Think of nodes as layers on steroids that are arrayed from left to right, not top to bottom. In contrast with colour correction tools in popular NLEs, DaVinci Resolve’s are node-based. The Definitive Guide‘s 13 lesson-based chapters guide new editors and graders, as well as seasoned users of other NLEs and colour grading software, all the way from setting up a new project, importing the downloadable lesson media, working with bins, the timeline and editing tools, adding and mixing audio, applying transitions and titles, working with clip speed and multi-camera editing, and, DaVinci resolve’s historical strength, colour correcting. This book, Paul Saccone’s The Definitive Guide to Editing with DaVinci Resolve 12.5, will help to change all that.

In either iteration, DaVinci Resolve is the one integrated software solution that can take moviemaking students all the way from raw beginner through to seasoned industry professional.įrom what I have seen, though that memo has yet to filter down throughout all the ranks.

The last one, a combination of hardware with software designed for use by professional colourists, does not concern us here but the first two versions, this first completely free to download and use and the second available for purchase at US$995.00, do.ĭaVinci Resolve 12.5 sees both these versions established as industrial-strength non-linear editors aka NLEs and colour grading suites, all-in-one.

The evolution of colour correction and looks grading software suite DaVinci Resolve since its acquisition by Blackmagic Design has been an impressive one marked by rapid changes and unexpected new features.Įven more impressive given that Resolve is forked into three different but very closely related versions, DaVinci Resolve 12.5, DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Studio and DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Advanced Panel.

Don’t forget to download the latest copy of the DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Reference Manual.

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