How to Create DaVinci Resolve Flash Effects & Shutter Effects?

Classics in films include camera flash or shutter effects, as well as transitions. Perhaps a picture is taken of a happy couple in a wedding scenario or during a holiday, or someone is spying from afar and taking a series of pictures in quick succession. Either way, these two effects are simple to create in DaVinci Resolve. No plug-ins are required.

DaVinci Resolve Flash Effects Guide

Creating a DaVinci Resolve flash transition is easy and can be done using one of the built-in effects. Then you just need to add some sound effects and a bit of color grading to assist sell the effect. Here are the steps:

• First of all, you need to create one still frame from the video so that when the flash goes off it freezes and then resumes after several seconds.
• Duplicate the clip and position it above by holding Alt and dragging a copy upwards.
• Move the playhead to the spot where you wish the freeze-frame to begin, then hit Ctrl+R / Cmd+R to open the speed change dialog. Check the Freeze-frame box.
• This will create a cut in the duplicate clip in which the video will become a freeze-frame. Remove the duplicate clip before this position and trim the freeze-frame to a few seconds.
• At this point, cut the main clip at the beginning of the freeze-frame and move the cut portion to the end of the freeze-frame. Next, move the freeze-frame back to the 1st video track, filling the gap. The clip will play, freeze, and resume again.
• From the Effects panel, apply a Dip to Color Dissolve transition to the cut where the freeze-frame begins.
• With the transition selected, adjust the Color in Inspector to white and shorten the Duration of the transition to the minimum.
• Now, you get a white flash just as the freeze-frame begins.
• Use a sound effect to add a camera shutter sound when the flash occurs to help sell the effect. Take this one step further by adding a look to the still frame so that it appears more like a picture.
• Choose the still frame clip and head over to the Color page.
• To achieve a vintage look for the still frame, increase the Contrast, decrease the Saturation, and then increase the Low and high soft.
• Finally, include a smooth cut transition in the cut where the clip resumes so that you have a smooth transition between them.

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DaVinci Resolve Shutter Effects Guide

It could be a model on a catwalk, or the classic film scenario where a private detective stalks and photographs someone remotely, quickly snapping a lot of pictures. Creating a good fast camera shutter effect in DaVinci Resolve is quite simple. The steps are as follows:

• Put the clip on the first track in the timeline. Move the playhead to where you wish the effect to begin.
• Add a Solid color generator to the 2nd video track from the Effects panel beneath Generators.
• Roughly trim the solid color generator to the length you wish the effect to be.
• Cut the solid color frame by frame with the Blade tool (Ctrl+B / Cmd+B). When using the keyboard shortcut, ensure the auto track-selector for track one is disabled to avoid cutting both tracks.
• Use Ctrl or Cmd to select alternate frames of the solid color and cut them using Ctrl+X / Cmd+X, leaving single frames in between the solid color frames.
• It looks like fast shutter flashes when you play it back.
• Add this to the audio below the effect, then use Alt or Option to duplicate the solid color frames and drag to extend the effect as needed.
• Put the playhead at the beginning of the effect and choose the video clip. Hit Ctrl+R / Cmd+R to bring up the Retime controls and add a speed point.
• Move the playhead far beyond the end of the effect and add one more speed point.
• Move the speed point to the end of the effect. This will add a sudden speed change to the clip which combined with the flashes and shutter really helps bring the effect to life.

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Conclusion

The above are the DaVinci Resolve flash effects and shutter effects guides that we provide for you. Even if you are a beginner, you can effortlessly achieve great results using the built-in tools in this video editing software without the need for any plug-ins.

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