About this video

• Video Title: DaVinci Resolve 19: Speed Up Your Edits with the Cut Page
• Channel: A Table For Two
• Speakers: Antoan Abusamra
• Duration: 00:07:32

Overview

This video tutorial demonstrates how to speed up video editing workflows in DaVinci Resolve 19 by utilizing the Cut Page. It focuses on essential commands like Smart Insert, Append, Ripple Overwrite, and Place on Top, explaining their functionality and how they help in efficiently building a timeline.

Key takeaways

• The Cut Page in DaVinci Resolve is designed for fast and efficient editing, especially when dealing with large amounts of footage.
• The Source Tape feature allows users to scrub through all clips in a continuous sequence without switching folders, speeding up the selection process.
• Four essential commands for building a timeline are:
  • Smart Insert: Inserts a selected clip at a detected smart edit point, shifting existing clips.
  • Append: Adds a selected clip to the very end of the timeline.
  • Ripple Overwrite: Replaces a clip under the playhead with the selected clip, adjusting surrounding clips to avoid gaps.
  • Place on Top: Adds the selected clip on a new layer above the current timeline, starting from the playhead's position.
• Keyboard shortcuts are available for most Cut Page functions to further enhance editing speed.