Beginners Learn Fast & Easy by Doing | DaVinci Resolve 16 (Free) | Create 1st Video in 25 Mins (Skillshare)

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Beginners Learn Fast & Easy by Doing | DaVinci Resolve 16 (Free) | Create 1st Video in 25 Mins (Skillshare)

Learn the Easiest and Fastest way to create your first video with the World's best, free, intuitive, yet advanced Video Editor - DaVinci Resolve 16. Why spend hundreds of dollars a year to do Beginner to Professional Video Editing, when you can do it for free with DaVinci Resolve. For those who are interested in DaVinci Resolve and haven't created their first video yet, I suggest you just GO AND DO IT! So you have your first experience doing actual creation. That to me is the best way to learn.

I designed this tutorial to make it as straightforward and simple for those with no experience, to confidently take their first steps into the exciting world of Film & Video Production.
All you have to do is download the program, my files I used to create the sample video, and follow this 25 minute step-by-step tutorial, and Viola! You will have created your first video and hopefully there will be no stopping you from making valuable, interesting, fabulous videos in the near future.
Be a Creator! Start Creating, It's Fun and Rewarding!
This course will cover all the elements you need to create your first video, including:

  • Adjust audio volume
  • Multiple video Audio Tracks
  • Adjust photo duration for the slideshow effect
  • Adding video and audio tracks, working with multiple tracks
  • Mute audio tracks
  • Scroll on mouse to navigate tracks
  • Fade in and fade out for both video and audio clips
  • Use curves to smoothen fade in and fade out
  • Add title text, change font, add stroke for more visible text
  • Add video transitions - Cross Dissolve
  • Edit with blade, split clip
  • Deliver, render, produce video
  • Format mp4 not quicktime
  • Add to render queue, start render

Course Goals:

  • You will not be intimidated by advanced video editors like DaVinci Resolve 16, in fact you will quickly learn to love what it can do for you.
  • In less than the time to watch a movie, you will have created your own mini movie.
  • You will learn the basics of video editing in DaVinci Resolve's Edit timeline page.
  • You will learn how to combine multiple video files, photos, audio files into one edited video file.
  • You will learn how to use transitions to smoothly go from one scene to another.
  • You will learn how to add titles and text to videos.
  • You will learn how to export your video to the proper format.
  • You will be able to unleash your Creative Passions and produce your own unique videos.
  • Go forth and set the world on fire with your ideas!

Create an identical video with the 7 files I used to create the sample video.
Download the course project files here (see Resources column on right).
Extra Class Project:
Create your own video with your own video, audio, photo files and share it with us. So we can give you feedback.

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