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What Hardware is Needed for Color Grading with DaVinci Resolve?

What Hardware is Needed for Color Grading with DaVinci Resolve?

Software like DaVinci Resolve makes color grading accessible to everyone. However, there are crucial hardware items you must be aware of.

How to Setup A Color Grading Room On A Budget

How to Setup A Color Grading Room On A Budget

You can cut your film pretty much anywhere nowadays. But for an accurate grade, there are things you must have dialed in.

Introduction to Color Grading

Introduction to Color Grading

What comes off the camera and what an audience sees are wildly different—thanks to color grading. Modern tools make anything possible.

How To Use Dehancer in DaVinci Resolve

How To Use Dehancer in DaVinci Resolve

The era of modern cinema cameras is incredible. But with this comes a longing to reproduce certain aspects of film. Dehancer is the tool for the job.

How to Create Custom Keyboard Mappings in DaVinci Resolve

How to Create Custom Keyboard Mappings in DaVinci Resolve

The keyboard is king for fast editing. And the keyboard command palette in Resolve allows you to customize keyboard mappings to your heart's content!

How To Insert, Overwrite and Delete Footage in Resolve

How To Insert, Overwrite and Delete Footage in Resolve

An NLE must give a filmmaker the tools to rapidly insert and manage media in the timeline. DaVinci Resolve does not disappoint with their ripple overwrite, insert, replace and fit to fill editing tools!

How to Add Audio Fades & Volume Key Frames in DaVinci Resolve & Fairlight

How to Add Audio Fades & Volume Key Frames in DaVinci Resolve & Fairlight

Two fundamental tools for sound design are fades and key frames. You can do this from both the DaVinci Resolve Edit and Fairlight pages.

4K or 512 Byte Sector Size for SanDisk Professional G-RAID?

4K or 512 Byte Sector Size for SanDisk Professional G-RAID?

A RAID array has key advantages for video editing. But choosing your sector size on G-RAID can be confusing. This will clear the fog!

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