Every week, Frame.io Insider asks certainly one of our knowledgeable contributors to share a tip, device, or approach that they use on a regular basis and couldn’t reside with out. This week, Laurence Grayson appears to be like at DaVinci Resolve’s Power Bins and reveals you the place they went in model 18.
Given that Power Bins have been out there in DaVinci Resolve for fairly some time, a number of the extra skilled colorists amongst you is likely to be sighing inwardly about this tip. But I feel the device continues to be price flagging as a result of it isn’t seen in Resolve’s default UI—and it’s been made even more durable to seek out in current updates. So you’d be forgiven for lacking it.
What are Resolve’s Power Bins and the place do I discover them?
In brief, a Power Bin is solely a location to maintain belongings that you just wish to make out there throughout a number of Resolve tasks. Calling them Power Bins is maybe a little bit extreme, however they’re extraordinarily helpful.
In earlier variations of Resolve, you’d allow them by clicking on View->Show Power Bins, however in variations 18 and up this menu setting has been eliminated. These days, you’ll discover this setting within the ellipsis menu on the prime of the Media Pool panel, as a substitute.
You can add any media belongings to those shared bins within the regular means—drag-and-drop, Import Media—and you’ll create as many sub-bins as it is advisable maintain issues organized in the way in which that works for you. Just keep in mind that dragging and dropping a number of belongings from the timeline is feasible, however doesn’t carry any changes made in your edit. So if you wish to protect these changes—like grades, audio, in/outs—you’ll nonetheless have to render the model you need earlier than including it to the bin.
Once added, any media information allotted to your Power Bins shall be out there in any challenge you’re engaged on, permitting you to create collections of reusable, frequent media information for simple entry. Super simple, and actually helpful to have readily available.
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