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DaVinci Resolve Training – Video Editing and Post-Production Fundamentals

This DaVinci Resolve training course introduces participants to the main stages of a complete video post-production workflow. Participants will learn how to import and organize media, edit video, perform color correction, create simple motion graphics with Fusion, work with audio in Fairlight, and export projects in different formats.

Designed for beginners, videographers, filmmakers, content creators, and professionals who want to discover DaVinci Resolve or transition from another editing software, this course focuses on a practical approach that enables participants to complete a full video project, from media import to final delivery.

3 days 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online, Montreal, Quebec City

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The DaVinci Resolve Training course at a glance

Length
3 days
Schedule
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Format
Live virtual class or in person in Montreal and Quebec City
Audience
Tous
Price
$1,592 per participant, or $1,353 for public bodies and non-profits (plus taxes)
Language
English

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DaVinci Resolve Training course outline

Discover DaVinci Resolve

  • Understand the overall post-production workflow
  • Introduction to the Media, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight, and Deliver pages
  • Create and configure a project
  • Set resolution and frame rate
  • Understand the essential concepts of codecs and formats
  • Configure backups and main preferences

Import and Organize Media

  • Import footage
  • Organize the Media Pool using bins
  • Preview and select media
  • Use metadata
  • Understand Smart Bins
  • Synchronize video and audio
  • Understand the benefits of proxies
  • Relink offline media

Create a First Edit

  • Create a timeline
  • Understand the Source Viewer and Timeline Viewer
  • Set In and Out points
  • Use Insert and Overwrite edits
  • Move, delete, and replace clips
  • Use the main trimming tools
  • Understand Ripple Delete
  • Organize video and audio tracks
  • Create simple J-cuts and L-cuts
  • Add transitions
  • Practical Workshop: organize footage and create the first edit of a short video.

Effects, Speed, and Graphics

  • Adjust position, scale, and rotation
  • Crop an image
  • Create slow-motion and fast-motion effects
  • Use the main retiming tools
  • Use keyframes
  • Create a simple animation
  • Add titles and logos
  • Use transitions and effects
  • Understand the differences between the capabilities of the Edit and Fusion pages

Introduction to Color Grading

  • Understand color correction and color grading
  • Explore the Color page
  • Read Waveform, Parade, and Vectorscope scopes
  • Understand how nodes work
  • Correct exposure and white balance
  • Adjust contrast and saturation
  • Match multiple shots
  • Understand Log footage
  • Introduction to Color Management
  • Use a Power Window
  • Use a Qualifier
  • Track a correction
  • Practical Workshop: finalize the edit, then correct and match the images in the sequence.

Create Simple Motion Graphics with Fusion

  • Understand Fusion's node-based workflow
  • Use MediaIn and MediaOut
  • Use Merge
  • Create and edit Text+
  • Add a Background
  • Use a mask
  • Animate an element using keyframes
  • Create a simple title or lower third
  • Return from Fusion to the Edit timeline

Finalize Audio with Fairlight

  • Explore the Fairlight page
  • Organize audio tracks
  • Adjust audio levels
  • Use fades and panning
  • Balance dialogue, music, and sound effects
  • Apply basic EQ
  • Clean up dialogue using essential tools
  • Record a voice-over
  • Create a basic premix

Subtitles, Export, and Archiving

  • Create and edit subtitles
  • Adapt a timeline for different distribution formats
  • Understand resolution, codecs, and bitrate
  • Explore the Deliver page
  • Export a video for the web
  • Create a high-quality master file
  • Create and save an export preset
  • Verify the final exported file
  • Export a project
  • Understand .drp files, .dra archives, and media backups
  • Final Workshop: complete and deliver a full video project incorporating editing, color correction, motion graphics, and basic audio mixing.

Your DaVinci Resolve Training trainer

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Alexandre

An editor, colorist, and motion designer, Alexandre has been working in the audiovisual post-production industry for more than ten years. He has contributed to a wide range of projects, from fiction films to corporate productions, advertising, and digital content, with…

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Prices and practical information

Preferred rate

$1,353 / participant

Public bodies and non-profits · plus taxes

Standard price

$1,592 / participant

Businesses and individuals · plus taxes

Practical information

  • Length: 3 days
  • Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Format: Live virtual class or in person in Montreal and Quebec City
  • Payment: online (PayPal or card) when registering, or by invoice for organizations
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Why take this DaVinci Resolve Training course

Objectives: what you will be able to do

  • Understand the overall post-production workflow in DaVinci Resolve
  • Create and configure a video project
  • Import, organize, and efficiently manage media
  • Create and refine a video edit
  • Use the main editing, transition, and effects tools
  • Perform color correction and match multiple shots
  • Understand the fundamentals of color grading and Color Management
  • Create simple titles and motion graphics with Fusion
  • Edit, balance, and improve audio using Fairlight
  • Create and edit subtitles
  • Prepare and export video for different distribution platforms
  • Manage project backup, archiving, and export in DaVinci Resolve

Prerequisites

  • Basic ability to use a Windows or macOS computer
  • No previous knowledge of DaVinci Resolve is required

What is included

  • Course materials and exercise files for each participant
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Optional personalized coaching after the course
  • In public in-person sessions:
    • Tea and coffee
    • Lunch at a nearby restaurant
    • Parking (in some cities)
    • Wi-Fi access

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