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If you want to assign an existing shortcut to a new command, a warning will
appear below letting you know the shortcut is already in use. Select 'change' to set the
keyboard shortcut to the new command and both shortcuts will display a hazard
symbol to the right. Find the old command and change or delete the shortcut and the
hazard symbols will disappear.
Adding Transitions
A transition is a video or audio effect used to bridge one clip to another in a pleasing way, for
example dissolves, wipes, dips to color, cross fades and more. These can add a layer of
excitement to your edit. Transitions don't always have to be joining two clips, for example you
can apply a dissolve transition to the end of one clip to create a quick and easy fade to black.
The transitions palette contains many types of transition effects
To add a dissolve transition between two clips:
1
Make sure there are two clips edited right next to one another on the timeline. Click the
'effects library' button in the UI toolbar at the top of the 'edit' page, and make sure the
'toolbox' panel is expanded.
2
Click on the 'cross dissolve' transition, drag it to your timeline and hover it over the
edit point between two clips. You'll see the mouse pointer highlight both the end
section of the first clip, and the start of the second. Drop the transition onto the clips.
Most transitions are 1 second in length by default. If you don't have enough duration
before and after the clips edit points, the transition length will reduce to what frames
are available.
You now have a smooth transition mixing from one clip to the other. If you want to adjust the
length of the transition you can lengthen or shorten its start and end point using a similar
approach to trimming a clip. Hover your mouse pointer over the start or end of the transition
until the transition 'trim' icon appears, then drag it left or right.
Working with Clips in DaVinci Resolve
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