
I use [DaVinci Resolve](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve) as part of my editing workflow for
the content that is produced for [STEAM Powered](https://steampoweredshow.com).

Resolve comes with a rather comprehensive manual, but I've also documented some tips and tutorials for things I've
picked up that make the whole editing process a little easier for this content producer n00b.


DaVinci Resolve tips and tutorials for video editing.

DaVinci Resolve


I export two files, one for YouTube and one for podcast, and used to use the **YouTube** and **Audio Only** presets.
But occasionally I'd find a periodic pop in the audio for no reasonable reason. It was significant, and deeply
annoying.

You may be able to resolve this by switching to **Custom** settings and changing the render speed down from
maximum/100. 50 was what I needed to use to consistently remove the pop, but on DaVinci Resolve free which uses CPU
and not GPU this increased rendering time 2-3x. If you're having this problem and have a minimally decent GPU, I'd
recommend picking up the paid Studio license which will make use of the GPU and stop maxing out your CPU. It will
also make your whole user experience with DaVinci Resolve less taxing overall. With more current hardware I can export
at 75 and have not experienced any problems.

These are the **Custom** settings I use. Settings that haven't been mentioned are their defaults.

## Video

* Format: QuickTime
* Codec: H.264 / H.265 on DR Studio
* Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD
* Framerate: 23.976
* Quality Restrict to: 50000 Kb/s

  I have no rationale for this, someone suggested twice framerate so...
  I have not found need to set this since I upgraded my hardware.

## Audio

* Codec: Linear PCM
* Bit Depth: 24

  I was having issues with AAC / 16 and this was a suggestion so...

## File

* Render speed: 75

  With the upgrade to Studio and my hardware, I could theoretically make this higher, but I'm in
  no great hurry.

All y'all probably want 4K and all that, but I'm recording remote interviews where my guests on average seem to have
720 webcams. Even though I can record myself in 4K it seems overkill to do anything more than 720 or 1080.


The DaVinci Resolve export settings used for YouTube and podcast.

General Export Settings


These shortcuts are for OSX. For Linux and Windows replace ⌘ with Control and ⌥ with Alt or whatever your equivalent is unless otherwise specified.

**Note:** Not fully tested in Windows.

| Description | Shortcut | Notes |
| :-- | :-- | :-- |
| Playback forward (repeat to increase speed) | L |
| Stop Playback | K |
| Playback reverse (repeat to increase speed) | J |
| Deselect all clips | ⌘⇧A | Ctrl⇧A |
| Razor/Split clip (all if none selected) | ⌘B | Ctrl B |
| Previous edit | ↑ |
| Next edit | ↓ |
| Add marker | M |
| Add and edit marker | ⌘M | Ctrl M |
| Edit marker | ⇧M |
| Delete marker | ⌥M |
| Previous marker | ⇧↑ |
| Next marker | ⇧↓ |
| Toggle snapping | N |
| Nudge one frame left | , |
| Nudge one frame right | . |
| Mark in | I |
| Mark out | O |
| Go to mark in | ⇧I |
| Go to mark out | ⇧O |
| Clear mark in | ⌥I |
| Clear mark out | ⌥O |
| Clear marks | ⌥X |
| Add video only transition | ⌥T |
| Step 1 frame left | ← |
| Step 1 frame right | → |
| Step 1 keyframe left | ⇧← |
| Step 1 keyframe right | ⇧→ |
| Zoom in (Edit Mode) | ⌘+ | Ctrl+, or ⌘/⊞ and scroll up while hovering over the tracks |
| Zoom out (Edit Mode) | ⌘- | Ctrl-, Or ⌘/⊞ and scroll down while hovering over the tracks |
| Scrub forward |  | ⌘/⊞ and scroll up while hovering over the timeline |
| Scrub backward |  | ⌘/⊞ and scroll down while hovering over the timeline |


The technical details behind the creation of STEAM Powered.

DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Shortcuts


## In

DaVinci Resolve for OSX seems to support most things I throw at it. The Linux version doesn't like the m4a and mov files exported from QuickTime or Ecamm. Prepping my audio in RX means I can export the files in a different format, but Ecamm encodes using h264 and aac for their exports so those need treatment.

When generating audio files for DaVinci Resolve, it's apparently best to use wav. With other formats the on the fly transcoding can impact performance. This should be negligible if your hardware is decently spec'd, but mine is not.

Using `ffmpeg`:

```bash
$ ffmpeg -i INPUT.mov -vcodec mjpeg -q:v 2 -acodec pcm_s16be -q:a 0 -f mov OUTPUT.mov
$ ffmpeg -i INPUT.m4a OUTPUT.wav
```

Apologies for not explaining the arguments, I forgot to note which stackoverflow or forum post I found this on, but the query it answered was DaVinci Resolve specific.

## Out

On OSX, Resolve defaults to Quicktime video and AAC audio codecs which uploads perfectly on YouTube, anchor.fm, Captivate, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

On Linux, there are issues with using these codecs (proprietary things) and you will need to export in an intermediary format then transcode to Quicktime h264/aac. Apparently YMMV.

On Windows, it doesn't default to Quicktime and AAC, but you can change it to these without issue.


Some video transcoding observations for different platform versions of DaVinci Resolve.

DaVinci Resolve

More in DaVinci Resolve

General Export Settings

DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Shortcuts

Video Transcoding

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