DaVinci Resolve is a powerful video editing, color correction, visual effects, and audio post-production software. Here’s an overview of the functions of the main tools available in DaVinci Resolve:
1. Cut Page Tools
- Blade Tool: Cuts clips at the playhead position.
- Selection Tool: Selects and moves clips.
- Trim Edit Mode: Trims the start or end of clips.
- Ripple Edit: Automatically shifts all following clips when trimming.
- Roll Edit: Adjusts the edit point between two clips without changing the overall duration.
2. Edit Page Tools
- Selection Tool (A): Selects and moves clips.
- Trim Edit Mode (T): Edits the start and end points of clips.
- Blade Edit Mode (B): Cuts clips at the playhead position.
- Slip Tool (Y): Moves the clip’s content within its in and out points without changing its position on the timeline.
- Slide Tool (U): Moves the clip on the timeline, adjusting neighboring clips’ in and out points to accommodate the move.
- Ripple Edit Tool (R): Trims the start or end of a clip and automatically shifts all subsequent clips.
- Roll Edit Tool (E): Adjusts the edit point between two clips without changing the overall timeline duration.
- Pen Tool (P): Creates and edits keyframes for various parameters.
3. Fusion Page Tools
- Selection Tool: Selects and manipulates nodes.
- Transform Tool: Changes the position, rotation, scale, and other attributes of elements.
- Rectangle/Ellipse/Masks: Creates masks to isolate parts of an image.
- Polygon Tool: Creates custom masks with multiple points.
- Paint Tool: Adds paint effects to clips.
- Text Tool: Adds text elements.
- Tracker: Tracks motion in the video for applying effects or stabilization.
- Merge Tool: Combines multiple elements together.
- Color Corrector: Adjusts the color properties of clips.
4. Color Page Tools
- Primary Color Wheels: Adjusts lift, gamma, gain, and offset for color correction.
- Curves: Modifies the tonal range of the image.
- Qualifier: Isolates specific colors or regions for targeted adjustments.
- Power Windows: Creates custom shapes for localized color correction.
- Tracker: Tracks objects within the frame for applying corrections.
- Nodes: Builds complex color correction workflows with multiple adjustments.
- Scopes: Analyzes the video’s color information through waveform, parade, vectorscope, and histogram.
5. Fairlight Page Tools
- Selection Tool: Selects and moves audio clips.
- Razor Tool: Cuts audio clips at the playhead position.
- Edit Selection Mode: Adjusts start and end points of audio clips.
- Range Selection Mode: Selects and adjusts a range within an audio clip.
- Fairlight FX: Adds audio effects to clips.
- Mixer: Controls levels, pan, and effects for each audio track.
- Equalizer: Adjusts the frequency response of audio clips.
- Dynamics: Applies compression, expansion, and gating to audio clips.
- ADR: Manages automated dialogue replacement for synchronizing audio with video.
6. Media Page Tools
- Media Pool: Manages media assets.
- Media Storage: Provides access to media files on your storage drives.
- Media Browser: Imports media into the project.
- Metadata Editor: Edits metadata for media files.
- Clone Tool: Copies media cards to multiple locations.
- Media Management: Organizes and optimizes media for the project.
7. Deliver Page Tools
- Render Settings: Configures output settings for exporting the project.
- Render Queue: Manages and queues multiple render jobs.
- Delivery Formats: Supports a variety of export formats and codecs.
- Render Timeline: Selects the portion of the timeline to be rendered.
- Output Options: Adjusts settings like resolution, frame rate, and quality for the final export.
General Tools (Accessible in Multiple Pages)
- Inspector: Edits properties of selected clips, such as transform, cropping, and compositing options.
- Timeline: Arranges and edits clips in a sequential order.
- Effects Library: Adds video and audio effects to clips.
- Transitions: Applies transitions between clips.
- Titles: Adds text and title effects to clips.
- Keyframes: Animates properties over time by setting keyframes.
These tools collectively enable a comprehensive and professional video editing, color grading, visual effects, and audio post-production workflow in DaVinci Resolve.