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All/Color/Sizing
Perhaps the most important control for keyframing, the Keyframe Timeline mode, lets you
switch the scope of what tracks get keyframed when you use the Start Dynamic or Add Static
Keyframe commands, either from the keyboard or via the buttons of your control panel. This
command alternates among three modes:
All: The default mode. Adds keyframes to every track in the Keyframe Editor,
keyframing every parameter in every node all at once, including the Sizing settings. In
this mode, an orange bar appears highlighting the topmost “master keyframe track.
Color: Only adds keyframes to the node currently selected in the Node Editor. In this
mode, a green bar appears highlighting the keyframe track corresponding to the node
currently selected.
Sizing: Only adds keyframes to the Sizing track, which is useful when you’re keyframing
“pan and scan” style transforms. In this mode, a blue bar appears highlighting the
Sizing track.
EXT MATTE: Only appears if there’s an external matte node in the node tree. Lets you
keyframe external matte-specific parameters in the Key palette.
Even though All is the default setting, it may be to your advantage to switch to the Color or
Sizing keyframing modes to avoid creating a lot of unnecessary keyframes. Even though
keyframing everything all at once is a fast way to work, the extra keyframes may slow you
down when you later need to make adjustments to nodes that didn’t need to be keyframed in
the first place.
To change the keyframing mode, do one of the following:
Choose an option from the Keyframe Mode drop-down at the top right of the
Keyframe Editor.
Choose an option from the Mark > Keyframe Timeline Mode submenu.
Press the ALL/COLOR/Sizing button on the Transport panel of the DaVinci control
panel repeatedly until you’ve chosen the mode you need.
TIP: This control has one other function. Choosing a mode also affects what is copied
when you use the various grade management tools in DaVinci Resolve. For example, if
you choose Color, then you can copy a clip’s color grade without copying its sizing. If
you choose Sizing, then you can copy the sizing without copying the color grade. For
more information, see “Copying Grades” in Chapter 123, “Grade Management.
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