In addition to the jingle, I posted the Introduction to How to Use Garbage in Your Games video on YouTube. I had planned to do some more editing, but then I got distracted and posted it. I’ve been using Resolve 16 as the video editing tool for my YouTube channel. In addition to posting about content, I’m going to post about tools. So, here’s a quick review of Resolve 16 by Black Magic Design.
I’ve only been using the tool for a couple of days, so this is the quick review, the summary, the first impression.
First Impressions of Resolve 16
I’ve never done video editing before, so at first, the interface was Intimidating! But, you know what? Once you get over the shock of seeing all those icons, it’s not all that confusing. I tried to use it without doing a tutorial……which I’m 100% sure would have been fine, had I ever done video editing before. Alas, it was a fiasco.
So, I downloaded the pdf of the Beginner’s Guide and the accompanying zip file with sample files. I read thru the first two chapters of the PDF, and got distracted by making dinner (or more likely, eating dinner that my wife made, I can’t recall who did what that night). Anyway, when I came back the next day, I totally forgot where I loaded either item, so I just downloaded it again. Thanks to Black Magic Design for not requiring a sign in or anything to get the training!
When I went back, I watched a YouTube video on how to use the tool. Unfortunately, it was using an interface that was not the new one in Resolve 16. So, I finally gave up and did the tutorials from the first chapter, and part of the second…..and boy, am I glad I did! They don’t take a ton of time, though I’m still confused at one thing I’ll get to later……and I learned a lot.
Within two hours, I had watched the tutorial, imported pictures and audio from my computer, and put my first video on YouTube.
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The tutorials were great, and really made things clearer. To be specific, I’m not expert, but I did post a video on YouTube, in less than two hours. A video that has no actual video, just a few pictures and audio. I learned how to do transitions, add an audio track, and lengthen and shorten how long each picture was on the screen.
In about another hour, I had spliced and cut and edited and posted a second video! That was the introduction mentioned in the first paragraph.
I can’t say strongly enough, Resolve 16 was easy to learn. Admittedly, I’m writing this review as a novice, not a movie maker. Video three will be spliced from five to ten videos. It will take a lot more work, but I’m confident I can do it in under three to four hours (I mean, I have almost fifty minutes of footage to work thru…..).
The one thing I don’t like so far….I literally cannot see a way to close the project I’m in, and open another project! I’m sure there must be a way, but I don’t see it clearly. And no, I haven’t searched the interwebs yet.
In conclusion, if you want an amazing tool to edit your YouTube or other videos, I can’t imagine there is a better tool out there than Resolve 16.