Thanks Paul (and Mark) this is good information. Less frustration in the future:-)

I’m an occasional user and I don’t know what the term is for what’s happening, but if I reduce the length of one clip by using the end handles, it draws in the next clip adjoining it. Sometimes I cut a bit of audio out and then further on all the audio is out of sync as this rubber band like thing happens. What’s it called and how do I stop one…

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OK – I just found a shortcuts list that says option-shift-9 locks all tracks. That does the trick, just needed to know what I was looking for 🙂

I wasn’t sure of the options, but wondered if the there was a command that applied to all tracks at once, whether locking or disabling, but it seems not as I couldn’t find one on searching, but this is more detail than I’ve found, so thanks

Is there a keyboard shortcut to disable all tracks at once? I’m an occasional user and I have a continual problem of when I paste a clip, it ends up not where I expect it. Sometimes the audio track is the only one selected – A1 in red box – and even thought the track looks like it didn’t paste I discover later on in wiped out some of the audio.…

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I’m an occasional user of Resolve but one thing that surprised me was when trying to reduce a screen size from 1920 x 1080 to 1280 x 720 ended with the original 1080 2GB mp4 being inflated to a 720 5GB .mov. The issue being the significant size increase.

I used the standard Export to Youtube option to create a H.264 file in mono as it was a Zoom…

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OK I’ve worked it out now, for anyone else interested:

1. Get the dimensions of the original eg 1080×1920

2. In Project settings or Timeline settings window > Timeline resolution: – enter these values into the custom values fields

3. Do the edits etc

4. In the Deliver tab, select the preferred output eg YouTube 1080p

5. Enter custom resolution values…

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OK – so there’s no way to crop it so it behaves and exports a vertical oriented clip? I have to just put up with the horizontal format as it is?

to export it * without* the black margins (typo)

If I import a vertical oriented video from a smart phone how do I remove the black margins to export it with the margins? I’ve looked online for a solution but its all confusing.

I have some background audio that has some wind noise and other disturbances. Its an ambient piece and I want to try just copying and pasting bits of adjoining good audio and see if I can blend them in.

1. In general, how do I select and copy a small segment of any clip (video/audio).

And specifically,

2. how do I select, copy and… Read more

Here are the settings I’m using. First capture is the original file, the others from DR. Its only the one clip that has the banding as its of rolling fog or mist. The banding is evident on import to DR but not in the original.

I’ll look into those codecs and get back. I had no idea where to start looking as I’m learning on the run.

I’ve only just upgraded from a 2011 iMac to a 2015 MacBook Pro ☺ I will try version 15 soon to see if it works efficiently, but just in the middle of a project now. When you don’t have money you do what you can with what you have and I’m just glad this app is free as it allows me to do so much.

I did some timelapse shots of rising fog on a DSLR and it looks OK when I run the video in QuickTime but there is substantial moire when I preview it in DR 12 and then on TV. I didn’t change the frame rate on import. Are there any things I might want to play with? It isn’t a critical project but I’d like to see if I can reduce the effect. The… Read more

Someone has asked me to put an annual art prize submissions onto a video screen. The video will be in the gallery window facing the street, to overcome COVID restrictions. What I’d like to do is feed the submitted images and data (entry name, artist, canvas size and medium, price) into a template and have it populate the video to create a loop. Is… Read more