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Video Editing Made Easy with DaVinci Resolve 18

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Published in May 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801075251

Pages 340 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Author (1):

Lance Phillips

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: A Quick Start to DaVinci

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Resolve – Publishing Your First Cut

3. Chapter 2: Adding Titles and Motion Graphics

4. Chapter 3: Polishing the Camera Audio – Getting It in Sync

5. Chapter 4: Adding Narration, Voice Dubbing, and Subtitles

6. Chapter 5: Creating Additional Sound

7. Part 2: Fixing Audio and Video

8. Chapter 6: Working with Archive Footage

9. Chapter 7: Stabilizing Shaky Footage

10. Chapter 8: Hiding the Cut – Making Our Edits Invisible

11. Part 3: Advanced Techniques

12. Chapter 9: Adding Special Effects

13. Chapter 10: Split Screens and Picture-in-Picture

14. Chapter 11: Enhancing Color for Mood or Style

15. Chapter 12: Studio-Only Techniques

16. Glossary

Artificial intelligence (AI)

17. Answers to Questions

18. Index

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19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Stabilizing Shaky Footage

In Chapter 6, we looked at common methods of restoring archive footage using Resolve FX. A typical problem that can plague both archive and modern footage is shaky video. In this chapter, you will learn how to stabilize shaky footage in the Cut, Edit, and Color pages, which you can apply to both your archive and recent footage.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

How software-based video stabilization works
Stabilizing video on the Cut page using basic controls
Stabilizing video with more advanced controls in the Inspector window on the Cut and Edit pages
Stabilizing video on the Color page using the Tracker palette and the Classic tracker

Although it is always preferable to capture stable video footage with our camera, this is not always practical. For example, we may be creating a run and gun-style documentary where there is no time or space to attach expensive stabilization equipment to our...

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Authors (1)

Lance Phillips

Lance Phillips (B.Hort, Dip. Drama, GTP (Secondary Education: Drama), Cert. Public Health Practice, Certified DaVinci Resolve Trainer). He founded Physical Folk, a Blackmagic Design Training Partner, to train diverse talent for the U.K. film industry. Lance has 30 years of experience training people from all backgrounds (including young people, prisoners, and people with disabilities) to develop their creative skills. After completing a Horticulture Degree, Lance studied Drama and worked as a Professional Actor on Television and Radio. He also freelanced in Lighting for Live Events, which started his love for all things technical. Lance is currently teaching a Color Grading module in the MA in Editing & Post Production at London Southbank University.

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