This could be because the rest of DaVinci Resolves pages can be daunting.

Once you punch theStrip Viewicon, youll see all your video clips laid out like filmstrips.

Additionally, it will transfer along to the Edit page.

photo of davinci resolve wheels on a computer screen

Place your marker where the clip will start and pressIon the keyboard to mark in.

Then place your marker where the clip will end and pressOto mark out.

After this, drag and drop your clip on the timeline below.

DaVinci Resolve’s cut page is open, strip view has been selected, clips appear as filmstrips

However, what if there was an easier way to use the Inspector tools without digging through the tab?

Luckily, DaVinci Resolve makes that possible.

Under the preview page, press theToolsiconit looks like three lines with a ball on each line.

DaVinci Resolve’s cut page is open, the Auto Color button is visable

After you give that a click, several icons will appear above it.

What if the Quick Tools icon isnt working?

This is because there is no video clip in the timeline for Quick Tools to work with.

DaVinci Resolve’s cut page is open, timeline resolution has been selected, different options for resolutions is visable

By clicking on theAuto Colorbutton, youll notice a slight difference in appearance.

The aim of Auto Color is to help with contrast and bring the image to life.

Timeline Resolution Options Made Easy

DaVinci Resolves Cut page has made it effortless to choose between multiple timeline resolutions.

DaVinci Resolve’s cut page is open, safe area has been selected and multiple aspect ratios are visable

go for the icon and choose the resolution.

Sure, you could go into the Timeline Resolution on the Cut page and change the resolution.

However, you would have to go back and zoom in on each clipthese adjustments can become tedious.

DaVinci Resolve’s cut page is open, source page has been selected, all the clips are on the preview window timeline

Although, how would you know what its going to look like once uploaded?

DaVinci Resolves Cut page has a solution.

Give that a click and a menu will pop down showing all the different viewing options.

These options won’t permanently change the aspect ratio of your videoit’s simply for viewing.

ensure to select thecorrect aspect ratio for your videobased on where you will be uploading it.

This will allow you to see how your video will appear once uploaded to social media.

Click it and all of your video clips will go into the preview window as one big timeline.

From here, it’s possible for you to scan through all your clips and start cutting.

If you drop your clips anywhere on the timeline, they will become out of order.

see to it to drop them to the far right to keep your original sequence.