DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics
A free 5-part beginner course to help you edit your own travel videos.
Learn the exact step-by-step editing workflow we use to create our Forever Explorers travel videos. This beginner-friendly DaVinci Resolve course teaches you how to edit, stabilize, enhance, and export beautiful travel footage using free tools and simple techniques.
In these lessons, Scott will walk you through how to:
- Create a new project and set up your timeline correctly
- Bring in your media and organize your footage
- Cut, move, and assemble clips into a clean edit
- Add transitions to create smoother, more peaceful pacing
- Fix shaky shots with DaVinci’s stabilizer
- Add music and on-screen captions to support your story
- Improve your video with light and color adjustments
- Add simple photo animations for visual interest
- Export your video using YouTube-optimized settings
DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics Part 1
Settings and Adding Media This is the first lesson of a full, 5-part course, showing you the step-by-step approach of how we edit our videos using ...
DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics Part 2
Add Photos, Rearrange Clips, and Add Transitions This is the second lesson of a full, 5-part course, showing you the step-by-step approach of how we edit ...
DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics Part 3
Image Stabilization, Add Music, and Captions This is the third lesson of a full, 5-part course, showing you the step-by-step approach of how we edit our ...
DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics Part 4
Add and Animate Photos, Light and Color Adjustments This is the fourth lesson of a full, 5-part course, showing you the step-by-step approach of how we ...
DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics Part 5
Render the Final Video, and Best Settings for YouTube This is the fifth (and last) lesson of a full, 5-part course, showing you the step-by-step approach ...