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Free, practical guides for people learning to edit, and for the tutors teaching them. Every technique is explained for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, with the actual keys.
These guides cover the techniques editing courses teach in the first few weeks, the decisions beginners get stuck on, and where to study if you want to take it further. They're written for all three major editors at once, because most people end up using more than one.
How to learn video editing →
A practical order to learn things in, from first import to a finished cut, and what to skip.
ChoosingFinal Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve? →
What each costs today, who uses it, and what UK film schools actually teach.
TechniqueJKL editing explained →
The three keys that take your hand off the mouse, and how they behave in each editor.
TechniqueThree-point editing →
The editing method every film school teaches first, with the keys for all three editors.
TechniqueRipple, roll, slip and slide →
The four trim edits, what each one changes, and where to find them.
ReferenceShortcut equivalents across editors →
Moving from Premiere to Resolve, or Final Cut to Premiere? The same action, side by side.
Free resourcesFree training and certification →
Official free courses and books from Apple, Adobe and Blackmagic, and how each certification works.
CoursesWhere to study video editing in the UK →
28 courses, from editing MAs to college diplomas and evening classes.
CoursesWhere to study video editing in the USA →
26 programmes, from AFI's editing MFA to community college certificates.
For tutors
You're welcome to link to or print any of these pages for students. If you teach on a course that should be listed in the UK or USA directory, or a listing is out of date, email [email protected] and I'll update it.
Written by Philip Brumpton, a product designer who builds KeyCut. Last checked October 2026.
Learn the keys by pressing them.
KeyCut puts the Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve keyboards on your iPad, colour-coded, and fires each shortcut into your editor on the Mac when you tap it.