User Manual

Creating Transition Presets
If you find yourself using a particular transition that’s customized in a particular way over and
over in your work, you can create a Preset of that transition for easy recall. Once saved, Presets
can be favorited or set to be the Standard Transition to make them more easily available.
To save a transition preset for future use:
1 Add a transition to the Timeline, then double-click it to open it in the Inspector to adjust
its settings to be the way you need it to be.
2 (Optional) if necessary, open the transition’s Curve Editor and set the type of curve you
want the transition to have. A customized transition curve will be saved inside of that
transition’s preset.
3 Right-click on the transition you want to save, and choose Create Transition Preset.
4 Type a name for the transition preset in the dialog that appears, and click OK. That
transition is saved to the User section at the bottom of the Toolbox Video Transitions
area, where you can apply it just like any other transition.
To remove a transition preset:
Right-click any preset and choose Delete Transition Preset.
Video Transitions
The following are transitions that are available within DaVinci Resolve by default, along with the
parameters that are available for each of them from the Inspector:
Dissolve
A dissolve in the visual language of film generally denotes a passage of time or place. It
indicates to your audience that one scene has ended and another is beginning.
 Additive Dissolve: Style lets you choose what type of cross dissolve you want; choices
include: Video, Film, Additive, Subtractive, Highlights, Shadows. Start Ratio lets you
adjust how far along the transition is when it first begins. End Ratio lets you adjust how
far the transition gets at the very end. The Reverse checkbox reverses the direction of
the transition.
 Blur Dissolve: Horizontal/Vertical Strength sets how much blur is performed in the X
and Y dimensions during the course of this transition. Start Ratio lets you adjust how
far along the transition is when it first begins. End Ratio lets you adjust how far the
transition gets at the very end. The Reverse checkbox reverses the direction of the
transition.
 Cross Dissolve: Style lets you choose what type of cross dissolve you want; choices
include: Video, Film, Additive, Subtractive, Highlights, Shadows. Start Ratio lets you
adjust how far along the transition is when it first begins. End Ratio lets you adjust how
far the transition gets at the very end. The Reverse checkbox reverses the direction of
the transition.
 Dip to Color Dissolve: Start Ratio lets you adjust how far along the transition is when
it first begins. End Ratio lets you adjust how far the transition gets at the very end. The
Reverse checkbox reverses the direction of the transition. Color lets you choose what
color the dissolve dips to at the midpoint.
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