I recently started taking the blackmagic design davinci resolve speed editor between
two different edit suites and i wanted to find the best case so it doesn't break
and i'm pumped because i think i found it today i want to show you the pelican vault v100 case
how it fits the speed editor like a glove and also i've got a quick tip
to help get your speed editor paired with bluetooth to a second computer let's dive in
so this is it the pelican vault v100 case in bright blue they have green as well if
that's a color that you like it's about three pounds or so and the size is about
12 inches by 12 inches by five inches deep ish which is great because that makes the inside just
the perfect size to fit your speed editor some of the reasons i like this case is well it's a
pelican and i've had this other pelican over here this thing for about 20 years it's been down the
colorado river multiple times i use it almost daily and it's just held up it's banged up but
nothing on the inside has ever been damaged that's been inside it so that's a big vote of confidence
for me um they claim this new model this vault series is crush proof dust proof weather resistant
note that i did not say waterproof i've got this other case over here this specific case it's a
micro series i thought it was waterproof uh threw an iphone in it took it down the river and it's
it's actually not waterproof so just so you know they claim this water resistant um it has
locking hasps which are these holes cut out in case you want to put a lock on it
um i don't think you need to for the speed editor but you could and it also has a really strong
handle the handle on it is fixed in place so it's a little bit different than other ones where
it moves this one is just it's it's not going to move at all it's totally fixed in place
probably my favorite thing about this pelican case though is it actually has the push button
latches so you push in on it and then it kind of snaps shut and this is great because it's
not going to tear up your fingers trying to open and close it but it still holds the lid
tight and won't accidentally open up pro tip regarding case latches if you're ever on a set
and you close the lid of a case that's sitting on the ground make sure that you latch it you do
not need to ask me why i'm telling you this the pelican case is also pretty affordable as far
as pelicans go right now i think it's about 40 dollars u.s which makes it a great fit
so one thing you will need to do to fit your davinci resolve speed editor in the pelican
vault case is actually cut the open cell foam because it does not come with the pick and pluck
foam you might have used before you just need to cut one of the layers make a frame around the edge
and then also cut sort of a janky at least for me it was sort of a jinky circle on the foam on the
top of the lid and that gives room for the search dial so it doesn't get depressed when you close
it and latch the lid there seems to be like a a button inside the search dial which i have no clue
what it does maybe it's just part of the physical assembly either way i thought it was a good idea
to give that dial some room you could also cut this with an electric knife or foam cutting tool
but i wasn't too worried about being so precise so like a simple sharp utility blade will also do
the trick real quick i just want to say welcome if you're new here to this channel i'm chadwick this
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so so you don't miss out on the new tip next week now let's go check out how to get your resolve
speed editor connected and paired up to a new editing computer a second machine because it's
not quite as straightforward as you might think so to get your speed editor connected to a second
computer a new machine first launch resolve 17 or newer and if it's not connected or the keys are
not lighting up and you don't see it in the system preferences of resolve here's what you're going
to want to do if you're on a mac sorry i don't have any access to pcs first go to your system
preferences your bluetooth settings and actually remove the device completely not just disconnect
then connect it back again over bluetooth to your devices and your mac system preferences
that's going to get you connected so it's it's removing it it's not disconnecting it and then
it's adding it back in you could also just plug in if you don't want to use a bluetooth you could
plug it in with a usbc cable directly and it should just work you don't have to mess with
removing and adding it back in it's just an option i actually like having it wireless so
i don't mind you know getting this clutter off the desk is great i don't mind disconnecting and
reconnecting each morning just to have that wireless convenience it doesn't take long
one other thing i want to point out is that you can also see how much battery is left in the
davinci resolve system preferences if you go down to the control panels where the speed editor tab
is down there near the bottom this is actually going to turn red and it'll give you a number
percentage when the battery gets down low and actually it shows you this uh when you're editing
it'll it'll pop up in the lower right corner if it gets down super low so i've had that happen a
couple times you just you know plug it in charge it up and the battery actually lasts a super long
time now you can take your speed editor wherever whenever and not worry about it getting busted
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