Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio (Dongle) - Manual (Page 125)

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Lesson 4
Assembling a R
ough Cut
14 Choose View > Zoom > Zoom to Fit, or press Shift-Z, to see the entire timeline in
the window.
15 Go to the start of the timeline, and choose Workspace > Viewer Mode > Cinema
Viewer, or press Cmd-F (macOS) or Ctrl-F (Windows), to play the entire program
in full screen view.
Combining the technique of marking points in the bin with the edit overlay options
makes drag-and-drop style editing much more flexible and viable as an advanced
editing technique.
Replacing a shot
When reviewing your rough cut, you’ll often realize that your first choice of shots is not
always the best. Editing comes down to a lot of trial and error. You’ll try out an arrangement,
pacing, and juxtaposition of clips, and then think of a better way. Doing so leads to
replacing shots in your timeline with those that you think will work better. The replace
edit function which is unique to the edit page, is designed to make that process easy.
1 In the timeline, drag the playhead over the 04_JET_LANDING_2 clip.
Although this is a nicely framed shot, you need a more spectacular shot at this point
in the trailer. Luckily, you have a shot that like that in your B-Roll Smart Bin.