All language subtitles for 3. Media Tab - Annotations Media Tab Kolder Creative

So another really cool feature
that the media tab

has is the ability to create annotations
on top of our footage.

Annotations are basically like markers,
except a lot more advanced.

We can create markers at certain points
of our clips and leave text, but also draw

on our actual image and create things like
arrows and shapes and things like that.

Now, in my own workflow,
using annotations has been very useful

for two specific reasons.

One of which is to record ideas
that I might have in the process

of going through my footage.

So if I come across a clip that I think
might work with another clip or,

you know, I want to test something to see
if it will work for a certain transition,

I can create an annotation
for that certain clip

at a specific point on that clip
and draw out my idea

on the clip itself
and also add some written details as well.

This can also be very useful
for when you're sharing projects

with other editors,

leaving your thoughts
and ideas in markers,

not just in written form, but
also visually On top of the clip itself

can be a very useful

and powerful way to communicate ideas
between different editors.

So with that being said,
let's jump into the media tab.

I'll show you how it's done.

Okay, So I have a clip
selected in my media pool down here,

and if I go up to my preview window here

in the bottom left,
I'm able to select annotations.

Now, this gives me the ability to now
draw on my image

because I have this tool selected
right here.

This is the stroke tool

and then next to it you can see that
we have an arrow align a rectangle,

and we're also able
to change the color over here.

So let's say at this stage, you know,
I had an idea

of something that I want to do.

Maybe I wanted to introduce this character
and track his name to his head.

So what I could do is maybe draw
like a line out here

and something like that, just to visually
give an example of what I'm thinking.

And we can see that in our little timeline
here.

A marker has been created.

It's this little blue thing right here.

If we double click on that,
we are able to give it a name

so we could change the name to label

skateboarder

and we can add notes.

So this note section is really useful
because,

you know, if you have an elaborate idea,
you can write the entire thing here.

And later
on when you hand over the project file

to someone else
or you know, for your future self,

you can come back to this marker
at any point

and just double click on it
and view the notes.

And here we're also able
to change the duration of the markers.

So if we wanted to play out longer
on our timeline, we can do that here.

We can create keywords

and we can also change
the color of the marker.

We also have the ability
to remove the marker in here too, to

now we can press done.

One little quick tip for you guys
is if you hold option

or alt down on your keyboard
and click and drag on your marker,

you're able to change the duration
of that marker in that way as well.

So it would cover
a larger section of your timeline.

Now we can see that that red line
that we created is showing up

for the span of the marker.

So maybe we only want to show up like that
much.

And now, you know, in this marker
we can write out animated

motion.

Graphic label

to show skateboarders.

Name something like that.
We can click done.

Now we can also add things like arrows.

If we click this arrow tool,
we can draw arrows.

This can be very useful
to just create arrows instantly

instead of having to draw them out.

And of course,
we got the line tool as well,

and we got this square tool as well.

And we could change the color over here,

make it any color we would like.

Now, obviously in this situation,
this doesn't really make sense,

but I'm just showing you guys
as an example,

this is honestly a really powerful tool
that I wish

I had earlier on in the other programs
that I was editing in.

I definitely use this a lot now,
and it's a great way to just communicate

the idea that you're having
to your future self or to other video

editors in a nondestructive way
because you're not actually

doing anything to your clip.

It's just a marker
that sits on top of your clip.

And at any time
you can simply double click on the marker

and click remove marker.

Now, one last thing I want to mention
is that we can see

whenever I create
these annotations on my clip over here,

new markers
in the timeline are being made.

But we can also see that

the clip in the media pool
now has this little arrow next to it.

If we click on that arrow, it's

going to show the markers
that were created for that clip.

This is very useful because we can simply
just click on the marker here

and it'll jump to that point
in that timeline.

So marker one, marker two.

So this is really awesome
because I can go up to the annotation

marker up here
and change the name to something else.

So let's say I wanted to communicate
something to another editor.

Let's say add VFX here.

Now we

can see that that marker annotation
underneath the clip,

it shows what I'm trying to communicate
right away so myself

or another editor can click that dropdown.

They can see what it is
that I'm trying to communicate here

and just double click to access
that part of the timeline right away.

This is really awesome because it makes it
a lot more efficient to direct

the other person to the exact place
that you were trying

to bring them and communicate
the information right away.

And the last thing to note
is that these markers

translate on every single
other tab in DaVinci as well.

So if you go to the edit tab here
and we check our media pool,

we also have this same dropdown here.

So we're able to view those annotations
on our clip as well.

And if we drag our clip down into our
timeline, the same thing happens here too.

We can see that those annotations
or markers are on our clip,

and we're able to view what we created
with annotations in our timeline as well.

And just like before, if at any moment we
no longer need any of these annotations,

we can simply just select them
and hit delete.

So that's annotations if you're not
already using them in your workflow,

I highly recommend that you do

so because it is a great way
to write down your ideas

and just to communicate to yourself
and to other people overall.

So that's it for this video
I hope you guys enjoyed.

I'll catch you in the next one.