Video Editing Essentials
Edit professional-looking videos with DaVinci Resolve — free and beginner-friendly.
About this course
A practical video editing course using DaVinci Resolve (free version). You will edit a travel vlog, a product demo, and a short documentary across the course, learning the core editing workflow, colour grading, audio mixing, and export settings for YouTube, Instagram, and client delivery.
Target audience: Content creators, YouTubers, marketers, small business owners needing video content
What you will learn
- DaVinci Resolve
- Video editing workflow
- Colour grading basics
- Audio mixing basics
- Video export
Course syllabus
10 modules · video + projects
- 1DaVinci Resolve workspace: Cut, Edit, Fusion, and Deliver pages
- 2Importing, organising, and binning your footage
- 3The cut: assembly edit, rough cut, and fine cut
- 4Transitions: cuts, dissolves, and when to use each
- 5Titles and text: built-in titles and basic motion graphics
- 6Audio: music beds, dialogue cleanup, and mixing levels
- 7Colour: exposure correction, colour balance, and creative grades
- 8B-roll and cutaways: pacing and story support
- 9Export settings: YouTube, Instagram Reels, and MP4 for clients
- 10Project: edit a 3-minute product demo from raw footage
Frequently asked questions
Can I complete this course on a low-spec laptop?
DaVinci Resolve can be demanding. The course uses proxy workflow instructions for laptops with less than 16GB RAM. A minimum of 8GB RAM and 20GB free disk space is recommended.
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