User Manual
Project RAW Settings
If you need to make a setting change that is common to all the clips, for example a global
change to the white balance or ISO setting, you can set the clips to use the project
RAWsettings and make global changes from there.
To set project RAW settings:
1 Enter the project settings menu by clicking ‘file,’ and selecting ‘project settings.’
2 In the ‘Camera RAW’ tab, you’ll see a small arrow in the top right corner with one of
several RAW formats next to it. This should be set to CinemaDNG. When you first drop
a RAW clip shot on your Blackmagic Design camera into a new timeline, this setting will
be set to CinemaDNG automatically.
3 Select ‘project’ in the ‘Decode Using’ drop down menu.
4 Set the white balance setting to ‘custom’.
5 Set the color space to ‘Blackmagic Design’. This will also set the gamma setting to
Blackmagic Design Film.
Now you can adjust the camera settings for your clips such as white balance, ISO, sharpening,
and more. This will affect all clips on your timeline.
For a full description of all of the RAW settings available, refer to the DaVinci Resolve manual.
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 > New Timeline. When the dialog box appears, click the
‘create’ button.
To start editing your clips, you’ll need to create a new timeline.
Thetimeline is the stage upon which all your editing will take place
2 Double click a clip in the media pool 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.
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