Tutorials

17 min read DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Shortcuts That Save Time Learn Resolve 21 shortcuts in practical groups: J/K/L, I/O, A and B modes, Ctrl+\ or Cmd+\ for Split Clip, Ripple Delete, markers, snapping, timeline fit, and safe custom presets. 10 min read DaVinci Resolve 21 AI Slate ID and Slate Finder In Resolve Studio 21, Slate Finder marks the readable slate range. Slate ID is a separate step: open it from Metadata, select trusted fields in Slate Information, then click Save. 10 min read How to Export Audio Only in DaVinci Resolve For one finished mix, open Deliver > Custom Export, turn Export Video off and Export Audio on, choose WAVE/Linear PCM, and select the actual stereo Main or Submix bus. 24-bit/48 kHz is common for video post, but the delivery specification wins. For stems, route groups to separate buses first. 10 min read Fairlight Bus Routing Explained For a simple DX/MX/FX layout, route source tracks to the intended dialogue, music, or effects submix, then route those buses to the final stereo bus. FlexBus also supports deliberate additional outputs and sends; trace every active path so parallel routes don't rejoin accidentally. 11 min read Fairlight Compressor Settings for Dialogue Set the Fairlight dialogue compressor in DaVinci Resolve 21: threshold, ratio, knee, mix, attack, hold, release, makeup gain, pumping fixes, and QA. 11 min read Fairlight EQ: Clean Dialogue in DaVinci Resolve Start Fairlight dialogue EQ flat. Choose clip or track processing, correct only audible problems, and compare at matched loudness. Protect the voice’s body instead of copying a preset. 13 min read DaVinci Resolve Fusion Tracking: Point, Planar & 3D For motion tracking in DaVinci Resolve, use Tracker for one or more 2D features, Planar Tracker for a rigid surface, and Camera Tracker for a parallax-rich 3D solve. Point and planar tracking work in Free; Camera Tracker requires Studio. 11 min read How to Round Corners in DaVinci Resolve To round a video in DaVinci Resolve, open the clip in Fusion, select MediaIn1, and add a Rectangle mask. Confirm Rectangle1 feeds MediaIn1’s blue mask input, then increase Corner Radius in the Inspector. 12 min read DaVinci Resolve Rotoscoping: Polygon, B-Spline & MultiPoly For rotoscoping in DaVinci Resolve Fusion, split the subject into simple overlapping Polygon, B-Spline, or MultiPoly shapes. Draw a clean key pose, animate the end and middle poses, then keep dividing only the sections where interpolation fails. 15 min read How to Update DaVinci Resolve Safely Update DaVinci Resolve without sacrificing active work. Export DRP files, back up the Project Library, protect media and plug-ins, retain the old installer, test an imported copy, and keep a verified rollback path. 11 min read Voice Isolation vs Dialogue Leveler in DaVinci Resolve Voice Isolation separates speech from competing sound and requires Resolve Studio. Dialogue Leveler evens loud and soft dialogue and works in desktop Free and Studio. Match clip gain first, isolate only when noise masks words, then level at matched loudness. 12 min read Where DaVinci Resolve Projects Are Saved Resolve stores working projects in a Project Library. Find the active local Location in Project Manager; Network and Cloud libraries live on servers. Distinguish Project.db from DRP exports, DRA archives, source media and backups before moving or restoring anything.