Just dropping this in here for you guys, Resolve 21 is officially out in beta, and there’s actually a lot in this update. I grabbed two solid videos that break everything down so you can skim through the features and see what actually matters without wasting time digging through release notes. A few things that stood out to me right away: - AI IntelliSearch → being able to search clips by what’s in them (objects, faces, dialogue) is a big workflow shift - AI Cine Focus → finally a blur tool that actually looks natural and handles edges well - Speech Generator → built-in text-to-speech with custom voice options, more useful than I expected for small fixes - Magic Mask caching → not having to re-track masks every time is a legit quality of life win - New Photo Page → full photo workflow inside Resolve, feels like they’re pushing toward replacing Lightroom There’s also a bunch of smaller quality-of-life stuff that honestly adds up more than the headline features. Quick heads up, though, this is beta. Expect bugs, and don’t throw it on a critical project without backing things up first. Go check out the videos and see what stands out to you. Curious what you guys actually think is useful vs just new and shiny 👇

I'm curious, first of all, if anybody else here has seen this movie. Came out in 2001, written and directed by Richard Linklater ("Slacker, "Dazed and Confused.) It's a deeply philosophical movie about dreams and reality. What made it work was that the entire movie is presented in rotoscoped animation, with each scene animated by a different artist using custom software by Bob Sabiston. It gives the movie a surreal, dream-like vibe. (Original trailer here.) I've loved it since I first saw it back in 2001. I hadn't watched it in many years (pre pandemic, I'm pretty sure), but have been watching it again over the past few days. I still really enjoy it. I'm bringing it up here because I'm curious: Could you today do exactly this style of animation entirely in Fusion?

Let’s run it back. What did you actually get done this week? Not what you planned… what actually happened. Could be anything: - Finished a video - Learned something new in editing - Posted consistently - Took on a client project - Fixed something that’s been slowing you down - Even just sat down and did the work when you didn’t feel like it Small wins count. Honestly, those are usually the ones that matter most. If you’ve been stuck or this week didn’t go how you wanted, that’s fine too, just share one thing you did move forward. Drop your win below 👇 And if you want, share the video or project you worked on, I’ll jump in and take a look. Let’s stack some momentum going into next week.

If Fusion has ever felt confusing, this is one of the best beginner explanations I’ve seen. Casey Feris does a great job breaking down what Fusion actually is and how it works without making it feel complicated. He walks through the basics of nodes, how things connect together, and how Fusion fits into your normal editing workflow inside Resolve. If you’ve opened the Fusion page before and immediately thought “nope… not today”, this is a really good place to start. He also shows a few simple examples so you can see how things like effects, masks, and merges actually work together. Once you understand that basic structure, Fusion starts to make a lot more sense. This is a great foundational video if you want to eventually get into: - Motion graphics - Visual effects - Masks and compositing - Building graphics inside Resolve Give it a watch and let me know in the comments: Have you used Fusion much yet, or does it still feel pretty confusing? And if you watch the video, tell me if anything finally clicked for you.

Happy Friday everyone. Let’s hear the wins from this week, big or small. Did you finish a video? Solve a problem that had you stuck? Figure out a tool in Resolve that finally clicked? Drop your wins below so we can celebrate them together. Even the small ones count. Sometimes the real win is just opening Resolve and getting a little more comfortable on the timeline. 🤔 One question for the week: What’s one editing insight or realization you had recently? Maybe something that made your edits faster. Something that made Resolve less confusing. Or just a small shift in how you approach editing. Here’s mine. I realized this week I had been ignoring a shortcut that instantly zooms the timeline out so you can see the entire edit at once, and then with one key press jumps you right back to the exact zoom level and position you were at before. (SHIFT+Z) It’s such a small thing, but it makes it way easier to quickly check the full structure of an edit without losing your place on the timeline. Sometimes the best workflow improvements are just little shortcuts like that. Curious what clicked for you this week.