Reviewing the DaVinci Resolve interface

DaVinci Resolve stands out as a highly robust editing suite equipped with numerous features. In this chapter though, you’ll gain a concise overview of the suit, enabling you to efficiently utilize it to craft our final film. After that, you can dive in deeper by yourself.

Figure 14.10: The DaVinci Resolve interface

However, before continuing here, let’s familiarize ourselves with the interface layout:

1. Media pool: This panel displays and organizes all the imported footage.
2. Source Viewer: This displays the unedited footage before adding it to the timeline.
3. Timeline Viewer: This previews the clips already added to the timeline.
4. Toolbar: This features timeline editing modes, editing functions, and timeline zoom settings.
5. Timeline: This allows you to place and adjust clips used in the current edit.
6. Workspace Switcher: This has buttons to quickly switch from one workspace to another...