VFX Report-1

17 / 8 / 2025

Final Report of VFX Course

Installation of DaVinci Resolve

To begin with, I visited the Marvel UVCE website under the VFX course section. From there, I found a link that redirected me to the official Blackmagic Design website. I downloaded the free version of DaVinci Resolve and installed it on my PC. After installation, when I opened the software, the first screen that appeared was a tab asking me to create a new project. Once I created a project, I could see different tools and options that looked very exciting. These were the tools I explored in detail during my learning.

Introduction to Tabs and Tools in DaVinci Resolve

1. Mediapool

The first place where I started was the MediaPool. Here I could import either a single file or a whole folder of media into my project. It felt like the base storage area of everything I wanted to edit.

2. Timeline

This was where the real editing happened. I could drag media files into the timeline and arrange them in any order. Using shortcuts made the process much faster:
I also experimented with deleting ripple edits and replacing original audio with another track of my choice.

3. Preferences

This was mainly for choosing where I wanted to store my project files.

4. Keyboard Customisation

Very useful for saving time. I could assign my own shortcuts for specific actions. Once customized, I had to save them to keep the settings.

5. Inspector

One of the most powerful panels:

• Transform → Adjust X and Y positions.
• Cropping → Cut out unwanted areas.
• Dynamic Zoom → Add zoom with smooth transitions.
• Scaling → Make video fit/fill screen.
• Speed Controls → Change clip speed.
• Zoom In/Out → For focus.

For audio:

• Play in left, right, or both sides.
• Adjust transitions.

6. Preview Bar

This is where I watched all edits in real time before finalizing them.

Effects

1. Video Transitions – Different transition effects between clips, previewable before use.
2. Audio Transitions – Echo and other effects to enhance audio.
3. Titles – Drag and drop title generators to add text (like my name and project details).

Task 1 – Edit Page

• Cut short clips and rearranged them in sequence.
• Added title generator for the intro and outro.
• Removed original audio and replaced with a new soundtrack.
• Added gifs which I installed from the web.

Task 2 – Cut Page

Assignment 2: Storytelling Video

• trimmed the clips which I did not require in the edit.
• Added a background track that matched the mood.
• Added many sound effects for the particular clips.

📎Cuting pages

Introduction to Fairlight Page (Audio Editing)

Fairlight was focused on audio editing:

• Syncing Audios → Auto Align → Waveforms.
• Voice imported → Directly imported duty free musics.

📎 Fairflight

Deliver Page (Exporting the Project)

Steps I followed:

1. Named the video.
2. Selected storage location.
3. Chose output quality.
4. Added to Render Queue.
5. Clicked Render All → Export completed successfully.

📎delivery

Conclusion

Working on DaVinci Resolve 19 was a very hands-on and enjoyable experience.

I learned:

• Cutting and joining clips.
• Using transitions, titles, and audio effects.
• Adjusting video storytelling through editing.
• Professional audio editing in the Fairlight page.
• Exporting final videos in the Deliver page.

Overall, this course gave me practical exposure to professional video editing, I can say that if you learn any software like davinchi you can comfortably understand other editing tools which is a really good thing.

📎My task 1