User Manual

Using DaVinci Resolve

2 You’ll now see the ‘media’ page with a ‘media storage’ browser at the top left. The

‘media storage’ browser displays all your linked media folders from where you’ll drag

your clips and drop them into the media pool.

If your clip folder doesn’t appear in the library, you’ll need to add it. This is easily done

by clicking on preferences in the DaVinci Resolve title bar and clicking on the ‘plus’ icon

in the ‘media storage’ tab, browse to and select a drive or folder path, click ‘save’,

restart DaVinci Resolve and reopen ‘untitled project’ to refresh the ‘media

storage’ settings.

3 In the ‘media storage’ browser, click on your newly added clipfolder. Now simply drag

your clips from your storage folder and drop them into the media pool. If the untitled

project settings are different to your clip settings, you’ll be prompted to either change

the project settings to match your clips, or leave the settings as they are. To get started

quickly, click ‘change’. Now your project settings match your clips.

To import your clips, simply drag them from the ‘media storage’ browser and drop

them into the media pool. You can also drag and drop files from your desktop.

Editing your Clips

With your clips in the media pool, click on the ‘edit’ tab to open the edit page.

Now you can start building your edit!

1 You’ll first need to create a new timeline. Right click anywhere within the media pool

and choose Timelines > Create New Timeline. When the dialog box appears, click the

‘create new timeline’ button.

2 Click on the ‘media pool’ button above the timelines window. Now double click on

a clip to open the clip in the source viewer. Use the mouse pointer to scrub the play

head in the source viewer left and right until you find the start frame you want for the

clip. Mark the ‘in’ point with the ‘I’ shortcut. Do the same for the end frame using the

‘O’ shortcut.

3 Go to the timeline and position the timeline play head where you want your clip to

be inserted.

4 To insert the clip onto the timeline, click inside the source viewer then drag the mouse

pointer across to the timeline viewer. A list of edit options will appear. Select the type of edit

you want.

Your clip will be placed onto the timeline using the edit type you selected. You’ll find a

description of each edit type and how to use them in the DaVinci Resolve manual.