Purpose: To establish guidelines for video rough cut editing. This SOP must be followed by all personnel assigned to this task.
Tools to consider:
- DaVinci Resolve
- is used for editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post-production all in one software tool.
Procedure:
- Download and Launch DaVinci Resolve.
Here are below guides for Installing:
- Go to the DaVinci Resolve website. (link: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve)
- DaVinci Resolve is free and is available on Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Download the installer, and the installer will guide you through the process
- Then if the installation is successful. Launch the application
- Import video clips into DaVinci Resolve:
- From the Project Manager, select New Project and give your project a name
- On the Cut tab, go to the menu bar and select File > Import > Import Media
- In the Finder window, you’ll navigate to where on your computer your footage is stored, to bring into your project
- Add clips in the Timeline
- Your imported media will appear in the Master Bin. To begin editing, you will need to mark your footage. This way, you are only moving useful media onto the timeline for editing
- Hover your mouse over each clip’s thumbnail and scrub the footage.
- Press “I” on the keyboard to mark an in-point, the place in the footage you would like to start with
- Press “O” on the keyboard to mark an out-point, the point in the footage you would like to end with
- Click and drag the thumbnail onto the timeline to make an edit
- Trim video clips
- Click the clip you want to trim, then click and drag the mouse through the thumbnail to set in and out points
- Click the clip you want to trim, then click and drag the mouse through the thumbnail to set in and out points
- After that, the video file is then ready for rendering and other video enhancement editing.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the process designer. If the situation is critical, please contact Jennifer or Jan Marc directly.