

Hi Christian, When I dragged the video from my file, the DaVinci Resove ask "Grant Access Folder" and after click "Select file", I have to open file, select file and so on. I wont able to drag like you mention. And 2nd question is some of the picture (HEIC) are green. Why is that? I appreciate if someone can response for me.

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi apparently you use a Mac, for the permission you must grant it somehow in macOS, google for it please as I have no Mac; also the green heic files are a problem of DaVinci 18.6.5, according to an online post with 19 this issue should be gone 🤞 hope that helps 😄

[@japanese_minnie]

@@christianeggbauer Thank you....

[@christianeggbauer]

@@japanese_minnie sure you‘re welcome 🤗

[@NoLimitN1ko]

I have the free version and hardware acceleration does not show up for me to use my rtx 4080 under the encoder. Only gives me the option for auto and native. And yes I went into preferences and selected my gpu. Thanks for the help.

[@christianeggbauer]

Try to update your GeForce driver or install not the gaming driver, install the studio driver which is optimized for video editing. I experienced that you rly need the newest driver in order to have no errors

[@NoLimitN1ko]

@@christianeggbauer thanks. Just updated to the newest game driver and still doesn’t give me the option for the gpu under the encoder tab. Just auto and native. Is that feature locked behind the paid version to use the gpu for the encoder ?

[@christianeggbauer]

That is a good point, as I just use the studio version I must check it out and try it in the free one if it shows it to me, coming back to you after I tested it or does anybody else knows it?

[@NoLimitN1ko]

@@christianeggbauer thanks man appreciate it

[@christianeggbauer]

Apparently this is a free version studio thingy, I tried it out and it didn‘t show my graphics card, but when it is set to primary anyways in the computer settings auto should work 👍

[@GiorgiBurjanadze-r7u]

what camera do you using?

[@christianeggbauer]

I use a Sony A7IV Full Frame camera, I made some reviews also for my lenses here, I use for my talking head the Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 most of the time on 24mm and for my travel shots the Sony 24-105mm F4.0 OSS.

[@simply_the_dev7588]

My videos apparently aren't loading into davinci. Is there a fix for this? I dragged and dropped a mp4 video and there's no background image. When I try to play it, the software freezes and i have to close it. I've waited like 5 minutes for the 63mb file.

[@christianeggbauer]

Hi, that is unfortunate. It seems that you are using 10bit instead of 8bit. 10bit files can not be used with he free version. This was one reason why I bought the Studio. Normally if you don‘t shoot in log and do a lot of color grading 8bit is enough. If this is not your problem maybe reinstall DaVinci again?

[@simply_the_dev7588]

@@christianeggbauer it's 8 bit, i checked. I can see the details on the right side and it says 8.

[@CzechITHub]

Hello, so another video about an external keyboard for editing in DaVinci Resolve is here, and this time it's a refined thing. So, if you edit in Davinci and want to speed up the editing process, voila kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6m3ZWlrgNBjq7M

[@christianeggbauer]

Thank you I will have a look

[@spiritualnest]

I installed this version of resolve. But i cant import the MP4 file on my MAC. Please help me brother ❤

[@christianeggbauer]

Hey, I am using a windows 10 and 11 PC, usually on Mac you should use the *.mov format. It also can be that you are working with 10Bit files? Davinci resolve Free is only able to handle 8Bit files, or it is restricted, this was one of the reasons why I bought the studio version (although I use most of the time 8Bit, because I am too lazy to color grade SLOG3 haha). But I assume 8Bit Files should be possible to be imported on a Mac as well, my Sony camera produces mp4s 🤷‍♂️, maybe another Mac User can help you out on this here? Last option I see is to transform them to *.mov with a video converter, but this would be too much effort

[@simply_the_dev7588]

@@christianeggbauer my video is 8bit and it won't work either. I can bring it in the Master but there isn't a preview nor can I play it. I can see the details though. I've changed the properties to match the video as well. I'm stumped. And frustrated. Been using Blender 3D because that's all I know.

[@christianeggbauer]

@@simply_the_dev7588 try to install DaVinci again, maybe also update your graphic cards driver; it also could be that another program is causing this probs 🤷‍♂️ don‘t no, never faced this issues mate

[@simply_the_dev7588]

@@christianeggbauer I reinstalled it and still the same. I will check my graphics card now. I can move the file into the windows and such but can't play it nor is there a background image. Yea no one seems to have this issue.

[@christianeggbauer]

@@simply_the_dev7588 that is really frustrating, sorry I can not help you. Maybe you can contact Blackmagic designs support or their boards in order to get help. Maybe there are somewhere log-files you can send to them

[@bumnymcneedy249]

the worst beginners, you skipped so many buttons, bad video, no explanation for small things too, please stop

[@christianeggbauer]

Hello and thank you for your honest feedback. This tutorial is not describing every single button, but guide someone new from the beginning till the end how I edit a video. Sorry that it was not helpful for you. I think you will find a lot of others out there which meets your requirements. Have a nice day 👍

[@bumnymcneedy249]

@@christianeggbauer You had a chance to be first 18.6 video, new set of people clicking on video, why not go 100%? Allergic to views?

[@christianeggbauer]

No, but actually this was my first DaVinci Resolve tutorial and I tried my best but I am still learning so bear with me or watch a better one 😁