Newbie: Screen Dialogs don't match the manual
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 9:48 pmI just installed DaVinci Resolve Studio for the first time, with version 17.2 build 11 on 64-bit Windows 10. I watched the Introduction to Editing video and have consulted the Resolve 17 Reference Manual. However, the responses I get in the program don't match those in either the video or the manual. I have activated the license key I received with purchase of a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. I understood that it is supposed to be a full license of the Studio product ("All Pocket Cinema Camera models include a full version of DaVinci Resolve Studio ..."). I assume I'm missing something in the setup process, but I can't find what that might be.
For my first video I'm trying to do a variable clip speed edit. I have a 15 minute clip that I'm speeding up to 330%, except for three short sections that I want to keep at 100%. When I right click on the clip in the timeline, I see only 10 options, instead of the 28 options I see in the video. One of the options is Speed Change, but when I click on that I don't get the pop-up dialog box that the manual and video show. All I see is a field under the preview window with a speed number and a duration. I can change the speed number to 3.3 to get a 330% speed, but I can't find any way to then edit the speed change for the sections I want to set back to 100%. The manual says to right click on the clip and select Retime Controls, or press CTRL-R to get the Retime Controls. There is no option for Retime Controls with the right click and CTRL-R does nothing. On the Clip menu drop down Retime Controls and many other options are grayed out.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
For my first video I'm trying to do a variable clip speed edit. I have a 15 minute clip that I'm speeding up to 330%, except for three short sections that I want to keep at 100%. When I right click on the clip in the timeline, I see only 10 options, instead of the 28 options I see in the video. One of the options is Speed Change, but when I click on that I don't get the pop-up dialog box that the manual and video show. All I see is a field under the preview window with a speed number and a duration. I can change the speed number to 3.3 to get a 330% speed, but I can't find any way to then edit the speed change for the sections I want to set back to 100%. The manual says to right click on the clip and select Retime Controls, or press CTRL-R to get the Retime Controls. There is no option for Retime Controls with the right click and CTRL-R does nothing. On the Clip menu drop down Retime Controls and many other options are grayed out.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
