DaVinci Resolve - Presets For Content Creators

Thank you from Datrysiad Media for purchasing our first ever preset pack. Our aim was to create a simple pack, that allows you great flexibility at a fantastic price.

IMPORTANT

By purchasing this pack you have license to use the presets for any personal or commercial project. Re-sale of the pack is not.

Each preset has a default length of 5 seconds, they can be made longer, however they will not work correctly if you decrease the length less than 5 seconds.

All presets will display properly at any resolution.

Presets where created in a 24 fps time line but will work up to 50fps. The animation at the start and end will appear quicker the higher the FPS you set your timeline to.

 

Installation

STEPS

  1. Extract the .zip file to a safe location.

  2. Ensure you copy this to a safe location.

  3. Operating system dependent, copy the *.SETTINGS files to the appropriate location on your hard drive

LOCATION

Windows

  • C:\Users\"YOUR_NAME"\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Templates\Edit\Generators

Mac OS User

  • HD/Users/”YOUR_USER”/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Templates/Edit/Generators

PRESET LOCATION

Once the files have been extracted to the correct location, you can find the presets by following these steps.

STEPS

  1. Ensure “Effects” is highlighted, if not, select it

  2. Expand '“Toolbox”

  3. Select “Generators”

  4. Click the “Search” Icon

  5. Enter “DM”

    1. “DM Logo” = All social media icons

    2. ”DM Icon” = All basic icons (Like, Comment, Subscribe etc)

    3. “DM Shapes” = All basic shapes

All the presets from Datrysiad Media have the text “DM” preceding the rest of the preset title to help identify them from the list.

How to use

Basic Controls

Each preset will have similar functions that you will have control over. We have given access to the basic items that control that preset, however DaVinci Resolve will help expand this further to create richer content.

Things to know

  1. Each preset is 5 seconds long but can be extended further.

  2. Making the preset shorter than 5 seconds will result in the present not working correctly.

  3. There are normally two versions of each type of preset, these simply relate to the animation that is performed, select the appropriate preset.

  4. Some presets have multiple shapes, you will be able to change the X,Y Size and Rotation of the individual shape, giving you a new icon to use.

  5. Triangles have the ability to become multiple shapes, they have a “Number of sides” option that you can slide to make more shapes".

Steps

  1. Drag your desired preset to the timeline

  2. Move the timeline cursor to the middle of the preset

  3. Ensure the “Inspector” is highlighted, if not, select it

  4. Select “Generator” from the “Inspector” windowpane

  5. Each preset will give you similar access to the following controls

    1. Color

    2. Line Thickness

    3. Border Style

    4. X, Y Size

    5. Rotation

    6. Icon Center

    7. Icon Size

    8. Icon Aspect

    9. Icon Rotation

    10. Flip Horizontal / Vertical Axis

How to use

Animation

Each preset can be animated between states. This works on the principle of key frames, setting a key frame at one point, moving to the next and setting another desired key frame.

THINGS TO KNOW

  1. It is important that you set the length of the preset first before setting any key frames.

  2. Key frames are start and stop points on the preset, whilst you can move the preset and the animation will persist, changing the length of the preset wont stretch that animation out, it will stay at the points the key frames where set.

STEPS

The following example will show how you can use key frames to change from one colour to another. This method applies to all the controls within the preset.

  1. Drag your desired preset to the timeline

  2. Either leave the present at the default 5 seconds or extend it further

  3. Move the timeline cursor to the start of the preset

  4. On the right-hand side for each control is a diamond, when no key frame is set it will be grey, click this diamond to set a key frame for the colour currently selected.

  5. Move the timeline cursor further along the preset around 3/4 of the way

  6. Click the (Colour / Colour 1) box

  7. A color dialog box will appear allowing you to set another colour, pick on of your brand colours and click “OK”

  8. You will notice a new key frame has appeared, turning the diamond red.

  9. Slowly move the timeline cursor back towards to start of the preset, you will notice the colour will transition to the colour that was set at the first key frame.