Import Custom (and Fix Broken) TRANSITIONS in DaVinci Resolve

[@Daniel_Batal]

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[@Syntheticoilprotection]

Great info bro!!!

[@SIRAJ0998]

Please help me . When i open the app it stuck while Loading project .

[@MoishHas]

I always enjoy watching Daniel, the best teacher on KZbin. Thanks so much ❤❤❤

[@Daniel_Batal]

Wow, thank you!

[@LL43216]

Thank you Daniel. You are genuinely one of the few creators that teach us how to fish rather than give us the fish itself. Been following for a while and your content is awesome

[@Daniel_Batal]

Love that! I do my best to give the tools to help others conquer this crazy video editing thing 😅

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

As always, SO helpful and thorough and understandable! A thousand thanks Daniel!

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure!

[@eljaviysusmodelos]

The explanation of why sometimes the transitions don't attach to the point we want is fantastic, never thought of it that way, thank you!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad that was helpful! I’ve had a bunch of people ask about that and thought it was important to understand

[@CarlosRosalesRoca]

Finally all the secrets of transitions revealed...sometimes they drove me crazy, very grateful.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Same!

[@chuckdevlin6143]

Daniel, found my problems which are: 1. When combining clips together I needed to use the timeline screen to show advancement of clip, easily found end of clip then dragged next clip behind it and apply transition. This way I do not lose any clips. 2. Transitions: Used the method of creating dark triangle at end of one clip and beginning of the next clip. A very basic transition, but it does work and easily applied. 3. When creating Compound Clip I needed to make sure all clips are highlighted, if not will only work on one clip. Is now working - Title, compound clip with basic transitions, and music. Will create a separate project just to work on creating any transition, even those that you need to expand space between clips to make room for the transition code to get it to work. Again, really appreciate your help and involvement, shows you really care. Chuck Devlin

[@TheRustyGarageandHomestead]

Daniel, Thank you. I have fought this for a good bit. I honestly didn't know why i couldn't add this to some clips until watching this video. That is alot of steps to move those transitions in. i would be lost if it wasn't for you. Thank you again for being "The Master" at teaching us noobs

[@Daniel_Batal]

Finding file paths for Resolve is tricky so I figured it was worth talking about

[@TheRustyGarageandHomestead]

Your Sir where very correct. Id be lost@@Daniel_Batal

[@stormsofevermore]

Daniel, thanks a million for this outstanding video! I recently started in Davinci Resolve Studio and there was no good info on this. Everyone kept saying to cut a little off the ends of the clips and then drop in the cross dissolve. I was so frustrated. If your most important footage is at the end of a clip or beginning, by their own logic your film is useless. Explaining it with your intelligence, it's perfect. Thank you, very, very much! Working on my first music video of myself and you just saved my video release date! Much love my brother!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Righteous! Glad this was helpful and best of luck with your music video!

[@coachjohn]

I love the way you break down your tutorials for the nonprofessional editor. The guy like me that dosent use DR as a profession but just to edit thier own YT videos. Super helpful. Thanks

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated! Smack me if I start making it all too complicated

[@mikenoad2494]

"I know that sounds complicated" ten seconds after making it sound simple! Great tutorials, helps us understand WHY which actually teaches the HOW, thanks and please keep them coming!

[@Daniel_Batal]

I try my best. Some of these things are harder to figure out than others so I do my very best to simplify them. Hopefully I succeed 🤞

[@mikenoad2494]

@Daniel_Batal well, that one was confusing the hell outta me for 2 weeks until I saw that clip!

[@crazycornishcrafter]

Thank you. I especially like the explanation about the memorability of transitions.

[@Daniel_Batal]

👊😎☮️

[@jer3006]

This is an EXCELLENT explanation of making a transition work on an edit junction in DaVinci Resolve! The one-sentence explanation others give usually does not help noobs because frames NOT displayed on a timeline that are maybe in a clip is a concept really hard to grasp. This video should be at the top of the list for new videographers learning Resolve. Thank you❗(Or, maybe it was just me having a hard time with that concept.)

[@Daniel_Batal]

So glad this was helpful for this situation! Transitions can be tricky sometimes

[@thebrownfamily2693]

Great video Daniel. Your smooth explanation was spot on. Do you have a video showing how you created your callouts? The arrows and the circles!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Some I created, some I licensed. Here l’s how to make your own in 30 seconds --> kzbin.infoIujCG4KPqxY?si=VOQXDg-Kwrlx1s-a

[@Amarrurkee]

You make awesome video do not waste time and in short time you explain all necessary things . So wanna stick with your videos i will try if i could go with Davinchi if i could learn that

[@Daniel_Batal]

I’m really liking Resolve. Takes a minute to learn the workflow but once you get used to it, it’s really amazing

[@MARTINBEING]

thank a lot dani. from 2k19 i started video editing via filmora with u, now i leave filmora too coz ur my Guru(in Hindi) i started davinci with u, love from India. it's my kindld humble request that kindly keep uploading short video regarding davinci video editing tip and trick. love u n M artin pertin this side.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thank you! Will do

[@PriceTagAquariums]

I never realized that about transitions. I wondered why sometimes when I dragged and dropped them down into my time-line, it only went to one side of a clip. NOW I know! Thanks for the help!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Took me a second to figure it out myself

[@johncarson5998]

Amazing. Thank you Daniel, always exceeding our expectations. 🤘

[@Daniel_Batal]

👊😎☮️

[@PuffinPass]

Today I learned that I have been using the transitions wrong for longer than I care to admit. I usually just drag one clip above the other for overlap then drop the transition onto one of the clips. As soon as you dragged back the frames and then mated them and added the transition I felt like such a fool doing it the other way. This will save time and effort, thanks for this vid.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Been there! Usually most of my footage is cut up from longer segments so the transitions always drop right between them. The first time they didn’t work I was all sorts of confused

[@chuckdevlin6143]

Daniel, you strike again. Great video - I had been having problems with transitions, but now have them working pretty good. I do appreciate your video help. By the way, so far like the "Blur Dissolve" at 1.5 seconds.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I use that one often too. I tend to prefer very straightforward transitions. Either just a fast cut or a simple, dissolve or cross fade are some of my favorite transitions.

[@StonedKoala]

Thank you honestly the broken transitions was starting to drive me crazy.

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

Nice one Daniel you are still the best 👌 👍. Hope you are good kind regards from London England 🇬🇧

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, Adelino!

[@expttchr]

I am who watches whole davinci resolve videos❤❤❤

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated!

[@expttchr]

@@Daniel_Batal you deserve ...you are only who teaches well and make things clear by zooming in too. Genuinely i am a person where we dont watch vdeos in english...but your style, easy way make me understand.

[@expttchr]

I am still unable to understand fusion nodes how they work are imported reasons every thing...is too much complecated ...although i watched your video...if you make new one keep it more easy.thanks

[@expttchr]

I am waiting for your next fusion vodeos on davinci

[@802OutdoorAdventures]

Thanks for explaining this. I have not been using resolve for this reason. I am going to have to check this out.

[@jaydraws2019]

Just struggling with it today as a begienr and you nailed it. thanks.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hey, good timing!

[@OneArmAwesome]

Thank you so much. Perfectly explained this for me

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're very welcome!

[@BhagirathiPadhy-dc1oz]

Thank you, DB. Again new one! Wow!!!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks! Been a while since I dropped a long form tute. We were due.

[@dymoslaw]

Thank you! You uploaded video when i needed information about it the most.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Good timing! Glad to hear it!

[@krishchandran4125]

Excellent video. Learned something new today. Thanks, Daniel !

[@Daniel_Batal]

Great to hear!

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

Thank you Daniel you explain it so well to make easier for us, brilliant Thank you,

[@Daniel_Batal]

My pleasure!

[@ottomanbeatsofficial]

how can i fix the slow time line ? for example when i move the cursor to certain part of the clip, it wont just play from the part im on. itll be laggy and slow. Is this a limitation for the free version or does the paid version do this too?

[@Daniel_Batal]

More likely a limitation or your system resources. Start by making sure your computer meets or exceeds the recommended (NOT minimum) system requirements-> motionarray.com/learn/davinci-resolve/davinci-resolve-system-requirements/

[@ottomanbeatsofficial]

i have AMD ryzen 5, with 32 gb of ram, 512gb M.2 main drive 2TB HHD, Seagate IronWolf 14TB NAS Hard Drive for samples, beats, expansion packs etc.@@Daniel_Batal

[@ChawkToo]

Amazing video as always :)

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks!

[@gabrieldeipatinga]

Very good explanation... 🙃

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thank you 🙂

[@chezchezchezchez]

Wonderful. I actually had this happen to me and I’m a complete beginner, so makes sense that it would happen to me…. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence but I’ve seen three videos on KZbin that cover this answer. But I guess what’s a little bit interesting when you took the handle and moved it over for the beginning in the ending clip, you’re saying, that the information is still there that it can use even though you’ve cropped out that information da Vinci is still going to use the hidden information to build the transition. That’s interesting and you didn’t say it like that.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Yes! That is really the backbone of NLE (non linear editing). Now, if you had two clips that you had already cut down from a longer segment, you probably wouldn’t notice as you dropped in your transition seamlessly. Always remember. All of the information in any clips is ALWAYS there, not matter how thin you slice it in edit

[@CrudeButEfficient]

Just what I needed! I'm nev to Resolve, and was wondering this very thing just yesterday. 😎

[@Daniel_Batal]

Perfect!

[@brokenfingergaming]

Well don't that beat all. I was struggling with this, and you solved it in a minute LOL

[@Daniel_Batal]

Perfect! Not that you were struggling, that this helped 😜

[@R3user-p5q]

Daniel, I used your link to get Storyblocks. Thanks. I did look for the 80 transitions pack you demonstrated, but couldn't fine them. Do you have a link? Jeff

[@Daniel_Batal]

Here you go, my friend. Make sure you're logged in ---> www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/seamless-transitions-davinci-resolve-348614262

[@R3user-p5q]

@@Daniel_Batal Thank you

[@Daniel_Batal]

Let me know if you have any issues

[@Amarrurkee]

Will you ever make videos on filmora again ? As i am used to that software and familiar with layout because you made awesome videos back then

[@Daniel_Batal]

Not likely. I don’t use the software anymore and it’s limitations probably won’t bring me back

[@BalochGT]

My English is weak. But u explain everything very well. Thank u sir

[@Daniel_Batal]

You’re welcome!

[@flueckigerthomas66]

so good thank you !

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thank you too! Much appreciated ☮️❤️

[@mjklein]

Good info, thanks man!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Any time!

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information Daniel

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hey, thanks! 🙏

[@Sneha-qo4hg]

Genuine thanks

[@Daniel_Batal]

☮️❤️

[@henrysara7716]

Thank you very much.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You are welcome!

[@TonyMolesworthMusic]

Do you need a green screen with divinchi?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Well that’s a loaded question! Here are two answers. Green screen: kzbin.infoYV5TqjSnxlc?si=VzidPTNDFjxZSRoz No green screen: kzbin.infoH_nF5pPwb9w?si=unwrTwmDDpxN2_wk

[@Thebarebones_]

great tutorial

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks!

[@OfficeofthePacific]

So anytime I have footage that cannot be cut at the end or beginning of an adjoining track, I can simply add another track and do what you did in the first part of this video and then render and I'm good.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You mean overlapping them? Yeah, that’s always an option

[@OfficeofthePacific]

​@Daniel_Batal, yes, sir. It's much easier to overlap 👍👊🙏

[@travislapham3479]

Using DaVinci resolve is a fun thing to do but I'm curious if you heard or tried a thing called capcut

[@Daniel_Batal]

Yup. Not a bad little editor made by the parent company that owns TikTok. Great for simple editing tasks.

[@Amarrurkee]

thanks Daneil please tell me mac capcut is good by apple or filmora ? Capcut is not available in India i think . As filmora does have so many presets and its cheaper too but now they sell perpetual plan only not a lifetime. And can we have two licenses like for mac too from same email id ?

[@Daniel_Batal]

I believe so. My singular sign in had three lifetime licenses. Filmora for Mac and PC and FilmoraPRO for PC (now discontinued)

[@mayhemxxx2599]

hey brotha im having trouble with this great tutorial i did all the steps however when i restarted davinci nothing showed in my transitions what should i do?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Did you get your transitions from StoryBlocks?

[@aletrejos]

Master!!!!! 👏👏👏👍

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks! 😃

[@NoloCuban]

Thank You!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're welcome!

[@Ganesh_Danne]

Hey boss!!, can i get the link or drive of those transitions and effects,titles ?😊

[@Daniel_Batal]

👉 storyblocks.com/danielbatal

[@davidswanson9269]

Your explanation is all well and good but that is why I purchased video editing software in the first place so I don't have to consider your manual methods in the first place, to modify my work flow wondering if a transition is going to work or not. This impedes productivity and the creative process. It would be easier if the software would interpolate the necessary frames and create the transition as desired as the optical flow works when you do a retime. I have used other less ambitious software in the past that doesn't choke on video transition effects between clips. This should not be an issue with Davinci Resolve but it is still.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You’re misunderstanding transitions. If you put most video clips that have been cut from your footage (as most are in any significant project) you’d never have this issue. With other simple software, they often duplicate the opening or ending frames and give you a different problem, motion freezing and audio drop. Some will try to manually move the footage in your timeline which throws your sync off if you’re adding transitions in the middle of a project. This is true of ALL video editing software. You don’t want that either.

[@Amarrurkee]

Hello Daniel . I just bought mac and now filmora doesn’t let me use as they are saying my license was for windows but on my invoice its nowhere mentioned i bought during version 9 when you used to make tutorial videos . I am so thankful to you i learned editing from you i only know how to use filmora yesterday I bought mackbook m3 max so i could grow my youtube channel now as my laptop was very old . Have only 100 subs currently. What to do now . Can you recommend something or is there any easy software like filmora please respond. Thank you so much

[@Daniel_Batal]

Yeah, Filmora has always had separate licenses for Mac and PC (I have lifetime licenses for each) I would consider looking at something like CapCut if you want something fairly simple with a user-friendly UI. Your MacBook will handle DaVinci Resolve no problem but it’s a more advanced software

[@Amarrurkee]

@@Daniel_Batal thanks Daneil please tell me mac capcut is good by apple or filmora ?

[@Amarrurkee]

As filmora does have so many presets and its cheaper too but now they sell perpetual plan only not a lifetime

[@Amarrurkee]

@@Daniel_Batal can we have two licenses like for mac too from same email id ?

[@kpkp2655]

I miss your wicked live streams. Any time soon?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Good idea. I’ll schedule another one soon

[@dennismitchell9500]

The extra frames used for the transition are called handles.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hmmm… never heard that! I think we all know the ease controls of a keyframe curve are called handles but this is new to me

[@dennismitchell9500]

@@Daniel_Batal In the preferences in the user section under editing their is a line called handles which is used to set the default amount of extra frames on the ends of clips.

[@chezchezchezchez]

Was that just a coincidence that today’s sponsor had some of those downloadable transitions? 🤣🤣

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hell no! They are the perfect fit for this conversation and I reached out because I’ve been paying for their service for years I only mention companies I actually use and that I think fit the conversation and are actually worth the money. (Probably why I’m not a wealthy KZbinr, but I’m okay with that!😅)

[@SoloNtuneOfficial]

How to install effects on mac?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Which effects are you referring to...?

[@SoloNtuneOfficial]

@Daniel_Batal 3rd party effects like transitions, glitches I've been trying to add to davinci resolve, but they won't go into any of the folders. I figured I'm doing the process wrong for Mac, so I was wondering if you could make a video for it.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Make sure you restart after installation. That's sometimes an easily overlooked step. Those definitely have specific installation methods and they're not always identical. This might help ----> kzbin.info/www/bejne/npa0mH9jeruWgbMsi=Kjf3LqNmoMH94PFe

[@sagarbarman8499]

So the long transactions are smooth better than short ?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Can be. It depends on the transition. I think if things like Dissolve become too fast, they can be abrupt and distract the viewer. Pacing is key.

[@sagarbarman8499]

@@Daniel_Batal Thank You 😊

[@Ahmed_Elzatary]

What are the requirements to run the program on the computer?

[@Daniel_Batal]

I like motion array’s breakdown from a couple years ago. They don’t just show minimum system requirements, which never work well, they show recommended system, specs. Definitely use those 👉 motionarray.com/learn/davinci-resolve/davinci-resolve-system-requirements/

[@Ahmed_Elzatary]

@@Daniel_Batal My brother, you are truly a wonderful and special person. Thank you very much ❤️✨️

[@Caraboo900]

Hello! What do I do if all of the transitions I downloaded are only .mov or .mp4 files? I've downloaded titles for Davinci no problem before, and those were all .setting files, but when I download the folders for video transitions, they're all .mp4 or .mov?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Depends on the transition type. Are they overlay designs?

[@Caraboo900]

@@Daniel_Batal Thank you for the fast reply! I don't even know because I couldn't find them in DaVinci 😅 But when I open the .mov and .mp4 files, they're black backgrounds with the transition, and if I drag them into DaVinci, they don't work like they should, they're just a standard video. The category on the page I downloaded them from is "Video Templates->Elements". Are elements different than transitions?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Yeah. It sound like those are more like overlays designed to place above a cut. Often they’ll look like a motion that covers the entire screen and hides the cut. Though they should be built on a transparent background

[@Googlequizzes]

I created a transition using davinchi resolve with file extension 'webm', when i add this transition into davinchi resolve like 👆this way not showing when i restart the resolve. Plz help me sir

[@Daniel_Batal]

Depending on the version of resolve you have, studio versus free, there are certain file type of limitations and WebM in particular is one that is only partially supported in specific situations, depending on how you created the file. I would recommend converting that to a different file type.

[@jthillerup]

Time saver: With the playhead over where you want the transition, just double click on the transition selected in the effect panel, and the transition will magically jump to the playhead 😅

[@Daniel_Batal]

Ehhhhhh.... kinda! It will jump to the next available split but doesn't form to the playhead and won't drop if there isn't enough enough information (as explained in this video) It's one of those shortcuts I rate as a solid 6

[@jthillerup]

@@Daniel_Batal I meant to say that instead of dragging the transition on can just double click on it,- well no a huge time saver ;-) but anyway...

[@Amarrurkee]

Will Davinchi be easy ? Will it run on mackoob pro max m3 chip with 36 gb unified memory (36 GB ram ) i hope i dont get you bore by my questions! Filmora was cheaper i i kind of know now as from your tutorials during filmora 9 and got it on your recommendation. I hope one day will meet you when i will be big enough maybe you will be ready to meet me

[@Daniel_Batal]

DaVinci is not easy, it’s got a steep learning curve but it’s a true Pro level editor. You can try out their free version. It has almost as many features as the paid version and is completely free.

[@chuckdevlin6143]

I spoke too soon. Combining two video clips creating a transition is easy. However I am trying to combine 6 video clips into a compound clip with a transition between each clip. I have only gotten the first two clips to work with the transition, then it falls apart trying to add the other clips. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not tried first creating the compound clip then trying to place the transitions. This could prove difficult in proper placement if it works. No hurry as what I am doing is "proof of concept", not for real for several months at least. Just getting a head start.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hmmm… I haven’t had that particular issue. I’ll see if I can replicate it and if I can, I’ll try to find a solution. ☮️

[@froggie316]

no time not seen like and share

[@Daniel_Batal]

Appreciated!

[@DovePoslanika]

I did all the same but didnt work for me 🤕

[@Daniel_Batal]

See if you can find what other user error is stopping your transition from working. Everything from locked tracks, grouped assets, or things that might override or supersede the ability to drop the transition.

[@DovePoslanika]

@@Daniel_Batal It is ok now , I created another folder in Templates / Edit and added Transitions in it :) it is working now. Tnx

[@brokenfingergaming]

Also, is one able to use, let's say, Adobe transitions in this same manner 7:27

[@Daniel_Batal]

You have to use templates that are built for Resolve (it’s a file type restriction for both editors)

[@JayfkProductions876]

If that was a thing I would've switched to resolve 😂 😂

[@brokenfingergaming]

Thank you​@@Daniel_Batal

[@allstarbury]

Personally i am using just trim videos but i am also using fade in and out But i am still looking for inivisible transitions which we can see on shorts from asian model channels . Channels are even 1 mln subs but its transitions that are do the job 🤔🙄

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hmm… not sure I understand that last part

[@allstarbury]

@@Daniel_Batal i am trying to explain by using this way to avoid post to be removed 😊

[@TOMMYBMP]

what if they are .mov files not settings files?

[@Daniel_Batal]

.mov flies wouldn’t be transitions. They’d be a video clip. In that instance, you’d need to treat them much like adding a video asset to your timeline

[@TOMMYBMP]

@Daniel_Batal so essentially do the file organization within my windows organizer rather then having them ready to go in the tool bar of davinci? So I have to import these files to each new project every time I wanna use them correct? There's no way to store them within davinci?

[@Daniel_Batal]

It depends. The file path I showed here for PC will get you to most of the folders for saving different types of usable files. There are some 3rd party templates such as text animations and such that utilize video files for portions of the overall effect. Definitely not my favorite type of animation. Usually those types of have some sort of installation guide with them contained in the installation folder.

[@TOMMYBMP]

Thanks super helpful! Yeah I used motion array for vfx and overlays and such and most of them seem to be that .mov or mp4 3rd party style... kinda disappointed... I'd prefer to work with mostly those .setting files u showcased it seems easiest atleast for now... storyblocks is the way to go?

[@bhanuthakur6955]

Iam trying to import a movie with a duration of 3 hours in davinci to make a trailer from it. But it is imported without sound. What should I do. Please help🙏🏻

[@Daniel_Batal]

Make sure the audio codec used in your movie is supported by the version of Resolve that you’re using

[@d.r.dmedia2481]

This never happens with Premiere Pro, tho I'm using Davinci at the moment 😂

[@Daniel_Batal]

First off, it does. Keep in mind this ONLY applies to when you’re using complete segments with no additional information. Different software handle the same situation differently. Some will automatically move the assets. Some will duplicate the opening or ending frames which causes a different problem, freezing during the cross dissolve

[@buddhahubert]

👍👍👍👋👋👋🙏🙏🙏

[@arielespiro]

Davinci Dissolve

[@Daniel_Batal]

I think I said that a few times while filming 😜

[@jeffstreck]

I hate boken things.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Me too. But these ones can easily be made to work again.

[@Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube]

Nice Tutorial again 🙂

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks… again!

[@akashseervi3735]

I always enjoy watching Daniel, the best teacher on KZbin. Thanks so much ❤❤❤

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, Akash!