How to Add Text in DaVinci Resolve and Create Title Effects
Texts are very important elements when it comes to video editing. It helps deliver the content of your video in a way that your audience understands best. Aside from stunning visual effects and fantastic sound design, adding visually appealing texts to your edit takes your video to the next level as well.
There’s a saying that goes, everyone can be a singer, but not everyone is a great singer. In this same analogy, be one of the greatest video editors to exist starting by working with Davinci Resolve’s Text Settings and the revolutionary Fusion feature!
To give an overview, Davinci Resolve’s Fusion feature allows you to create amazing animated titles with 2D and 3D text tools. You get traditional text formatting controls along with 3D extrusion, the ability to add reflections, bump maps, shadows, and more. You can also use the follower tool to animate individual characters so they fly on and off, ripple glow effects through each letter, and more. With Fusion, the possibilities are endless!
However, let’s take things slow and talk about the basics.
Standard Titles
What’s great about Davinci Resolve is you can start with the absolute easiest type of title — literally with a few steps and a few clicks — and take that title really to the next level. You could create 3D text extrusions, backgrounds, and many more similar effects like that, and it’s all very fluid and intuitive.
But if you’re starting slow and want the simple things first, Davinci Resolve has Standard Texts which you can adjust and alter according to your liking and to the look that you want to achieve.
The Titles category contains standard text titles that are built-in in Davinci Resolve. They have presets already placed and you can edit them the way that you want them to be. They are basically drag-and-drop titles that you can work with just a drag and drop of the mouse. You’ll notice that it drags and drops, much like a clip drag and drop from the media pool.
Before we tackle about putting clips and altering them, I’d first like to point out the fact that there are two texts named Text and Text+. As you’ve noticed, the Text is signified by the T icon and the Text+ is identified with the lightning bolt icon.
The reason for this is that Text with the icon T has standard, normal settings and Text+ with the lightning bolt icon has more advanced and more complex settings, which we can find in Inspector. It will help us differentiate the two.
Standard Text
One thing thats also cool is the fact that when you hover over the Color option, you are immediately given the RGB color value by the pop up. That feature is very super helpful and very handy if you want to try and figure out what the color is, very quickly.
Safe Area
One thing that is also very useful in working with your text/s is turning on Safe Area. What this feature does is create borders around your video, so you can identify which places are safe to put your texts.
The Text+ works similarly to the standard text (T), in a way that you can drag it or drop it down to your timeline.
We even have the ability to write on our text if we want to. We can come down to some advanced controls as well.
What’s more important is we can adjust and come in and start adjusting things like layout, etc., and even get in and add transformation to specific characters as well.
These features are what made Text+ much more advanced and more complex than the standard text (T) tool.
Take your work to the next level by taking your text to Fusion!
Another cool feature in Davinci Resolve is Fusion, as we’ve introduced earlier in this topic. We can immediately add these texts in Fusion and add cool effects such as blur, adjust its brightness and contrast, and many more.
That’s everything about the difference in standard Text (T) and Text+. If your video doesn’t need a lot of complicated and complex texts or titles, I recommend using standard text (T). Despite using simple, less complex texts, it can be very effective if it suits the look that you want to achieve. But, if you want to spice things up and want to add more visually appealing text and titles, I recommend using Text+. You just need to familiarize these settings, and it’s only a matter of time before you become a full-fledged video editor!
Fusion Titles
Another thing that I’d also like to point out when we navigated to the Titles page in our Toolbox under Effects Library, is the fact that among with Titles and Subtitles, there is also the category Fusion Titles.
Fusion Titles are basically titles that have been pre-made that ship with Davinci resolve which you can take, drop unto your projects and basically step into inspector and alter the way you need them. It works just the same with Standard Titles, but at the same time, quite different in a lot of ways.
Let’s navigate back into the Toolbox and select Titles. Then, under Fusion Titles category, we can choose any one of the presets Davinci Resolve has in store. In this example, I selected 3D Title in A Box and dragged it and dropped it down to my timeline. Here’s what the title looks like:
Since we have the ability to hover to Inspector, we can have the title selected, and come down into the Main Text Controls and edit the content of your text. After you do so, it immediately renders, as signified by the blue line on top of the text. Really quick and super simple as well.
One thing that’s also very cool is that when we navigate back into the Inspector, not only do we have control over the type of font, etc., found in Main Text, but we also have the ability to edit Main and Back Lighting, Box Material and even Motion Blur Controls as well.
Literally with a drag of a mouse, we’ve taken this title and altered it from what it was:
Not only do we have control over our timeline, we also, with it selected, have now the ability to now come in to Fusion and to actually see how this title was made.
You’ll notice that when we navigate over to the stack and double click on it, we can see all the nodes that make up this title.
One thing that’s also very cool about this is not only the fact that we can alter this title, but it also serves as a fantastic learning tool. This is a great way to take a look at animation and we can go in and reverse engineer it, to see exactly what went into making this title. With that, we can start taking things one step further by working with titles in Fusion.
I’d also like to add a very important matter that we should always remember when working with texts in Fusion. Since Standard Texts and Text+ are 2D elements, and Fusion Titles are 3D Elements, you won’t be able to add 3D effects if you decide to add one in a 2D text.
This is because, in the world of Davinci Resolve, 2D and 3D texts are whole different elements, thus, they have different processes as well.
Hopefully, with those in mind, you will be able to create visually stunning text designs with Davinci Resolve. Remember to be patient and allow yourself time to absorb and learn new things!
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Все быстрые клавиши в Davinci Resolve (Win & MacOS)
Переключатели
Это доступные сочетания клавиш, которые включают или выключают функции.
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Source / Timeline Viewer | Q | Q |
| Extract Current Node | E | E |
| Apply Grade From Two Clip Prior | — | — |
| Apply Grade From One Clip Prior | = | = |
| Enable / Disable Clip | D | D |
| Match Frame | F | F |
| Add Flag | G | G |
| Toggle Hand / Selection In Node Window | H | H |
| Cinema Viewer | P | P |
| Dynamic Trim Mode | W | W |
| Trim Mode | T | T |
| Edit Point Type | U | U |
| Normal Edit Mode | A | A |
Навигация
Это сочетания клавиш, используемые для навигации в Davinci Resolve:
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Pause / Start Playback | Space | Space |
| Play Reverse | J | J |
| Stop Playback | K | K |
| Play Forward | L | L |
| Go to Previous Keyframe | [ | [ |
| Go to Next Keyframe | ] | ] |
| Go to First Frame | ; | ; |
| Go to Last Frame | ´ | ´ |
| Play Around Current Frame | / | / |
| Go to Timeline Start | Home | Home |
| Go to Timeline End | End | End |
| Previous Clip / Edit | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
| Next Clip / Edit | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
| Step One Frame Reverse | Left Arrow | Left Arrow |
| Step One Frame Forward | Right Arrow | Right Arrow |
| Select Clips Forward On This Track | Y | Y |
| Go to Next Marker | Shift + Down Arrow | Shift + Down Arrow |
| Go to Previous Marker | Shift + Up Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow |
| Go to Mark In | Shift + I | Shift + I |
| Go to Mark Out | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Clear Mark In | Alt + I | Opt + I |
| Clear Mark Out | Alt + O | Opt + O |
| Play Around In | Alt + Space | Opt + Space |
| Play Around Out | Shift + Space | Shift + Space |
Редактирование
Это сочетания клавиш, используемые для редактирования в Davinci Resolve:
Это сочетания клавиш, используемые для использования узлов в Davinci Resolve:
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Disable / Enable Current Node | Ctrl + D | Cmd + D |
| Disable / Enable All Nodes | Alt + D | Opt + D |
| Bypass All Grades | Shift + D | Shift + D |
| Add Parallel Node | Alt + P | Opt + P |
| Add Serial Node | Alt + S | Opt + S |
| Add Serial Node + LPW | Alt + Q | Opt + Q |
| Add Layer Node | Alt + L | Opt + L |
| Previous Node | Shift + Alt + ; | Shift + Alt + ; |
| Next Node | Shift + Alt + ´ | Shift + Alt + ´ |
| Add Splitter Combiner Node | Alt + Y | Opt + Y |
| Reset Grades & Notes | Ctrl + Home | Cmd + Home |
Клавиши F
Это сочетания клавиш F, используемые в решении Davinci:
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Insert Edit | F9 | F9 |
| Overwrite Edit | F10 | F10 |
| Replace Edit | F11 | F11 |
| Place On Top Edit | F12 | F12 |
Просмотр и дисплеи
Это сочетания клавиш, используемые для просмотра и отображения в Davinci Resolve:
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Expand Display | F4 | F4 |
| Left Display | 1 | 1 |
| Right Display | 2 | 2 |
| Display Red Channel only | R | R |
| Display Z-buffer Channel | Z | Z |
| Display Full Color | C | C |
| Zoom In | + | + |
| Zoom Out | — | — |
| Zoom To Fit | Shift + Z | Shift + Z |
| Enhanced Viewer | Alt + F | Opt + F |
| Full Screen Viewer | Shift + F | Shift + F |
| Cinema Viewer | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F |
| Split Screen | Ctrl + Alt + W | Cmd + Opt + W |
| Fast Forward | Shift + J | Shift + J |
| Fast Reverse | Shift + J | Shift + J |
| Retime Controls | Ctrl + R | Cmd + R |
| Freeze Frame | Shift + R | Shift + R |
| Loop / Unloop | Ctrl + / | Cmd + / |
| Grab Still Frame | Ctrl + Alt + G | Cmd + Opt + G |
| Toggle Video + Audio or Separate | Alt + U | Opt + U |
Используйте эти клавиши для быстрой настройки цветов в разрешении.
Приложение
Это сочетания клавиш, используемые для ярлыков для всего приложения в Davinci Resolve:
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Import Media | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| Save project | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S |
| Export Project | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E |
| New Timeline | Ctrl + N | Cmd + N |
| New Bin | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| Project Settings | Shift + 9 | Shift + 9 |
| Video Scopes | Ctrl + Shift + W | Cmd + Shift + W |
| Printer Light Hotkeys | Ctrl + Alt + ` | Cmd + Opt + ` |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + — | Cmd + — |
| Zoom In | Ctrl + = | Cmd + = |
| Primary Workspace Media | Shift + 2 | Shift + 2 |
| Primary Workspace Cut | Shift + 3 | Shift + 3 |
| Primary Workspace Edit | Shift + 4 | Shift 4 |
| Primary Workspace Color | Shift + 6 | Shift + 6 |
| Primary Workspace Fairlight | Shift + 7 | Shift + 7 |
| Primary Workspace Deliver | Shift + 8 | Shift 8 |
| Load Memory A | Ctrl + 1 | Cmd + 1 |
| Save Memory A | Alt + 1 | Opt + 1 |
| Load Memory B | Ctrl + 2 | Cmd + 2 |
| Save Memory B | Alt + 2 | Opt + 2 |
| Load Memory C | Ctrl + 3 | Cmd + 3 |
| Save Memory C | Alt + 3 | Opt + 3 |
| Load Memory D | Ctrl + 4 | Cmd + 4 |
| Save Memory D | Alt + 4 | Opt + 4 |
| Load Memory E | Ctrl + 5 | Cmd + 5 |
| Save Memory E | Alt + 5 | Opt + 5 |
| Load Memory F | Ctrl + 6 | Cmd + 6 |
| Save Memory F | Alt + 6 | Opt + 6 |
| Load Memory G | Ctrl + 7 | Cmd + 7 |
| Save Memory G | Alt + 7 | Opt + 7 |
| Load Memory H | Ctrl + 8 | Cmd + 8 |
| Save Memory H | Alt + 8 | Opt + 8 |
| Quit Resolve | Ctrl + Q | Cmd + Q |
Изучение этих ярлыков на самом деле является отличным способом ускорить ваш рабочий процесс.