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Why Is This Manual So Big?
Over the years, DaVinci Resolve has evolved to encompass professional editing, compositing,
and audio mixing tools and workflows in addition to the grading tools that were the original
core of DaVinci Resolve. Each one of these domains of functionality is incredibly deep.
Consequently, the documentation has grown with each new page, tool, and parameter that’s
been added, to make life easier and to solve the countless problems that can emerge during the
postproduction process.
While it is regretted that this user manual contains such a staggeringly overwhelming amount of
information, our emphasis has always been to ensure that (hopefully) every control and workflow
you encounter in DaVinci Resolve is explained somewhere within the contents of these pages.
Consequently, we hope that you find the hyperlinked table of contents (TOC) and search
functionality of your preferred PDF browser helpful in finding the information you need, along with
context and tips to help you get the most out of the tools provided.