High-end TV Avid to Resolve conversion course

This hands-on Avid to Resolve conversion course is for experienced online editors and offline editors keen to start onlining/ finishing with DaVinci Resolve. The programme will help them gain the necessary knowledge to transfer their skills to Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 18 Studio.

The course will cover:

• Two days DaVinci Resolve training from an industry experienced certified Blackmagic design instructor
• Training on a DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel
• A full license for the latest version of DaVinci Resolve 18 Studio for you to keep
• Training covering industry workflows used by professional DaVinci resolve online editors

This programme will be delivered by Soho Editors and is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions.

Who it's for

This training programme is for experienced online and offline editors across the UK.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a UK resident and have the right to work here
• Be available to attend all the sessions of the training
• Be aged over 18

We always welcome applications from under-represented groups, including, but not limited to: those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds; people with a disability; people from the LGBTQ+ community and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

We offer inclusive training. If you have any needs which we can accommodate during the recruitment process and beyond, please email training@sohoeditors.com and we will be happy to work with you to meet them.

What it covers

In this two-day course, you will learn to move your workflow from using Avid for your online edit, to using Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve for online/finishing and delivery.

You will become familiar with the toolset provided by DaVinci Resolve for dealing with the delivery requirements of a variety of broadcast and streaming platforms, learn colour grading theory and practice, and will be introduced to topics of colour spaces, gamma/EOTF, HDR and colour management and how these relate to delivery specifications.

• Overview of DaVinci Resolve feature set, focusing on colour grading, colour management, media management, VFX
• Benefits using Resolve for the online edit
• Preparing an Avid project for export
• Conform into Resolve
• Relinking and troubleshooting in Resolve
• Resolve’s media management tool
• Useful features for online editing in Resolve - metadata, edit index, C-mode sort, clip filters, flags, etc
• Deliver from Resolve - audio tracks, IMF export, ungraded archival masters, etc
• Dealing with last-minute changes to the 'locked' edit, including copying grades to a new conform and exporting files for the audio mixer to maintain sync and stay on the up-to-date version of the edit

The two-day face-to-face course will be run for three separate groups on the following dates:

Course 1 

• 30 January, 2023 from 10:00 to 17:00
• 31 January, 2023 from 10:00 to 17:00

Course 2 

• 25 February, 2023 from 10:00 to 17:00
• 26 February, 2023 from 10:00 to 17:00

Course 3

• 16 March, 2023 from 10:00 to 17:00
• 17 March, 2023 from 10:00 to 17:00

How to apply

Click ‘apply now’ to apply for your place.

Deadlines are as follows:

• Course 1 - 25 January, 2023
• Course 2 - 15 February, 2023
• Course 3 - 10 March, 2023