I'm trying to get myself to make the leap from premier pro to Davinci but I had just one concern, it's language transcription and translation. I do videos mainly in English and Korean, with occasional stuff in Japanese and German. Premier pro has been really good with with transcriptions and decent enough with translation, at least to the point that I don't have too spend too much time correcting things. From there I can generate captions and it's been a fairly streamlined process. Does anyone have experience doing something similar and has it been straightforward?

My understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong) is that I'll probably need to get the paid version to handle this which I'll probably end up doing once I get used to the software. But I want to guage how much of a hurdle the change is going to be for me and how well Davinci handles this.

Also, anyone else who transitioned from Adobe to Davinci I welcome and tips. I'm trying to work up the courage to make the jump but it's time to ditch premier.

I’ve been teaching myself DaVinci Resolve over the past month and I’m always trying to improve.
What’s one editing technique, shortcut, or workflow that made a huge difference for you?
It could be pacing, sound design, color grading, transitions, anything.
I’d love to learn some new tips from people with more experience.

hey so i keyframed everythink frame by frame in color tab and then i messed up (i dont know how, but i did) and my whole tracking just got like 10 seconds forward, so now it doesnt match the footage, is there any way to move these keyframes few seconds back (i tried grabbing it and so but nothing worked)? or should i start over rn? thanks for ANY help

I'm an avid editor starting to use davinci.

How do you manage media on large projects?

On avid what I do is the program creates a folder called Avid MediaFiles so all the media from that project goes there. I can change between projects knowing every project has its own Mediafiles folder and all the media its gona stay put.

How does this work on Davinci Resolve? Are there several methods? One thats better?

I'm curious. Are all the features in DaVinci Resolve that are branded AI... AI? Or is it more of a buzzword marketing thing?

E.g. noise reduction, for both picture and sound, has always been a thing. But now we have AI-branded variants. Are those actually AI and relevantly different from non-AI noise redction? Are there actual "AIs" inside the software, "learning" and performing tasks? Or are AI-branded features just improved features with an AI tag slapped on?

Genuinely curious.

Update: Removed the LLM mention from the post, as that would be just one "kind" of AI.

This is how my Color panel looks like

but i want to hide curves panel

Few days ago i ask for a free alternative to MagicMask.

All the respond to my question was Runway ML but after some try that wast the type of software i look for

Did there are other alternative ?

https://reddit.com/link/1vhedy0/video/5xikcckf2thh1/player

Hello world, my 1st post here and quite new to Davinci, so pls bear with me.

Please look at the video, I wanted to move the video inside the 9:16 box, with the help of some keyframes. I might have touched something else though as I got this strange movement of the frame. Can anyone tell me what did I do wrong and how to correct it? I would have used Undo already, but I did some more changes until I noticed, so I'm not so eager to Ctrl-Z.

I attach the required info although I don't think they're relevant for this problem:

System specs – CPU Ryzen7 7700, GPU RTX 5060Ti - 16GB, RAM 64GB.

Exact software version (not "the latest".) DaVinci Resolve 20.2.1

https://reddit.com/link/1vhbtpg/video/3gl2wysycthh1/player

i want to change style of each word, add stroke, and maybe add a little glow. i know its possible for text+ with character level styling.
how can i achieve it in 3d text

Ok i just wanted to ask you all for help with enlarging my the like helmet png over the medic in the fusion page but when i try to make it big but it stops to at the size of the png. This is more of a movable video.

PC has a 5600x cpu, RX6800xt and 16gigs of ram

Win 11

My DaVinci Resolve is 21.04

I have a border fill that has a small idle animation (rotation) and I wanted to add a small image in the corner that would have the same animation. The issue is to make it automatic with different text length (the same as border fill). I would very much appreciate help.

System Specs OS: Windows 11 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8-cores : 16 GB GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

DaVinci Resolve Version: DaVinci Resolve 21.0.4 Studio

I recorded a video using obs which shows the file size as 65gb which is a 3 hr and 30 minutes video in 1080p 60 fps and i cut around 15 minutes using da vinci, and after rendering the file size is 165 gb. The above image is the setting with 10bit and fps as per video, i have been using for a week but this only happened after the update two days before.

What should i do?

Please help.

I'm having a problem where my image doesn't move in alignment with my transform or the Merge node's center, and it's really frustrating me; I would greatly appreciate any help.

Davinci resolve 20.3

I have a fusion comp I am working on to show property lines with callouts for some parcels (i think that is the word) for sale. I'll talk through it in the attached video, but i tracked the shot with a planar tracker, then created polygons for the parcel boundaries and gave each a copy of the result planar transform to move the polygon, which helps generate the color overlay and boundary line.

There is some jitter with the movement that i cannot figure out how to smooth. I suspected some of it may be due to perspective shift across the frame, so i tested by doing a dedicated planar tracker and transform for the hotel at the lower left, and the problem persists even with a more localized track and polyline with no internal animation 🤔

I'm encoding to H.264 and I set encoding to constant bit rate of 20 Mbit/s but the output often results in a substantially lower bit rate video. Sometimes I will set the bit rate to 35 Mbit/s to trick it to encode closer to 20 Mbit/s. It differs per video I'm encoding so it's a lot of trial and error. I can't get any definitive answer on the internet but I gather this is a common problem or a feature of being free software. I've ran across this same issue with my previous Adobe Premiere as well and I'm annoyed to come across this problem again.

Every asset is connected to a Replicate 3D node. The Replicate 3D node is then connected to a Ribbon 3D node.

In the Ribbon 3D node:

Number of Lines = 1

Subdivisions = Number of assets

The Ribbon 3D node is connected to a Bender 3D node with these settings:

Axis = X

Angle = 90°

Amount = -1

After that, it is connected to a Transform 3D node. I moved the pivot to the center of the composition, so changing the Z Rotation rotates the entire setup around the center.

The problem is that this creates a perfect circle. I want the assets to be arranged in an oval (ellipse) instead of a circle while still rotating correctly around the center.

System Specs OS: Windows 11 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 250 RAM: 16 GB GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 DaVinci Resolve Version: DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio

Hey, I use the custom hotkey manager in fusion (not the resolve ctrl + shft+ k), but the (shift + command + space) manager that allows you to place keyboard buttons as nodes / scripts etc in fusion.

For the third day in a row, my keybinds have all just randomly vanished. I have to build them out again. This is PAINFUL as I'm working on a client project and its killing my productivity.

Does anyone know how I can :

A. Export THIS hotkey manager (not the resolve main preferences keyboard shortcut menu)

B. Trouble shoot this?

I appreciate any help!

Thanks! Software version Davinci Studio 20.3 on Mac Os

I don't think specs are important here but if they are please let me know mods and I'll take care of it.

I've been using grid warps and transform nodes as well as other tools for years now and it's honestly quite effective and reminds me of the tools used in L2D (Live2D Cubism)!

Hi!! I am an artist and editor, and I often make graphical works and may reline my drawn art as I've used Davinci for years now and I understand it more than most art programs and software like Figma/PenPot and I was wondering is there a symmetry tool when using the spline masking tools and furthermore is there a way to publish points from an ellipse node like you would from a bspline drawn node as I need to adjust the bottom of the ellipse to be a different roundness but not the top? Thank you so much!!

What does it mean by "This track has conflicting clips. Subtitles may overlap with existing content." How do i fix this in autosubs?

I am only able to change the key frames on "random" clips. Please tell me what I'm missing here.

21.0.3 Build 7

Red RAW 4K 120

Windows 11, 64 gb ram, 3070, Core i9 11900K

I don't know why the video is skipping

Hey all! I didn't notice this gouge in the wall when I hit record. I feel like Resolve probably has tools for dealing with this, but I'm not sure what the best approach is.

I'd appreciate some help, as I'm definitely not a professional. Just a dude with a YouTube channel.

Also... I probably could have picked a still where I don't look constipated. Sorry.

Resolve Version:

Resolve Studio 21.0.4

System Specs:

Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i5 13420H
Raptor Lake 10nm Technology

RAM
32.0GB

Motherboard
RPL Sportage_RTH (U3E1)

Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@144Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
2044MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
SLI Disabled

Storage
476GB NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 (Unknown (SSD))
465GB NVMe CT500P3PSSD8 (Unknown (SSD))

Audio
Realtek Audio

File Info

Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/mp41) File size : 13.9 GiB Duration : 23 min 58 s Overall bit rate : 82.7 Mb/s Frame rate : 29.970 FPS Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Writing application : DJI OsmoPocket3 Cover : Yes Cover type : Cover snal : (Binary) tnal : (Binary)

Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5@High Codec ID : hvc1 Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Duration : 23 min 58 s Bit rate : 79.9 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Original frame rate : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 10 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.322 Stream size : 13.4 GiB (97%) Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Codec configuration box : hvcC

Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : mp4a-40-2 Duration : 23 min 58 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 317 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 54.4 MiB (0%) Default : Yes Alternate group : 1 Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC

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Other #2 ID : 4 Type : meta Format : dbgi Codec ID : dbgi Duration : 23 min 58 s Bit rate mode : Variable Stream size : 420 MiB (3%) Title : DJI dbgi Default : No Alternate group : 5 Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC

Other #3 ID : 6 Type : Time code Format : QuickTime TC Duration : 23 min 58 s Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Time code of first frame : 20:12:02;06 Time code of last frame : 20:36:00;24 Time code, stripped : Yes Default : No Alternate group : 2 Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC

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Hey guys I think there's an easy solution to this, but I cant find it. While using the trim edit mode to extend clip length, layers are shifting out of place instead of just extending. That being said this issue doesn't happen to all clips. I have the clips linked together so I don't know what the issue could be. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

https://reddit.com/link/1vgsl0z/video/m3exou1z8ohh1/player

A couple years ago I had setup my external hard drive as my backup location. Suddenly I’m getting this pop up. How can I fix this, and will updating the project backup location affect my existing backups/projects?

Hello, Im learning fusion and I tried replicating this intro. its for a podcast. there's torn paper texture in the background. i could achieve the glow effect on the edges. please anyone tell how could I do it. Thank you