Blackmagic Design has released a full series of DaVinci Resolve 20 training books, designed to make learning its flagship NLE more approachable for editors, colorists, sound designers, and VFX artists. These guides can be downloaded free of charge directly from the Blackmagic Design website. For those who prefer physical copies or e-readers, paperback and Kindle editions are available for purchase through Amazon. Rather than a marketing push, this is another example of Blackmagic’s commitment to education. The company continues to provide practical, structured learning material to help filmmakers at every level get the most out of DaVinci Resolve. Earlier, Blackmagic introduced immersive filmmaking guides for URSA Cine and Resolve, and now it expands that effort with a full set of project-based training manuals.

What the guides cover

Each book is structured around real-world projects so readers can follow along and apply the lessons directly inside Resolve.

• Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20
  Learn the fundamentals of editing, audio normalization with the new Ducker effect, reading scopes, creating secondary corrections, and syncing audio files.
  📦 See the Beginner’s Guide on Amazon

• Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20
  Explore advanced trimming techniques, multicam editing, metadata-driven project management, and automatic transcription.
  📦 See the Editor’s Guide on Amazon

• Fairlight Audio Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20
  Dive into Fairlight’s sound tools, from recording ADR and Foley to layering complex audio tracks.
  📦 See the Fairlight Audio Guide on Amazon

• Colorist Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20
  Discover Resolve’s legendary grading tools, scopes, object tracking, and roundtrip workflows.
  📦 See the Colorist Guide on Amazon

• Visual Effects Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20
  Step into Fusion for compositing with nodes, tracking, PSD integration, and green screen work.
  📦 See the Visual Effects Guide on Amazon

• Advanced Visual Effects in DaVinci Resolve 20
  Learn particle effects, advanced keying, 3D scene setup, and Magic Mask workflows for pro-level VFX.
  📦 See Advanced Visual Effects Guide on Amazon

Why it matters

The release of these books highlights Blackmagic’s approach: give filmmakers the tools and also the knowledge to use them. While DaVinci Resolve 20 has been called a quiet revolution, its full potential depends on how well creators can adopt its features. These guides make that adoption easier and faster, whether you are just starting out or transitioning from another NLE.

Final thought

By offering step-by-step training, Blackmagic is lowering the barrier to entry for its all-in-one post-production platform. For professionals, it’s a chance to deepen skills across editing, grading, sound, and VFX. For newcomers, it’s an invitation to learn industry-standard workflows without guesswork. In a crowded software landscape, Blackmagic’s willingness to educate as well as innovate makes Resolve a more accessible tool (pricing-wise, and educational asl well).