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Documentary feature film "The Real Yellowstone" delves into the lives of ranching families at the heart of a complex struggle: rising real estate prices, predator attacks, and a powerful conservation movement that seeks to reshape the landscape they call home. This is the third installment in award winning filmmaker and human rights advocate Tom Opre's "Killing the Shepherd" series: documentaries revealing how true conservation begins with respect for human dignity and the people who live closest to wildlife. Editor Oliver Peters relied on DaVinci Resolve Studio's integrated toolset for the creative edit as well as color grading and audio post. "This was my third documentary film for Opre but the first using DaVinci Resolve Studio for both offline and online editing. The switch to Resolve came at the urging of the colorist, largely to eliminate relinking issues he'd encountered in the past with other systems," said Peters. Production covered two years of filming throughout various locations in Montana. Content included events, interviews, and B roll recorded with various formats: professional cameras, smartphones, and drones, as well as some stock footage, stills, and animation. "To keep things simple, I worked in a DCI 4K timeline with all proxy media at the same size and frame rate as the original. No conversions or relinking wizardry would be needed when handing of f the project to the colorist," noted Peters. "DaVinci Resolve is an all in one tool that easily handles editing, ef fects, color correction, and audio post. While creative editing was my focus, several additional tools came in handy. Throughout the edit, plenty of resizing was required. I punched in on a lot of 6K footage, and all the still photos required 'camera moves' added by me. Both tasks were done within Resolve's edit page," he added. Peters benefitted from DaVinci Resolve Studio's robust feature set when it came to internal reviews. "Although I wasn't doing final color or the mix, it was still important that the 'rough cut' looked WITH DAVINCI RESOLVE STUDIO Nature's Masterpiece :