DaVinci Resolve: Basic keyframe animation on the Edit page

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Demo summary

Demonstrates how to use the position property diamonds in the Inspector to create a simple slide-on animation for an image in DaVinci Resolve.

Step-by-step

Select the image on the timeline and open the Inspector
Move the playhead to the start of the animation (frame 0)
Click the diamond icon next to the Position property to enable keyframing
Move the playhead forward to the desired end time (e.g., 3 seconds)
Click the diamond icon again to set a second keyframe
Use the navigation arrows next to the diamond to return to the first keyframe
Drag the image off-screen to set its starting position
Navigate to the second keyframe and ensure the position is set to zero

Options

Reset all keyframes by clicking the reset icon next to the property

Watch out for

Changing a property at a random spot on the timeline will automatically introduce a new keyframe

Tips

Use the small navigation arrows to jump between keyframes instead of manual scrubbing to avoid accidental keyframe creation
Understand that a keyframe simply indicates a change between two points in time

Highlights

“you have officially animated your very first thing to Vinci resolve”

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