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DaVinci Resolve Advanced
Control Panel
There are three panels in the Advanced control panel set. The center Trackball panel is where
the majority of controls and feedback for the colorist are found and it includes a slide-
out keyboard.
On either side of the Trackball panel are two interchangeable panels, the position of which is
determined by operator preference. The T-bar panel, shown above on the left, has a T-bar Mix/
Wipe control and a number of menu and function keys. The Transport panel, shown above on
the right, has the Timeline Transport controls and a Jog/Shuttle control as well as a numerical
keypad and associated function keys.
All panels have soft keys and variable control knobs within the LCD panel, which provide an
accurate visual reference to the control without the risk of parallax errors.
A key feature of the panel design is real-time feedback, provided to the colorist via the full color
LCD panels where you can see, at a glance, the relative settings of the controls and a highlight
of the last control touched. For example, if a control is out of its default reset, the panels show
this with a selectable color highlight.
Menus, Soft Keys, and Soft Knob Controls
The soft menu structure is designed to offer simultaneous control over multiple functions and a
fast, logical, and efficient way to move between the menus. These soft menus, the soft keys,
and the operation of these in conjunction with the variable knobs are covered in the preceding
chapters of this manual as their state changes depending on the operation being performed.
You will find the LCD on each of the panels has a two-line title description of the menu’s main
function and there are two lines of text above each pot or switch describing the control. The
T-bar and Transport panels also have a “More” key to the bottom right of the LCD which will
select a second layer of menus.
The T-bar and Transport panels have quite independent controls compared to the Trackball
panel. For example, the T-bar panel’s default menu is for Windows adjustment while the default
menu for the Transport panel is Sizing. This allows users to control windows or sizing at any
time, regardless of the Trackball panel mode and eliminates the need to change the work
surface to adjust window position or input sizing.
While the menus change with the UI, the hard keys, trackballs, T-bar, and shuttle control remain
relatively constant, so the majority of this chapter describes groups and individual key functions.
At the end of this chapter are details on copying forward, scrolling, and rippling changes using
the Advanced control panel.
Shift Key Convention
Before describing the hard key operation, it is important to understand two keys on the left and
right panels. These keys, Shift Up and Shift Down, provide access to potentially two more
functions on each of the next key selected.
For example, on the T-bar panel, next to the Shift Up key is the Base Mem key. The term “Base
Mem” is a legacy DaVinci colorist description to revert to the default memory, so there is no
grade or sizing on that node. (There is an exception discussed later in this chapter.)
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