User Manual

Using DaVinci Resolve
The zoom slider is located above the timeline, to the right of the tools that are centered in the
toolbar. By dragging the slider left and right you can zoom in and out of your timeline to make
fine adjustments.
Turning the ‘snapping’ feature off is handy when fine tuning edits, but it’s a helpful feature to
keep your clips held tightly against each other, so it’s worth turning back on once you’re done.
Press the ’N’ key to quickly turn snapping on or off.
The ‘edit’ page. You can trim your clips, change their order,
move them around and add transitions between them using the
timeline editor.
Trim your clips by dragging their start and end points left or
right. The ‘snapping’ feature can be turned off when making
fine adjustments.
Mapping Keyboard Shortcuts
If you are familiar with keyboard shortcuts using other editing software, you can easily map your
own in DaVinci Resolve to increase speed and optimise your workflow.
To map your own keyboard shortcuts:
1 Click on the project setting ‘gear’ icon at the bottom right of your DaVinci workspace,
then select keyboard mapping from the settings list.
2 Select the shortcut you want to change from the categories provided, for example
timeline cut and paste shortcuts will be in the ‘edit’ category.
3 Click on the shortcut once to highlight the setting. Double click on the shortcut to
enable the change.
4 Press your new shortcut keys on the keyboard. If you make a mistake you can easily
undo the change by clicking the ‘undo’ icon next to the setting.
5 Click save to confirm your new shortcut setting.
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