These Editing Tips Will Save You HOURS in Resolve

In this video we're talking about 2 editing tricks that can and will save you hours when working in DaVinci Resolve. Editing is a huge part of filmmaking so finding a way to speed up your workflow easily can make the process a lot more enjoyable and that's what these tips are for.
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[@VisionsMusicGroup]

Holy smokes. I have edited about 120 videos in Resolve now, using Blade, select, delete/backspace, ripple, slide blahblahblah and after seeing this and simply using 1,2,3,4 -- I now demand 300 hours of my life back from The Universe. I didn't even realize there was a built-in Pro Tools template. I'm such a noob. Thank you George, I do not say this lightly, you just changed my life ❣

[@georgekamenov_]

Thank you for the kind comment, I doubt I'd go as far as to take credit for "changing your life" 😁But I am very happy to hear I could at least help you in some way

[@iPlayiOS]

I will now be adopting this method. I've been using Davinci for about a year now, and understand the importance of an organized workflow... but have still neglected it, and now I'm at the part where everything is messy lol. The stacked timelines thing is huge for me, so I appreciate it! :) Thanks George

[@SebastianFriedrichVisuals]

3:11 if you would set „Start To Playhead“ to „Q“, „Split Clip“ to „W“ and „End to Playhead“ to „E“ yo can get the same result just even faster without the unnecessary selecting the clip with the mouse and then deleting the selected parts. Just hit „W“ where you want to split the clip, move forward to the point where you want everything to be deleted until the last cut and hit „E“ - way faster! :)

[@benjaminjacome]

a question, but theres like 3 options for start to playhead, resize, ripple and roll. So what do you select, or you do the 3 of them?

[@benjaminjacome]

I kind of just put the keybind to the ripple settings and it´s golden. It takes so much less time, with your recommendation. Thank you amigo!

[@SebastianFriedrichVisuals]

@@benjaminjacome your guess was right - it‘s the ripple section! It really is that simple but it speeds up the workflow so much! You’re welcome!:)

[@IanBrundige]

100%, the w and e bindings save me so much time. I have split clip mapped to s too. Those bindings alone have saved me probably more than a full days worth of editing time alone just this year alone.

[@LightBoyOP]

was about to comment this with s insted of w but same same bro

[@project_nomad]

Genuine, straight to the point and no annoying acting. Appreciate this.

[@bendesignsmedia]

Stacked timelines! 🤯Had no idea about that. The second tip is the one I always try to teach people once they are comfortable with the idea of cutting and trimming because it saves so much time! Great video George!

[@georgekamenov_]

Thank you, I'm happy you liked it. And yeah, that second one is definitely my favorite all time tip for cutting footage 😁

[@pablobellini3320]

To the second one, add "selection follows playhead" and will be even faster

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

I enjoy editing more than I imagined. How you all grasp all the details on all the raw footage is beyond me. Organizing all your thoughts and keeping notes in your head is mind blowing in itself. What I do...is simply record fewer attempts, giving me fewer choices when I bring the SD cards home to edit. tHanks for the videos!

[@PhilKnall]

Was just looking for the equivalent to the premiere Q/W shortcuts, and you cleared that up and gave me the stacked timeline tip in addition. Much appreciated.

[@SonnyLMugambi]

Definitely sticking around. Keep them coming George. Thank you for making the effort to show these tips.

[@joyoffilming9500]

Hey, awesome tips, especcialy for the fast cutting. For a large No of clips, I would even recommend a tip 0 before your tip No 1 which emulates what is done on large film production sets every night with the 'diaries' (the many clips being shot during the day). There is even a SW for this type of work, Assimilate Scratch - but we can emulate it a bit with Davinvi Resolve: Create a new timeline and then go to the cut page, select the bin with your clips (you may have more than one bin with clips for larger projects), and take advantage of the viewing mode called 'Source Tape'. This will make all clips of a bin being showed in the view window as if it was one large clip - and you can navigate ('scratch') through them as if it was one clip. Then take advantage of the playback keys on your keyboard for 'scratching' through all the clips: - 'j' = backwards - 'k' = stop - 'l' = forward Pressing 'j' or 'l' multiple times will speed up playback for backward or forward. To select the part you feel good to go into the timeline just mark the beginning by pressing 'i' (= in) and 'o' (= out), then select via the mouse either smart insert or append insert to bring the selected part into the timeline - this works even over clip boundaries. After this initial 'Scratch', your tips are awesome to speed up things from there - will give it a try asap.

[@duckrabbit6122]

Thanks for this EXCELLENT tip

[@coisasletas]

Thank you

[@billythecat]

priceless, thank you so much.

[@saxumnatur]

The tutorials that teach the basics of video production are great, but tips like these are the real game changers! :D Thanks for sharing your "secrets" George!

[@georgekamenov_]

No problem! Glad you found it useful!

[@filipcucic99]

love it! thank you very much!

[@pauline6717]

Thank you so much! This is really helpful!

[@hectorinmotion]

Gonna help you speed up tip #2. Place your playhead at a cut point - COMMAND+B will make a cut, play footage to where the cut ends a COMMAND+SHIFT+ BRACKET(the key next to the letter P) This does exactly what your tip does but you don't have to remap keys and you don't have to select the clip to delete the unwanted part, it's done auto-magically.

[@georgekamenov_]

Well technically you don't need to remap the keys at all. That's kind of why I mentioned the part about setting them all up so I can use them with just one hand (and less buttons). The time saving part is exactly not needing to use both hands or reach across opposite ends of the keyboard 😅

[@ionluv]

@@georgekamenov_ I don't think you understnd why hectorinmotions version is faster. its has nothing to do with the remaping. I think you should give it a try...

[@georgekamenov_]

I completely understand what he means. What he's saying, you can essentially do in the exact same way with my setup, except instead of using the default key combos he wrote down (which are slower than clicking just one button) I'd just have to click 1 to make a cut then move forward and click 2 to use the "start to playhead" function, effectively making it so I don't have to make 2 cuts, select and then ripple delete. With the way I've set everything up, to do what he's telling me to do I just click "1", move the playhead and click "2". And I'm fully aware of that, sometimes I do it that way. But the reason I gave the tip the way I did was because I felt like it gives me most control and works best for me that way. Of course, if anyone has a way they feel works better for them that's absolutely fine as well 🙂

[@zoharbenezra5947]

gonna help you speed up tip # 2 Instead of making a cut then scrolling making another cut then selecting and ripple deleting, DO THIS!!!!! map DELETE SELCTED to a prefered key map RIPPLE DELET to a prefered key now when viewing you clip, just use in and out (I and O keys) to select unwanted footage. use RIPPLE DELETE to cut and join the two clips or use DELETE SELCETED to cut and leave a gap the size of the deleted clip. (good for visualizing if you want to add BROLL after, so there is some space) ENJOY my friend

[@gcow8328]

Can't you just use the blade then select clip and do shift and backspace?

[@PenguinOutdoors]

I was actually already doing the second half, but the first tip there could really make my life easier. Since starting KZbin in 2020 I have been all self taught and this year my resolution to myself was to learn better editing habits. Currently I dump all of my clips into the media pool, mark in/out in the clip monitor and pull down to a single time line. I find that I also often miss key moments of content or a flow because I am not watching everything at once. Watching how you take advantage of multiple timelines is going to change my entire process. I cannot even begin to think about how much time you have saved me going forward.

[@chaosparticles]

Great help, thank you!

[@deborahherman2540]

Excellent help! Thank you for your generous kindness. I will look at other videos of yours.

[@stefanosantini196]

To be honest, I think using the cut page saves a lot of time as it's meant for quick editing. In the Cut page you can watch all the fotage without creating a new timeline, and you can easily trim and change clips position without needing any other timeline as reference. The last shortcuts were a nice tip tho :)

[@chriss2595]

The cut page is a lifesaver, true.👍

[@plane4993]

i edit in the cut page lol

[@marshallwhitley82]

I agree. Instead of using multiple timelines he could just sort his clips into bins and you the cut page to add segments to his timeline.

[@aarepelaa1142]

@@marshallwhitley82 to be fair bins are a bit slow for something like that unless theres a better way to do it than sorting by flags.

[@nvisionbeats]

I think watching this for me it makes sense coming FCPX to see all the final footage in one place and my timeline i’m working from where as correct me if i’m wrong but everything that happens in the cut page affects the edit page so its nothing like a separate timeline.

[@BikeBoatandTravel]

I really like the stacked timeline idea. Up until recently my motorcycle travel videos have not be that complex. However, recently I have been using multiple time lines for editing drone footage and some effects before bringing that into my main timeline. This will make incorporating that footage into my main timeline much easier. Thanks form Ontario Canada 👍🇨🇦

[@turningupdb]

This is so good! I've been trying to think of ways to speed up my workflow, and you delivered multiple tips in a concise and professional video. I appreciate that!

[@SidelineFilmz]

Thanks for this, George! I watched this a while back and learned about the 1 2 3 and 4 shortcuts as well as stacked timelines, but I just revisited this and added the stuff about organizing timelines and going through footage to my "arsenal." Much appreciated!

[@DrRamnac]

I was almost going to stop using resolve due to the torture that is having to swap between razor and pointer (A & B) slowing everything down and being less than 100% accurate thank you so much for making this video showing the one thing I desperately needed to keep going with this program. The cut to start and end was just a bonus. I’m legit keen on getting back to work. 🎉

[@TechInsomnia]

I would keep making videos on Resolve brother. This video is crushing the algorithm because it’s quick, to the point and you are easy to listen to and learn from. Regardless, you will be monetized in no time and likely off this video alone seeing as it’s done 22k view in 9 days💪💯🙏🔥This video really helped me a lot! Thank you brother 🙏 Liked & Subbed!

[@user-cu7ke8vq2n]

This is great. Thank you for sharing.

[@hibye-weeb-army]

these are really useful!!! thank you so much for these. I really appreciate them.

[@KenRossPhotography]

Great tips - I haven't seen anyone else explain the multi-timeline workflow before so that was pretty interesting. Those edit bindings are a nice super-set of what I have so much appreciated! You have a new subscriber 😀

[@georgekamenov_]

Very glad I could help. Thank you for the kind words as well!

[@InsomniacSrategies]

Man, the stacked timelines feels like it is going to be huge for me. Stuff moving around on a single timeline as I edit is super annoying, but now I can edit without worrying too much about the order and then neatly place it to the second timeline when I'm happy with it! I'll definitely hotkey cut, start to play head and end to play head. Thanks so much for the info!

[@junoglrr9119]

how do i make different timelines?

[@InsomniacSrategies]

I ended up not having a ton of success when I tried it. I'd recommend @ the creator of the video @@junoglrr9119

[@ndolaboy]

Brilliant! Just what I was looking for to replace Q+W ! Thank you!

[@lennihaas4473]

Thank you very much. This was amazing!

[@mirrorlessmemory]

The stacked timelines was gold! For weddings edits I create multiple timelines but never knew you could stack timelines so I can reuse color graded clips! Awesome man 🙌

[@georgekamenov_]

Really glad you found it useful! 😊

[@stayover7315]

If you have different local or remote "Grade Versions" that you made, they also work between timelines in case you need to apply a grade to new clips.

[@trueinspo]

I'm aware of the second one and I have mine set to "QWE" (while also switching between selection and trim modes "A & T")... and thanx for that stacked timelines tip, it's very nice.. I'm used to copying and pasting between tabs, but will definitely incorporate this trick.. thanx :)

[@georgekamenov_]

Hey, no worries man! Super happy you found at least part of this vid helpful 😊

[@ItsGeorgeWilliam]

Great tip! Definately going to try this for my videos, thank u so much!

[@RJMartinez]

Great video man! Thank you for sharing

[@chiefmcconnell]

great tips! I think you could go even faster using the cut page. it does ripple cuts automagically and also lets you drop snips of clips right down where your playhead is. im sure you have messed with it but you can essentially move back and forth from edit to cut page and provably increase your output time a lot. im a novice at davinci but ive seen myself speed things up with the cut page

[@HamedEmine]

Yeah, the first tip could be just summarized in "Go to the cut page" because everything is purposely made for that

[@crossfithammerschmiede]

@@HamedEmine Exactly my thoughts too. So many people neglect the Cut Page, it's great for assembling a rough edit. 2nd tip is definitely a time saver though.

[@elcamino6699]

It's always very interesting to see how different people edit. You can learn a lot from different editing workflows and work out your own style of doing things efficiently

[@georgekamenov_]

Exactly, it's one of the best ways of learning anything in the creative space!

[@unlisted-coaching-videos]

So helpful, thank you!

[@64chrigu]

Great Tips! Thank you!

[@pablomartinez1504]

Index Use stacked timelines - 0:44 Split Clip & Ripple Delete Key Bindings - 2:33 Start/End to Playhead Key Bindings - 3:49

[@OctagonalSquare]

Be very careful with ripple deletes though. If you have effects and stuff layered, or you have a backing track you don’t want to cut, the ripple delete shifts EVERYTHING and will offset those things. Also, I’ve had several times where I’ll load a project I manually saved before closing, and it will have lost some of my progress. It’s only happened 2 times but it is frustrating

[@konsti8463]

maybe compound clips could help. didn't try it yet

[@ChidanandHiremath]

I agree but this is probably only for cutting, which should precede adding effects and other layers. Once you have the timeline you want, you can turn off ripple delete.

[@emilflarsen2]

That's one thing that frustrated me when switching. But now i'm very happy with the ripple delete.

[@forestgames03]

@@konsti8463 compound clips are amazing!

[@19SSDD81]

u can lock tracks too. but really all cuts should largely be made pre effects.

[@rohanhalloran]

so helpful thank you!!

[@theaphex6282]

Thanks a lot! this is so simple yet so great

[@ScottBenedict]

Using the source tape feature in the cut page is similar to putting all of your clips on the timeline. You can view everything quickly and tag you in and out points and drop it into your timeline for your selects. Might save one step.

[@PeterSedesse]

Yep, was coming here to say the same thing. Cut Page is often misused to be a lite version of editor, but really what it's main function is to do exactly tip 1.

[@szatek16]

But when you tag in and out points you won't be able to use this hidden footage in the edit page. It really depends on what you are editing.

[@ShowofForce]

Perfect, was looking for something like this

[@JoseinLA]

Right On! Great Tips! Thank You!

[@googmasterreviews9063]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@lichslair_101]

Thank you, this will go to good use!

[@fonsavan]

thanks george! brilliant tips

[@atlascorporations]

great tip man. thanks a lot!

[@gamedizzy]

Amazing tips! Going to try it right now! Thanks again

[@chrisfebian252]

Man, this is awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@SavannaBanana205]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@Flash_of_Stars]

Useful, thank You George

[@jz_der_echte272]

thank you very much!!! So fabulous tips :)

[@theuglybarnical]

I used these tips and I am amazed!. Thank you for these tips.

[@coolcoolminecraft7265]

Superb video and tip, thank you for posting!!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

This is extremely helpful, thank you for these tips!

[@whoisdanielsong]

Great video! Thank you!

[@ryanstruck]

Awesome, thank you for this. It’s the video I didn’t know I needed.

[@O3FILMS.toronto]

Thank you ! this is super useful

[@aegeanlight7916]

Soo good! Thanks!

[@stevehtml5490]

Now that's gonna help a lot , Thanks

[@Merrlin]

These are great tips! I always dread cutting clips short & want to get to the fun part with transitions so those shortcuts will definitely be up there on my to-do list of modifications I need to do moving forward. The multiple timeline clips are excellent as well, I usually just play all the individual clips & drag them onto my working timeline, I wasnt even aware that you could have multiple going at the same time haha. Thanks for making this video, you potentially have saved me about a gallon of coffee & part of my sanity. Cheers!

[@gerryfromaustralia]

Really good. Thank you George.

[@ozzymcintoshjr]

super useful my friend. will be adding this to my workflow.

[@daryladhityahenry]

Really really nice tips!! Thanks a lot! Since I'm doing these many basic things, your tips really really really really useful. Thank youu!

[@motiondesignberlin10243]

Great recommendations, thanks for sharing!

[@user-mk7pe6og1u]

Man, this is so helpful. Thanks a lot!

[@jedhorca]

Dude, this info is GOLD! Thank you so much for sharing, gonna save me so much time!

[@mattalber]

Thank you George! Such a great workflow! I really appreciate you taking the time to share this. Stacked timelines--- mind blown!

[@SpicyGavino]

Thanks so much dude. Excellent tutorial

[@THEHITMEN]

I love these tips man!! Thank you for making this video 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@ricb4195]

Great tips!! I'm fairly new to editing and I've been doing all my editing in one timeline, stacking the footage similar to how you've broken yours into multiple timelines, but that gets so messy and confusing sometimes! Can't wait to try your tips!

[@lrdhsy]

amazing video. something people really seem to overlook when staying motivated is workflow and this helps a ton. thank you

[@kristiangalang]

Thanks George!

[@Vasya67]

Nice tips, really helpful, thanks!

[@BW4EIRE]

Excellent content. Thanks for posting.

[@michaelbrandonfalk5316]

This was helpful. Thank you.

[@volodymyr.mksmchk]

Thanks, this looks like a useful tips!

[@trindu4833]

Thanks for the short but veeeery interesting video! Love it!!

[@koniginsaab]

Nice work, George! Thank you for sharing!

[@personanoah]

excellent workflow tip, thanks!

[@FrostedDuckyo]

Wow those tips are reeally useful. Thanks!

[@morty_mcfly]

Very useful tips ! Thank you ! :)

[@juandjo707]

Great tips, simple but very useful. Thanks.

[@Soulmag]

Really useful, thanks!

[@StoneDog146]

A couple of very useful tips .. thank you

[@chipcurry]

Thanks a lot, I'm just getting started on DR. This will make it snappy.

[@JRPSLU]

Thanks for the tricks, especially 1 to 4! This helps a lot.

[@starlite.]

YESS great tips thanks

[@DanielGabani]

Great tips! Keep up great work man 💪

[@AdLunam]

Very useful tips, thank you very much. Postioning the Cut-Functions on 1,2,3 and 4 is great, never thought about this. 👍👍

[@olafschermann1592]

Great tips, thank you

[@livingstonlee]

Awesome video. This saved me some time. Thanks

[@Daniel-ge6df]

Thanks for these tips dude! Really helpful :)

[@orplecgstudio-aliaksandrts3034]

Great tutorial ! 🙂 thanks!

[@orange42]

Oh this is so good! Thanks!

[@ZoieUwU]

This video is so helpful as someone new to editing, thank you!!

[@Seekeele]

Really helpful! thank you! 👍

[@geomfilms]

Thank you so much. This tip has saved me a lot of time. great video

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thank you George, I have never seen the timeline stacking method before. This is a really fast way to get through an edit. I appreciate you taking the time to share them, I will re adding this technique to my work flow.

[@ca-mue]

Thank you so much - it is so simple and helpful at the same time. I'm totally a keyboard guy and absolutely missed the option to customize the shortcuts. I'm current getting into FPV flying and video editing is more a needed step than my passion. Now with numbers 1-4 half the work is done. It's very entertaining watching your videos - you are a very likeable guy. Thank you!