DaVinci Resolve Beginner Tutorial (15 Minutes)

Learn DaVinci Resolve 20 fast. In this 15-minute beginner crash course, I take you from install to export with a real project—no fluff, just the exact steps you need for your first edit in 2025.

What you’ll learn (step-by-step):
– Download & set up Resolve → create a new project in Project Manager
– Import & organize media in the Media Pool with bins (video / audio / assets)
– Build a clean timeline, toggle snapping, zoom/navigation basics
– Cut faster with Trim Edit Mode and ripple trims (tighten gaps instantly)
– Add music, adjust audio, add titles & transitions
– Understand the Inspector
– Stabilize shaky footage
– Export with YouTube-ready presets (H.264/H.265)

Host: Tim Seneker

⌚TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – How to Install DaVinci Resolve
00:40 – Opening Resolve and Creating a Project
01:11 – Importing and Organizing Media
02:18 – Creating and Viewing a Timeline
04:03 – How to Cut and Trim Clips
05:39 – Keyboard Shortcuts
06:19 – What Are Ripple Edits?
07:21 – Using Slip
08:13 – Removing Audio from Video (Snapping and Linked Selection)
09:20 – Adding Music
09:37 – Editing to Music and Sync Lock
11:26 – Adding Transitions
12:16 – Adding Text/Titles
12:31 – Inspector Window Overview
14:28 – Fade Handles on Clips
14:49 – How to Export Your Video
15:28 – Want More Resolve?

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