This tutorial teaches you the DaVinci Resolve Cut Page in under 60 minutes, giving you a fast, practical introduction to one of Resolve’s most editor-friendly workspaces. If you’ve stuck to the Edit page out of habit, this video is built to show you what you’re missing.

What Is the Cut Page?

The Cut Page is a streamlined editing workspace designed for speed. Rather than replicating the full complexity of the Edit page, it strips editing down to the essentials, favoring quick decisions over deep customization. As a result, it’s especially well suited to fast-turnaround projects, rough cuts, and editors who want to work quickly without getting bogged down in timeline management.

What You’ll Learn on the Cut Page

The tutorial covers the core tools that make the DaVinci Resolve Cut Page distinct, including its dual timeline view, the source tape feature, and its simplified trim tools. In other words, rather than treating the Cut Page as a stripped-down afterthought, the video shows how it can genuinely speed up your workflow when used well.

Common shortcuts and navigation techniques are covered throughout as well. Consequently, you’ll come away knowing not just what the Cut Page’s tools do, but how to move through an edit quickly using them.

Why It’s Worth Learning

Even if you plan to finish your project on the Edit page, starting on the DaVinci Resolve Cut Page can dramatically speed up your first pass. Once you’re comfortable navigating it, rough cuts that used to take an hour can often be finished in a fraction of the time.

Chapter Hyperlinks: 

00:00 – Steve Introduction

00:31 – Who is the Cut Page For?

01:11 – Launching Resolve & Creating a Project

02:07 – The Cut Page UI

02:20 – Adding Media to a Project

03:06 – Navigating Bin Hierarchy

03:51 – Creating Bins

04:13 – Sorting Media

04:29 – Creating a Timeline

05:03 – Navigating & Marking a Clip

05:41 – Adding a Clip to the Timeline

06:30 – Using the Scratch Trim Button

07:14 – Appending a Clip to the Timeline

07:33 – Upper & Lower Timelines (Why)

08:36 – Adding B-Roll

09:18 – Source Tape Mode Editing

09:40 – Using Fast Review

10:20 – Performing a Smart Insert

11:38 – Splitting a Clip

12:06 – Performing a Smart Overwrite Edit

12:38 – Trimming a Clip in the Timeline

14:16 – Changing Clip Order (Swap)

14:36 – Performing a Multicam Edit

16:11 – The Sync Bin

18:13 – Performing a 3-Point Edit

19:22 – Performing a Back-Timed 3-Point Edit

20:13 – Performing a Close Up Edit

21:06 – Adding Transitions

23:32 – Removing Transitions

23:50 – Adding a Dynamic Zoom Effect

24:51 – Stabilizing a Shot

26:35 – Adding a Photo

27:01 – Adding a Gaussian Blur Effect

27:18 – Adding a Title

28:53 – The Boring Detector

30:36 – Adding Music

31:12 – Adjusting Music Volume

32:11 – Color Correcting Clips

32:59 – Exporting Your Movie

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