Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor

DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor Features

• Source tape allows faster clip searching.
• Large trim in and out buttons.
• New keyboard modes for intelligent editing.
• Buttons to allow search dial to live trim.
• Buttons to change transition type.
• Integrated search dial control.
• Keypad for direct timecode entry.

Fremont, California, USA - Monday, November 9th, 2020 - DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor, a new keyboard for DaVinci Resolve's cut page that allows for a new and dramatically faster editing solution that is a combination of integrated hardware and software, was announced today by Blackmagic Design. Because, unlike a mouse, the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor has control over each edit function and can perform multiple tasks at once, the editor can work much faster. 

DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor is available immediately from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide for US$295.

Customers must constantly click and drag clips to edit in traditional edit software, which uses thousands of clips to organize their media. That's too slow for work like TV commercials, news, promos, and training videos. However, with old tape-based linear editing, all media was played from a videotape, so customers could simply fast forward and rewind to see all of their shots. The "source tape" is a modern version of the videotape that is now available on the cut page. Simply press the source button and use the search dial to browse all of their media. In addition, the current clip in the bin is highlighted in real-time. Following the edit, the viewer will remain in the source tape, allowing customers to move faster to the next shot. 

Because entering in and out points is the most commonly used editing function, the speed editor keyboard includes large in and out point buttons that customers can easily locate by feel. That's ideal for two-handed editing, in which users use their right hand to control transport while their left hand places in and out points and performs edits. Customers can simply move the search dial along with them and place in and out points wherever they want. Once the in and out points are set, they can perform the edit by reaching their fingers up to the edit function buttons. The in and out points can be used to focus the source tape as well. Customers can then change the source tape back to the entire bin by pressing the escape key.

Because editing with a keyboard differs from editing with a mouse, the cut page editing functions have been improved to take advantage of the speed of a keyboard. The edit functions are intelligent and use the "smart indicator" in the timeline to determine where to insert, so most of the time customers do not need to place in or out points in the timeline to do an edit. They are located just above the in and out keys and are easy to find by feel. Furthermore, each time a customer edits, the cut page will not waste time switching over to the timeline, allowing customers to stay in the source tape and visually browse, placing clips continuously. That's much faster because customers can just keep throwing clips in.