Last time I authored a dvd was ten years ago with Sony Architect Pro. Here I am today wishing to create a dvd master for my feature film and can’t seem to find the right software. Prefer something that doesn’t have all the bells and whistles like editing, color correcting, ect,. but that’s also not generic when it comes to the authoring part. And…

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Thanks for the info! I’ll check it out.

Working on a feature narrative. When creating separate tracks for each audio track – dialog, foley, effects, ect… how should I separate ambience from atmosphere/foley sounds? For example, a man walks into a room and sits down. I have a track of just the room tone but I also have the track of the man walking into the room with the VERY subtle…

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Hi Michael! Yeah, I figured I’d need to track the dress but then how do I place the dress behind the mirror? Is that a node layer thing or simply placing the node in the correct order or ?? I will take your suggestion and look for a tutorial somewhere. Thanks!

Hoping someone can give me some guidance regarding attached images. The camera was tripod mounted and doesn’t move. I created a power window around the mirror in order to tweak exposure. The foreground actress repeatedly moves the dress in and out of my power window giving it away. How do I keep the dress separate from the power window?

Is there an advantage using the 2 pin 14v power connection on the side of the camera verses using a dummy battery in the camera at 7.4v? For example, I can use one L-series battery and power with dummy cable or use two L-series batteries via a dual mounting plate and have combined 14v volts to use in the pin connection. Is there a difference other…

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After trying your technique this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thanks so much!

Thanks for clearing that up. I’m new to Resolve from Vegas. I’m finding it to be a much more powerful software but definitely not as intuitive as Vegas.

I’m organizing a large project by making each individual scene a compound clip after it’s cut together. I then have a “master” timeline where all the compound clips are lined up as the scenes should play. I was under the impression that as I go into each scene’s individual timeline and continue to tweak the edit (decomposed) that the changes I…

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Now that I have a grip on it I’ll look more into the Metadata. I appreciate the tips. I switched from Vegas to Resolve in the hope to take my post work to the next level but so far all I’m learning is how and where to click this or that. It’s definitely a more complex software. Hope all these complexities pay off in the long run. Thanks again!

After searching all over the internet I was really surprised to not find a single step by step tutorial to do what I’m wanting to do which is organize and work on a film project by scenes. I finally figured it out so here it is for the next guy:

1. Under “Master Bins” create a bin for each individual scene and import files for that scene. Name… Read more

Thanks guys. I’ll look harder at “stacking timelines” and using bins.

Brand new to Resolve and shooting a feature film soon. I need to understand how to organize the movie by “scenes”. I’m switching from Sony Vegas where is was so simple. In Vegas each scene is saved as its own project, then each project is imported into a Master project. You work on each scene individually and the changes are reflected in the… Read more

Mind if I ask what system you’re using? Are you editing 4k footage or proxies or just HD? I currently have a GTX 1080 (8gb) GPU and 16gb ram. Resolve freezes every 3 minutes when I try to edit 4k braw.

Do you have experience with working on large projects like two hr. features in Vegas? Is it stable?

A quick history then my questions. After trying Adobe I ended up going with Vegas twelve years ago (version 9) for all my post work on two feature films I produced. I LOVED the ease of use but had massive problems, mainly in rendering the finished projects, and vowed never to use Vegas again.
After a long break I’m getting back into filmmaking… Read more

Thanks!

I’m wanting to buy Vegas but it looks like it doesn’t support 32 bit audio which is essential for me. Can someone confirm this? Has anyone heard if it’s coming?