Capstone: Editing a Complete YouTube Video From Raw Footage to Final Export

Every prior chapter covered one piece of Resolve's own workflow. This capstone takes the exact footage OBS Studio's own capstone produced and edits it into a finished, publish-ready video — touching every chapter's own tool in the order a real edit would actually use them.

Step 1 — Importing the Footage (Chapter 3)

The MP4 file remuxed from OBS Studio's own MKV recording is imported directly into the Media Pool and placed into its own bin — the concrete handoff point between the two courses.

Step 2 — Generating Proxies for Smooth Editing (Chapter 3)

Since this is high-resolution tutorial screen capture, proxies are generated before editing begins, letting the timeline play back smoothly regardless of the editing machine's own power — with no effect on the eventual export quality.

Step 3 — Assembling a Rough Cut on the Cut Page (Chapter 2)

Since this is a straightforward, single-application tutorial with no complex multi-track needs, the Cut page's own fast, simplified tools are used first to assemble a rough sequence quickly.

Step 4 — Refining on the Edit Page (Chapters 2 & 4)

Moving to the Edit page for precise control, Ripple and Roll trims tighten pacing and remove dead air or mistakes the rough Cut-page assembly left in.

Step 5 — A Simple Intro Transition and Lower-Third Title (Chapter 5)

A cross-dissolve eases into the main tutorial content, and a basic lower-third title identifies the tutorial's own topic — deliberately using the Edit page's own built-in title tool rather than Fusion, since nothing here needs custom motion graphics.

Step 6 — A Light Color Correction Pass (Chapter 6)

Since this is screen and webcam footage rather than cinematic content, only a light correction pass is applied — fixing the webcam's own slightly uneven exposure and white balance. No creative grade is applied at all; per Chapter 6's own correction-vs-grading distinction, a tutorial genuinely doesn't need a stylistic mood, only accurate, consistent color.

Step 7 — Cleaning Up Audio on the Fairlight Page (Chapter 7)

A light EQ and compression pass refines the narration track further — a second pass on top of what OBS Studio's own live Noise Gate and Noise Suppression filters already handled during recording, not a replacement for that earlier cleanup.

Step 8 — Exporting With the YouTube Preset (Chapter 8)

Resolve's own built-in YouTube export preset on the Deliver page handles resolution, bitrate, and codec matched to YouTube's own recommendations. Per Chapter 8's own warning box, the actual rendered file is reviewed directly before the project is considered finished.

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