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Lead Video Editor at Visual Aid Productions, DaVinci Resolve Master Trainer and big nerd. youtube.com/@thomlyons

65 Followers  |  55 Following  |  180 Posts  |  Joined: 08.06.2023  |  2.0809

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What's New in DaVinci Resolve 20.2
YouTube video by Blackmagic Design What's New in DaVinci Resolve 20.2

I’m too slammed to make a video about it, but Blackmagic Design just released another update to DaVinci Resolve including support for ProRes RAW at last!!!!

youtu.be/wOwvjUMvtS0?...

10.09.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How To Build YOUR Perfect Node Tree in DaVinci Resolve 20
YouTube video by Thom Lyons | Visual+Aid Productions How To Build YOUR Perfect Node Tree in DaVinci Resolve 20

youtu.be/pCdkzGJvAQw?...

Stop just blindly copying node trees you see in the internet, and instead learn how to build your own that actually matches your workflow. In this DaVinci Resolve tutorial I’ll show you what you need to know.
#postsky #postchat

26.08.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DaVinci Resolve 20.1 OUT NOW! My Favorite New Features
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Visual+Aid Productions DaVinci Resolve 20.1 OUT NOW! My Favorite New Features

Here's a quick look at some of my favorite new and improved features in the latest 20.1 release of DaVinci Resolve

#PostSky #Postchat

youtu.be/XpPhT9xxAyY

08.08.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Support Center | Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design customer support provides the latest software updates, support notes, instruction manuals and contacts for any product related questions.

Jeez - Blackmagic Design are not messing around, and just dropped another new update for DaVinci Resolve 20.1!!!
The huge list of key features is over on their support page, and I’ll have a video out about it just as soon as I have time to get it downloaded!

www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/fami...

07.08.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Ultimate DaVinci Resolve Dialogue EQ Guide
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Visual+Aid Productions The Ultimate DaVinci Resolve Dialogue EQ Guide

In this weeks DaVinci Resolve video I walk through using EQ to improve your dialogue track, how the human voice works, the different segments you need to be aware of, and some of the issues you might run into when figuring out your order of operations
#PostSky #PostChat
youtu.be/_bzdFlYWh44

04.08.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
How To Make Proxies in DaVinci Resolve 20: MASTERCLASS
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Visual Aid Productions How To Make Proxies in DaVinci Resolve 20: MASTERCLASS

If you’re struggling with choppy playback in DaVinci Resolve then this video is for it. You’ll learn the workflow to fix it and the science behind it #PostSky

youtu.be/uu2CNTm00Dg?...

30.07.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My MUST CHANGE DaVinci Resolve Settings (Pro Tips)
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Thom Lyons My MUST CHANGE DaVinci Resolve Settings (Pro Tips)

There are hundreds and hundreds of different settings that can affect the way you work in DaVinci Resolve. Here are some of the ones I always check when jumping on a new machine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQk2...

#PostSky

21.06.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Designcart iconcart icon Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.

www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/dav... DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Design

19.06.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
STOP Being Scared of Nodes in Fusion! DaVinci Resolve 20
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Thom Lyons STOP Being Scared of Nodes in Fusion! DaVinci Resolve 20

youtu.be/MP_mw24GbWU

09.06.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
STOP Being Scared of Nodes in Fusion! DaVinci Resolve 20
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Thom Lyons STOP Being Scared of Nodes in Fusion! DaVinci Resolve 20

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks on my YouTube channel trying to demystify the color page in DaVinci Resolve. Today’s video tries to do the same for the Fusion page with this introduction to Nodes.

#PostSky

youtu.be/MP_mw24GbWU?...

30.05.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DaVinci Resolve – Training | Blackmagic Designcart iconcart icon Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.

For Resolve, start with the free beginners guide available from their website (halfway down the page)

www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/dav...

28.05.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Right?!? Crazy fast this time 🎊

28.05.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Support Center | Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design customer support provides the latest software updates, support notes, instruction manuals and contacts for any product related questions.

It's happened way sooner than anyone expected, but DaVinci Resolve 20 is out of public beta and available on the Blackmagic Design website RIGHT NOW!!! www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/fami...

28.05.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No worries, thanks for watching!

24.05.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DON'T grade in DaVinci Resolve Until You Watch This
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Thom Lyons DON'T grade in DaVinci Resolve Until You Watch This

Here’s this week’s DaVinci Resolve video, where I try to explain color management for people like me who are not color scientists

#PostSky

youtu.be/bIx6HZlNQoU?...

23.05.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They have improved that dramatically in v20 that's in beta right now (pretty much just pick your microphone and press record), but previous to that, yes, it's stupidly complicated.

22.05.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Cory! There will be more to come so I’ll keep posting them here as and when they get made

18.05.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re very welcome! Enjoy the rest of your Saturday πŸ˜€

18.05.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DaVinci Resolve Nodes made EASY! Color for Beginners
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Thom Lyons DaVinci Resolve Nodes made EASY! Color for Beginners

For those who want to start using DaVinci Resolve but find nodes confusing or intimidating, I'm going to start making videos to try and help you understand how they work. Here's the first one #PostSky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3vz...

18.05.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure thing, I'm around for a couple of hours

17.05.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

alternatively if you just want to post some screenshots we can try and figure it out over bluesky, whatever is easier

17.05.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visual Aid Inc. Portland-based full service video production company. Award winning full service video production company based in Portland, OR. We employ storytelling techniques to make compelling brand video and photo marketing assets that place your customer as the hero in a transformation story.

A little hard to diagnose without seeing it, but I’d be happy to jump on zoom/Google meet etc if you want to do a screen share etc. email me at
thom (at) visualaidinc.com (I’m just doing laundry so I’m around lol)

17.05.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a certified trainer so I might be able to help. What do you need?

17.05.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enhance Speech from Adobe | Free AI filter for cleaning up spoken audio This AI audio filter improves spoken audio to make it sound like it was recorded in a soundproofed studio.

Since you already have an adobe account, try uploading it here. It can work wonders

podcast.adobe.com/en/enhance

13.05.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well to be honest, you’re time was well spent because I think my main conclusion from making that video is you’re better off making mixing decisions manually because you’ll probably be fixing most of the changes the new AI tools make!

26.04.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Did DaVinci Resolve 20 Just Replace Audio Engineers?
YouTube video by Learn DaVinci Resolve with Thom Lyons Did DaVinci Resolve 20 Just Replace Audio Engineers?

I decided to take a bit of a deep dive into some of the new AI Audio tools in DaVinci Resolve 20 to find out if audio engineers should be afraid for their jobs. The short answer is absolutely not! Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think.
#PostSky
youtu.be/zCqRt9FkTXk

25.04.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ground Control - Blackmagic Fusion & DaVinci Resolve Courses Quality video courses for compositing, visual effects, and motion graphics in DaVinci Resolve and Fusion. Learn to make amazing animations and visual effects for your videos! Training hosted by Blac...

I've not taken the course, but Casey Faris has been a very helpful teacher and does seem to have one on his website www.groundcontrol.film/pro-mgfx
Same goes for the folks at VFXStudy vfxstudy.com/mograph-exp/

22.04.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DaVinci Resolve – Training | Blackmagic Designcart iconcart icon Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.

www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/dav...

Start with the free Beginner’s Guide about half way down the page

20.04.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When you save a custom preset it should be its own preset at the beginning of the list. If you click on custom again it will indeed go back to a blank custom one but scroll a little further left and you should find the one you saved

19.04.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I have the cut page turned off on my computer

19.04.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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