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All of the video and audio transitions, titles, and generators that ship along with DaVinci Resolve appear in the Toolbox category of the Effects Library.
— Toolbox: Exposes all Transitions, Titles, Generators, and Effects at once.
— Video Transitions: Contains all of the built-in transitions that are available from DaVinci Resolve. 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 with in the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
— Effects: Contains unique placeholder effects like Adjustment Clip, and Fusion Composition, that can be customized to apply sophisticated effects to your programs.
OpenFX
DaVinci Resolve supports the use of third-party OpenFX filters, transitions, and generators in the Edit page. Once you install these effects on your workstation, they appear in this section of the Effects Library, organized by type and group depending on the metadata within each effect.
— OpenFX: Exposes all Resolve FX and third-party OpenFX installed on your workstation at once.
— Filters: Contains the Resolve FX filters that ship with DaVinci Resolve, as well as any third-party OFX plugins you’ve installed on your workstation. Filters can be dragged onto video clips to apply an effect to that clip. Once applied, filters can be edited and customized by opening the OpenFX panel of the Inspector.
— Transitions: Contains any third-party OFX transitions you have installed on your workstation. OFX transitions can be used similarly to any other transition, but they also expose an OpenFX panel next to the Transition panel in the Inspector, where you can customize settings that are unique to that transition.
— Generators: Contains any third-party OFX generators you have installed on your workstation. Can be edited into the Timeline just like the native generators that ship with DaVinci Resolve, but they also expose an OpenFX panel next to the Transition panel in the Inspector, where you can customize settings that are unique to that transition.