Shoutout to @Mona Weathers for the great question on my last video. She asked about presets and mentioned that she really wanted to understand how to set up a solid base project. That is something I lean on every time I start an edit, so I recorded a quick ten-minute walkthrough for everyone here. In the video, I break down how I build a clean starting point, how the project settings are structured, and why each piece matters for long-form editing. You can follow along and build your own from scratch, or if you want to save a little time, I dropped my exact base project template in case you want to download it and start using it right away. It is just a couple of dollars and can be opened in seconds. The video is attached below. Let me know if you have any questions or if you end up tweaking the template for your own workflow.

Here is a fun one for Monday. There are so many good free tools out there, and half the time we only find them because someone else shared them. So let’s crowdsource it a little. What is one free thing that has helped you in Resolve, or that you just think is worth showing the rest of the group? It can be a LUT, a quick tutorial, a plugin, a workflow trick, a YouTube channel, anything at all as long as it is free and useful. I will drop mine in the comments below. Can’t wait to see what you all share.