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All effects that you can add to your edit, including filters, transitions, titles, and generators, are found in the Effects panel. The Effects panel shows a hierarchical list of all of the different transitions, title effects, generators, and filters that are available, sorted by category.
To preview a video effect before placing it on a clip, ensure that “Hover Scrub Preview” is checked in the Effects option menu, then simply hover your pointer over any thumbnail in the Effects tab and move it across the thumbnail. The effect will preview in the Viewer using its default parameters, and scrub through the clip that is selected in the Timeline. If no clip is selected then it will use the clip currently under the playhead.
To activate a specific video effect on a clip, simply drag the thumbnail of the selected effect to a clip on the Timeline. You can also double click the thumbnail, or drag an effect directly into the Inspector to apply the effect to the selected clip. To adjust the effect’s parameters, open the Effects tab in the Inspector.
Scrubbing over an Effect Thumbnail previews that effect in the Viewer.
The Toolbox
All of the video and audio transitions, titles, and generators that ship along with DaVinci Resolve:
— Toolbox: Exposes all transitions, titles, generators, and effects at once.
— Video Transitions: Contains all of the built-in transitions that are available from DaVinci, organized by category. At the bottom of the list, a User category shows presets that you’ve saved. You can drag any video transition to any edit point in the Timeline that has overlapping clip handles to add it to your edit; you have the option to drag the transition so
that it ends on, is centered on, or starts on the edit point. For more information, see Chapter 47, “Using Transitions.” Audio Transitions: Contains audio transitions for creating crossfades.
— Titles: Titles can be edited into the Timeline like any other clip. Once edited into the Timeline, you can edit the title text and position directly in the Timeline Viewer, or you can access its controls in the Inspector for further customization.
— Generators: Generators can also be edited into the Timeline like any other clip. Selecting a generator and opening the Inspector lets you access its controls for further customization. You can also choose a standard duration for generators to appear within the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
— Effects: Effects are essentially placeholders in the Timeline that allow for more specialized compositing in Fusion, or that let you modify the underlying tracks with an adjustment clip.