Speed Editor for DaVinci Resolve 17 - not me, the New Keyboard!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

What do you think of the speed editor then? Who’s got one and using it? Do you hate it? Let me know, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[@KaarloMedia]

Hey Alex and thank you for the overview. I agree on the amount of angles. Multicam editing using the numerical keys is so much easier on the edit page than using the Speed Editor for those kind of projects. I just got the Speed Editor a few days ago. As a seasoned Resolve user, I was looking forward to bring something new to my editing workflow with the device. I think the Speed Editor is already useful at its current stage, but there are some glaring rough corners and inconsistencies in its functions. I can't remember all of them, but these are off the top of my head after using the device for one evening: 1. I often use a ripple trim in / ripple trim out (one button press) on the edit page. The Speed Editor has the "Trim in" and "Trim out" buttons, but they don't do anything if only pressed once. I would've expected them to perform a quick ripple trim with a single press. They need to be held down and scrolled, which is a shame, but this can hopefully be fixed later. This can be circumvented by doing a split and scrolling back / forward a bit + pressing ripple delete (it's fast and works great). 2. I can say with a high confidence, that the track selection is straight up buggy. The first video track is the only one that works consistently with all of the editing and footage insertion buttons. When you select the second track, a few of the features work differently or don't work at all. And when you go on the third track, all hell breaks loose. Mostly it just jumps back to the second track and performs all functions there no matter how hard you try to single out the third one. All of the hassle can be circumvented by locking all except the desired working layer, but this can be slow and requires the use of a mouse. I would love to have a long press feature on the camera buttons to "lock" the selection to that layer, so the software knows not to touch anything else. Single press would perform a quick selection with all layers in use. 3. The Sync Bin is difficult to utilize when you have only scratch audio on your camera angles and high quality microphones on an external recorder. The Cut Page is so video focused that it only allows to sync one external audio track to the mix, so it would be impossible to cut together an interview with this workflow, for example. Maybe there's a way to work in the cut page with this, but I didn't find a solution. There are more, but can't remember them right now! Maybe I'll make a video review of it myself. Otherwise a solidly made device, a good 7/10 for me at its current stage. Will be a 9/10 if the inconsistencies are fixed and edit page functionality expanded.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

@@KaarloMedia Such a great comment and thoughts here. I agree I think it's still a smashing bit of kit right now and, fingers crossed will improve further with a firmware tweak. Could even be possible to introduce a mapping function so that you could remap some buttons to different tasks. Then sell us a new set of button caps for those with bad memories - like me! 😉 Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment.

[@paullancaster297]

Just got mine with my copy of Davinci Studio. I had been looking to move on from Corel Video Studio, and in October tried Davinci 16 - free version, was so impressed with that, I decided to upgrade to the Studio, to give access to the GPU accerration and some of the slow speed playback effects. And the free speed editor made it a no-brainer. Still in the steep learning curve part of my experience, but do have the advantage of not having previous work flow habits within Davinci to give the cut page a fair chance. I'll take any tutorials you care to make. Paul

[@doug_EX]

I bought the full size editor keyboard and liking it a lot. I was leaning towards the Speed Editor but it wasn’t in stock anywhere and because I was about to start to edit a long length documentary, I decided to buy the full size editor keyboard. The thing I don’t like about the speed editor is that you need ta keyboard next to it to work properly while it is integrated in the full size BMD editor keyboard. But yes, both BMD editor keyboards are awesome! The jog wheel is great, the dedicated buttons on the left of the keyboard are great too, the Timeline and Source button are a lot more useful that I would thought. My editing is now faster for sure. I did not have the chance to use it with Resolve 17 yet because I am waiting for the software to get out of Beta “mode”. Oh, I forgot...great video Alex, as always! :)

[@Rob_eight10media]

Absolutely love it .. its like going back to the linear days.. keyboards and mice are for word processors... Speed Editor is for editing! :-)

[@Solidruskproduction]

Got it yesterday, trying to get my way around it. Very confusing to change and old, practical and efficient habit from Première, straight to DaVinci and the speed editor. After few hours derushing in the cut page, I can (finally) see the capacity of this tool. One suggestion : Don't give up after 2H, carry on until you really see the tree through the forest !

[@2424rocket]

There’s really no reason to use the speed editor… It’s a big fancy toy. Not that it doesn’t work but if you’re fast with a mouse and you’re good with your keyboard shortcuts… Why do you need it? You don’t. It just slows you down. and I’ll tell you this… If you became an expert with the speed editor I would still be faster than you with my mouse and keyboard shortcuts… Trust me. The speed editor is really the slow editor. It’s a gimmick. Yes it works… But you really don’t need it.

[@tymelyoung7683]

I seriously love the speed editor! I cut a wedding trailer in literally an hour. What was I doing before? I have zero clue.

[@mem5922]

Just got mine. Since I'm new to video editors AND Resolve, I picked up on this tool QUICKLY. It's awesome!! Much faster and better accuracy than the mouse for traversing clips. So glad this came with Studio. Basically a must-have freebie! However, I do have a few design 'gripes' for BMD... 1) Alter the wheel - lighten it (it's like starting and stopping a bowling ball), add some additional turning friction (it's too loose), lose the dimple and add some grip material to the face instead. 2) Change the keys - what's with the 1980s IBM Selectric keys?? Use low travel keys with a slight snap (i.e. ThinkPad laptop). Make keycaps changeable and offer button re-mapping software option so users can personalize/optimize their workflow. Then this sucker would be PERFECT :)

[@Erik_Sharp]

The first time of "The Wheel...", scared the piss out of me. Great video. I think it's the best that has been done on the Speed Editor so far. Now if mine would only arrive...

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

I wondered whether people would like that little silliness. Couldn't help myself as every-time I said it during the recording I had that picture internally! 😂. Thanks so much for your very kind comments though. Hope yours arrives soon.

[@AboveandBeyondGlobalDrones]

Just got the Speed Editor yesterday and am watching videos like this to see how others like and are using it.

[@Lanternsinthesky-studios]

The Speed Editor is a very welcome through back to the old editors that I worked with at CBS & NBC TV in the States back in the '80s & '90s. It's a much more natural, organic way to edit as opposed to the dreaded keyboard and mouse!

[@adult93]

Following you along to edit functionality of my digital touch screen speed editor remake using Touch Portal software

[@dirks4093]

Best video I've seen yet on the speed editor. Thank you. Subscribed!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thank you so much Dirk. Really appreciate your time and love that you decided to subscribe. Thanks again!

[@japanimated9683]

I'm a video editing virgin and finally took the jump to buy this speed editor and davinci 17. Your videos are helping ALOT thank you so much. I need more time to get used to it but I'm progressing!

[@frugalfilmmakers]

I have been using the Speed Editor for a while now. I hope in the future BM will allow us the reprogram some of the buttons including the shuttle wheel. On old Sony tape editors you could punch it to change from shuttle to jog.

[@Lanternsinthesky-studios]

Well said. I miss those Sony tape editors in terms of their functionality and editing ease ;-)

[@eskibuzdolabi]

Hi! Are u still using it? Are happy with it? Can we also add transtions, or texts by using this one?

[@mylifepart2]

i just picked up the Editor few weeks ago...awesome little thing...just sweet to use....I am enjoying the Multi cam part of this video...i dont do multicam...but i can see how incredible it would be...if two cameras or just three was used...would make any video totally rock...thx for the lesson....very very cool.....

[@rkokish]

Would definitely like an in depth tutorial on speed editor - key by key, nice and slow.

[@2424rocket]

Check out Darren Mostyn on KZbin...he’s terrific

[@betetet]

Thank you Alex! I just got my Speed Editor and I knew nothing! Your video helped me see WHERE I should be seeing it in preferences and what to expect there, then there was all the other great features you covered so well! YES! I want to see more about this from you! Since I just now found your video and you recorded this a year ago, I hope I find another from you.

[@therealmichaelfrat]

My speed editor just arrived yesterday! Love it (total noob) looking forward to developing my workflow on the device rather than already having editing habits that I would have to relearn on the device.

[@alexfilm6226]

Hello I was wondering how can I zoom in and out in the timeline with the speededitor. On the normal keyboard it's ALT + scroll with the mouse computer.

[@sagi_tech_n_stuff]

You can't and you don't need to. It was made you work with the cut page, you have 2 timelines there.

[@dagmarjordan7790]

Thanks, great intro. Just starting to use the speed editor and yes, I'd love to see its functionalities on other than cut pages.

[@JesseDriftwood]

Thank you this was super helpful!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You're so welcome @JesseDriftwood! Thanks for checking out the video. Honoured to have a KZbinr of your status here on my channel! ☺️

[@JoseSpenaN]

I just got mine and I thought “I will never use this, I am a edit page fan, just bought it for the license offer” now I am using it on edit page EVERY DAY! And no learning curve, actually it is really nice. Definitely I want to see a more in deep uses for this!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Hope you enjoy it! I know what you mean too - I almost felt the urge to go to the full edit keyboard as the experience was just so nice but eyeing up the mini grading panel so that will have to be next! Appreciate your comments and thanks for watching.

[@flipnap2112]

the cut page is the greatest thing since sliced cheese.. I got addicted to it from the get. probably because I came from FCPX.

[@xyzconceptsYT]

Got mine today, just cut up some random B roll, and after a few hours mucking around I really got the hang of it. So handy and efficient.😊

[@THE.MICHAEL.ANGELO]

ABSOLUTELY ENJOYABLE and EDUCATIONAL at the same time. Thank for this Alex!!

[@KettleBones]

Just picked up a speed editor this week. Your multi-cam synching tips are going to be a huge help to me. Thanks for the video!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Have fun! So glad the video is going to help you out! Really appreciate your comment!

[@keithdennis5085]

Thanks for this wonderful tutorial. I've been very pleased with the Speed Editor so far. And feel the suggestions you've made to Blackmagic Design in how to improve the editor are spot on. In the jobs, I normally work on, having more than three cameras would be the exception to the rule--though I suppose I should be hoping that I'd be picking up projects that have more than seven or eight camera views. I really love the "Live Overwrite" function, and have found it very useful!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You are so welcome Keith! Thanks for taking a look and also the time out to leave that comment. Means a lot. I think the live Overwrite feature is genuinely superb although I always find it jumps slightly right at the beginning as you lay a track down which I find irksome. It may be that I have snapping on come to think of it. If not then I'd love that to be 'resolved'! 😉

[@bengordon9589]

Thanks a ton for the great overview, I for one would LOVE to see a more in-depth tutorial on the speed editor!

[@branpod]

Interesting. Wasn't initially sold on it, but after this video and the fact that it comes for free with resolve studio, I decided to go for ti

[@alantuttphotography]

The combination of the speed editor and several new features in Resolve 17 finally gives me enough reason to leave Vegas Pro behind. Good thing too, with the "bait and switch" shenanigans the parent company is pulling right now.

[@Maninhonovaes]

Thank you Mike! I'm just starting out and tNice tutorials video really helped get the basics down!

[@Bangus56]

Most helpful. Best Ive seen so far, thanks.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Glad it was helpful, Richard! 👍🏻 Really appreciate you watching and letting me know it helped.

[@LoganGilpin]

GREAT video its like the fastest tutorial ever.....and when I am nodding off "SPIN THE WHEEL" pops up Greatness

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

HAHA! Yeah I threw that in because I know I can go on a bit but glad it had the desired impact! Couldn't stop shouting it myself during filming either! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@gphiproductions]

Nice thorough review! 👍🏽

[@lisalouisekeen4191]

Fantastic video thank you, got my speed editor last week. Wanted to get eh licence for 17 studio and was daft not to get this as well. And funnily enough ill be shooting a multi cam music video in a couple weeks, and this is going to make my edit so much easier. thank you for the over view.

[@SteveWB]

Amazing Walk-through 👏

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thank you so much!

[@LAlphonso3816]

I love my Speed Editor, but it would have been nice if the buttons Cam2-Cam7 could have been a double tap through the different pages (From Cut-Deliver). But for now I have my Loupedeck ct assisting me with one button functions with DaVinci Resolve that the Speed Editor can’t do as of now. Nice Videos

[@Norain1992]

Great video and on point without unnecessary talk. 😊 👌 Is it possible to hear the audio sound while in the multicam edit mode? For timeline and sync bin

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

That's a huge compliment as I tend to waffle on and on in person! 😂 Thanks for watching. So yes, in the Sync Bin when you play forward, you should be able to hear the audio playing back.

[@andrewlunn]

Nice video Alex. I have one on order and hope to receive it soon. Maybe end of Feb / start of March to help with my journey into video editing

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Nice one Andrew!! You'll love it. There is a little learning curve but once you've got it, it's hard to go back to a mouse! Thanks for watching!

[@andrewlunn]

@@AlexCameron-Depiqd my pleasure mate and thanks for sharing more useful content

[@rtvisionmedia]

A great video and a brand new channel for me! I've subscribed and I'll look forward to learning more with you... and yes, more about the speed editor please!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

That's so kind of you to say. Lovely to learn that you've found the channel - welcome! Anything specific about the Speed Editor that you'd like to see?

[@warburd]

Thanks Alex, I was thinking of switching to resolve but this bad boy has me convinced! Wow.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

It's a total no brainer!! One of the best investments I've made switching to Resolve. Let me know how you get on and if you need any tips or pointers to crush the learning curve then give me a shout.

[@RocklinGerbs]

Fantastic overview. Thanks. Another American who is awaiting delivery after ordering in November;} I would vote for more in-depth videos on the Speed Editor, especially if they improve the functionality over time. Cheers.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Duly noted! Will add it to the list.

[@hinesification]

I just purchase the studio version, and have the speed editor coming this week. I would love to see how it's used in the edit page.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks for watching and commenting Dean. How have you got on with your speed editor? You can use it in the edit page but there are specific buttons that are designed for the Cut Page and will not work, of course.

[@adrain5714]

I will have one tomorrow. Appreciate the review and think this is just what I need. I will be new to resolve. If you have any suggested outline to pick this up quicker let me know...Otherwise, I will KZbin it to death and practice. Thanks again.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Awesome!! Outline for the Speed Editor specifically? Or Davinci Resolve in general? Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@PhilippePerruchot]

Great job 🤙

[@tyronesellers382]

Just got it thanks 🙏

[@ebs4411]

Thank you, you have been able to help me a lot.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@zatoichiable]

What luts are you using in this video.. super nice...

[@swediscer]

Just got mine, and thank you for the understandable video, really useful. Hope to se more in depth easy to understand/ use vids like this.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it and have your Speed Editor now! Thanks for watching!

[@stokemoran]

Would be great if they allow the speed editor to have those multicam buttons remappable, maybe even provide 9 extra keycaps that you can customize yourself.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

I totally agree. I would really love a way to select a specific clip in the timeline or to quickly move ahead (or back) to the next edit point. Thanks for watching.

[@videotech3454]

Great review, looks like a good bit of kit that will speed up editing although may take time to adjust to doing something new .Very good deal as you get resolve studio included in the package

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks again for watching! There is a little learning curve but honestly it didn’t last long. It’s so good it got me thinking about the main editing keyboard...🤔 might be worth the investment. The deal is really good and I’ve heard that a lot of the team at BMD were shocked when Grant announced they were going to give it away with Resolve. Great way of getting people into their ecosystem.

[@TheLoamRanger]

Thanks for the overview, Alex. Mine should be showing up tomorrow (finally haha).

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

That's wicked! Have fun with it. Really appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@olafschermann1592]

Great tutorial, thank you.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You are welcome!

[@willlee2717]

Thanks Alex. Great explanation and totally pro presentation. Now I want at least 9 cams :) Love all that Sync Bin stuff. I will deffo be using that. 😎🎥

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for your kind comments. I know what you mean. I haven't had a multi-cam project for a while and oddly keen to have one come in! Really appreciate you taking the time to comment in.

[@JWalking]

How does the Speed Editor perform in the EDIT page? Can one still use the ‘Source’ function there?

[@alex.muntean]

Awesome review!!! Looking forward to the in depth video about it! 🤗😁 I already have one, but haven’t gotten the chance to use it much.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Hey thanks Alex! I've got the longer one recorded but just need to find the time to go through it and tidy it up...I'll let you know when it's ready!

[@alex.muntean]

@@AlexCameron-Depiqd Glad to hear that! Thanks!

[@SnehithPamarathi]

hi alex, my studio 17 and speed editor arrived this morning and im trying to find some multicam footage to practice editing but no luck. where can one find the footage ?

[@d3vianc3man]

I was hoping we could customize key options, maybe even just change the 1-9 camera keys to just regular number keys as an alternative option

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Yeah I think that would be interesting and certainly being able to map different keyboard shortcuts to certain buttons would be really cool!

[@billyyoung234]

Thanks Alex, Really good in depth Tutorial, I have a Speed Editor, but have not really used it in anger at the moment, I'm between Computers at the moment, going from an iMac to a Mac Mini M1, Bluetooth connection is not working for DVR17.beta8, on the Mac Mini M1 running Big Sur v11.2. but it does work with the cable, All perfect with the iMac (late 2014). Any Tutorial on the Speed Editor, maybe needs a tad more info detail, like, if you HAVE to be in a particular Mode "SOURCE" or TIMELINE" Your Videographs are always welcome, and I always look forward to the next one. and having a Dedicated Davinci Speed Editor Playlist would be useful. I'd love BlackMagic to eventually have Customisable Keyboard Shortcuts, so you could reassign unused keys, especially Cam1 to Cam9, for those that have no use for these existing Keys. and the missing Manual would be welcome.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks Billy for watching and your comment here. The Mac Mini was definitely having issues with Bluetooth on the latest version of Big Sur a few weeks back. Apple have just updated the software though and detail a bluetooth fix so I think that may help you. Really appreciate your feedback and critique too. Totally agree on the different or reassigned keys. I have my fingers crossed. 🤞🏻

[@jfkenpoman1]

Great video Alex I've been using the free version of da Vinci for a while built a new pic as mine wasn't man enough for rendering, now considering upgrading and with the free software with the speed editor I am going to order mine. Please keep putting out your tutorials, maybe some simple tips used with the speed editor. Regards Jon in the Uk 👍🏻

[@808Buddha]

This is an amazing review! subbed! Thank you!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Awesome, thank you!

[@KarpisMaksudian]

Excellent tutorial Thank you

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You are welcome!

[@rumorscameras]

can you click the jog wheel??

[@eskibuzdolabi]

Great video thank u. Can we add the transitions by using this speed editor?

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Yes, absolutely

[@senseiskier8093]

Great Video Alex. Really looking forward to getting my Speed editor....eventually.... 10 weeks later 🤷🏼‍♂️ I'd love to hear about the cut page as I'm really an edit page fan, and now I'm going to learn some new tricks, but I'm an old dog :-)

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

We can certainly take a look at the Cut Page! ope the Speed Editor turns up soon. I know they have a delay due to a component issue. You'll really enjoy it. Thanks so much for being here and watching the video!

[@timperry8961]

I would really like to be able to use the camera keys in multicam mode (editing page), to be able to live edit. I thought this would be a given, but I'm still using my keyboards keys. For live editing I would very much prefer the layout of the Speed editors numeric keys... Hope this functionality will be available through update. It's a no-brainer, right?

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

That would be cool! I think that multicam functionality on the Edit Page should be something that a firmware update could solve. With you in crossing my fingers on that one. 🤞🏻

[@kaizen4smart]

thanks Alex, for a very informative and clear video. I just got my SE after 6 long weeks of waiting. That is not really cool, and especially, since I equally wanted the Studio version as much as the hardware. For me, I can see no reason why BM wouldn‘t just send out the activation key after you bought the bundle. That should definitely improve. other than that, a new piece of equipment always takes time to get used to it. Being a hobby cutter, not a Pro, I did not work that much in the cut page up to now. That is gonna change and I can see the benefits. ... and yes please, make a detailed review. cheers

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Glad that you finally received your Speed Editor. Yeah it’s not great at all. I know that BMD had issues with some component parts and they did put out a public apology a while ago but I agree with you on the bundle and how the activation code is provided. I think they need to consider making that an instant access thing so that people can get on with working in Studio. I do try and feed things like this back and they are very receptive generally. Most importantly enjoy the speed editor and working in the Cut Page. I think it’s a really powerful interface and layout for cutting things quickly and initial layouts. Thanks for watching the video.

[@flipnap2112]

@@AlexCameron-Depiqd yeah I actually just bought a bundle, already had the dongle but couldn't pass up the speed editor (and not having to search for the dongle on my laptop). the company I bought from emailed me the serial and I got it in an hour. not sure if thats standard now but hearing that people had to wait that long is weird. but also, I bought my dongle LITERALLY 3 days before the V17 announcement and when I called them and asked for the speed editor they said "its only for new customers" which left me feeling really... bleh, inside. couldn't believe it. 3 days. anyway, yeah they should've given us over ride ability for some hot keys. a dedicated "smooth cut" button? I would've sacrificed that for a SINGLE swappable hotkey. but im using a stream deck with hotkeys next to it so im good.

[@2424rocket]

I would probably consider using it if it would work on the edit page. I use the cut page for very few things. I hope you do a video showing what you can do with it on the edit page. I will be upgrading to the studio version of resolve any day now and so I will be getting the speed editor. I’m very very fast with my shortcut keystrokes on the keyboard and my mouse… Don’t really know if I need this but I would like to play around with it and see.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Great idea! There is definitely functionality and I'm sure if you have your SE yet you'll have had a play. Things like the transport controls (wheel, jog, shuttle etc) all work so I tend to have it off to the left (right-handed) and allow my left-hand to operate that if I want to. Also the edit commands and trims etc also work. Undo, Snapping etc. I totally get where you're coming from though, about already being quick with keyboard shortcuts. I like that I have options and have definitely started to use the Cut Page more and more for certain projects and processes. Largely sorting through footage and building rough edits. For that particularly the SE absolutely rocks. Also, like the portability of it as when using a laptop I often find that the mouse track pad position and the keyboard make things a little awkward so having the SE out on the road is really nice. Let me know how you get on!

[@swaha55]

Hi Allen, I am considering getting the Studio version and the speed editor. How do you like the Speed Editor and are you using the Cut page more now that you have the Speed Editor.

[@2424rocket]

@@swaha55 The only reason I have the speed editor is because I bought the studio version. is the studio version better… yes it is. Especially now with 17.2… It is smooth as butter and Way way better than Premier. Do I use the cut page? Barely ever. What I like about the cut page is the source tape… So I can go through all the footage very very quickly. Other than that I find it pretty useless. Basically it’s final cut 10 with a magnetic timeline. And as for the speed editor… I called the “slow editor“. All it does a slow me down. It’s silly… You don’t need it. But it comes free with the studio version… I do play with it every once in a while… But it’s like playing with a toy. I’m a very very fast editor in the edit page and I use lots of keyboard shortcuts. I love resolve and I love the color page… But as for the cut page… It’s not that it’s bad, but what for? Like I said finding footage and appending it to the end only to get back to the edit page is very OK.

[@swaha55]

@@2424rocket Hi Allen, Thanks so much for your reply. It is very helpful. Why do you like the studio version better? What features do you use the most in Studio? Also do you have a fast way of zooming in and out? I tried the Close Up key in Cut page but that seemed really buggy in v16. I could not control the framing of the close up with the Dynamic Zoom. It just seemed random as to how you could control the framing of the Zoom. Maybe that was improved in v17. Any tips for things to be careful of when upgrading from 16 to 17? I just started using Resolve about 2 months ago and it is a bit overwhelming after just using iMovie. But so much better. But I have been finding the hard way that there are things to be careful of like where you store your Cache Clip so it does not fill up your hard drive. I film myself teaching yoga with one camera. Do you have any suggestions for how to add more movement by zooming in and out. I was doing this in the Edit page with Adjustment clips and using keyframes with the Zoom parameters but I was wondering if this is the best way for accurate zooming or if there is a faster way. Thank you for any suggestions.

[@2424rocket]

@@swaha55 Yikes! You're scaring me... lol. First of all, stop using the cut page...that's insane. I mean not to start with. Do everything in the edit page for now. You don't need adjustment clips to zoom in and out. You just do that in the inspector. I can't teach you all this in an email. You need to seek out tutorials on KZbin. Darren Mostyn is the best. I believe he has some beginners tutorials. Unfortunately most tutorials suck...but there are great ones, you just have to find them. And lastly, get rid of 16. 16 sucks. When 16 was the only option I stayed with Premiere Pro. Then 17 was a breath of fresh air. 17 is way way way better than 16. And never mind the studio version...just get started with the free version for now. As a pro, you need the studio version but for what you're doing the free version is great. "close up key on the cut page" - yikes! That's a gimmick for people who don't know what they're doing. Just use the edit page for now. Once you build knowledge and confidence, then ...well, I'm a pro and I don't use the cut page. Good luck. But watch those tutorials.

[@EjazKhanPhotography]

Hi how are you? I am reaching out to you because I love how you have explained things on the speed editor. We have just finished filming our feature called Vanishing Knowledge. I am new to Davincci, do you suggest we use the speed editor for a feature film it’s 1hr 50 min long Please let me know Thanks Ejaz

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks so much for reaching out. Congrats on the finishing your feature film!! I think if you're going to use the CUT page in Davinci Resolve to handle the initial pass and go through rushes etc then I think the speed editor would be awesome for that and building an initial edit before moving to the Edit page for more finesse. If you have lots of clips that are back and forth dialogue with cameras that are synced in the Sync Bin (so by timecode or waveform) then it would be very quick to bring a scene together. There is a little learning curve but it's not that steep at all so if you have the time, then give it a try but if you are up against a deadline then I'd suggest not trying to learn something new and adding to your stress level! hope it goes well, do let me know how you get on!

[@EjazKhanPhotography]

Thanks Alex, is it possible for us to talk over the phone? Please let me know. Thanks

[@senseiskier8093]

So when my Speed Editor arrived there was a little red battery icon displayed at the bottom right of the Resolve screen beside the home & settings icons. It seems there is an indication for when the battery is low, but only when it's very low. Seems a shame they can generate it in those conditions, yet not have it there all the time. Haven't had a chance to play with it seriously yet, but like what I've seen so far. Is there a Speed Editor manual anywhere on the BMD website. Haven't found it yet...

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks for pointing that out. I haven't come across it yet in all my time using the keyboard. You're right though, when it is very low that's what other have been seeing too. I'd definitely like it to be more obvious but it does tend to last a long time so maybe not the biggest thing on my improvement list. No manual online that I've found. If I do then I'll add a link in the description. Thanks again for watching

[@dmalovic]

The short but useful editor is in the help PdF that gets installed with Resolve, access it through the help menu. The speed editor is on page 39 or so, talking here from Memory. They explain all the Keys.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

@@dmalovic great share!! You’re so right! I’d totally forgotten that! Thanks for commenting.

[@HoundDogMech]

The Speed Editor maybe a great device but not if one ca't get it to work under BLUETOOTH I had it working but it quit when I Updated to DR 18.6 from 18.5.1

[@nitro_comet]

Great Info.... really helpful!!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You are so welcome and appreciate you taking the time to comment!

[@monizfilms]

Can the speed editor be charged with a charger?

[@williamcousert]

Does anyone know why Blackmagic Design won't allow this keyboard to be used with other applications?

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

I question some of the ergonomics of this device. Square is not a great shape to accommodate the human hand. The camera buttons should be along the top and in a straight line. They most likely chose 9 camera buttons because they imagined users having 10-key experience and therefore modeled it after a 10-key. There needs to be a way of using the dial for multiple purposes. Why not enable the user to flip between using it to scrub through the timeline or make adjustments to lift, gain, etc. on the color tab.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

I think you make a lot of great points. I’d love to see some more functionality with the wheel. As you say, by hoding down a button and turning allows you to make lift, gamma, gain adjustments. They could easily send out new buttons so that Shuttle, Jog and Scroll can be Lift, Gamma, Gain although you wouldn’t have the ability to push colour like with the trackballs on the colour panels. Still, I think firmware improvements will add to it in due course. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

[@Trishan-Vlog]

Also are you using the Mac or PC version?

[@geneanthony3421]

Ordered 2 weeks ago but the thing is on backorder for at least 6 weeks, which is fine but what sucks is they won't even give me the activation code now you have to wait the kit is shipped.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Yeah that sucks. Sorry to hear that. At least the free version still gives you something to work with. Who did you order with, btw? I assume you've reached out to them and double checked they definitely cant send you the activation code. Will they react differently if you say you'll cancel the order to try and call their bluff? Were you still able to get the bundle deal?

[@geneanthony3421]

@@AlexCameron-Depiqd I ordered through B&H and talked to both them and davinci. Both said I had to wait. Oddly B&H said they can probably send me the one with the usb which has a shorter wait which is even stupider since it requires an actual product and it goes out quicker. I also checked with another provider and same issue. Really surprised nobody would work with me on it but it’s a great deal so I’ll deal. I got about another month before I’ll see anything NOTE: The rep from Davinci even said you might be able to look around and get an older version online but you would lose the speed dialer. It's really odd how Davinci doesn't even give you the ability to order through them it's all 3rd party. They really should have had some codes they can send out right now and just send out keyboards later considering it's a known issue affecting every order right now.

[@SuperSinamatic]

is this still true that there is no way to select a clip yet? that's the only thing I been searching for... that doesn't make any sense why this is not possible..

[@A1ZUDD1N]

Thank you for these vids! am trying to port over from premiere to resolve, but sadly this dosent really work.... - I have multiple scenes to multicam/sync & premiere lets you batch multicam/sync theese scenes. - Also when receiving footage from the producer or dop, all the clips are in one folder, both single cutaways and clips to be multicamed/synced. So again need the batch multicam/sync capabilities. - the jog wheel is cool but often i will need to move it by frames to get a precise cut so that dont really work either. For now d normal keyboard with shortcuts is still the real SPEED EDITOR.... cmon blackmagic make this work.... the speed editor looks cool on my desk and would love to use it! :P thanks for this video again really helped me understand the workflow!!

[@lifeguardlloyd]

Great stuff! Thank you!!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks for taking the time to watch. Really appreciate you commenting too!

[@prosfilmschile1309]

great video! you should make one of the speed editor with multiple tracks, cause the workflow is very confusing :S

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting in. That's a very good idea. I'll jump on it!

[@AleZakko]

I would like to know if it's possible to select a single clip in timeline using the Speed Editor in the Cut Page. For example, how can i select a lower V1 clip to split it without split also V2? i know that you can click mouse on clip and the click on Split on Speed Editor, but i would like to know if it's possibile to use only the speed editor in this sense. Last but not least; do you confirm that in-out mark white line selector clips it's only in source clip view and not in source tape view into the cut page? Many thanks!!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks for watching and some great questions. As far as I know, I do not think you can select an individual clip in the timeline, especially in a different track that V1 - I would LOVE to be able to do this with a press down on the wheel or something like that. There may be a workaround that I haven't found yet so if anyone knows then do shout. I don't quite follow your question on the source clip view etc - Can you clarify and I'll try to help.

[@AleZakko]

@@AlexCameron-Depiqd sure! :D thanks! I mean, in cut page, selecting clips in source clip mode (single clips to view on the left view), if you do an in-out, you see in the thumbnail the white lines in-out. If you do in-out using the source tape view (When you can scrubs all clips as a single long clip), on it's relatives thumbnail clip, you don't see the in-out points. Is that correct?

[@AleZakko]

Anyway... I rewrite my comment: I love the speed editor, but I still don't understand how to manage audio tracks on cut page because the label is incorrect than the edit page. For example, if you split stereo track to two mono in clip attribute menu, you still see only A1, not A1 and A2 as you can see in edit page. This is a big issue when you do multifamily interview with different microphones or classical concert with more microphones on stage.. Is there a workaround to see also A1 in green clip in cut page? Thanks!!

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Great question. If I’m totally honest...I don’t think that is possible looking at how the cut page is designed to work. If A1 and A2 are linked you should still be able to edit in the Cut Page and then jump into the Edit or even Fairlight pages for more advanced audio editing. Sorry that’s not more helpful. If I find a workaround I’ll let you know.

[@AleZakko]

@@AlexCameron-Depiqd great!!! Thank you!! :)

[@vladv5126]

So why did they decide to go with the 1980's cash register design?

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Hahaha! I see that, just missing a little cash drawer! 😂. In honesty the design is quite traditional and in keeping with their larger editor keyboard. I find it is very comfortable to use so no complaints from me.

[@mahmoudhaider3424]

Hi Is there any different between the speed editor from Davinchi resolve 15 and 17 release ?

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Hi Mahmoud, the Speed Editor is not available in DaVinci Resolve 15 it will only work with version 17. Do you mean the Cut Page by any chance?

[@twiglet2214]

Nice review Alex, thank you.Just decided to take the plunge - having watched lots of youtube content and being impressed with what people are creating.I was daunted by the apparent complexity of editing but initially a few days ago after research settled for Filmora X and was surprised how easy it was to use.I had Davinci Resolve 9 on my PC but it looked far too complex.I then chanced upon the speed editor and upgraded to Resolve 17 and watched a shed load of videos about the speed editor and bought a new one on Ebay for £160 so waiting for it to arrive - it feels like a whole new interest for me,having been an amateur photographer for many years i have certainly not explored the video/editing world until now but i'm really excited to get cracking with it.It makes a huge difference watching tutorials on youtube as opposed to learning from books which can be quite challenging.Thanks for the useful information and have thumb zupped and sub'd dude !

[@JensChrStrandos]

Great review. Have already bought it and love it:-)

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks for that feedback. Glad you've got yours already as others have been waiting for a while. It's odd to imagine not having it now actually.

[@jimintaos]

I would like to get one, but it seems to be on eternal backorder-so I wait.

[@h0rze423]

Use Amazon. I ordered it 3 days ago and it'd coming in a week

[@onejourney]

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[@thegroove2000]

Touchscreen IOS android app would be interesting.

[@shrikarreddy1648]

Nice title

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Thanks so much!! I was unusually inspired on this one 😂

[@2424rocket]

Glad nobody told Stanley Kubrick that he had to hurry up. I think that’s part of the problem… It shouldn’t be about speed it should be about quality and thoughtfulness and precision.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

That's a great point. I think sadly there are just some tasks and processes (and projects) that need to be done quickly, especially with pressures from clients and studios. Hopefully being faster at certain parts of the process will allow more time on the creative and thoughtful aspects of a production.

[@badpixelinc]

If Kubrick were shooting and cutting on digital media rather than 70mm stock, he'd likely be all about iterations in post. He was an innovator and technology obsessed... and notorious for shooting endless takes. If he had the flexibility to explore countless versions of a cut as part of development, he probably would have exploited that as yet another tool to make the work of his contemporaries look like puke.

[@badpixelinc]

... Having said that, he probably wouldn't be caught dead cutting on a $200 panel. :)

[@2424rocket]

@@badpixelinc you are certainly right about the part that he makes most other modern directors look like “puke“. LOL. He was also a genius… If you put any tool in the hands of a genius you get better results than if you put that same tool in the hands of an idiot.

[@grassoft]

Done with DaVinci Resolve: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHq7fHWdbN2Efa8

[@KezhAndre]

top

[@ruralsavior7218]

But it is handed i.e not designed for left handed people

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

You are absolutely right. I hadn't ever considered that so thanks for educating me on that one.

[@AleZakko]

Mmm... Why I don't see my comment?

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Sorry I missed it! I’ll take a look at your rewrite!

[@eventsvdeographytelceanmihai]

Why buy something like that if Davinci started to have a lot of crashes and many bugs like Premiere. Davinci is no longer good at rendering, has a bug and crashes. It was good in the beginning but now it's rubbish.

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Sorry to hear that's been your experience. I must say that I still find Davinci Resolve much more stable in a beta version than a fully released Premiere version. Are you on the beta version or are you using 16? Remember that beta software is the wild west, to some degree, and I am sure a lot of issues will be sorted in the main release. Thanks for watching and commenting though.

[@yashkite]

the only thing I got from this video, Spin the Wheel 🎡