DaVinci Resolve Interface and Pages

Understand DaVinci Resolve’s unique 7-page architecture — the single most important concept for any new user. Here’s how to do it in DaVinci Resolve on macOS, step by step — part of the free DaVinci Resolve beginner curriculum.

Lesson 1 of the DaVinci Resolve curriculum. Next up: Media Import.

What you’ll do

• Identify the 7 page tabs at the very bottom of the screen: Media, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight, Deliver
• Navigate between pages using the tab bar or keyboard shortcuts (Shift+1 through Shift+7)
• Understand that each page is a specialized environment for a different stage of post-production
• Identify the Media Pool in the upper-left of the Edit page
• Identify the Timeline in the bottom half of the Edit page
• Identify the Source Viewer (left) and Timeline Viewer (right) on the Edit page
• Open Project Settings via the gear icon in the bottom-right corner
• Set timeline resolution (e.g., 1920x1080 for HD, 3840x2160 for 4K) in Project Settings > Master Settings
• Use JKL for playback: J = reverse, K = stop, L = forward; press L multiple times to increase speed
• Use Space to play/stop on any timeline page

Do it hands-free with Skilly

Reading steps is one thing; doing them while the menus are in front of you is another. Skilly is a voice-first tutor for macOS: you ask out loud — “where’s the interface panel?” — and it answers while moving your cursor to the exact button, watching your actual DaVinci Resolve window. It’s the same DaVinci Resolve curriculum these lessons come from, taught live instead of read. Free to start.

Keep going

This is one stage of the full DaVinci Resolve beginner curriculum. Continue with Media Import.