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Tame Your Video Chaos: Master Smart Bins in Davinci Resolve

  Tame Your Video Chaos: Master Smart Bins in Davinci Resolve Are you drowning in a sea of clips? Is your media pool looking more like a cluttered closet than an organized workspace? Fear not, young video editor! There's a superhero tool waiting to save your sanity: Smart Bins. Imagine a magical sorting hat for your video clips. That's essentially what Smart Bins are in Davinci Resolve. These nifty little features automatically filter your footage, making it a breeze to find exactly what you need. Let's dive in and discover how to harness their power. What are Smart Bins? Think of Smart Bins as automated file folders for your videos and audio. They sort your media based on specific criteria, like whether a clip has been used, its audio type (dialogue, music, effects), or even its frame rate. This means less time hunting through endless thumbnails and more time unleashing your creativity. Getting Started with Smart Bins First things first, make sure Smart Bi
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Fusion Composition Versions

 Always Have A Way Back! I am currently working on the six viewfinders for part two of title & effects versions. As I wanted to do a good job it has turned into a far larger task than I first thought. I searched that ever so popular search engine for Canon 1DX Viewfinder and Wow! How many different functions does it have? I decided to replicate the movie viewfinder as this seemed to fit in with the fact that DaVinci Resolve is an NLE (Non-Linear Editor). As the "Effects" section in DaVinci Resolve is new for 17, I thought I would use the new sShapes rather than resource-hungry Background1 and Mask1. At about 4 hours into creating some camera viewfinder icons, I decided that once I had built the whole Canon 1DX viewfinder I would modify it further and add the option to animate some of the icons. I had no clue as to what animations would complement the viewfinder effect, so a lot of experimentation was going to be required. I knew in advance that I would make a complete has
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