Chadwick Shoults 9/20/24 Chadwick Shoults 9/20/24

ACES VFX with DaVinci Resolve + Affinity Photo

ACES makes color management easy when compositing VFX. It’s perfect for Log or RAW footage. Learn how to use DaVinci Resolve to create EXR ACES CG plates to remove a logo using Blackmagic Fusion and Affinity Photo.

Chadwick Shoults 9/13/24 Chadwick Shoults 9/13/24

The Best Proxy Format for Resolve

Test assumptions and make editing PLAYBACK and STORAGE easy. I wish I’d tried this three years ago! Pro tutorial on Proxy editing in DaVinci Resolve 19.

Chadwick Shoults 9/6/24 Chadwick Shoults 9/6/24

DaVinci Resolve Subtitle Fix for YouTube

DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio Neural Engine can create very accurate automatic subtitles, but they don’t always line up as expected with you export an SRT for YouTube. Learn how to set your timeline timecode and several other custom settings to make working with captions and subtitles much easier.

Chadwick Shoults 8/30/24 Chadwick Shoults 8/30/24

View Vertical Social Media in DaVinci Resolve 19

Learn how to monitor vertical social media videos in DaVinci Resolve 19 with a Blackmagic Design Ultrastudio 3G Monitor or 1080p Decklink card.

Chadwick Shoults 8/23/24 Chadwick Shoults 8/23/24

Editors Keys DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Thoughts

The Editors Keys Wireless, Backlit, DaVinci Resolve keyboard is like a cheat sheet to building muscle memory and a better video editing experience. It’s one of the top keyboards specific for cutting and coloring in Resolve, but it also has some flaws. Here’s my review of the new shortcut keyboard.

Chadwick Shoults 8/16/24 Chadwick Shoults 8/16/24

Resolve Planar Tracking Corner Pin Tutorial

DaVinci Resolve Fusion has a cool Planar Tracker, but it can be challenging to use properly. Learn the most common steps to comp any graphic into log footage with professional results.

Chadwick Shoults 8/10/24 Chadwick Shoults 8/10/24

Resolve + Fusion VFX Connect

There is a lot of great new stuff with Fusion Reference Comps inside of Resolve 19. But VFX Connect is an often overlooked feature that helps get more horsepower with a slick Resolve workflow. You can easily version multiple renders across multiple DaVinci Resolve timelines in a single click.

Chadwick Shoults 7/3/24 Chadwick Shoults 7/3/24

Saving Magic Mask

Saving a DaVinci Resolve magic mask result to a file that doesn't need to regenerate can be as simple as adding a saver node, going to the fusion menu bar, and hitting render all savers.