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DaVinci Resolve: Animating titles with keyframes

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Demo summary

Casey demonstrates how to create a text title and use keyframe diamonds in the Inspector to animate its position over time.

Step-by-step

  1. Select the title clip in the timeline
  2. Open the Inspector and switch to the Settings tab
  3. Move the playhead to the desired end time and click the diamond icon next to Position to set a keyframe
  4. Move the playhead to the start of the clip and adjust the Position values to set a second keyframe
  5. Click the diamond icon on the clip in the timeline to open the keyframes panel
  6. Drag the keyframe diamonds closer together to increase the animation speed
  7. Click the curves icon to open the graph view
  8. Select the final keyframe and click the flatten handles button to apply easing

Options

  • Adjust individual X and Y position keyframes separately
  • Move the entire Transform group of keyframes simultaneously
  • Open a secondary keyframe panel in the media pool area for a larger graph view

Watch out for

  • The 'greater than' arrow indicator means a keyframe exists further down the track
  • Linear keyframes without easing can cause the animation to jerk to a stop

Tips

  • Push keyframes closer together to make an animation go faster
  • Use easing (flattening handles) on the final keyframe so the movement slows down naturally before stopping
  • Adjusting a property at a new time automatically creates a new keyframe if the diamond is active (red)

Highlights

“that's generally how you'll animate stuff in Resolve... that same kind of way of animating things by setting a key frame and adjusting the distance between the two key frames.”

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  3. 16:432:19Organizing media with BinsThe video shows how to create and name Bins in the Media Pool to organize footage into folders, including a demonstration of dragging system folders directly into the bin list.Casey Faris
  4. 26:442:02Syncing external audio with videoCasey demonstrates the 'Auto Sync Audio' feature using waveforms to replace low-quality camera audio with high-quality boom mic recordings.Casey Faris
  5. 33:034:21Basic timeline editing and trimmingA walkthrough of adding clips to the timeline and using the selection tool to trim the start and end points of video segments.Casey Faris
  6. 42:191:11Setting In and Out pointsCasey shows how to use the Source Viewer to set 'In' and 'Out' points (I and O keys) to select specific portions of a clip before adding them to the timeline.Casey Faris
  7. 47:291:05Splitting clips and inserting footageDemonstration of splitting a clip using the Razor tool or keyboard shortcuts to insert a new shot in the middle of an existing sequence.Casey Faris
  8. 58:381:59Using the Trim Edit modeCasey demonstrates the Trim Edit tool to perform ripple trims, slips, and slides, allowing for precise adjustments without leaving gaps in the timeline.Casey Faris
  9. 1:14:582:09Adjusting clip properties in the InspectorCasey uses the Inspector panel to modify video transform properties including zoom, position, and rotation.Casey Faris
  10. 1:20:481:10Applying OpenFX to clipsThe video shows how to drag effects like blurs and stylized filters from the Effects panel onto timeline clips and adjust their parameters.Casey Faris
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