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I run DaVinci Resolve Club, an independent publication. My guides explain editing, color, Fairlight, Fusion and delivery, with clear Free vs Studio limits. Jason Miller on X

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Elderly woman telling a story on a porch with a boom microphone overhead, beside a Transcribe Audio dialog, above a transcript with two speakers and a subtitle track Jun 20, 2026 · 11 min read How to Transcribe Audio in DaVinci Resolve 21 Resolve 21 Studio transcribes source clips for search and text-based editing, or timeline audio into a subtitle track. Includes speaker detection, language setup, TXT/SRT export and fixes for missing commands or weak results. Woman holding a finger to her lips in a quiet library, above A1 and A2 audio tracks with the middle of a clip muted and a keyframe dip, beside a track header with M lit Jun 16, 2026 · 11 min read How to Mute and Split Audio in DaVinci Resolve Select only the audio item and press D to disable it. Click a track's M button to mute that track. For a short section, split and disable the middle; use keyframes for a gradual reduction. Pilot closing a hard case in a hangar at sunrise, beside Render Settings with Custom Export, MP4, H.264 and Single Clip, above a render queue job at two thirds Jun 11, 2026 · 13 min read How to Export Video in DaVinci Resolve 21 Open Deliver, choose Custom Export, name the file and set its Location, pick Single Clip, set Format to MP4 and Codec to H.264, and keep Export Audio on. Click Add to Render Queue, then Render All or Start Render. Adding a job alone encodes nothing. File > Quick Export is the faster preset route. Sushi chef making a clean cut through a fish fillet, above a V1 and A1 timeline split at the playhead with a blade icon, beside a Blade tooltip with the B key Jun 6, 2026 · 12 min read How to Split a Video in DaVinci Resolve On the Edit page, park the playhead on the frame and press Cmd+\ on Mac or Ctrl+\ on Windows (Timeline > Split Clips), or press B, click the cut point and press A to go back. Lock any track that must stay whole. To rejoin the halves, select the dotted through edit and press Delete. Climber at the base of a granite wall at dawn, above a checklist of Noise Reduction, Magic Mask, Multiple GPUs and Above UHD 60 fps with a green Stay on Free card May 31, 2026 · 14 min read DaVinci Resolve vs DaVinci Resolve Studio: Which Do You Need? Start with Free. Pay $295 US for Studio when you need a named paid tool, an unsupported codec path, Python scripting in 21.1 or output above UHD 60 fps. This comparison separates real upgrade reasons from features your project may never use. Vendor handing a camera lens across a flea-market table at golden hour, above four price cards: Free $0, Studio $295, Rental $30 a month and App Store $299.99 May 31, 2026 · 13 min read How Much Does DaVinci Resolve Cost? Resolve is free. Compare the $295 standard Studio purchase, documented $30/month Cloud rental, $299.99 Mac App Store edition and $94.99 iPad upgrade. The purchase channel determines which installation your license unlocks. Two fencers lunging under orange and blue light, above Resolve and Premiere timelines holding the same clips and a Decision card with a blue and a purple bar May 27, 2026 · 15 min read DaVinci Resolve vs Premiere Pro (2026) Choose Resolve for integrated editing, color, Fusion and Fairlight, or when Free covers the job. Choose Premiere when Adobe applications and collaborators define the workflow. Compare costs, AI limits and the work involved in switching. Filmmaker with a camera gimbal on a beach at sunrise, above a Free and Studio comparison table where UHD 60 fps is ticked for both and Neural Engine and Noise Reduction only for Studio May 25, 2026 · 17 min read DaVinci Resolve Free Version Features: What You Lose Without Studio Yes. DaVinci Resolve Free has no time limit, no subscription and no watermark on work made with Free tools. It includes Cut, Edit, Color, Fusion, Fairlight, Photo and HDR grading, with output up to UHD at 60 fps. Studio, $295 once, adds Neural Engine AI, video noise reduction and more Resolve FX. Young man on a rooftop at sunrise holding a camera, beside a New Project dialog, above a page bar from Media to Deliver with Edit highlighted over a short timeline May 19, 2026 · 15 min read DaVinci Resolve Tutorial for Beginners For a first Resolve 21 project, use the free version unless you already need a Studio-only feature. Set frame rate before importing, build a short edit on the Edit page, add one title, balance audio, make a restrained color pass, then export and play the file from beginning to end. Wildlife filmmaker in a misty forest unplugging an orange drive, beside a Relink Selected Clips dialog, above a media pool strip where two clips show Media Offline in red May 19, 2026 · 11 min read Media Offline in DaVinci Resolve: How to Fix It Media Offline is a symptom, not one error. Check whether Resolve lost the camera original, only proxy or cache playback is missing, the source can't decode, or the timeline points to the wrong clip. Relink only broken paths; test one branch at a time before converting or replacing media. DaVinci Resolve system requirements workstation with graphics card RAM and NVMe storage May 18, 2026 · 16 min read DaVinci Resolve System Requirements (2026) Resolve 21.1 starts at 16 GB RAM on Windows, 8 GB on Apple Silicon Mac and 32 GB on Linux. Studio advanced AI and background rendering have higher memory requirements; the base 4 GB GPU figure does not cover every feature. Mountain biker mid-air over a dirt jump at sunset, above a timeline with a purple Text title over the clip and an Effects panel listing Text and Text+ under Titles May 18, 2026 · 15 min read How to Add Text in DaVinci Resolve On the Edit page, open Effects > Toolbox > Titles, drag Text or Text+ to a track above the clip, select the title, and type in Inspector > Title. Font, color, size and position are set there too. If the text doesn't show, put the title on a track above the video and park the playhead inside it.