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DaVinci Resolve in 15 Minutes for Beginners

Kevin Stratvert via YouTube

Overview

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Learn DaVinci Resolve 20 through this comprehensive 16-minute beginner tutorial that takes you from installation to final export using a real project. Master the essential video editing workflow by downloading and setting up Resolve, creating projects in the Project Manager, and importing media into organized bins within the Media Pool. Build clean timelines while understanding navigation basics, snapping toggles, and zoom controls. Develop efficient cutting techniques using Trim Edit Mode and ripple trims to eliminate gaps instantly, then enhance your projects by adding music, adjusting audio levels, incorporating titles and transitions. Explore the Inspector window functionality, learn to stabilize shaky footage, and master keyboard shortcuts for faster editing. Understand advanced techniques including slip editing, removing audio from video clips, editing to music with sync lock, and applying fade handles to clips. Complete your projects by exporting with YouTube-ready presets using H.264 and H.265 formats, gaining practical skills for immediate video editing success in 2025.

Syllabus

00:00 - How to Install DaVinci Resolve
00:40 - Opening Resolve and Creating a Project
01:11 - Importing and Organizing Media
02:18 - Creating and Viewing a Timeline
04:03 - How to Cut and Trim Clips
05:39 - Keyboard Shortcuts
06:19 - What Are Ripple Edits?
07:21 - Using Slip
08:13 - Removing Audio from Video Snapping and Linked Selection
09:20 - Adding Music
09:37 - Editing to Music and Sync Lock
11:26 - Adding Transitions
12:16 - Adding Text/Titles
12:31 - Inspector Window Overview
14:28 - Fade Handles on Clips
14:49 - How to Export Your Video
15:28 - Want More Resolve?

Taught by

Kevin Stratvert

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