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the transition so that it ends on, is centered on, or starts on the edit point. For more
information, see Chapter 35, “Using Transitions.
Audio Transitions: Contains audio transitions for creating crossfades.
Titles: Titles can be edited into the Timeline like any other clip. Once edited into the
Timeline, you can edit the title text and position directly in the Timeline Viewer, or you
can access its controls in the Inspector for further customization.
Generators: Generators can also be edited into the Timeline like any other clip.
Selecting a generator and opening the Inspector lets you access its controls for further
customization. You can also choose a standard duration for generators to appear with
in the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
Effects: Contains unique placeholder effects like Adjustment Clip, and Fusion
Composition, that can be customized to apply sophisticated effects to your programs.
OpenFX
DaVinci Resolve supports the use of third-party OpenFX filters, transitions, and generators in
the Edit page. Once you install these effects on your workstation, they appear in this section of
the Effects Library, organized by type and group depending on the metadata within each effect.
OpenFX: Exposes all ResolveFX and third-party OpenFX installed on your workstation
at once.
Filters: Contains the ResolveFX filters that ship with DaVinci Resolve, as well as any
third-party OFX plug-ins you’ve installed on your workstation. Filters can be dragged
onto video clips to apply an effect to that clip. Once applied, filters can be edited and
customized by opening the OpenFX panel of the Inspector.
Transitions: Contains any third-party OFX transitions you have installed on your
workstation. OFX transitions can be used similarly to any other transition, but they also
expose an OpenFX panel next to the Transition panel in the Inspector, where you can
customize settings that are unique to that transition.
Generators: Contains any third-party OFX generators you have installed on your
workstation. Can be edited into the Timeline just like the native generators that ship with
DaVinci Resolve, but they also expose an OpenFX panel next to the Transition panel in
the Inspector, where you can customize settings that are unique to that transition.
AudioFX
On all platforms, DaVinci Resolve supports FairlightFX, which are built-in audio plug-ins that
come with DaVinci Resolve. Additionally, DaVinci Resolve supports the use of third-party VST
audio plug-ins on macOS and Windows, and Audio Unit (AU) audio plug-ins on macOS. Once
you install these effects on your workstation, they appear in this panel of the Effects Library.
Audio plug-ins let you apply effects to audio clips or an entire track’s worth of audio to add
creative qualities such as echo or reverb, or to take care of mastering issues using noise
reduction, compression, or EQ.
Effects Library Favorites
You can click on the far right of any transition, title, or generator to flag that effect with a star as
a favorite effect. When you do so, the favorited effects appear in a separate Favorites area at
the bottom of the Effects Library Bin list.
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