Once you have imported the timeline the editor sent you, you can take a look to see if it needs to be simplified. What do you want to look for in a timeline sent by an editor? How do you fix a timeline that needs some work? Author Patrick Inhofer walks you through how to simplify a busy timeline that you will be color grading in DaVinci Resolve.
- Let's take a look at a timeline that will…probably drive your colorist a little bit nuts.…And I'll show you how it needs to be cleaned up, and why.…And we're here in our chapter 2 prepping timeline,…If you're following along in the exercise files.…And to give myself a little bit more room to work,…I'm going to go ahead and in the layouts set to fullscreen.…If by the way, your UI looks nothing like mine,…you can always reset your UI down here…at the layout menu.…
I'm also going to take this media pool section…and I'm just going to shrink it down so…we have the full width of the interface…in order to look at the timeline,…and shift+Z to expand it out.…Finally, I like adjusting my view,…I like just the head and tails view…and I like making the video as small as possible.…So now we've got a good look at the timeline here.…Now I did import this from Premiere.…You're seeing here the universal counting leader…that's generated by Premiere, as well as a lower third,…also generated by Premiere.…
The other thing you're going to notice is…
Author
Patrick Inhofer
Released
11/18/2016You'll also explore the concept of conforming. Conforming is verifying your timeline in Resolve precisely matches the timeline exported from your non-linear editor. Plus, learn the options for sending your color corrected timeline back to your nonlinear editor for final graphics and export.
- Why move your timelines into Resolve?
- Understanding the round-tripping process
- Understanding XML
- The differences between round-trip workflows
- How to verify your timeline is imported correctly
- Rendering out individual clips vs. rendering out single clips
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 6s
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Using the exercise files3m 25s
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1. Moving Timelines: Basic Concepts
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2. Preparing Timelines for Import INTO DaVinci Resolve
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Analyzing camera originals5m 14s
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3. Importing & Conforming Your Timeline INTO DaVinci Resolve
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4. Final Steps & Alternative Workflows in the Conform Process
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5. Exporting Your Color Corrected Timelines FROM DaVinci Resolve
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Checking your renders3m 8s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 8s
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