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Editing Videos

Davinci Resolve

I use Da Vinci Resolve for editing. It needs a good computer so I usually use the church computer because it's really fast.

If you don't know what a button does in this software hover over it and its name will pop up

  1. Open Davinci Resolve

  2. Create an "Untitled Project"

  3. Find the video and audio files

    1. on a Mac open a "Finder" window

    2. the video is on the SD card

    3. the audio should be on the flash drive from the soundboard

  4. Drag the video into the "Media Pool" in the top left box

  5. A pop-up will show asking to change the frame rate. You want to do this

  6. Select both clips

  7. Click the "Sync Clips" icon just above the "Media Pool"

    1. This is 2 arrows in a circle

  8. Change the sync to Waveform which will link the 2 files together based on the audio

    1. this will take several minutes

  9. Click "Save Sync"

  10. Click "Edit" at the very bottom of the screen

    1. This should be the third icon from the left

  11. From the "Media Pool" drag "Media Sync" and drop it onto the timeline that is the majority of the bottom third of the screen

  12. Fix the volume

    1. Right-click on the audio file

    2. Select "Switch Camera Angle"

    3. Select the audio that sounds better(one is from the camera and one from the soundboard)

    4. Raise the volume in the upper right corner by clicking on the music note, double-clicking on the numbers to the right, raise to no more than 21, then verify that it isn't so loud it is distorted

  13. Before trimming you may need to zoom in or out. To do this there is a slider with a plus and minus at either end. Drag the dot to zoom in or out

  14. Select both the audio and video in the timeline

  15. Select the Razor blade tool just above the timeline

  16. Find the beginning of the sermon after the initial welcome and introduction to the service.

    1. Usually when the speaker introduces his text

  17. Click on the timeline at that point which will split the file - make sure both the audio and video split

  18. Highlight everything before that point and press the "Delete" key

  19. Highlight both files again and drag them back to the beginning of the timeline

  20. Repeat this process for the end of the message

    1. I usually end the clip in the pause just after the "Amen" of the closing prayer and before the closing announcements/communion time

  21. Once everything is trimmed fade both ends of the clip both video and audio

    1. hover over the video/audio there is a little white rectangle in the corner

    2. the cursor changes to 2 arrows pointing left and right (not the brackets with arrows)

    3. Click and drag until the box shows 2:00

    4. do that to both ends of both the audio and video

  22. Save the file as the title of the sermon or the date of the message

    1. Press "Command" + "S" or

    2. Click "File" then "Save Project As"

  23. Click the rocketship at the very bottom of the screen

  24. Select "YouTube" in the top left box just below "Render Settings"

  25. Type the name of the file again

  26. Select "Browse"

  27. Save to the "sermon" folder on the Desktop

  28. Click "Add to Render Cue" at the bottom of the "Render Settings" box

  29. Select "Render All" at the bottom of the "Render Cue" on the right-hand side of the screen

  30. Rendering will take 10-15 minutes on the church computer

Uploading Videos

Facebook

  • Go to Facebook Creator Studio

    1. Facebook is changing this soon to Meta Business Suite

  • On the left-hand side of the screen select "Create new"

  • Select "Upload Video"

  • Select "Bridge Church"

  • Title the video the title of the sermon or something else creative and catchy

  • Add a description. I put at least the scripture reference for the message. Also link to the giving page

  • Click "Next" twice

  • Under "Scheduling options" select "Schedule"

  • Change the date and time to Saturday at about 7:00 pm

  • Click "Schedule"

YouTube

  • Go to YouTube Studio

  • Switch account to @cubridgechurch

    1. Click the profile picture in the top right corner of the screen

    2. Click "Switch Account"

    3. Select @cubridgechurch

  • Select "Create next to the profile picture

  • Select "Upload videos"

  • Hit "Select Files" or drag and drop the file to upload

  • Find the file to upload and click "Open"

  • Enter the title of the sermon or something else creative and catchy

  • Add a description. I put at least the scripture reference for the message. Also link to the giving page

  • Click the drop-down menu under "Playlists" and select "Sermons" and any other relevant list

  • Under "Audience" select "No, it's not made for kids"

  • Click "Next" 3X

  • Select "Schedule"

  • Change Date/time to Saturday at 7 PM

  • Click the box labeled "Set as Premiere"

  • Click "SCHEDULE"

Creating Short Verticle Videos

Find several 60-second or less clips from each sermon then perform steps 14-17 from the "Editing Videos" section above for each clip and export them individually. This is easiest if you use the file that was uploaded to YouTube, not the original used to create the YouTube video.

This video has how to set the settings in Davinci Resolve for this format of video

Import the ".drp" file in the folder named "Instagram Reels Davinci Resolve Template" on the desktop if you're on the church computer. If you're using a different computer go to the Bridge Church Team Drive in the Volunteer Resources folder and download the template from there and then follow the instructions in the folder "Instagram Reels Davinci Resolve Template"