Davinci Resolve 18 tutorial for beginners, how to video edit Drone videos Complete Guide 2024

Davinci Resolve 18 tutorial for beginners, how to edit Drone videos
In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to use and edit videos with DaVinci Resolve 18. I walk through how to get DaVinci Resolve, import media, make edits, add titles, color grade and render a final video. You can follow along using the provided sample videos and music file.
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Get Davinci Resolve Free
01:06 - Difference between Free and Studio of Davinci Resolve
01:17 - Control surfaces to speed up editing - Davinci Resolve
01:30 - Project Manager in Davinci Resolve
01:55 - Davinci Resolve Overview
03:04 - Project Settings - Frame rate - Davinci Resolve
03:46 - Import your footage - media - Davinci Resolve
04:50 - Change project frame rate warning Davinci Resolve
05:20 - Preview clips in the media library - controls
05:51 - Edit Page - Davinci Resolve
06:26 - Generate optimised media for smooth playback - Davinci Resolve
07:13 - Timeline Overview - Davinci Resolve
08:06 - Quick Export - Davinci Resolve
08:40 - Timeline Viewer settings - Davinci Resolve
09:23 - How to edit - in and out points add to the timeline -Davinci Resolve
11:00 - Append to end -Davinci Resolve
12:02 - Timeline shortcuts - zoom in and out -Davinci Resolve
12:17 - Change the order of the clips - -Davinci Resolve
12:43 - How to shorten a clip that's on the timeline -Davinci Resolve
13:10 - Adjust between 2 clips -Davinci Resolve
13:24 - Move a group of clips -Davinci Resolve
13:45 - How to add music -Davinci Resolve
14:32 - How to adjust music volume -Davinci Resolve
15:17 - How to fade in music -Davinci Resolve
15:54 - How to mute an audio track -Davinci Resolve
16:21 - How to add Transitions -Davinci Resolve
17:04 - Enable Render Cache -Davinci Resolve
17:38 - How to add titles -Davinci Resolve
19:15 - Keyboard Shortcuts -Davinci Resolve
20:23 - How to make your Colors look good - Color Grading -Davinci Resolve
22:03 - White Balance -Davinci Resolve
22:30 - Contrast -Davinci Resolve
22:52 - S-Curve -Davinci Resolve
23:16 - Saturation - 50-60%
23:50 - How to copy a color grade to other clips -Davinci Resolve
24:19 - Export Video -Davinci Resolve
25:06 - Connect Davinci Resolve to KZbin
25:41 - Conclusion
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[@AzzurroWolf]

Super helpful video, saved to one of my lists for future reference. Nice work. You should do a video on the best video settings from the Mini 3 Pro too ;)

[@JTechWP]

Soon as the weathers good can make a Dji Mini 3 pro best settings video for you

[@rolosaenz]

AWESOME!!! you rock mate !!!

[@1chrisandrew1]

That was awesome Jon - many thanks for this tutorial and providing the demo files

[@JTechWP]

If you have any resolve questions please join the facebook group, myself and the group members will be happy to help facebook.com/groups/davinciresolvehowto

[@michaelmagyar3041]

Absolutely fantastic video. I’ve subscribed and am looking forward to your other content 👍

[@JTechWP]

Awesome, thank you!

[@mikewow]

Loved this video and saved it for reference later

[@JTechWP]

Great to hear, working on new tutorials now

[@LifeDronesOn]

Thank you for this. Davinci was kicking my ass.

[@JTechWP]

Once you learn it its totally worth it ;)

[@justquirkie]

Excellent tutorial, extremely helpful. Thank you. By chance Jon are you going to do a done hyperlapse from photos.

[@JTechWP]

Id generally use the built in hyperlapse video feature.

[@agentsmith64]

Packed with useful info and down to the point! Thank you mate!! Question for you, I'm coming from Final Cut and when you move/hover your mouse over the timeline it scrubs/plays the output video. Is this something you can replicate in Resolve?

[@JTechWP]

Yes, absolutely. Put your mouse on the playhead, hold the left mouse button, move the mouse left or right and it scrubs through the main timeline

[@davidmedd2931]

Great video. Very informative for a beginner. Only critique you glossed over how to import audio. Just dropped an audio file, without explain what formats are usable, and if the likes of Logic Pro or GarageBand are compatible.

[@JTechWP]

I only use mp3 and wav audio. Not used Logic Pro or Garage band sorry

[@Lovellexaudio]

I’ve tried so many different settings when exporting. Is using the KZbin preset the way to go in 18.6?

[@JTechWP]

KZbin 4K is generally good, if you want the absolute max quality then you could export as ProRes 4K. All depends on what you want to do with the footage. If its for personal use and showing friends, KZbin 4k is fine, for TV or movies higher quality (larger files) proRes

[@alienman7866]

I have a great idea of what I want to produce. I know nothing. This video is really helping me get comfortable with Resolve 18. I do have a question! When you hit command and copied the nodes over to the other clips you mentioned "middle mouse click" what does that mean for us PS users? I dont use apple. Thanks!!!

[@JTechWP]

If your mouse has a roller in-between the left and right button, press the roller. If not you should be able to right click the clips and apply grade. Let me know if this works for you

[@alienman7866]

it did not work to update. the whole program lags HARD when ANY media is in it. @@JTechWP

[@alienman7866]

@@JTechWP that works cheers.

[@taffilaing9520]

thank you for answering a lot of questions, however I still am on the free version, is all available or is it different on studio?

[@JTechWP]

The free version on mac supports 10bit video, not sure about the pc version. The editing process is the same in free or studio. If you are filming in the standard 8bit it will definitly work

[@duuster-audio]

@@JTechWP I am really not sure about that. I import dji mini 3 pro videos in standard format, 8 bit, but when I get 10 bit from the drone, davinci does not import it. It says media offline. I'm with the version 19 on MacOS Ventura. I'd like to experiment with 10 bit color grading but it seems I need the studio version, or I am doing something wrong, which is very much possible too...

[@ssandzz]

When my Generate Optimizes Media with your files took an hour i knew my pc's ass

[@JTechWP]

upgrade time ;) can highly recommend Mac processors, crazy fast

[@alienman7866]

hi there! i just got resolve 18. however . no mater what clip i import, when simply playing it in the program.... all it does it looks horrible and it clips, lags and pauses throughout the video. I couldnt even BEGIN editing this garbage. HELP. i have 2300 gaming computer, this shouldnt be happening

[@JTechWP]

Change the project resolution, drop it from 4k to HD and see if it plays smooth then. Cog ⚙️ bottom right corner, project resolution

[@alienman7866]

@@JTechWP it does not. It looks strangely pixelated. Should I send my pc specs?

[@1chrisandrew1]

@alienman7866 I had to install the HEVC codec from the MS store to read these files on my Win10 PC

[@alienman7866]

@1chrisandrew1 bit of a delayed response but bingo. Alot of folks pirate the .99 cent codec from Microsoft. Idk why. Anyways I upgraded some other things on my pc now it runs really well

[@alienman7866]

When did you purchase Resolve 18 Studio ? I was JUST about to buy it, then the customer service told me that the studio does NOT include extra hardware. It does NOT include Divinchi Resolve Speed Editor or the Divinchi Resolve Editor Keyboard. Is this because Americans don't get extras? What's going on?

[@JTechWP]

If you buy a speed editor, keyboard or black magic camera it comes with studio licence 🪪 key 🔑 in the box

[@alienman7866]

@@JTechWP also not true at all. i verified thais witth multiple resellers since blackmagic refuses to sell hardware

[@JTechWP]

@@alienman7866 the spacebar on mine feels slightly softer than the other keys, just checked now you mention it. Its probably cause its a bigger key. Doesnt affect the editing process at all. I use it every day for editing. Resolve 19 beta is out now, its awesome :)

[@alienman7866]

@@JTechWP WOW the support for Divinchi Resolve is so far below SUB PAR its not even funny or enjoyable. they told me because of how it felt that it was a Defective keyboard and had me return the damn thing in the mail during their jewish holiday. so there goes any work i had lined up for the next month. this is going to be a never ending problem of getting a new keyboard, and being told to return it because they want to have fun and screw with someone.

[@alienman7866]

@@JTechWP dude they took the keyboard back and wont refund my money, 600 dollars gone!!! all because they got mad at me for asking about that button... yea this is great program!!! not.