Edit Preparation and Organization

• Backing Up Source Files,  Syncing Audio to Video
• Modifying Clip Audio Channels, Configuring Metadata Presets
• Importing Metadata, Renaming Clips with Metadata
• Searching Using Metadata, Using Automatic Smart Bins
• Smart Bins for People (Studio Only)
• Creating Custom Smart Bins. Power Bins
• Creating Proxy Files for Editing, Saving Project Presets

Editing in the Edit Page

• Setting Up a Project, Creating Bins
• Exploring Viewing Options, Creating the First Assemble
• Trim Edit Mode, Adding Music
• Shuffle Insert Edits, Trimming to Duration
• Finessing the Edit, Audio Mixing
• Adding Transitions, Adding Fusion Titles
• Continue Cutting

Editing Interviews  

• Starting the Project, Importing a “Selects” Timeline
• Using Stacked Timelines, Decomposing Timelines
• Creating Variable Speed Changes, Using Smooth Cut
• Working with Advanced Transition Tools

Cutting a Dialogue Scene

• Selecting Your Best Takes, Editing with Continuity
• Match Frame with an Offset, Finish Cutting the Scene
• Choosing from Multiple Takes, Going Beyond the Straight Cut
• Trimming On-the-Fly, Putting Yourself to the Test
• Dynamic Trim Mode

Multicamera Editing

• Starting a Multi-Camera Project, Switching Angles in the Timeline
• Editing a Multi-Camera Music Video, Real-Time Multi-Camera Editing
• Adjusting the Multi-Camera Edit, Adjusting a Multicam Clip

High-Speed Editing with the Cut Page 

• Setting Up the Project, Reviewing Clips Using Source Tape
• Assembling the Soundbites, Refining the Timeline Clips
• Changing the Order of the Clips, Adding the B-Roll
• Smart Insert, Using Extra Tracks
• Trimming the B-Roll, Adding Other Camera Angles with Source Overwrite
• Using the Sync Bin with Source Overwrite
• Adding Music, Effects, and Titles

Compositing in the Edit Page

• Stabilizing the Interview, Editing to Different Video Tracks
• Creating a Compound Clip, Animating the Compound Clip
• Opening a Compound Clip, Cropping the Interview
• Creating an Animated Background, Adding Effects to a Compound Clip
• Working with Traveling Mattes, Adjustment Clips
• Using FairlightFX in the Edit Page, Render in Place

Edit Page Effects 

• Setting Up the Project, 3D Keyer FX
• Transform FX, Video Collage
• Creating Tiles with Video Collage

Editing and Mixing Audio

• Preparing the Project, Balancing the Dialogue Clips
• Replacing Lines from Other Takes, Enhancing the Scene
• Panning Tracks in Acoustic Space, Adding Layers for More Atmosphere
• Creating a Radio Effect, Simplifying the Mix
• Mixing with the Mixer, Adding More Mains
• Recording Automation in Fairlight, Measuring Loudness

Delivering Projects 

• Preparing the Projects, Quick Export
• Reformatting for Different Aspect Ratios, Smart Reframe (Studio Only)
• Using the Deliver Page, Exporting AAF for Pro Tools
• Adding Subtitles, Exporting with Subtitles
• Exporting Audio Tracks, Changing and Rendering Jobs from Multiple Projects
• Media Managing Timelines

Color Correcting a DaVinci Resolve Timeline 1 

• Balancing Footage Opening a Resolve Archive
• Setting Up Project Backups, Understanding the Grading Workflow
• Setting Tonal Range and Contrast, Balancing Colors
• Understanding Log Controls and Primaries Wheels
• Creating Color Continuity Building a Shot-Matching Strategy
• Organizing Shots Using Flags and Filters
• Applying Shot Match, Matching Shots Using Stills
• Comparing and Matching Shots Manually

Correcting and Enhancing Isolated Areas

• Controlling the Viewer’s Eye, Sharpening Key Elements
• Tracking Obscured Objects, Fixing Overcast Skies
• Warping Color Ranges, Enhancing Skin Tones with Face Refinement
• Adjusting Skin Tones Manually

Managing Nodes and Grades Conforming an XML Timeline

• Importing an XML Timeline
• Syncing an Offline Reference
• Conforming a Timeline
• Associating HQ Footage with a Timeline for Online Workflows
• Maximizing the Dynamic Range

Mastering the Node Pipeline

• Understanding Node-Based Grade Compositing, Understanding the Importance of Node Order
• Creating Separate Processing Pipelines with a Parallel Mixer Node
• Visualizing Mixer Nodes, Compositing Color Effects with the Layer Mixer Node

Managing Grades Across Clips and Timelines

• Copying Grades from Clips and Stills, Working with Local Versions
• Appending Grades and Nodes, Saving Grades for Other Projects
• Copying Timeline Grades Using ColorTrace, Copying Grades Using the Timelines Album
• Optimizing the Grading Workflow  Using Groups
• Preparing Media Using Scene Cut Detection, Creating a Group
• Applying Base Grades at the Pre-Clip Group Level
• Making Clip-Specific Adjustments at the Clip Group Level
• Automatically Tracking People and Features, Creating a Unifying Look Using the Post-Clip Group Level
• Applying Timeline-Level Grades and Effects

Adjusting Image Properties

• Understanding Timeline Resolutions and Sizing Palette Modes
• Using Keyframing, Applying Noise Reduction
• Optimizing Performance with Render Cache

Setting Up RAW Projects

• Adjusting RAW Settings at the Project Level
• Adjusting RAW Settings at the Clip Level, Grading High Dynamic Range Media
• Setting Up a Render Cache for RAW Media Projects

Delivering Projects

• Using Lightbox to Check Timelines Before Delivery, Understanding the Render Workflow and Presets
• Creating Custom Renders and Saving Presets, Configuring a Timeline for Digital Cinema
• Exploring Advanced Render Settings

Setting Up and Using the Blackmagic Design Mini Panel

• Using DaVinci Resolve Panels

Project & Exam – 10 Hrs

DaVinci Resolve Professional Exam :

• 50 Random Questions, 85% Score Required to Pass to be designated a Certified End-User
• 60 Minutes to Complete Exam
• Open Book Exam
• Two attempts after your initial try (Close browser and reopen)
• There is a 6 hour wait period between exam attempts
• Exam is free
• A Digital Certificate of Achievement is emailed upon completion of an exam