I'm looking to try and move from CapCut to DaVinci Resolve, mainly because I'm finding more things I want to tinker with and use are behind the Pro sub, and wondering if anyone know of any good tutorials, resources or assets for DaVinci Resolve as an alternative option?

I use CapCut on a VERY basic drag and drop level, and have historically not gelled to well with video editing software whenever I've tried them (had most success with MAGIX Vegas Pro, whilst losing interest with Premiere Pro very quickly due to frustration).

 

Blackmagic Design's Official Beginner's Guide to DaVinci Resolve 19 [Free PDF]
https://documents.blackmagicdesign....solve-19-Beginners-Guide.pdf?_v=1741161610000

 

these programs are so extensive i don't think a guide will help mate.
i don't know anything about video editing but i had to do a few things for work and then i started to like it, so i just started doing some stuff on my own and got davinci. i learnt a few things, but the main problem is going to be like photoshop or our daws: there are multiple ways of doing the same thing. some are easier, some give you more control, some are complex. shortcuts are going to take forever to learn, your brain is still going to try to use your daw shortcuts when you want to move or cut clips. especially zooming and scrolling is going to seem counterintuitive at first.
i had some major headaches but i achieved the results i wanted mostly on myself. whenever i tried to look up online something specific, i got bombarded with long stupid tutorials that started with "open up davinci resolve! click file..." etc. boring and insulting.
honestly, once you learn some basics and how the program works (why are the clips deleting themselves when i click CANC on only one? why is everything muted? what's going on here? etc), it's pretty fun.

sorry can't be of much help, all i'm saying is: you're going to get frustrated no matter what, but that's part of the journey i think.

good luck & enjoy yourself

 

Casey Faris is very popular and can be a good place to start.

https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyFaris/videos

A better way may be to search by topics you want to learn - for example
The media page, the edit page, the cut page, the color page and so on...

Boris Fx Continuum, Sapphire and Particle Illusion (free) are industry standard effects (ofx format) - a must have...

https://borisfx.com/

Toko Graphics 4.0 for Davinci Resolve (Motion Graphic assets) is also popular...

Also, it is wise to have a font management tool, so you don't have to install fonts you use in your projects in your windows system - keeping it clean. Place the fonts somewhere in your hard drive and add the location (folder) to the program.
It installs fonts temporarily and uninstall them automatically when you leave the program. For this to work, you have to start the program before you start Davinci Resolve!

Nexus Font (free) - https://www.xiles.app/
https://www.xiles.app/help/nexusfont/index_en.html

All available for starters if you know where to look for...

 

Last edited: Sep 30, 2025