All one needs to do is select a free transition, click on the Fusion tab to have a look under the proverbial hood, and scan the inputted figures from Alex. Just like with photography presets and color grading LUTs, transition presets are handy shortcuts but also fantastic ways to learn how to create your own transitions specific to your needs. Which finally brings me to the reason for this post: MrAlexTech has kindly brought us all a belated Christmas present! Specifically, a bunch of free Davinci Resolve transitions to help us through some of the more stressful learning experiences in Resolve and/or to speed up our workflows. If that sounds like an exaggeration, you might consider asking the forehead shaped dent in my computer desk. What I've found out from my little forays into the video editing world is that - for me, at least - trying to learn a somewhat fiddly new program can disappear hairs from my head and years from my life. You can also drag and drop the footage from the Finder’s window.I've been toying around with Davinci Resolve for a while now, making some personal videos and small edits for marketing purposes.

Import your footage into the media pool (the keyboard shortcut for import is Cmd ⌘+I). Now, let’s see how to apply these default video transitions in DaVinci Resolve. Your transition choices should be part of the editing style, meaning that if you apply a transition once, you should apply that type of transition two or three times throughout the video. You shouldn’t use transitions as a one-time-only trick, because it will stick out for your audience. While there are lots of options to choose from, the most important thing to keep in mind is to be consistent.

Wipe, Motion: Shot B pushes away or covers Shot A.

Iris/Shape: Shot B gradually masks Shot A out, shaped like a circle or any other shape you can think of until it occupies the entire screen.

A shot fades into the next one or a black screen.

Dissolve: One of the most classic transitions from filming.

Each one could have a distinct effect on the flow of your video, so let’s try to understand which one is the best in each situation.

You should know there are five different categories of transitions in Resolve, although you could argue there are only three big groups. Part 1: DaVinci Resolve Video Transitions Tutorial Part 1: DaVinci Resolve Video Transitions Tutorial.

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