DaVinci Resolve Cheatsheet

Edit

Timeline

• Arrow Up moves the timeline playhead back to the beginning of the clip
• Ctrl (Command) + -/= zooms in and out of the timeline playhead
• Alt (Option) + Scroll slides the zoom in and out of the timeline playhead
• Shift + Z shifts between fitting the whole timeline and current zoom level
• Shift + Delete ripple delete the selected video, or audio, which shifts the timeline without leaving a gap
• ./, in trim mode adds or remove frames from the selected clip to make the edit as smooth as possible
• Shift + Drag increase the control and detail of the drag
• Shift + A on a click marks the selection with in/out points, useful when adding audio to a video clip
• Alt (Option) + Click on clip adds a keyframe
• Ctrl (Command) + Click in between clips, selects the cuts so you can apply a bulk operation (such adding the same transition)
• Shift + Click on a solo track unsolos all tracks

Source Monitor

• i/o sets an in/out point (so only that part of the source is in use)
• +300 moves the timeline exactly 3s (dragging results in 3s and 1 frame)

Fairlight

• ./, with video and audio controllers allows you to syncrhonise sound with the video frame, for sfx, usually you want the high of the audio to match with the beginning of the frame

Color

Wheels

The wheels adjust the tint of the image, and the master wheels adjust the tonality or brightness.

offset

adjusts the overall picture

gain

adjusts lighter parts

lift

adjust darker parts

gamma

adjusting middle parts, is more subjective (cool vs warm, dark vs light)

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