Learning Resolve 16.

[Eric Santiago]

Its still in beta right?

I am sure anything from v15 will get you moving.

[Harry Bromley-davenport]

OK then. Thanks for the response. So what do you recommend for learning DaVinci Resolve 15?

Harry.

[Marc Wielage]

There are three decent Resolve tutorials out there that I recommend:

Alexis Van Hurkman’s Resolve Tutorials:
https://www.rippletraining.com/categories/davinci-resolve/

Patrick Inhofer’s Mixing Light Resolve Tutorial:
https://mixinglight.com/

Warren Eagles’ FXPHD Resolve Tutorials:
https://www.fxphd.com/resolve15/

I like all three for different reasons: Alexis’ is very thorough and technical; Warren is very down-to-earth and provides practical examples; and Patrick goes into the basics and touches on non-obvious extras. Each does a very good job. I have not been as impressed by the other tutorials on the web, frequently done by people with dubious credentials.

Alexis’ book is also very good:

Alexis Van Hurkman’s Color Correction Handbook:
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321929667

Patrick Inhofer’s “Tao of Color” newsletter and website are also informative resources:
https://www.taoofcolor.com

The LiftGammaGain website is also informative and has many hundreds of professional colorists as members:

https://liftgammagain.com/forum/index.php

The BMD Resolve v15 manual (also written by Alexis Van Hurkman) is also very informative, but you need time to go through all 2739 pages and try out every menu, every panel, every control, and every mode.

Also good are the following books:

Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321929667

The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Technique-Digital-Color-Correction/dp/024081715X

Digital Cinematography: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Cinematography-Fundamentals-Techniques-Workflows/dp/0240817915

Modern Post: Workflows and Techniques for Digital Filmmakers
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Post-Workflows-Techniques-Filmmakers/dp/0415747023

[Harry Bromley-davenport]

Thank you very much for your long, detailed and extremely useful response to my post. It was not forwarded to me by the site – hence my lateness in responding.

In any case, thank you again,

Harry.

[Will Duncan]

https://lowepost.com/finishing/courses/editing-in-davinci-resolve-16-r21/

[Harry Bromley-davenport]

Thank you very much for the response. Harry.