The Blackmagic Design Training and Certification Program

Blackmagic Design publishes several training books that take your skills farther in DaVinci Resolve 16. They include:

The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 16
Advanced Editing with DaVinci Resolve 16
Color Correction with DaVinci Resolve 16
Fairlight Audio Post with DaVinci Resolve 16
Fusion Visual Effects with DaVinci Resolve 16

Whether you want to learn more advanced editing techniques, color grading, or sound mixing, our certified training program has a learning path for you.

After completing this book, you are encouraged to take a one-hour, 50-question online proficiency exam to receive a certificate of completion from Blackmagic Design. The link to the online exam for this beginner’s guide can be found on the Blackmagic Design training web page.

For more information on the Training and Certification Program and to find one of our Training Partners in your area please visit www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ davinciresolve/training

System Requirements

This book supports DaVinci Resolve 16.1 for Mac and Windows. If you have an older version of DaVinci Resolve, you must upgrade to the current version to follow along with the lessons.

NOTE The exercises in this book refer to file and resource locations which will differ if you are using the version of software from the Apple Mac App Store. For the purposes of this training book, if you are using macOS we recommend downloading the DaVinci Resolve software from the Blackmagic Design web site, and not the Mac App store.