Holy smokes. I have edited about 120 videos in Resolve now, using Blade, select, delete/backspace, ripple, slide blahblahblah and after seeing this and simply using 1,2,3,4 -- I now demand 300 hours of my life back from The Universe. I didn't even realize there was a built-in Pro Tools template. I'm such a noob. Thank you George, I do not say this lightly, you just changed my life ❣
Thank you for the kind comment, I doubt I'd go as far as to take credit for "changing your life" 😁But I am very happy to hear I could at least help you in some way
Thank you so much, this video has zero useless "extra fat", no rambling, no clickbait, no promos just straight to the point, quick, useful tips. Very refreshing and so helpful.
I will now be adopting this method. I've been using Davinci for about a year now, and understand the importance of an organized workflow... but have still neglected it, and now I'm at the part where everything is messy lol. The stacked timelines thing is huge for me, so I appreciate it! :) Thanks George
Stacked timelines! 🤯Had no idea about that. The second tip is the one I always try to teach people once they are comfortable with the idea of cutting and trimming because it saves so much time! Great video George!
Some Quick Timestamps I made while watching: 00:45 - Stacked Timelines 02:55 - Better Cut/Delete Shortcuts 03:50 - Better Cut/Delete Shortcuts (Part 2) Thanks for the vid, helped a lot!
Gonna help you speed up tip #2. Place your playhead at a cut point - COMMAND+B will make a cut, play footage to where the cut ends a COMMAND+SHIFT+ BRACKET(the key next to the letter P) This does exactly what your tip does but you don't have to remap keys and you don't have to select the clip to delete the unwanted part, it's done auto-magically.
Well technically you don't need to remap the keys at all. That's kind of why I mentioned the part about setting them all up so I can use them with just one hand (and less buttons). The time saving part is exactly not needing to use both hands or reach across opposite ends of the keyboard 😅
@@georgekamenov_ I don't think you understnd why hectorinmotions version is faster. its has nothing to do with the remaping. I think you should give it a try...
I completely understand what he means. What he's saying, you can essentially do in the exact same way with my setup, except instead of using the default key combos he wrote down (which are slower than clicking just one button) I'd just have to click 1 to make a cut then move forward and click 2 to use the "start to playhead" function, effectively making it so I don't have to make 2 cuts, select and then ripple delete. With the way I've set everything up, to do what he's telling me to do I just click "1", move the playhead and click "2". And I'm fully aware of that, sometimes I do it that way. But the reason I gave the tip the way I did was because I felt like it gives me most control and works best for me that way. Of course, if anyone has a way they feel works better for them that's absolutely fine as well 🙂
gonna help you speed up tip # 2 Instead of making a cut then scrolling making another cut then selecting and ripple deleting, DO THIS!!!!! map DELETE SELCTED to a prefered key map RIPPLE DELET to a prefered key now when viewing you clip, just use in and out (I and O keys) to select unwanted footage. use RIPPLE DELETE to cut and join the two clips or use DELETE SELCETED to cut and leave a gap the size of the deleted clip. (good for visualizing if you want to add BROLL after, so there is some space) ENJOY my friend
AAHHH THAT STACKED TIMELINE! I have never thought of that! yes I'm gonna adopt it now thank you soo much. I do lots of events intro video to play on the big screen, so there is BAZILIONS of footage to go through and pick this would definitely help me to stay organized and speed up my workflow
3:11 if you would set „Start To Playhead“ to „Q“, „Split Clip“ to „W“ and „End to Playhead“ to „E“ yo can get the same result just even faster without the unnecessary selecting the clip with the mouse and then deleting the selected parts. Just hit „W“ where you want to split the clip, move forward to the point where you want everything to be deleted until the last cut and hit „E“ - way faster! :)
100%, the w and e bindings save me so much time. I have split clip mapped to s too. Those bindings alone have saved me probably more than a full days worth of editing time alone just this year alone.
I enjoy editing more than I imagined. How you all grasp all the details on all the raw footage is beyond me. Organizing all your thoughts and keeping notes in your head is mind blowing in itself. What I do...is simply record fewer attempts, giving me fewer choices when I bring the SD cards home to edit. tHanks for the videos!
Those tips were the best tips I’ve gotten from anyone! I literally searched google to try to figure out how to save time with cutting clips. I used to cut a clip or have a gap and knew there must be a short cut, instead of high lighting all the clips and manually dragging them to reconnect the clips. Thank you!!!
Hey, awesome tips, especcialy for the fast cutting. For a large No of clips, I would even recommend a tip 0 before your tip No 1 which emulates what is done on large film production sets every night with the 'diaries' (the many clips being shot during the day). There is even a SW for this type of work, Assimilate Scratch - but we can emulate it a bit with Davinvi Resolve: Create a new timeline and then go to the cut page, select the bin with your clips (you may have more than one bin with clips for larger projects), and take advantage of the viewing mode called 'Source Tape'. This will make all clips of a bin being showed in the view window as if it was one large clip - and you can navigate ('scratch') through them as if it was one clip. Then take advantage of the playback keys on your keyboard for 'scratching' through all the clips: - 'j' = backwards - 'k' = stop - 'l' = forward Pressing 'j' or 'l' multiple times will speed up playback for backward or forward. To select the part you feel good to go into the timeline just mark the beginning by pressing 'i' (= in) and 'o' (= out), then select via the mouse either smart insert or append insert to bring the selected part into the timeline - this works even over clip boundaries. After this initial 'Scratch', your tips are awesome to speed up things from there - will give it a try asap.
Thanks, bro. I have a friend who said I should get into this(I have some music recording background) , showed me what he does(edits for TV) and now here I am 4 years later figuring it out 😅
Man, the stacked timelines feels like it is going to be huge for me. Stuff moving around on a single timeline as I edit is super annoying, but now I can edit without worrying too much about the order and then neatly place it to the second timeline when I'm happy with it! I'll definitely hotkey cut, start to play head and end to play head. Thanks so much for the info!
As someone who is just starting youtube and learning how to edit, this video is a life saver. I just edited my first video and I knew there had to be a way to make it easier. Thank you so much!
I was actually already doing the second half, but the first tip there could really make my life easier. Since starting RUclips in 2020 I have been all self taught and this year my resolution to myself was to learn better editing habits. Currently I dump all of my clips into the media pool, mark in/out in the clip monitor and pull down to a single time line. I find that I also often miss key moments of content or a flow because I am not watching everything at once. Watching how you take advantage of multiple timelines is going to change my entire process. I cannot even begin to think about how much time you have saved me going forward.
I was almost going to stop using resolve due to the torture that is having to swap between razor and pointer (A & B) slowing everything down and being less than 100% accurate thank you so much for making this video showing the one thing I desperately needed to keep going with this program. The cut to start and end was just a bonus. I’m legit keen on getting back to work. 🎉
The stacked timelines was gold! For weddings edits I create multiple timelines but never knew you could stack timelines so I can reuse color graded clips! Awesome man 🙌
BROOO the start and end to playhead is gonna be so helpful!! The amount of time I spend scrolling and cutting is crazy and now I'll just be able to click a button! Thanks!
The tutorials that teach the basics of video production are great, but tips like these are the real game changers! :D Thanks for sharing your "secrets" George!
Oh man am I glad the algorithm circled this video back to me! I picked up on something I didn't before: You moved clips from your timeline back to the media pool, in the form of a new timeline! How did you do that? This is exactly what I needed.
I didn't exactly. I had already set up 3 different timelines and just chose the clips that I wanted to use, copied them and pasted them into the timeline labeled "Selects". I think that's what you mean. It just looks like I dragged them into the media pool as a timeline because of how the video is edited but in reality I didn't actually select all of the lifted clips and put them in the media pool as a timeline, just clicked the "Selects" one where I had already moved them.
@georgekamenov_ OK... I was suspecting that might be it. Because I can't figure out how to take parts from a timeline. and set them away for later use. [Let's say there's a part of my audio in a video that I want to paste in, in a different part of the video... instead of clumsily cutting it out and dragging it (or several of them) towards a completely different part of the track, it would be nice to have a place to set it aside, from where I can just pull it back again later. Does that make sense?
To be honest, I think using the cut page saves a lot of time as it's meant for quick editing. In the Cut page you can watch all the fotage without creating a new timeline, and you can easily trim and change clips position without needing any other timeline as reference. The last shortcuts were a nice tip tho :)
I think watching this for me it makes sense coming FCPX to see all the final footage in one place and my timeline i’m working from where as correct me if i’m wrong but everything that happens in the cut page affects the edit page so its nothing like a separate timeline.
This is very helpful man. I've used FCP X for a decade now and I love how fast it is. Always struggled to be as fast in Resolve. These tips are game changers.
Was just looking for the equivalent to the premiere Q/W shortcuts, and you cleared that up and gave me the stacked timeline tip in addition. Much appreciated.
I would keep making videos on Resolve brother. This video is crushing the algorithm because it’s quick, to the point and you are easy to listen to and learn from. Regardless, you will be monetized in no time and likely off this video alone seeing as it’s done 22k view in 9 days💪💯🙏🔥This video really helped me a lot! Thank you brother 🙏 Liked & Subbed!
I was looking for shortcut because my animation is a major bottleneck in DaVinci. I'm way past my personal goal of uploading mid-December because of this. Then I found your channel. Thanks, this was really helpful.
great tips! I think you could go even faster using the cut page. it does ripple cuts automagically and also lets you drop snips of clips right down where your playhead is. im sure you have messed with it but you can essentially move back and forth from edit to cut page and provably increase your output time a lot. im a novice at davinci but ive seen myself speed things up with the cut page
@@HamedEmine Exactly my thoughts too. So many people neglect the Cut Page, it's great for assembling a rough edit. 2nd tip is definitely a time saver though.
I'm aware of the second one and I have mine set to "QWE" (while also switching between selection and trim modes "A & T")... and thanx for that stacked timelines tip, it's very nice.. I'm used to copying and pasting between tabs, but will definitely incorporate this trick.. thanx :)
It's always very interesting to see how different people edit. You can learn a lot from different editing workflows and work out your own style of doing things efficiently
George thanks for the tips! I mapped my new Start and End to Playheads to my End and Home keys respectively. Now they sit right next to the Ripple Delete key for easy access - you're a lifesaver!
I really like the stacked timeline idea. Up until recently my motorcycle travel videos have not be that complex. However, recently I have been using multiple time lines for editing drone footage and some effects before bringing that into my main timeline. This will make incorporating that footage into my main timeline much easier. Thanks form Ontario Canada 👍🇨🇦
Great tips - I haven't seen anyone else explain the multi-timeline workflow before so that was pretty interesting. Those edit bindings are a nice super-set of what I have so much appreciated! You have a new subscriber 😀
Just realized all these editing videos need to be adjusted by the viewer in yt settings for higher resolution or the controls look blurry and it's hard to follow. Biggest revelation of the day. Thank you, GK :)
Be very careful with ripple deletes though. If you have effects and stuff layered, or you have a backing track you don’t want to cut, the ripple delete shifts EVERYTHING and will offset those things. Also, I’ve had several times where I’ll load a project I manually saved before closing, and it will have lost some of my progress. It’s only happened 2 times but it is frustrating
I agree but this is probably only for cutting, which should precede adding effects and other layers. Once you have the timeline you want, you can turn off ripple delete.
Using the source tape feature in the cut page is similar to putting all of your clips on the timeline. You can view everything quickly and tag you in and out points and drop it into your timeline for your selects. Might save one step.
Yep, was coming here to say the same thing. Cut Page is often misused to be a lite version of editor, but really what it's main function is to do exactly tip 1.
Playing with Resolve for a month every day now. Saw maybe more than a hundred videos tips/tricks. But, this video, you, is the more beneficial and surprising of them all. Thanks a lot.
You have literally changed my life with the 1st tip . 2nd one will help those like me because i already have the speed editor and that tip is pretty much what the cut page is for. Thanks man
omg, end to playhead! This is the one thing Ive been looking for since switching from premiere to DaVinci! I was wasting so much time this year with always having to clear the gaps. Now, no gaps anymore! Thank you!
I just started to learn video editing. I have edited about 30 videos and I am still learning how to edit. When one is as old as me it takes a littler longer to learn, but I am glad I found your video. Thanks
Coming from screenflow the second tipp was an absolute life saver! THANK YOU!!! Now my editing is even faster than in screenflow - which was already not slow. I am really really grateful!
Stacked timelines sounds brilliant. I didn’t even realize that stacked timelines were a thing, but it seems like an easy way to accuracy drop footage you need instead of going from your media folder
I've watched a bunch of videos on video editing and somehow this is the first time someone give an actual recommendation and excellent tip on how to get started with the project and organize the clips, which to me has always been the most offputting part of getting started. Thank you!!!!!!
Wow, I’m so relieved to see someone with a similar workflow than me (multiple time lines to sift footage, placing clips higher depending on what you like best). I was doing it in premiere but I felt like a hack, cuz I know most people use in and out points and sub clips. Thanks for showing me your process and making me feel like it’s okay to find your own way to do things! 🎉
I saw this video as it first came out and had like 800 views, I subscribed immediately, because it was SUPER useful, easy to follow and to the point, without unneccessary fluff, that i dont have time for. I actually came back to this video several times, since. I appreciate your content.
ive watched so many of these videos first time i see someone use multiple timelines which makes wayy more sense in my brain and the way you did the macros is game changing for working on a laptop, the yt algorithm has served me well today. Good job on the video!
Interesting. I did figure out the stacked timelines just an hour ago on my own, when I started working with footage from two perspectives. Super useful. Personally, what I found the most major timesaver for me as a total noob - setting up timeline zoom keybinds as well as selector and cut tools, plus a comfortable way to scroll the timeline back and forth. I got that on WASD, plus middle mouse button and it has really made a massive difference in how quickly (and comfortably) I am able to go through content when editing. Oh yeah, another thing that is easy to miss - when the cutting tool is selected, mouseovering the video feed on the timeline displays whatever frame is under the cursor. This is massively faster to seek through the timeline looking for specific moments, instead of using the selector and playing the footage.
The shortcut keys are gold, I was using another set for these, but it required two hands. Now I can have one hand on the mouse and the other doing the cuts, super fast!
Many thanks George, we're a new podcast using Da Vinci Resolve for our editing. It's actually very fun learning how to use it, and extremely satisfying when each episode comes together and you listen back! But yeah, I had no idea the editing would be such a time consuming exercise. The multi-timeline tip is going to be very useful to allow us to create shorts for YT and IG from the each main episode. Thanks bud, keep up the good work, I subscribed
Ok... It's late, so I'm not diving into tip #2 right now, but I'm finally moving from Sony Vegas (I know, don't laugh) into DaVinci Resolve (since about September of this year), and I can see how much of a difference that one tip is going to make for me. Very excited to try this out. Thank you very much!
I am so glad i clicked on this video and listened to your tips. I was about to edit a very long video with substantially less efficient methods and techniques. Thank you for sharing!
This is incredible. Im doing a videogame critique video and the dual timeline method is insane for selecting relevant footage without using the small media pool screen. Thank you do much for this😊❤
Thank you George, I have never seen the timeline stacking method before. This is a really fast way to get through an edit. I appreciate you taking the time to share them, I will re adding this technique to my work flow.
Good tips about having two timelines open at the same time. Thanks and благодаря! I've found out that I that using the trim start end with ctrl+shift+[ and ] is the fastest way to edit instead of first cutting and then ripple deleting.
Holy smokes. I have edited about 120 videos in Resolve now, using Blade, select, delete/backspace, ripple, slide blahblahblah and after seeing this and simply using 1,2,3,4 -- I now demand 300 hours of my life back from The Universe. I didn't even realize there was a built-in Pro Tools template. I'm such a noob. Thank you George, I do not say this lightly, you just changed my life ❣
Thank you for the kind comment, I doubt I'd go as far as to take credit for "changing your life" 😁But I am very happy to hear I could at least help you in some way
lol, u kept me laughing hard 😂😂
@@georgekamenov_ newbies haha, i did this long ago when i was learning it on my mb1 mb2
Same!! So incredibly helpful, thank you!
Thank you so much, this video has zero useless "extra fat", no rambling, no clickbait, no promos just straight to the point, quick, useful tips. Very refreshing and so helpful.
Genuine, straight to the point and no annoying acting. Appreciate this.
I will now be adopting this method. I've been using Davinci for about a year now, and understand the importance of an organized workflow... but have still neglected it, and now I'm at the part where everything is messy lol.
The stacked timelines thing is huge for me, so I appreciate it! :)
Thanks George
Stacked timelines! 🤯Had no idea about that. The second tip is the one I always try to teach people once they are comfortable with the idea of cutting and trimming because it saves so much time! Great video George!
Thank you, I'm happy you liked it. And yeah, that second one is definitely my favorite all time tip for cutting footage 😁
To the second one, add "selection follows playhead" and will be even faster
Some Quick Timestamps I made while watching:
00:45 - Stacked Timelines
02:55 - Better Cut/Delete Shortcuts
03:50 - Better Cut/Delete Shortcuts (Part 2)
Thanks for the vid, helped a lot!
Gonna help you speed up tip #2. Place your playhead at a cut point - COMMAND+B will make a cut, play footage to where the cut ends a COMMAND+SHIFT+ BRACKET(the key next to the letter P) This does exactly what your tip does but you don't have to remap keys and you don't have to select the clip to delete the unwanted part, it's done auto-magically.
Well technically you don't need to remap the keys at all. That's kind of why I mentioned the part about setting them all up so I can use them with just one hand (and less buttons). The time saving part is exactly not needing to use both hands or reach across opposite ends of the keyboard 😅
@@georgekamenov_ I don't think you understnd why hectorinmotions version is faster. its has nothing to do with the remaping. I think you should give it a try...
I completely understand what he means. What he's saying, you can essentially do in the exact same way with my setup, except instead of using the default key combos he wrote down (which are slower than clicking just one button) I'd just have to click 1 to make a cut then move forward and click 2 to use the "start to playhead" function, effectively making it so I don't have to make 2 cuts, select and then ripple delete. With the way I've set everything up, to do what he's telling me to do I just click "1", move the playhead and click "2". And I'm fully aware of that, sometimes I do it that way. But the reason I gave the tip the way I did was because I felt like it gives me most control and works best for me that way. Of course, if anyone has a way they feel works better for them that's absolutely fine as well 🙂
gonna help you speed up tip # 2
Instead of making a cut then scrolling making another cut then selecting and ripple deleting, DO THIS!!!!!
map DELETE SELCTED to a prefered key
map RIPPLE DELET to a prefered key
now when viewing you clip, just use in and out (I and O keys) to select unwanted footage.
use RIPPLE DELETE to cut and join the two clips
or
use DELETE SELCETED to cut and leave a gap the size of the deleted clip. (good for visualizing if you want to add BROLL after, so there is some space)
ENJOY my friend
Can't you just use the blade then select clip and do shift and backspace?
AAHHH THAT STACKED TIMELINE! I have never thought of that! yes I'm gonna adopt it now thank you soo much. I do lots of events intro video to play on the big screen, so there is BAZILIONS of footage to go through and pick this would definitely help me to stay organized and speed up my workflow
3:11 if you would set „Start To Playhead“ to „Q“, „Split Clip“ to „W“ and „End to Playhead“ to „E“ yo can get the same result just even faster without the unnecessary selecting the clip with the mouse and then deleting the selected parts. Just hit „W“ where you want to split the clip, move forward to the point where you want everything to be deleted until the last cut and hit „E“ - way faster! :)
a question, but theres like 3 options for start to playhead, resize, ripple and roll. So what do you select, or you do the 3 of them?
I kind of just put the keybind to the ripple settings and it´s golden. It takes so much less time, with your recommendation. Thank you amigo!
@@benjaminjacome your guess was right - it‘s the ripple section! It really is that simple but it speeds up the workflow so much! You’re welcome!:)
100%, the w and e bindings save me so much time. I have split clip mapped to s too. Those bindings alone have saved me probably more than a full days worth of editing time alone just this year alone.
was about to comment this with s insted of w
but same same bro
Not even 2 minutes in and this guy is already dropping legendary tips. The GOAT!
I enjoy editing more than I imagined. How you all grasp all the details on all the raw footage is beyond me. Organizing all your thoughts and keeping notes in your head is mind blowing in itself.
What I do...is simply record fewer attempts, giving me fewer choices when I bring the SD cards home to edit. tHanks for the videos!
Those tips were the best tips I’ve gotten from anyone! I literally searched google to try to figure out how to save time with cutting clips. I used to cut a clip or have a gap and knew there must be a short cut, instead of high lighting all the clips and manually dragging them to reconnect the clips. Thank you!!!
@@elllhefe Glad I was able to help!
Hey, awesome tips, especcialy for the fast cutting.
For a large No of clips, I would even recommend a tip 0 before your tip No 1 which emulates what is done on large film production sets every night with the 'diaries' (the many clips being shot during the day). There is even a SW for this type of work, Assimilate Scratch - but we can emulate it a bit with Davinvi Resolve:
Create a new timeline and then go to the cut page, select the bin with your clips (you may have more than one bin with clips for larger projects), and take advantage of the viewing mode called 'Source Tape'. This will make all clips of a bin being showed in the view window as if it was one large clip - and you can navigate ('scratch') through them as if it was one clip.
Then take advantage of the playback keys on your keyboard for 'scratching' through all the clips:
- 'j' = backwards
- 'k' = stop
- 'l' = forward
Pressing 'j' or 'l' multiple times will speed up playback for backward or forward.
To select the part you feel good to go into the timeline just mark the beginning by pressing 'i' (= in) and 'o' (= out), then select via the mouse either smart insert or append insert to bring the selected part into the timeline - this works even over clip boundaries.
After this initial 'Scratch', your tips are awesome to speed up things from there - will give it a try asap.
Thanks for this EXCELLENT tip
Thank you
priceless, thank you so much.
I've been using this technique as my initial step. Will apply George's technique in addition to this in my next edit.
Thanks, bro. I have a friend who said I should get into this(I have some music recording background) , showed me what he does(edits for TV) and now here I am 4 years later figuring it out 😅
Man, the stacked timelines feels like it is going to be huge for me. Stuff moving around on a single timeline as I edit is super annoying, but now I can edit without worrying too much about the order and then neatly place it to the second timeline when I'm happy with it! I'll definitely hotkey cut, start to play head and end to play head. Thanks so much for the info!
how do i make different timelines?
I ended up not having a ton of success when I tried it. I'd recommend @ the creator of the video @@junoglrr9119
As someone who is just starting youtube and learning how to edit, this video is a life saver. I just edited my first video and I knew there had to be a way to make it easier. Thank you so much!
@@Tyborz You're welcome! Happy to help!
I was actually already doing the second half, but the first tip there could really make my life easier. Since starting RUclips in 2020 I have been all self taught and this year my resolution to myself was to learn better editing habits. Currently I dump all of my clips into the media pool, mark in/out in the clip monitor and pull down to a single time line. I find that I also often miss key moments of content or a flow because I am not watching everything at once. Watching how you take advantage of multiple timelines is going to change my entire process. I cannot even begin to think about how much time you have saved me going forward.
You sir are an ABSOLUTE LEGEND. I'm going to implement this on my next project! I subbed and have been binge-watching your content. Thank you, George!
@@Christo_glenn Happy to help! Thanks for sticking around 🙂
I was almost going to stop using resolve due to the torture that is having to swap between razor and pointer (A & B) slowing everything down and being less than 100% accurate thank you so much for making this video showing the one thing I desperately needed to keep going with this program. The cut to start and end was just a bonus. I’m legit keen on getting back to work. 🎉
im using davinci since 3 years and i havent thought of that, thanks for the tips, very usefull
The stacked timelines was gold!
For weddings edits I create multiple timelines but never knew you could stack timelines so I can reuse color graded clips!
Awesome man 🙌
Really glad you found it useful! 😊
If you have different local or remote "Grade Versions" that you made, they also work between timelines in case you need to apply a grade to new clips.
BROOO the start and end to playhead is gonna be so helpful!! The amount of time I spend scrolling and cutting is crazy and now I'll just be able to click a button! Thanks!
The tutorials that teach the basics of video production are great, but tips like these are the real game changers! :D Thanks for sharing your "secrets" George!
No problem! Glad you found it useful!
Oh man am I glad the algorithm circled this video back to me!
I picked up on something I didn't before: You moved clips from your timeline back to the media pool, in the form of a new timeline! How did you do that?
This is exactly what I needed.
I didn't exactly. I had already set up 3 different timelines and just chose the clips that I wanted to use, copied them and pasted them into the timeline labeled "Selects". I think that's what you mean. It just looks like I dragged them into the media pool as a timeline because of how the video is edited but in reality I didn't actually select all of the lifted clips and put them in the media pool as a timeline, just clicked the "Selects" one where I had already moved them.
@georgekamenov_ OK... I was suspecting that might be it. Because I can't figure out how to take parts from a timeline. and set them away for later use. [Let's say there's a part of my audio in a video that I want to paste in, in a different part of the video... instead of clumsily cutting it out and dragging it (or several of them) towards a completely different part of the track, it would be nice to have a place to set it aside, from where I can just pull it back again later. Does that make sense?
To be honest, I think using the cut page saves a lot of time as it's meant for quick editing. In the Cut page you can watch all the fotage without creating a new timeline, and you can easily trim and change clips position without needing any other timeline as reference.
The last shortcuts were a nice tip tho :)
The cut page is a lifesaver, true.👍
i edit in the cut page lol
I agree. Instead of using multiple timelines he could just sort his clips into bins and you the cut page to add segments to his timeline.
@@YourboySluggo to be fair bins are a bit slow for something like that unless theres a better way to do it than sorting by flags.
I think watching this for me it makes sense coming FCPX to see all the final footage in one place and my timeline i’m working from where as correct me if i’m wrong but everything that happens in the cut page affects the edit page so its nothing like a separate timeline.
This is very helpful man. I've used FCP X for a decade now and I love how fast it is. Always struggled to be as fast in Resolve. These tips are game changers.
@@yanndemoerloose Happy to hear these will help!
Was just looking for the equivalent to the premiere Q/W shortcuts, and you cleared that up and gave me the stacked timeline tip in addition. Much appreciated.
I'm just getting started using editing softwares and these tips seem like such a time saver. Will definitely be trying this out, thanks a ton!
@@naskett8927 Hope they help!
I would keep making videos on Resolve brother. This video is crushing the algorithm because it’s quick, to the point and you are easy to listen to and learn from. Regardless, you will be monetized in no time and likely off this video alone seeing as it’s done 22k view in 9 days💪💯🙏🔥This video really helped me a lot! Thank you brother 🙏 Liked & Subbed!
I was looking for shortcut because my animation is a major bottleneck in DaVinci.
I'm way past my personal goal of uploading mid-December because of this. Then I found your channel.
Thanks, this was really helpful.
Thank you for the kind words man, really happy I could help you out a bit with my content 🙂
great tips! I think you could go even faster using the cut page. it does ripple cuts automagically and also lets you drop snips of clips right down where your playhead is. im sure you have messed with it but you can essentially move back and forth from edit to cut page and provably increase your output time a lot. im a novice at davinci but ive seen myself speed things up with the cut page
Yeah, the first tip could be just summarized in "Go to the cut page" because everything is purposely made for that
@@HamedEmine Exactly my thoughts too. So many people neglect the Cut Page, it's great for assembling a rough edit. 2nd tip is definitely a time saver though.
that first tip is absolutely killer. exactly what I was looking to do, had no idea how to do it. excellent.
I'm aware of the second one and I have mine set to "QWE" (while also switching between selection and trim modes "A & T")... and thanx for that stacked timelines tip, it's very nice.. I'm used to copying and pasting between tabs, but will definitely incorporate this trick.. thanx :)
Hey, no worries man! Super happy you found at least part of this vid helpful 😊
Just got started on using Resolve yesterday after transferring from Sony Vegas. Very helpful tips, thanks!
Happy to hear I could help!
It's always very interesting to see how different people edit. You can learn a lot from different editing workflows and work out your own style of doing things efficiently
Exactly, it's one of the best ways of learning anything in the creative space!
George thanks for the tips! I mapped my new Start and End to Playheads to my End and Home keys respectively. Now they sit right next to the Ripple Delete key for easy access - you're a lifesaver!
Happy to hear I could help!
I really like the stacked timeline idea. Up until recently my motorcycle travel videos have not be that complex. However, recently I have been using multiple time lines for editing drone footage and some effects before bringing that into my main timeline. This will make incorporating that footage into my main timeline much easier. Thanks form Ontario Canada 👍🇨🇦
Great tips - I haven't seen anyone else explain the multi-timeline workflow before so that was pretty interesting. Those edit bindings are a nice super-set of what I have so much appreciated! You have a new subscriber 😀
Very glad I could help. Thank you for the kind words as well!
Just realized all these editing videos need to be adjusted by the viewer in yt settings for higher resolution or the controls look blurry and it's hard to follow. Biggest revelation of the day. Thank you, GK :)
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Use stacked timelines - 0:44
Split Clip & Ripple Delete Key Bindings - 2:33
Start/End to Playhead Key Bindings - 3:49
Beginner mode here, learning to edit tennis matches and practices.
Tip #2 is a God Send. Many thanks.
Be very careful with ripple deletes though. If you have effects and stuff layered, or you have a backing track you don’t want to cut, the ripple delete shifts EVERYTHING and will offset those things. Also, I’ve had several times where I’ll load a project I manually saved before closing, and it will have lost some of my progress. It’s only happened 2 times but it is frustrating
maybe compound clips could help. didn't try it yet
I agree but this is probably only for cutting, which should precede adding effects and other layers. Once you have the timeline you want, you can turn off ripple delete.
That's one thing that frustrated me when switching. But now i'm very happy with the ripple delete.
@@konsti8463 compound clips are amazing!
u can lock tracks too. but really all cuts should largely be made pre effects.
I cant beieve how good your English is bro! Regards from Haskovo!
Using the source tape feature in the cut page is similar to putting all of your clips on the timeline. You can view everything quickly and tag you in and out points and drop it into your timeline for your selects. Might save one step.
Yep, was coming here to say the same thing. Cut Page is often misused to be a lite version of editor, but really what it's main function is to do exactly tip 1.
But when you tag in and out points you won't be able to use this hidden footage in the edit page. It really depends on what you are editing.
Playing with Resolve for a month every day now. Saw maybe more than a hundred videos tips/tricks. But, this video, you, is the more beneficial and surprising of them all. Thanks a lot.
Thank you for the kind comment. Happy to help!
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OMG ITS YOU!!! i had these short cuts for moths and I didn't understand why tutorials make no sense.
You have literally changed my life with the 1st tip . 2nd one will help those like me because i already have the speed editor and that tip is pretty much what the cut page is for. Thanks man
omg, end to playhead! This is the one thing Ive been looking for since switching from premiere to DaVinci! I was wasting so much time this year with always having to clear the gaps. Now, no gaps anymore! Thank you!
I just started to learn video editing. I have edited about 30 videos and I am still learning how to edit. When one is as old as me it takes a littler longer to learn, but I am glad I found your video. Thanks
That last tip ( I call it QW) is an absolute GEM! I'm transitioning from Filmora to this POWERHOUSE !
This has drastically increased my editing speed. I barely have to move my left hand anymore. Thank you so much!
Glad to hear I could help 🙂
Coming from screenflow the second tipp was an absolute life saver! THANK YOU!!! Now my editing is even faster than in screenflow - which was already not slow. I am really really grateful!
Happy to hear I could help!
Stacked timelines sounds brilliant. I didn’t even realize that stacked timelines were a thing, but it seems like an easy way to accuracy drop footage you need instead of going from your media folder
I've watched a bunch of videos on video editing and somehow this is the first time someone give an actual recommendation and excellent tip on how to get started with the project and organize the clips, which to me has always been the most offputting part of getting started.
Thank you!!!!!!
Happy to hear I could help!
Wow... first tip is awesome. I've been slowly trying to get a multiple timeline workflow going. This is for sure going to be implemented.
amazing video. something people really seem to overlook when staying motivated is workflow and this helps a ton. thank you
The shortcuts keybindings for 1-4 literally just sped up my resolve workflow by like 200% thank you for this!
Happy to hear that man!
Wow, I’m so relieved to see someone with a similar workflow than me (multiple time lines to sift footage, placing clips higher depending on what you like best). I was doing it in premiere but I felt like a hack, cuz I know most people use in and out points and sub clips. Thanks for showing me your process and making me feel like it’s okay to find your own way to do things! 🎉
I saw this video as it first came out and had like 800 views, I subscribed immediately, because it was SUPER useful, easy to follow and to the point, without unneccessary fluff, that i dont have time for. I actually came back to this video several times, since. I appreciate your content.
Very happy to hear that, glad you were able to find it useful and thanks for coming back 😁
i'm a total noob and i understood perfectly , and implemented these tips easily. Thank you so much!
@@Beyatchenator Happy to hear!
you describing what we do as audio editors called "comping". Thanks for sharing this insight in video editing in DR. I never thought of that.
The first one is exactly the way I edit but I never thought about the second tip! Life changing, thanks!
Beginner editor here, this was super useful! Thank you so much :)
I've just added this shortcut to my Stream Deck and it's definitely a time saver! Thank you very much! This an awesome piece of advice!
Glad I was able to help :)
cutting videos is always the most pain for me and these are life-savers!
Great advice! You can add "Select all clips under playhead" to these shortcuts. With this addition you don't need to select the clip by cursor.
Love the 1,2,3,4 assignments - great workflow. Thank you very much!
Very useful tips ! Thank you ! :)
That second tip was really killer, George. Thanks for sharing.
No worries, happy you found it useful!
The stacked timeline tip is absolute gold! Thank you so much. Kicking myself that I never knew this for so long :)
I have been looking for a way to copy between 2 timelines quick. This is a life saver thanks!
Holy smokaroons, I had no idea you could have to timelines open at once. Thank you so so much!
Bro, you got my point. thankyou
YES!!! Ripple delete was the one thing I was missing from the move from Final Cut. I used it all the time! Thanks!
ive watched so many of these videos first time i see someone use multiple timelines which makes wayy more sense in my brain and the way you did the macros is game changing for working on a laptop, the yt algorithm has served me well today. Good job on the video!
Thank you for the kind words, happy I could help 🙂
I had no idea you could see multiple timelines. That alone was worth watching! Thanks.
I literally started editing with DaVinci today. I fumbled around for a few hours, and I can see how much these tips will help in my future editing.
Glad to hear that, hope they really do help out in the long run!
Interesting. I did figure out the stacked timelines just an hour ago on my own, when I started working with footage from two perspectives. Super useful.
Personally, what I found the most major timesaver for me as a total noob - setting up timeline zoom keybinds as well as selector and cut tools, plus a comfortable way to scroll the timeline back and forth. I got that on WASD, plus middle mouse button and it has really made a massive difference in how quickly (and comfortably) I am able to go through content when editing.
Oh yeah, another thing that is easy to miss - when the cutting tool is selected, mouseovering the video feed on the timeline displays whatever frame is under the cursor. This is massively faster to seek through the timeline looking for specific moments, instead of using the selector and playing the footage.
I just started using Davici for 1 week and this one really solve my problem with trimming clips and drag to main timeline more efficiently
The shortcut keys are gold, I was using another set for these, but it required two hands. Now I can have one hand on the mouse and the other doing the cuts, super fast!
That second tip is a game changer! I am kicking myself for not thinking of it already!!! GREAT STUFF! Thanks!
No worries, now you know about it and you can start using it 😁
Game changer. Noticing less RSI with this new remapping and it has definitely sped up the cutting process which has been such a bane of editing
Happy to hear it was helpful then!
Many thanks George, we're a new podcast using Da Vinci Resolve for our editing. It's actually very fun learning how to use it, and extremely satisfying when each episode comes together and you listen back! But yeah, I had no idea the editing would be such a time consuming exercise. The multi-timeline tip is going to be very useful to allow us to create shorts for YT and IG from the each main episode. Thanks bud, keep up the good work, I subscribed
@@Hispanophiles Happy to have helped!
I was struggling to replace keyclip workflow in Cut but you def gave me the method!! Thank you sir!
I was nodding until the tabs thing... mind blown! Thank you!
Ok... It's late, so I'm not diving into tip #2 right now, but I'm finally moving from Sony Vegas (I know, don't laugh) into DaVinci Resolve (since about September of this year), and I can see how much of a difference that one tip is going to make for me. Very excited to try this out. Thank you very much!
Wouldn't laugh regardless of what software you're coming from man, I've been through them all as well, Vegas included 😁
I am so glad i clicked on this video and listened to your tips. I was about to edit a very long video with substantially less efficient methods and techniques. Thank you for sharing!
Happy to help!
Most useful 5 minutes video for DaVinci Edit! Thanks! -)
Thanks for the tutorial! I'll definitely try the stacked timeline workflow!
Godsend video, will be using the stacked timelines method.
this has just changed everything for me. You're amazing, thank you.
This is incredible.
Im doing a videogame critique video and the dual timeline method is insane for selecting relevant footage without using the small media pool screen.
Thank you do much for this😊❤
Bro as a new content creator; this literally saved me HOURS!!!!!
Thank you George, I have never seen the timeline stacking method before. This is a really fast way to get through an edit. I appreciate you taking the time to share them, I will re adding this technique to my work flow.
Sick, only about a week into my editing experience but this video will save me many hours in the future, thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot, the two timelines together is a trick I always forgot you can make in resolve
woooohhh 2 timelines on the same screen, that's violent !! 😍😍😍
Ripple delete and Split shortcuts are my goto in any video editing software I used..
Good tips about having two timelines open at the same time. Thanks and благодаря! I've found out that I that using the trim start end with ctrl+shift+[ and ] is the fastest way to edit instead of first cutting and then ripple deleting.