In their first NAB edition of Macreak Studio, hosts Mark Spencer and Steve Martin dive into DaVinci Resolve 20, fresh off its release, straight from Las Vegas. Recorded early Sunday morning, this tutorial highlights what they consider the coolest new features, with a special focus on time-saving AI tools. Here’s a rundown of the standout updates they explore:

1. Enhanced Keyframe Control
   Resolve 20 introduces a Keyframe Tray and a full Keyframe Graph Editor directly in the Edit page—no need to jump into Fusion. Mark demonstrates adjusting an animated cropping effect, tweaking timing and easing with intuitive spline controls reminiscent of After Effects or Motion. The floating, resizable palette offers fine-tuned control over parameters like position, making animation adjustments a breeze.
2. Vertical Video Workflow
   With vertical video now a client staple, Resolve 20 adds a larger vertical timeline viewer. Steve shows how a single button expands the view, paired with the Inspector for precise transform adjustments—perfect for framing subjects in social media formats.
3. Animated Subtitles with AI
   Under the new AI Tools menu, Resolve auto-generates subtitles from audio in multiple languages, then offers animated subtitle styles like “Lollipop” or “Word Highlight.” Applying effects to an entire subtitle track at once, as Steve demonstrates, simplifies customization for Instagram-ready captions.
4. AI Music Editing
   The AI Music Editor trims stock music to fit your timeline effortlessly. Steve drags a clip, uses the Live Trim feature, and watches Resolve analyze and cut it cleanly—complete with fade-outs—saving tedious manual adjustments.
5. Beat Detection for Music
   Right-click any audio clip, and Resolve 20’s AI identifies beat markers. Mark snaps edits to these markers, streamlining cuts to match music rhythms without frame-by-frame guesswork.
6. Improved Voiceover Tool
   A revamped voiceover feature, now enhanced on the Cut page, includes a teleprompter-style script loader. Steve records a take for a travel vlog, with the script scrolling in sync—a huge upgrade from Fairlight’s clunky old process.
7. AI Silence Removal
   In Fairlight, the Remove Silence tool cuts out noise between dialogue, adding fades to avoid pops. Mark applies it to a voiceover, praising the time saved over manual keyframing.
8. AI Audio Assistant
   For quick mixes, the AI Audio Assistant classifies and normalizes dialogue, music, and effects. Steve tests it on a chaotic timeline, noting it ducks music under dialogue effectively—getting mixes 80-90% done with minimal tweaking.
9. Smart Multicam Switching
   Designed for podcast-style edits, this AI feature auto-cuts between angles based on audio and lip movement. Mark plays a pre-analyzed clip of a conversation, impressed by its natural timing and wide-angle options.

Filmed amidst NAB excitement, Mark and Steve focus on editing enhancements here, teasing future dives into the Color and Fusion pages. They wrap up encouraging viewers to subscribe and comment with their thoughts on Resolve 20’s game-changing tools.