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Duplicating Clips and Transitions
in the Timeline
One or more clips can be duplicated by making a selection, and then Option-dragging the selected
clips to another position and/or track in the Timeline. When duplicating clips in this way, you must hold
the Option key down until you release the mouse button.
Individual selected transitions can also be duplicated by Option-dragging them to another edit point.
Smart Reframe (Studio Version Only)
The Smart Reframe feature in DaVinci Resolve makes it easier to quickly reframe material across
extreme aspect ratio changes. It’s useful for situations where you’ve shot a 16:9 horizontal video and
find yourself needing to create a vertically-oriented 9:16 version for mobile phones and social media
deliverables, or using 4:3 archival footage in a 2.39:1 widescreen movie. Smart Reframe can be used
manually, or automatically executed using the DaVinci Resolve Neural Engine.
Smart Reframe in action, with the Reference Point bounding box active (right)
The Smart Reframe tool is found in the Sizing tab of the Inspector and is available in both the Cut
and Edit pages.
To use the Smart Reframe tool:
1 Duplicate your timeline, right-click the Timeline and choose Timelines > Timeline Settings, and
click Use Custom Settings to change the Timeline Resolution to the aspect ratio needed for
delivery. Make sure that “Mismatched resolution files” is set to “Scale full frame with crop,” and
click OK.
2 Select one or more clips you want to reframe, and open the Inspector to the Sizing tab.
3 Open the Smart Reframe controls, leave the Object of Interest drop-down menu set to Auto (if
you’ve selected more than one clip, Auto is the only setting available), and click “Reframe.” DaVinci
Resolve will analyze your footage and should automatically adjust each individual clip’s position to
a more aesthetically pleasing framing.
4 (Optional) If the “Auto” setting does not give you desirable results for a particular clip, you can
manually select the main subject using the following steps.
a. To manually select the subject area, choose “Reference Point” from the Object of Interest
drop-down menu, and click the target icon just to the right of the menu. This automatically sets the
Viewer mode to Smart Reframe, exposing the onscreen controls for choosing a reference.
b. Drag the Reference Point bounding box around the main subject of interest in the frame. You
may use the Transform controls directly above in the Inspector to move the source clip around if
your subject is outside the current framing.
c. Click “Reframe.”
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