Blackmagic Design just dropped DaVinci Resolve 20 — a major update with over 100 new features, including some seriously impressive AI tools. Now, while a bunch of those AI features are exclusive to the paid Studio version, the free version still gets some awesome upgrades too — and that’s what we’re focusing on today.
In this video, I’m sharing my top 5 favourite new features that you can try out right now in the free version of DaVinci Resolve 20. Let’s jump in!
1) The voiceover palette on the cut page records a voice over track during timeline playback. Customers get cue, record, and stop controls, plus quick access to voice isolation and dialogue leveling tools. A dedicated track is added automatically. Customers can load and work with a prompter script and a countdown.
2) A dedicated keyframe editor in the cut and edit pages allows for finer parameter animation. Use the keyframe curves and parameter modes to edit keyframes and customise animation shape with ease controls. Customers can also use the keyframe tray below the timeline to review and navigate timeline keyframes.
3) On the cut, edit and color pages, when a vertical timeline or project is loaded, the page layouts automatically rearrange to optimize working with a vertical viewer. Tools and palettes are moved to ensure that customers have maximum use of the screen without wasted space and without the need to constantly zoom.
4) The Text+ tool has been updated to include the layout’s point, text box, circle or path styles giving customers more refined control over the layout of their text graphics. When working with PSD files on a timeline, customers can choose to split the PSD layers in place in order to work with each individual layer.
The MultiText tool creates multiple text layers in one place for greater flexibility.
Customers can use the inspector tabs to set individual style parameters within each text layer, including appearance, layout, warping and keyframe animation. The text list lets customers navigate, rearrange, lock, and delete layers.
5) AI Audio EQ, Level and Dialogue Match.
