Using Plugins; Mastering Your Edit - Blackmagicdesign Video Assist Installation And Operation Manual

Most of the time automatic tracking is successful, but scenes can be complex and sometimes
an object can pass in front of your selected area, interrupting or affecting your track. This can
be solved manually using the keyframe editor. Refer to the DaVinci Resolve manual to
find out more.

Using Plugins

While making secondary color corrections you can also add OpenFX plugins to create fast,
interesting looks and effects using the 'color' page, or imaginative transitions and effects on your
clips on the 'edit' page. OFX plugins can be purchased and downloaded from third party suppliers.
OFX plugins are a quick and easy way to create imaginative and interesting looks.
After installing a set of plugins, you can access them on the color page by opening the OpenFX
inspector to the right of the 'node editor' Simply click the 'OpenFX' button to open the OpenFX
inspector, create a new serial node and drag and drop a plugin onto the new node. If the plugin
has editable settings, you can adjust these in the adjoining 'settings' panel.
In the 'edit' page you can add plugin generators and transitions to clips by opening the
'OpenFX' panel in the 'effects library' and dragging your selected plugin onto the video track
above your clip on the timeline.

Mastering your Edit

So now you've edited, color corrected and graded your clips you'll want to export a render of
your edit in the 'deliver' page. This page lets you select the range of clips you want to export,
plus the format, codec and resolution you want. You can export in many types of formats such
as QuickTime, AVI, MXF and DPX using codecs such as 8-bit or 10-bit uncompressed RGB/YUV,
ProRes, DNxHD, H.264 and more.
To export a single clip of your edit:
1 Click on the 'deliver' tab to open the deliver page.
2 Go to the 'render settings' window on the top left of the page. In the 'format' settings,
select 'single clip'. You can now choose from a number of export presets, for example
YouTube, Vimeo and audio presets, or you can set your own export settings manually
by leaving it set to the default 'custom' preset and entering your own parameters. For
this example, select YouTube, then click on the arrow next to the preset and select the
1080p video format.
3 The frame rate will be locked to your project frame rate setting.
4 Underneath the presets you will see the timeline filename and the target location for
your exported video. Click the 'browse' button and choose the location where you want
to save your exported file.
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