DaVinci Resolve Beginners Tutorial 2024: Edit like a PRO for FREE!

[@BenClaremont]

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[@DracoTheNinja]

Its a scam! It wasnt 10 minutes! Just kidding. Amazing video, thanks 😂

[@SumanaPaul]

thank you 🥰🥰!!

[@Alensbove]

Indeed they are

[@ahom_ahom_ahom]

Odd. When I hit B, nothing happens... I must use my mouse to split a clip. Any suggestions?

[@TechGrenade2012]

Do i get to keep the free version forever?

[@BeastofBrooklyn]

People who make tutorials are a gift to mankind

[@HypotheticaIly]

ive watched so many and they just seem to confuse me

[@user-bh7sd9ro1g]

Frfr

[@ozannidayi]

So true, this is a good 1

[@MrSamadolfo]

@@HypotheticaIly 🙂 of course, videos are a Godsend cause we didnt have that back in the day but nothing will ever replace being an Apprentice and being tutored by a Master / Maestro in person, that one on one

[@ijayraj]

For real, so helpful

[@immerweiterraus]

Coming from iMovie, I was so overwhelmed with all the features da Vinci has to offer. Thank's for your tutorial - I wish I had found it earlier.

[@YoBluDino]

Me too iMovie not that good

[@derpydudee]

Yeah same I'm coming from iMovie too

[@carlosgoden4424]

Tbh DaVinci feels like imovie and premiere mixed together

[@inioluwakinyemi]

moving from imovie too 😭lowkey sick of it

[@pdxbk]

Same sort of. I taught myself FCP but they charged and changed. I got overwhelmed and quit. Started back in iMovie and outgrew it quickly. This tutorial brings me hope of creativity again! Thx.

[@ruikvz]

i was a capcut editor, and i came across davinci. when i first started everything overwhelmed me and i had thoughts of switching back to capcut. this tutorial helped me alot thanks!

[@AizenxSenku]

Same 4 me

[@rism_pro]

ye same im switching now

[@central-business-district]

me too lol

[@ciciamanda.]

i was a clipchamp user, trying to export a video from davinci resolve before watching any tutorials brought me close to tears lol (it was at 3am)

[@davegc1]

And how would you describe your experience after 3 months? Did you stick to Davinci?

[@joshsiegelguitar]

Just got done with my first 90 minutes on the program. This was super helpful and well edited.

[@richardstrangward4372]

I’ve just started using Davinci Resolve and this video has got to be the best introduction video for new starters to date. Many thanks

[@BenClaremont]

Great to hear!

[@barbiebrenda]

Please enable in this video the possibility to pay you a "Thanks" either $5 or more in KZbin because this video deserves that You are an angel man! You saved me!

[@BenClaremont]

I appreciate that! I don’t have donations set up at the moment- but I’ll be offering some paid goodies soon aimed at helping content creators on a deeper level (which would support me in a similar way), stay tuned 😀

[@Barthos1]

​@@BenClaremont my davinci resolve interface is different from you how can i make it like you? 😢

[@adonysfemi]

​@@Barthos1try downloading the latest version

[@EffortlesslyEffervescent]

I just learned about Davinci Resolve about 30 minutes ago (I was trying to find an alternative to Premiere because it's just way too much for me). Found this video and I'm super impressed. I have a hard time learning these programs and you break down the basics so well. Thank you for making this video.

[@LloydNotGeorge]

Do you still like Davinci? One month in how do you feel about it?

[@abhaythecuber1837]

@@LloydNotGeorgewondering the same thing

[@jamesmacd]

Adobe is such a rip off now.

[@merlinwalden]

Thank you so much dude! Very simple - very helpful :D

[@beautyandaging]

You’ve been a lifesaver to me all week ❤. I was tired of paying for Filmora as it was constantly riddled with freezing issues and my subscription was about to renew for the year and month. Thank you.

[@nikkihstokes]

Some additional thoughts, when I followed your steps with a new install of DR 18.6 on my Windows 10 machine, some of the panels you showed were not visible by default and I really struggled to find how to display them. These questions are SO basic that no-one bothers to answer them anywhere. For example, the "Control Room" panel was extremely hard to find. I eventually found it: Workspace > Show Panel in Workspace > Meters Similarly, I couldn't find the Audio options for trying dialogue levelling, until I figured out I needed the Inspector selected on the top right. So a basics video is incredibly helpful, until there's something different between your interface and what we see, and then we're completely screwed. Something to consider for next time. Thanks again.

[@neojengels853]

Thank you so much. I spent a solid bit trying to figure out what was up with the control room panel.

[@InitialDL84]

Same, thanks for sharing this info! I run into this problem constantly with tutorials on other programs as well!

[@TerryWysocki]

I agree. I just got v18 and this vid says 2024 in the title, but my screen is very different from his! Plus a beginner's tut could be a bit slower, please! I've seen other Resolve vids and they all look very different. I don't know if I want to learn this app if it changes shape so often.

[@tristanjchu]

thank you, I literally had the exact same questions lol

[@ShoshiPlatypus]

@@TerryWysocki I found it a lot easier when I slowed the video down to -1.25 speed. I kept stopping and following the steps on the program, and then returning to the tutorial. At first my interface looked different, until I realised I was in the "cut" mode rather than the "edit" mode. Then it was the same.

[@canoe365]

Excellent video! I have not ever electronically edited a video, when I was in high school (1970s) we edited 16mm film by literally cutting and splicing. My son has edited with DaVinci Resolve and is going to coach me. Your video is very helpful and encouraging - now I'm not scared to try. I fly as a hobby and I've started taking an action camera along.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it! Yes I also edited film in film school… thankfully those days are over 😀

[@lanah_tyra]

Very clear and straight to the point, thank you! I was using Premier Pro and Vegas before, just wanted a quick walkthrough to familiarise myself with DaVinci Resolve's layout and this guide was perfect for it.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad you liked it 😀

[@christinefortin6214]

Thank you for all that you give. This was extremely helpful to me as a 61 yr old Grandma wanting to add a little bit to my Grandson's video.

[@BenClaremont]

Really happy to hear that!

[@roscosity]

This was SUCH a concise guide to jumping in and starting, wonderful stuff Ben!

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it was helpful 😀

[@benoitroberge]

Just downloaded Davinci and this was super helpful. Thanks!

[@scp-682-cu6]

Thank u. I avoided this program -despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews- for one reason only. So many people were saying there's a steep learning curve and that it's not beginner friendly. While that may be true, it's far less intimidating than I thought. It looks ultra helpful and cool. Perhaps even better organized than what I was using before, and with far more tools. I'm actually glad I encountered an unfixable error with the old one and was forced to consider this far superior option. And as someone who has no income currently, I really could not have asked for anything better.

[@manylaughs-jr3lx]

Brilliant tutorial. You covered all the main points of Davinci Resolve in a clear, concise way. Everything I needed to get started. I came from knowing nothing about video editing to using it all the time, now. Thank you!

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it helped!

[@gepardiari8710]

yeah there are tons of creators doing the same thing, but you stand out cause of the simplicity and coherency of your content. really love your stuff. thanks

[@larabaldie]

I'm just starting my KZbin journey and decided to switch from iMovie to DaVinci and was so overwhelmed, this was helpful thank you! lets hope it goes well 😂

[@sereinelira]

You're Godsend! Thank you! 😭 Been a premiere pro user ever since but lately, it's just really has a lot of bugs and it's stressing me out. A lot of people are saying to switch to DaVinci instead and I really hope this will fix everything! So thank you!!!

[@lasi_eisbaer]

This was more comprehensive than I expected. Thank you.

[@mbrock5532]

Thank you! I'm a complete novice on video editing and hadn't a clue on how to get started and what to do. I watched this video and got my first video in DaVinci Resolve created and on a thumb drive!

[@allworld_360]

Ben, hi. There are a lot of lessons on Davinci online, and lessons on processing 360 video in Davinci are very few. This is what we expect from you. Lessons on adding 360 different objects and 3d inscriptions to the video will also be interesting. Good luck. I expect new lessons from you and, as always, your beautiful smile. Anton

[@BenClaremont]

Hi Anton, yes this is just the first of many videos to come on Davinci resolve.

[@bugdozer]

I've watched so many videos regarding DaVinci editing and yours was the most helpful. Clear, specific and easy to follow. Thank you so much.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad you thought so 😀

[@iyoreo7062]

I NEVER click on the suggested videos bro. This is the third video I've watched from you. You got me good man lol nice work.

[@JohnnyRedvers]

Great tutorial. Succinct and to the point. Thank you.

[@BinuKR_KRB]

Great tutorial! The explanation is crisp, clear, and to the point without unnecessary dialogue. Perfect for beginners like me just starting with editing in DaVinci Resolve. Thank you for making it so easy to understand!

[@christophmagnussen]

Very helpful. My team is editing with DaVinci for a couple of years now, and I was producing my KZbin videos in the beginning myself, but never did the switch to DaVinci Resolve. And to see a quick overview and how similar it is to other editing programs just helped me a lot, since I will go back to the editing myself look forward to it a lot. Thanks so much ✊

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it! Yep, most editors perform in a very similar way, hence why it will be easy for you to pick it up 😀

[@dimons5530]

As someone coming from premier pro, I was pretty confused about DaVinci when I started learning it. This tutorial was so helpful even to a slightly experienced editor

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it!

[@gallystops]

From an Arch-viz workflow, I always assumed Adobe products were the "go-to". I have finally tried DaVinci and I wont be going back. Thank you for your videos!

[@BenClaremont]

No worries, glad to hear it!

[@Dom5S]

Thank God this exists! I saw a couple of small KZbinrs with good editing style from a game I usually play, and they all used this editing software. Compared to my editing skills, they're WAY WAY better and that motivated me to learn how to edit better, not just because I want to make better videos, but to also learn a new skill. I don't want to only have 1 niche skill to rely on haha

[@melomane01]

THANK YOU for this tutorial. Although I'm not a seasoned video editor, I've been using Premiere for over a decade. This video is extremely helpful as I'm now transitioning to DaVinci. All the best.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it helped!

[@thecraftybumblebre]

You're awesome for this! For the longest time I've been using a super basic video editor that constantly crashed on me and so I just downloaded this editor today. I've been sleeping on it out of the fear of the potential learning curve on a new program but this made me feel way better about it, thank you so much!

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it 😀

[@thedailygreatness]

Absolutely superb tutorial! Thank you a million. I spent a day trying to get started in Pr and simply had enough. DaVinci is exactly the way I would design a video editing software.

[@ZUPPLE]

Switching over to Davinci after spending the last 10 years on Sony Vegas for editing and scrubbing through long form content. There are some similarities between both of them, but a lot more functionality in Davinci from what I'm seeing. Great tutorial dude

[@underthedrone2735]

Great entry video tutorial! Clean, fast, and to the point. Sadly some content creators seem to like the sound of their own voice a bit too much so they can get drawn out. Thanks for not doing that!

[@BenClaremont]

My pleasure- tried to keep it as ‘to the point’ as possible 😀

[@josepablo911]

I've been editing with Premiere for some months now and I feel pretty comfortable with it, as a challenge to myself I am starting to learn davinci, ngl it looks kind of intimidating but I guess that's just how everything looks when you're new at it.

[@RiccardoMini]

This is possibly the best introductory video to DVR to be found on the internet. I had the software installed and lying dormant on my pc for weeks, afraid to even open it due to the intimidating learning curve. But then I bumped into this tutorial and within minutes I was able to start working on my video project. Wish I had found it earlier. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@BenClaremont]

Thanks for the kind words! Really glad it was helpful 😀

[@karlisdrieks4574]

@@BenClaremont when i become famous for my edits i will tell everyone you were the guy to make this genius

[@Ent3rname06]

Thanks so much! I just downloaded this software to try and edit some golfing videos… been thinking about becoming a content creator and I need to learn editing so when I opened DaVinci I was quite overwhelmed! But, your step by step instructions and calming commentary has really helped me out. I think I’m ready to try out this whole editing thing! Once again, thanks! And keep up the good work!

[@BenClaremont]

Really glad to hear that 😀

[@Ent3rname06]

@@BenClaremont Just a quick question, would it be possible to add an effect or something to trace the golf ball’s flight?

[@toxicrevolver9002]

I was super lost and I couldnt even figure out how to upload my base video for editting, nobody else explained it as well as you, so thank you so much for the help you've created in your video!

[@BenClaremont]

Glad I could help!

[@nicholausg1285]

The tutorial is easy to understand, thanks Ben!

[@wizfrogG]

3:44 You can also just use the shortcut Ctrl+B and without selecting the blade tool it will make a cut on both the video and audio at the same time, at the indicator position.

[@KnobiTobi13]

A video for the super basics for beginners!!!! Perfect and not that long! THANKS a lot

[@gianniness]

Just switched to Davinci today and your super condensed tutorial was exactly what I was looking for! 💪😄

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it 👊🏻

[@arlenedahlcm7169]

Your instructional video is outstanding! The clarity and detail you provided made the topic easy to understand, and the visuals were engaging. It's clear you put a lot of thought into it, and it really shows. Great job!

[@BenClaremont]

Thankyou!

[@Alvionalx]

got an adobe ad on this

[@looktothecook4224]

💀

[@BenClaremont]

😂

[@MrFoxANDnoobie]

Same ☠️

[@SparkyCookie]

same😂

[@arindambiswas1947]

Avoid it.😁

[@thestudentcafe]

Brilliant tutorial. Perfect level for a beginner (me) and explained in a relaxed, pleasing and ultra clear way. Thanks a lot

[@ChampionshipVinyl-Jiji]

Phenomenal tutorial, thanks for sharing! I used to use Adobe PP myself but then I lost it on an old, broken PC and thanks to you, I'll get Da Vinci for sure!

[@unlurn2186]

Straight to the point and straight to edit window. When I first opened da vinci all the tabs were super confusing and adds to the learning curve. Thanks for cutting through all the windows and starting the project right there in the edit.

[@johntory8330]

Thank you, i just installed davinci, as my first video editor, and it looked so confusing, now i can edit this video i need for school.

[@UXXV]

I’m fearful of moving from Vegas but this was no nonsense. Thank you!

[@swampflux]

Thanks for this! I got Resolve a few months ago. I finally figured out a workflow where I can shoot with Filmic Pro on my iPhone, then upload footage directly to a NAS so my iCloud doesn't take a hit. Finally got an opportunity to start a small edit to learn the program but ... yeah coming from Premiere and Vegas a quick walkthrough was just what I needed to get going.

[@Agent_86_]

Brilliant! Just started using DaVinci (coming from Filmora) and your tutorial was bang on target! Mucho thanks!

[@BenClaremont]

No worries!

[@spamme-b7v]

just downloaded davinci and this tutorial gives me hope, thx!

[@TheOneWithTheAccent]

Most of these I knew but not the volume one. Thank you! Solid video

[@kazimierzg9280]

Thank you so much, I was looking for exactly this!

[@Mrjononotbono]

I just had to quickly edit a mock up music video with iphone footage and this tutorial is GOLD. Thank you so much for being so to the point and so amazing. You're awesome. And Davinci rocks! Loving it already! :)

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it helped!

[@tntori5079]

I only got davinci because of the data concerns from capcut and Adobe. The software was mind numbing and downright stressful for me. This video gave me back my piece of mind and really really helped me. Thank you

[@deepspaceocean]

Thank you for the rundown. I'm moving from Adobe Premiere to Resolve. So far, I like it!

[@EmilyNilsen]

Same. I'm also hoping that I can replace Adobe After Effects with DaVinci Resolve. Two birds with one stone!

[@Ezramathew-t3g]

This is one of the best and straight-to-the-point tutorials I come across; thank you, sir, your explanations are clear and concise. I have subscribed because you didn't ask me to. thanks again.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it helped!

[@NothingToProve]

Hi Ben & thank you! I just switched to DaVinci and I am clueless, but now after watching this video, I now at least have a clue and can start video editing, thumbs up from me. take care, Scott P.S. Keep going, it's guy like you that make it worth staying on youtube.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it Scott!

[@p.h.5023]

Thank you so much! this is my first time using a complex video editing software, so this helps a ton in starting out!

[@thecman26]

I just switched from shotcut and this is waaaay better!

[@TheMayasWay]

Your video was literally only one thing what i needed to make my first video. Easy to follow steps. Explained well. Thank you for that.

[@seppy166]

very helpful, thank you, im a adobe products user, and i heard of this da vinci resolve which got my attention with the one time payment for its pro version, so now i have to learn of course the from basics, and i got it right here

[@vagrantangel8780]

no one like you man thank you very productive way of explaining, after this simple tutorial i can produce something

[@LadyGoggles]

this was a wonderful overview. thanks for making it!

[@OceanicSkyView]

Thanks Ben. I've been trying to learn DaVinci for a while. I learned something today. My problem is i only use it once a month so its hard to get the flow working.

[@gergotothmihaly2307]

Great video, thank you! One suggestion: when you show a piece of UI, e.g. "Click on the X tab", it would be great if you didn't zoom in and showed the whole app window. To a beginner it might not be obvious where that piece of UI is in a new-to-them program.

[@Makeup-Your-Mind]

Phenomenal video. This was so helpful for me to switch from Adobe Premiere Pro to Resolve. What a relief that you made it so simple for me to switch over and covered the basics I needed to get going on new videos. Much appreciated!

[@BenClaremont]

No worries! You made a great choice switching - i left Premiere Pro at the beginning of the year and haven’t looked back 😀

[@Makeup-Your-Mind]

@@BenClaremont Honestly, I got forced out of it somehow. I use it for work, and you're supposed to be able to install it on two machines. After 10+ attempts to use my Creative account on another machine, I simply gave up. Not a great model for Adobe frankly when I'm already a paying customer...

[@OceanicSkyView]

Thank you. I'm just leaning DaVinci for my drone photographs and videos and I just got a Insta360 x3. I look forward to more videos on DaVinci.

[@parkerbohnn]

DaVinci is a total waste of my precious time and doesn't do what I want which is edit 4K video the fastest and easiest. I use a 4K convertor to change the sound to mp3 and change HDR video to non HDR video while keeping everything 4K. So I use TMPGEnc MPEG Smart Renderer 6 and VideoReDoTVSuite6. This took years of trial and error to come up with the fastest 2 programs which only work with a 4K convertor.

[@Theonlycherelle]

Thank you so much! Working on getting back on track with video production! Watching this at work (9-5) to follow my passion! Your video is so helpful, str8 to the point and easy to follow! 😊

[@BenClaremont]

Thanks! Keep it up 😀

[@ShimonBTY]

Thank you so much ❤ I can't really say how I appreciate this tutorial, hopefully you'll have a good profit from being kind to humanity 😊❤

[@GadgetsGearCoffee]

I'm considering more and more transitioning to davinci resolve from PP and this was great help in giving me an overall especially those bottom tabs of media, cut, edit. Granted I don't really use them much in PP

[@pranavsm9799]

I completed the tutorial.Very Well explained,Very Useful content.Thank you❤

[@indyb0y_live]

Thanks for the guide. It's easy to learn. Davinchi Resolve looks like the best video editor on the market. Will buy a license for it. Hate Adobe.

[@thebigmammoo]

Thank you so much for this video! You've made something intimidating into something I am confident I can tackle.

[@Nagarika248]

I am taking a class for creating videos. This video is a great review of the basic functionality of Da Vinci Resolve. Thank you for making the video.

[@BenClaremont]

You're very welcome!

[@Finstastic]

Absolutely excellent video, mate. Why can't everyone be like this. Just so simply on a complicated davinci resolve. Thanks, mate. 💯❤️👍👊🏼

[@BenClaremont]

You're welcome!

[@Life_of_John]

I'd always use the dual window. Left window to edit the in and out points. Then you can drag all the clip, just clip, no sound, or audio only.

[@Itscoltonmartin]

I'm coming over from Premiere as well! Thank you for this insightful video

[@inthefade]

Excellent, thanks. Straight forward and no BS. This is enough to get me started and I'll learn the keyboard and mouse shortcuts as I go.

[@bolognabong]

3:35 this was the answer I needed immediately. Sticking around for the rest, but in my case it was automatically linking a video I was providing commentary on, and I wanted to slice the video and remove sections while maintaining the audio track in full.

[@annelienpienaarfoodconsult139]

After this presentation I realized how much easier and user friendly Davinci is and goodbye to Adobe products that costs a fortune! They do a wonderful job with their products but for users like me using the software not regularly, it is too expensive. They need to change their mind and have a once off payment option. I am happy to do the paid version of DaVinci and love the Blackmagic camera systems. Thank you Ben for this video.

[@colinq9697]

thank you, going to be editing my first drone video tonight

[@LuvinLife72395]

Thanks for covering the basics for a beginner in an approachable way!

[@keeloraz9452]

Man, what a fantastic tutorial for basics. Succint, and kept me hooked, no rambling. Perfect.

[@mynameendshere]

Best part is that you most likely used Davinci to edit this exact video. Thank you so much, I just didn't know how to start out.

[@King_Abhikhyashali]

wow........That's really great tutorial. I thought there will be nothing in this video but after seeing this video it's really useful ...I've just shifted to Davinci its far more better than Premier pro.......Thanks bro

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it!

[@wanderlust9054]

Thank you so much for this video! You made it so much easier to Understand.

[@AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Hi Ben - awesome. I'd used Power Director for years until they changed it to a subscription model that now crashes constantly on my system. DaVinci Resolve uses a similar intuitive approach that I like, so I am transitioning. Regarding an intro to the system, your excellent tutorial has been super helpful, so thanks, brother.

[@motaztawfik]

Thank you... just what I was looking for.

[@alexeytretina]

Thanks Ben! I've just switched from Premiere Pro as well and this video was exactly what I needed 👍

[@BenClaremont]

Happy to hear it 😀

[@aneesh.videos]

Such a well made short and simple tutorial, Thank you Ben.

[@BenClaremont]

No worries!

[@ParasBansal10]

This is how tutorials should be made. You did such an amazing job. Thanks.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad you liked it 😀

[@tfmc_Sausages-x23]

this man is a legend

[@MVMullins]

Short, succinct and to the point! That was very helpful and cleared up so many questions. Thank you!

[@sekathor]

Two words after this video: I love you :* Honestly I know about this software from Your channel! It never pop out on any of my search (don't know why - it's so popular but it didn't). And hope you show us Davinci has some options/addons for 360 recordings.

[@BenClaremont]

Thanks! Will keep the videos coming 😀

[@quibler7]

Thank you so much for such a nice tutorial and as a beginner it was very helpful and not overwhelming at all