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a short two or four frame Smooth Cut transition to the edit can make this kind of edit invisible,
as long as the speaker doesn’t change position significantly during the cut. The more motion
there is in the background of the shot, and the more the speaker changes position, the harder it
will be to get a useful result using Smooth Cut. Although the default duration for any transition is
one second, you’ll find that Smooth Cut transitions may work much better when they’re short;
2- to 6-frame Smooth Cut transitions often work best to disguise jump cuts.
TRANS DUR (Transition Duration)
Holding down this key when a transition is under the playhead will allow you to change the
duration of the transition using the Search Dial. Turning the dial left will shorten the transition,
and right will lengthen it. Once the duration is correct, release the button.
Function Keys
The function keys of the DaVinci Resolve Editing Keyboard are by default mapped directly to
their DaVinci Resolve commands. If you wish to use them as regular function keys (f1, f2, f3, etc.)
you can hold the Fn key down and press the appropriate function key.
The mapped Function keys
Sync Bin (F1)
This key does not function in the Edit page.
Insert Black (F2)
Pressing this button will add two seconds of black (via the solid color generator) to the selected
track. This is used as filler for transitions where you want to replace the “nothing” of the empty
timeline with an actual media clip. This function does not use the Smart Indicators and will insert
exactly at the playhead position.
Freez (Freeze Frame) (F3)
Pressing this button will freeze the exact frame of the clip that is under the playhead for the
remaining duration of that clip.
TRANS (Transition) (F4)
This key does not function in the Edit page.
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