DaVinci Resolve Copy Effects To Another Clip (FAST! 2023)

If you’re a beginner or newcomer to DaVinci Resolve (versions 18.5, 18, 17, etc.), today’s guide will show you how to copy, and paste clips, effects, and attributes in DaVinci Resolve.
To copy effects to another clip in Davinci Resolve, go to the “Edit” page. From the timeline, click on the source clip and copy it. Then right click on the destination clip. Select “Alt+V” (Windows) or “Option + V” (Mac) to open up “Paste Attributes” window. Choose your options and apply!
We will also see how to paste at playhead in Davinci Resolve, copy audio attributes and keyframes for a faster workflow.
How to Copy Effects in DaVinci Resolve?
- Go to the “Edit” page.
- From the timeline, click on the source clip and copy it (“ctrl+c” or “cmd + c”) – This is your intended clip where you’ve made changes in the “Inspector” panel settings like zoom, crop, etc.
- Then right click on the destinationclip or group of clips.
- Then select “Alt+V” (Windows) or “Option + V” (Mac).
- You’ll get the “Paste Attributes” window.
- Select your required options for pasting.
- Click on “Apply“.
- It applies the attributes to the destination clips.
If, for example, you intend to change the speed of a clip, say, to 150%.
Now you want the same changes applied to other clips. Then…
How to Copy Speed Changes to Another Clip
- Under the “Edit” page, copy (“ctrl+c” or “cmd + c”) your source clip.
- Select the destination clip or group of clips.
- Then press “Alt+V” (Windows) or “Option + V” (Mac) to get the “Paste Attributes” window.
- Select “Retime Effects“.
- Click on “Apply“. The speed changes will now be copied over to the selected clips.
The default copying of the clips will paste the clips after the playhead in the same track inside your timeline.
How to Copy and Paste Clips in DaVinci Resolve?
- Under the “Edit” page, select the clips you want to copy.
- For copying, press “Ctrl + c” (for Windows) or “Cmd + c” (for Mac)
- Place your playhead appropriately in the timeline for placing the copied clips. (More on this in the below section.)
- For pasting, press “Ctrl + v” / “Cmd + v.
- Done!
How to Paste At Playhead in DaVinci Resolve?
For paste at playhead to work correctly, first, choose your required track by pressing “Alt + Click” (Windows) or “Opt + Click” (Mac) on the “Auto Track Selector” icon of your destination track, where the clips will be pasted. This will make your track solo and disable all other tracks.
(Alt + Click till you see your track is enabled and the rest of the tracks are disabled).
Now move your playhead to the desired place in the timeline and then paste the clips.

Copy and Paste Clips in Different Tracks in Resolve
- Under the “Edit” page, copy the clips you want.
- Alt + Click (Windows) or Opt + Click (Mac) on the “Auto Track Selector” icon of your destination track. This will be the track the clips will be pasted.
- Move the playhead to where you want the clips to be copied in the timeline.
- Paste the clips!
Copy and Paste Clips from One Timeline to Another
- Copy the clips you want.
- Click on the “Timeline View Options” and select “Stacked Timelines“.
- Now you can see all of your timelines.
- Click on the timeline you want.
- Alt + Click on the “Auto Track Selector” icon of your required track.
- Paste your clips!
How to Copy Audio Attributes in DaVinci Resolve
- On the “Edit” page, Copy (“ctrl+c” or “cmd + c”) your source audio clip – that contains the desired settings.
- Right-click on the destination clip or group of clips.
- Then select “Alt+V” (Windows) or “Option + V” (Mac)
- You’ll see the “Paste Attributes” window.
- Under “Audio Attributes” > Select ONLY the required option, e.g., “Volume“. (Make sure other options are not selected).
- Click on “Apply“.
- It applies the attributes to the destination clips.
How to Remove Attributes in DaVinci Resolve
- Right-click on the clip and select “Remove Attributes”.
- Select the attributes you want to be removed (or select all of them if you don’t want any attributes applied at all).
- Click on “Apply“.
If you have OFX effects applied to your clip like Box Blur, Blanking fill, etc, then…
How to Copy OFX Effects in DaVinci Resolve?
- Under the “Edit” page, copy the clip containing the desired OFX effects.
- Select your destination clip or clips, and then press “Alt+V” (Windows) or “Option + V” (Mac)
- You’ll get the “Paste Attributes” window.
- Select only the “Plugins” option under “Video Attributes”.
- Click on “Apply“.
- It applies the OFX effects to the destination clips.
If you are not getting the intended result, then there is one more way to copy your OFX to other clips. It will come under the “Color” page.
How to Copy and Paste Timeline in DaVinci Resolve?
- Go to the “Media” tab.
- Right-click on your timeline.
- Click on “Duplicate Timeline“. (Or “Ctrl + C” / “Cmd + C” and “Ctrl + v” / “Cmd + v”)
- This will create a copy of your timeline with all the clips and edits.
Copying Keyframes in DaVinci Resolve
Keyframing is inevitable in video editing.
Especially in DaVinci Resolve, the “Inspector” tab makes life easier for keyframing.
So, when you do a lot of tinkering with the various effects like zooming, cropping, transforming, etc, there arises a need to copy and paste keyframes within the same clip and across various clips.
Let’s suppose, for one of the clips, you do a lot of keyframing for zoom.
Now, let’s say, you’d like to copy an individual or a few of the keyframes (not all of them) to another clip.
Here, if you do “Alt + V”, and select “Zoom” under “Paste Attributes” and “Apply“, then it will paste all the keyframes.
But you don’t want all the keyframes. You want only one or a few of them. You need granular control. If this is the case, then:
How to Copy and Paste Keyframes?
- Select the source clip which has your keyframes.
- Right-click > Retime Curve. This will open up the curve editor.
- From the dropdown, select your required option, in this case, “Zoom“.
- Now you can see your keyframes for zoom.
- With the help of your mouse, drag a box around the keyframes you want to copy.
- Those keyframes will be highlighted in red.
- Copy them = ctrl + c.
- Select your destination clip.
- Right-click > Retime Curve.
- From the dropdown, select “Zoom“.
- Now paste = ctrl + v.
- You’ll get only the selected keyframes.
Copy and Paste Keyframes Within the Same Clip
- With the help of your mouse, drag a box around the keyframes you want to copy.
- Those keyframes will be highlighted in red.
- Copy them = ctrl + c.
- Move your playhead to where you want to copy.
- Paste them = ctrl + v.
- Select the keyframes.
- Alt + left click dragging will make a copy and you can drop anywhere within the clip.
Fairlight Page
Learn to how to copy, and paste clip level and track level effects or attributes on Fairlight page
Copy and Paste Audio Attributes or Effects on Fairlight Page
On the Fairlight page, you can copy and paste attributes or effects to
- Individual clips irrespective of the track.
- Track as a whole (which can have many clips).
Let’s say, you made some changes (like increasing volume) to one of the clips. Now you’d want to copy this effect to another clip in any of the tracks. Then:
How to Copy Audio Effects in Resolve?
- Go to the “Fairlight” (or “Edit”) page.
- Select the source audio clip that contains the desired audio effects.
- Copy it using “Ctrl + C” or “Cmd + C”.
- Select the destination clip and press “Alt + V” or “Opt + V”.
- In the “Paste Attributes” window, select “Volume“
- Then click on “Apply“.
- Done!
Copy and Paste Audio Attributes to the Whole Track on Fairlight Page
Let’s say, you inserted an effect like Reverb into one of your tracks. You made some changes to it. Now you’d like to have the same Reverb settings as the other tracks. Then:
- Click on the track which has the audio effect (e.g., Reverb). The whole track will be selected.
- Right-click > “Copy Attributes“.
- Now, right-click on the destination track.
- Select “Paste Attributes“.
- Select “Plugin” or any other option that is right for you.
- “Apply“.
If you want to learn about copying nodes, color grades, power windows, tracking information, etc, on the “Color” and “Fusion” pages, then click on the below post for a detailed step-by-step guide:
Before You Go
You should also know how to duplicate clips, nodes, text, audio, timeline, tracks, projects, etc, in DaVinci Resolve to be more efficient and save time.
Learn to Create Stunning Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve 17

Slow motion is that awesome effect you see in so many movies and videos where time seems to stand still allowing you to see every detail of the action that is happening. We’ll show you how to create slow motion in DaVinci Resolve 17.
The super-smooth slow motion that you see in movies is filmed at high frame rates from 60 to 240 frames per second (fps) and above, then played at a lower frame rate like 24 frames per second to slow it down in real-time. One second of 240 fps footage takes 10 seconds to play at 24 frames per second giving you very smooth slow motion. Changing the speed at which the footage is played overtime is called speed ramping.
Part 1: Main Methods to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve 17
It is important to understand that to be able to slow down any footage you need to play it back at a lower frame rate than it was filmed. If it was not filmed at a higher frame rate you can’t slow it down without needing to create new frames to fill in the gaps. While it is possible to do this, as we will see later, the best results are achieved using high frame rate footage and then slowing it down.
Let’s begin by creating a slow motion effect. In order for this to work well, the footage needs to be filmed in a frame rate of at least 2x the frame rate of your timeline e.g. with a 24 fps timeline the footage would need to have been filmed in at least 48 fps. Common frame rates for slow motion are 60, 120, and 240 fps. The higher the frame rate the more you can slow it down.
Changing Clip Speed
The quickest way to slow down your footage is simply to change the clip speed. There are a few main ways to slow down footage in DaVinci Resolve 17.
Add some of your own high frame rate footage to the timeline in the Edit Page, or use some stock footage from Motion Array. Select the clip and check the frame rate in the metadata tab then check your timeline frame rate in the settings tab. Use these two figures to work out how much you will be able to slow it down without losing frames then use one of the methods below to slow it down.
- Press R to bring up the Change Speed dialogue. You can also access Change Clip Speed by right-clicking on the clip, or from the clip menu at the top of the interface.
- Change the speed to e.g. 50% to slow it down to half speed. Check the Ripple Timeline box and click Change. The clip now plays in 50% slow motion and has doubled in length. A speedometer icon appears on the clip, letting you know you have changed the speed of the clip. If you don’t check the ripple sequence box, the clip is played in slow motion for the duration of the original clip.
- Press Ctrl+R or Cmd+R to bring up the re-time controls. You will see a dropdown menu with a %. Change this % to slow down the clip or select the edge of the clip and wait until you see double arrows appear.
- Now drag the edge of the clip to speed it out to slow it down. We will go into more detail about this method in Part 2.
- In the media pool, you can right-click the clip and select Clip Attributes, then change the speed to match the timeline frame rate. This changes the playback frame rate of the clip so when you drop it onto the timeline the clip will play in slow motion to match the timeline frame rate. This is handy when you have a lot of b-roll that you want to play in slow motion without the need to retime it. It really speeds up editing.
Frame Interpolation Methods
When you don’t have enough frames to slow down your clip, DaVinci Resolve needs to use the frames it has to make up the missing frames, called frame interpolation. As an example, if you were to try and slow down a one-second-long 24 fps clip in a 24 fps timeline by 50%, DaVinci Resolve needs to create 24 new frames to fill in the gaps.
Likewise, if you drop a 24 fps clip in a 30 fps timeline Resolve needs to create 6 more frames for every second of the clip. The frame interpolation method used has a big impact on the quality of the results. There are a few ways Resolve can do this.
- Nearest is the least computer-intensive will generally play in real-time. This method displays the nearest frame to what needs to be shown. In the 24 fps example above, it would effectively double each frame by showing it twice. The result would look very choppy.
- Frame Blend does just that. It blends the frames on either side to create new frames in between. It is a bit more intensive on your computer but will deliver a better result and works reasonably well for timelapse footage.
- Optical Flow is a step up on frame blend, very intensive on your computer but will in most cases deliver superior results.
- Speed Warp takes optical flow even further by using the DaVinci Resolve neural engine and machine learning to create the new frames. It delivers great results but is only available in the studio (paid) version of DaVinci Resolve and is very resource-intensive.
The frame interpolation method DaVinci uses is set in the project settings under Master Settings > Frame Interpolation or at the clip level in the Inspector under Retiming and Scaling.
Along with the Frame Interpolation options, you can set the Motion Estimation mode and Motion range for performance or quality (Faster vs Enhanced and Large to Small).
Audio and Slow Motion
Changing the speed a clip plays back in the timeline also affects the audio that is linked to that clip. This does not apply to changes made under clip attributes in the media pool or unlinked audio. To change separately recorded audio along with the clip you need to link the clip and the audio.
Generally, audio for slow-motion clips should be dealt with separately (by unlinking it from the clip) unless you want the sound to change along with the clip. This may work in some instances where it is intended e.g. a slow-motion reaction shot. To achieve that slow-motion sound, untick the Pitch Correction box in the change clip speed dialog.
Part 2: Learn Speed Ramping in DaVinci Resolve 17
Speed ramping refers to changing the clip speed over time by adding speed points to the clip. The speed points allow you to break the clip into different sections that play at different speeds for great effect.
Retime Controls
- To access the re-time controls press Ctrl+R or Cmd+R or right-click on the clip to bring up the Retime Controls. You can also access Retime Controls from the clip menu.
- To add a default speed ramp click on the Speed drop-down and choose one of the ramp options.
- The clip will be broken into 5 speed points up from 0% or down to 0%. You can change the speed of each section as needed.
- To add speed points manually move the playhead to where you want to add it, select the speed drop-down and click Add Speed Point. Add as many as you need and change each section to the speed you want it to play. The yellow arrows that appear on the clip indicate sections where the clip has been slowed down.
Note: To hide the Retime Controls once you have made your changes, click the X beside Speed Change, or Cmd+R or Ctrl+R.
- You also have a variety of speed change options, as well as freeze frames and reverse speed. Freeze frames are red bars, rewind is reverse arrows, and if you speed up a clip above 100% you get closely spaced blue arrows.
Retime Curves
When adding speed points the changes between these points are abrupt. The retime curve in DaVinci Resolve 17 is used to smooth out the transition between speed points.
- Right-click on the clip and select Retime Curves. Then select Retime Speed from the small dropdown on the top left. It defaults to Retime Frame.
- You will see there are hard changes between the speed points.
- To fix this, click on a speed point and select the bezier handles icon. You can now drag on the handles to smooth the speed change.
- You can also click on the keyframe icon to add a new speed point then simply drag it up or down to change the speed of that section to change the speed.
Part 3: Troubleshooting Slow Motion Edits
There are a few main issues that you will come across when working with slow motion in DaVinci Resolve. The majority are caused by not understanding how DaVinci Resolve works with slow motion, which hopefully after reading the article you understand now. Below are some troubleshooting tips.
Choppy or Odd-looking Slow Motion
The simple answer here is that in most cases the footage has been slowed down beyond the available frames and DaVinci Resolve is making up new frames to compensate. There is no warning for this, you need to know the frame rates of your footage and how much you can push it. So check the frame rate and adjust your clip speed accordingly.
Alternatively, if you don’t have enough frames and still need to slow it down, play with the frame interpolation settings for the clip until you find a usable result. We advise caution here as these methods are resource-intensive and can bring even the most capable systems to a halt. You will most likely need time to let it render for smooth playback. This leads us to the next problem.
Playback Issues or Computer Locks Up
The frame interpolation method set in the project settings or for a clip can cause even very capable systems to come to a grinding halt if you are trying to slow down footage excessively and have options like optical flow or speed warp selected. Give it time to render or change it to the nearest or frame blend.
Sometimes generating optimized media, using timeline proxy mode, or rendering the clips in place can help you achieve smooth playback and alleviate the pressure on your system.
Understanding the importance of frame rates and how DaVinci Resolve 17 works with high frame rate footage or deals with low frame rates when creating slow motion is essential. Once you understand these principles, creating amazing slow motion with DaVinci Resolve is very simple and effective.
Nuke Tutorials and Tools

Now we are going to do above method in reverse order. We are going to retime the Match-moved camera inside nuke, instead of exporting retime curve to Maya from Nuke.
Import your Match-moved camera or generate camera using Nukes ‘Camera_Tracker’. Make a copy of it ( for safe).
Goto Translate knob, right click and select Edit expression. Add (farme * 2) at end on x,y and z column.
like below image:

If expression knob have ‘curve’ add like curve(frame * 2). Don’t forget to add same expression to rotate knob’s too.
After speed-up Camera (wireFrame cam).
For slow down use (frame / 2). Don’t forget to add same expression to rotate knob’s too.

After slowDowned Camera (wireFrame cam).
Here i used *2 for 200% speed up and slow downed. You have feed the values as per your shot.
Как ускорить или замедлить видео в DaVinci Resolve

Продолжаем изучать возможности DaVinci Resolve, в этом уроке научимся замедлять и ускорять видео в DaVinci Resolve версии 17. Эффект замедления очень часто встречается в клипах, это так называемое слоу-мо или slow motion (в переводе с английского «замедленное движение»).
Для эффекта slow motion важна техническая сторона, для того чтобы видео смотрелось качественно нужно снимать с повышенным значением fps (частота кадров). Оптимальное значение считается 25 или 30 кадров в секунду. Для замедления в 2 раза, во время съемки fps увеличивают в 2 раза (50 и 60 соответственно). Хочешь замедление в 4 раза снимай на 120 fps.
Как ускорить или замедлить видео в DaVinci Resolve
Выбираем фрагмент видео, щелкаем правой кнопкой и в меню выбираем Change Clip Speed, основной параметр Speed — 100%, при уменьшении значения происходит замедление, а при увеличении ускорение, например значение 200% ускорить фрагмент в 2 раза, соответственно размер на Timeline станет в 2 раза короче.

Speed — процентное изменение скорости
Frames per second — изменение скорости через fps
Duration — изменение скорости через продолжительность клипа
Ripple sequence — подвинет все клипы идущее после клипа с изменением
Reverse Speed — переворачивает видео
Freeze frame — стоп-кадр с места установки Playhead (красная вертикальная черта)
Pitch Correction — изменяет высоту звука (мультяшные изменения)
Keyframes — отвечает за ключевые кадры анимации, либо оставит без изменения либо растянет соответственно вносимым изменениям.
Второй способ более наглядный с большим функционалом Retime Controls, горячие клавиши «Ctrl+R». В результате появляется синяя полоса треугольников на видео клипе:

В этом случае при изменении ширины клипа меняется и его скорость, все настройки Change Clip Speed доступны и в этом режиме. Особенности, при выборе Freeze frame создается только небольшой участок стоп-кадра, который есть возможность редактировать. Add Speed Points позволяет делить клип на участки с различными скоростями.

Но и это еще не все, при выборе в меню (права кнопка) Retime Curve появится кривая с ключевыми кадрами для более точной настройки всех эффектов. Появляется возможность изменять скорость не линейно а по кривым — согласитесь интересная опция.
Каким режимом пользоваться Вам решайте сами. Лично для меня второй вариант кажется более наглядным, а значит удобным. Для кинематографичной картинки в совсем клипе совмещай фрагменты повествования с slow motion, смотрится динамично.