In this video, Steve and Mark walk through their favorite DaVinci Resolve 20 editing features. The tutorial covers a wide range of tools, from manual editing essentials to Resolve’s newest AI-powered additions. Whether you’re new to Resolve or upgrading from an earlier version, this rundown highlights the tools worth learning first.
Keyframe Editor and Animated Captions
The video opens with the Keyframe Editor, a core tool for fine-tuning animation and effects timing. From there, Steve and Mark move into Animated Captions, which automatically style and animate on-screen text. As a result, you can add polished, dynamic captions without manually keyframing each one yourself.
AI-Powered Audio Tools
A large portion of these DaVinci Resolve 20 editing features are built around audio. The AI Music Editor and AI Beat Detector work together to help you sync cuts and effects to a music track automatically. In other words, instead of manually finding the beat, Resolve marks it for you.
Beyond music, the Voice Over Tool streamlines recording narration directly inside your timeline. Meanwhile, AI Remove Silence automatically trims dead air from dialogue clips, and the AI Audio Assistant balances levels across your whole project. Together, these tools significantly cut down on manual audio cleanup.
AI Smart Multicam
Finally, Steve and Mark cover AI Smart Multicam, which uses AI to automatically switch between camera angles based on who’s speaking. Consequently, multicam editing — traditionally one of the more tedious parts of post-production — becomes much faster to rough-cut.
Watch the Full Breakdown
Each of these tools is timestamped in the video (see below), so you can jump straight to whichever DaVinci Resolve 20 editing features you want to see in action.
Want to go deeper? Check out our full DaVinci Resolve learning path to build these skills from the ground up.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:36 – Keyframe Editor
05:34 – Animated Captions
11:19 – AI Music Editor
14:24 – AI Beat Detector
16:44 – Voice Over Tool
19:58 – AI Remove Silence
22:34 – AI Audio Assistant
26:23 – AI Smart Multicam
