Install help

Showing: Pro Editor on Mac

1. 1

   Quit Resolve all the way

   Press Cmd + Q. Closing the window isn’t enough.

2. 2

   Unzip the download

   Double-click the zip. Open the folder it makes and find 2 - Fusion Templates.

   

3. 3

   Open the Templates folder

   In Finder press Shift + Cmd + G, paste this, press Return:

   ~/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/TemplatesCopy

   

4. 4

   Drag Edit into Templates

   Open 2 - Fusion Templates and drag the Edit folder and ROOK Assets into the Templates window.

   Already have an Edit folder in Templates? Don’t drop Edit on top of it: Finder’s Replace deletes what’s inside, including other packs. Open Edit → Effects in the download, select all the ROOK folders and drag them into your own Templates → Edit → Effects. Same for Edit → Transitions if your pack has it. Then Replace is safe.

   

5. 5

   Check the path

   It has to read Templates → Edit → Effects → ROOK… with the effect files inside.

   

6. 1

   Close Resolve all the way

   Close it, then check it’s gone from the taskbar.

7. 2

   Extract the zip

   Right-click the zip → Extract All. Don’t drag anything straight out of the zip, Windows won’t copy it right.

   

8. 3

   Open the Templates folder

   Open File Explorer, paste this into the address bar, press Enter:

   %APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\TemplatesCopy

   Windows can’t find it? Use this one instead:

   C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\TemplatesCopy

   

9. 4

   Drag Edit into Templates

   Open the extracted 2 - Fusion Templates folder and drag the Edit folder and ROOK Assets into that Templates folder. If Windows asks, choose Replace the files in the destination.

   

10. 5

    Check the path

    It has to read Templates → Edit → Effects → ROOK… with the effect files inside. Not Templates → 2 - Fusion Templates → Edit. That’s one folder too deep.

    

11. 6

    Open Resolve and find ROOK

    Open Resolve (fully restart it if it was open). Edit page → Effects (top left) → Toolbox → Effects. You should see the ROOK folders.

    Nothing there? Resolve wasn’t fully restarted, or the folder is one level too deep. Go back to step 5.

    

12. 7

    Import the Power Bin for your frame rate

    Install first, then do this.

    1. a Media Pool → three dots (top right) → turn on Power Bins.
    2. b Right-click in the Media Pool → Import Bin.
    3. c Open 3 - Power Bins, pick the folder that matches your timeline (24fps, 30fps or 60fps) and pick the .drb.
    4. d Drag it into Power Bins so it follows you into every project.

    Your bin is ROOK Starter Transitions.

    You get 7 bins: Impacts, Shakes, Flickers, Datamosh, Low Shutter, Whips and Bonuses. The on-the-cut transitions (Dissolves, Push, Crash Zoom and the rest) have no bin: find them in the Effects panel under Toolbox → Video Transitions → ROOK Transitions and drop them on a cut.

    Pick the Horizontal, Vertical or 4x5 bin to match your timeline’s shape. VHS Tape, Grunge, CRT and VHS Transitions work on any shape.

    You get 15 bins per frame rate (every pack). For Ultimate VHS, pick the Horizontal, Vertical or 4x5 bin to match your timeline. The Powergrade is in 4 - Powergrade with its own short install note.

    Imported a bin before the install worked? Delete that old bin and import it again. An old bin stays black even after you fix the install.