Video Editing Made Easy with DaVinci Resolve 18: Create quick video content for your business, the web, or social media

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Boost your audience on social media by leveraging DaVinci Resolve 18 and share impressive micro-content with the guidance of a certified Blackmagic Design training partner Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key FeaturesEnhance your content with creative editing, VFX composition, color grading, and sound editing techniquesLearn techniques to generate quick video content to engage and increase your audienceDiscover the latest features and hacks of DaVinci Resolve 18 to realize your creative ideasBook Description Micro content dominates social media marketing, but subpar editing and low-quality videos can shrink your audience. Elevate your social media game with DaVinci Resolve - the world's most trusted name in color grading that has been used to grade Hollywood films, TV shows, and commercials. Version 18 enables you to edit, compose VFX, mix sound, and deliver videos for different platforms, including social media and the web. You'll learn the basics of using DaVinci Resolve 18 to create video content, by first gaining an overview of creating a complete short video for social media distribution directly from within the “Cut” page. You'll discover advanced editing, VFX composition, color grading, and sound editing techniques to enhance your content and fix common video content issues that occur while using consumer cameras or mobile phones. By the end of this book, you'll be well-equipped to use DaVinci Resolve to edit, fix, finish, and publish short-form video content directly to social media sites such as YouTube, Twitter, and Vimeo. What you will learnExplore how to edit, add effects, and post to social media using the new Cut pageDeliver video projects swiftly to a variety of social media formats using the Cut pageFix problems with videos, such as stabilizing footage and syncing audioEnhance the quality of your videos through color correction and other visual effects techniquesDiscover how to use the Neural Engine AI in the Studio Version of DaVinci Resolve to speed up your workAdd subtitles and dubbed audio to help your videos reach a wider audienceWho this book is for This book is for beginner content makers looking for quick techniques to improve their skills and work. It's also useful for experienced content makers who want to begin using DaVinci Resolve for its advanced features. The book acts as a practical training manual for social media marketers, influencers, short film makers, small business owners creating their own content, vloggers, and film/media studies students at schools, colleges, or universities. Table of ContentsGetting Started with Resolve - Publishing your first CutAdding Titles and Motion GraphicsPolishing the Camera Audio - Getting it in SyncAdding Narration, Voice Dubbing, and SubtitlesCreating Additional SoundWorking with Archive footageStabilizing FootageHiding the EditCut: Making our Edit InvisibleGreen ScreenSplit screens and Picture in PictureEnhancing Colour for mood or styleStudio only techniques - so much quickerGlossary of Terms Cover Title Page Copyright and Credits Dedication Foreword Contributors Table of Contents Part 1: A Quick Start to DaVinci Chapter 1: Getting Started with Resolve – Publishing Your First Cut Technical requirements Creating your first project in DaVinci Resolve! Opening Resolve for the first time Cache files Stills Creating your first project Customizing your digital workspace Understanding the Resolve pages Simplifying the workspace Getting your media files in and organized Import Media Media pool – changing your views A few words about bins Reviewing your shots and cutting it all together Reviewing your footage Editing your footage together Adding footage to the Timeline – using Track 1 Adding footage to the Timeline – using Track 2 Let’s publish! Setting up your social media accounts in Resolve Publishing to social media within Resolve Preparing a video to upload to social media outside Resolve Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 2: Adding Titles and Motion Graphics Technical requirements Opening, saving, and sharing projects Exporting a project Exporting a project archive Importing a project Importing a project archive Relinking media (version 16 and earlier) Relinking media (version 17 onward) Transitions – moving from shot to shot Transitions button (Cross Dissolve) Transitions browser Saving your favorite transitions Customizing transitions Removing transitions Adding a title and changing it Basic titles Text+ titles Fusion Titles Saving titles as favorites Adding visual effects Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 3: Polishing the Camera Audio – Getting It in Sync Technical requirements Understanding sound and different ways to record it The properties of sound Microphone types Microphone pickup patterns Microphone placement Syncing audio Auto-syncing audio to video Manually syncing audio to video Fixing sound De-Esser Removing hum Changing stereo to mono Noise reduction Voice isolation Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 4: Adding Narration, Voice Dubbing, and Subtitles Technical requirements Welcome to the Edit page Edit Index Sound Library Metadata Mixer Importance of subtitles and closed captions Legal requirements to add subtitles to your video Subtitling and SEO Lower thirds Subtitles versus closed captions Creating and working with subtitles Creating your own subtitles Adding a new subtitle clip Adding a new Subtitle track Renaming a subtitle track Changing default subtitle settings Formatting our subtitles Exporting and importing subtitles Exporting subtitles to upload to YouTube or Vimeo Exporting subtitles in the File menu Exporting subtitles in the Subtitle track header Exporting subtitles on the Deliver page Importing subtitles into Resolve Positioning subtitle clips on the Timeline Welcome to the Fairlight page Index Meters ADR Creating a new audio track Patching, arming, and recording Patching tracks Arming tracks Recording audio Voice dubbing in Fairlight using ADR Creating a new Timeline using selected footage Adding scene cuts Scene Detect Ripple deleting clips on the Edit page Ripple-deleting clips on the Cut page Smooth Cut The ADR interface Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 5: Creating Additional Sound Technical requirements Enhancing the vocals Pitch Vocal Channel Dialogue Processor Importing audio effects plug-ins Installing AU or VST plug-ins into Resolve Applying plug-ins Importing an SFX library Importing the Fairlight Sound Library Creating your own SFX library Auditioning and adding SFX to the Timeline Summary Questions Further reading Part 2: Fixing Audio and Video Chapter 6: Working with Archive Footage Restoring video using Fusion FX Resolve FX Revival (Studio version only) Changing audio speed Changing the audio speed in the Inspector Changing the audio speed using the Cut Page tools Using Elastic Wave Normalizing audio Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 7: Stabilizing Shaky Footage Technical requirements How video stabilization works The steps of video stabilization Creating a new Timeline and reviewing our footage Stabilizing our video footage Stabilizing video on the Cut page Stabilizing video in the Inspector on the Cut and Edit pages Stabilizing video on the Color page The Classic Stabilizer Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 8: Hiding the Cut – Making Our Edits Invisible Technical requirements Understanding cutaways, cut-ins, and the editing process Cut-ins Cutaways The editing process Understanding continuity editing Creating cut-ins Creating cutaways Using Smooth Cut to hide an edit Hiding cuts with a split edit Summary Questions Further reading Part 3: Advanced Techniques Chapter 9: Adding Special Effects Technical requirements Understanding codecs What is a codec? Types of compression Types and uses of codecs Shooting video for greenscreen What is a chroma key? Lighting your background Camera settings Filming your subject Chroma keying in DaVinci Resolve Preparing our Timeline for the key Creating a greenscreen effect on the Edit page using the 3D Keyer Applying the 3D Keyer Adjusting the 3D Keyer Creating a greenscreen effect on the Edit page using the HSL Keyer Applying the HSL Keyer Adjusting the HSL Keyer Removing chroma key background spill using the Despill Resolve FX Color plugin Applying the Despill plugin Adjusting the Despill plugin Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 10: Split Screens and Picture-in-Picture Technical requirements A simple split-screen effect Auto-aligning clips on the Timeline Compound clips Creating a compound clip Video Collage | Create Background Preparing our Timeline for Create Background Applying the Video Collage | Create Background effect Adjusting Video Collage | Create Background Repositioning the videos under the tiles Video Collage | Create Tile Preparing our Timeline for Create Tile Applying the Video Collage | Create Tile effect Adjusting Video Collage | Create Tile Assigning video tracks to tiles using Paste Attributes Repositioning the videos in the tile frames Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 11: Enhancing Color for Mood or Style Technical requirements Understanding basic color theory Color science Color psychology Color sociology Color technology Stabilizing color (DaVinci Resolve Studio version only) Applying the Color Stabilizer effect Adjusting the Color Stabilizer controls Contrast Pop (Studio version only) Applying the Contrast Pop effect Adjusting the Contrast Pop effect Auto Color DRCM Summary Questions Further reading Chapter 12: Studio-Only Techniques Technical requirements Smart Reframe on the Cut page Changing our Timeline aspect ratio Using Smart Reframe Smart bins for people Enabling Smart Bins Adding metadata manually Using Face Detection on the Cut page Summary Questions Further reading Glossary Artificial intelligence (AI) Archive B-roll Bins Cache Caching Clip Code Color cast Color grading Color management Color model Color space Color temperature Colorist Composition Continuity editing Cut Cutaway Cut-in Data Database Digital audio workstation (DAW) Exposure Exposure controls Frame rate/FPS Frames Framing Gamma Graphics Green screen Gray card Hard disk drive (HDD) ISO J-cut L-cut Lead room Looking room Media Neural Engine Neutral Non-linear editor (NLE) Plugins Project Reaction shot Render Resolve Run and gun Solid state drive (SSD) Sound effects (SFX) Split edit Stills Thumbnail Three-point edit Timeline Tools Transitions Visual effects (VFX) White balance Answers to Questions Chapter 1, Getting Started with Resolve – Publishing Your First Cut Chapter 2, Adding Titles and Motion Graphics Chapter 3, Polishing the Camera Audio – Getting It in Sync Chapter 4, Adding Narration, Voice Dubbing, and Subtitles Chapter 5, Creating Additional Sound Chapter 6, Working with Archive Footage Chapter 7, Stabilizing Shaky Footage Chapter 8, Hiding the Cut: Making our Edit Invisible Chapter 9, Adding Special Effects Chapter 10, Split Screens and Picture-in-Picture Chapter 11, Enhancing Color for Mood or Style Chapter 12, Studio-Only Techniques – so much quicker Index About Packt Other Books You May Enjoy