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DaVinci Resolve 17 Studio

Blackmagic Design | DaVinci Resolve Studio 17.4.6

Linux/Unix, CentOS 7 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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    Jorey K.

Steep learning curve but one of the best out there

  • February 01, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Resolve is INCREDIBLY powerful. Anything you want to do with a color grade can be done in Resolve. The editing features are also being built up constantly.
What do you dislike about the product?
The learning curve is very steep and even after a year or so of using it there are many aspects I still don't know or just discover. Not necessarily a drawback.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Going from using Premiere's built in color correcting features to Resolve has greatly improved my videos and gives me so much more control.


    Maria G.

Most Dynamic Color Grading Tool

  • January 31, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
What I love the most about Resolve is how detailed it is when it comes to color grading. I am able to make the most basic footage and make it look like it came out of a movie.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I don’t like is the round tripping from FCPX to Resolve and back. It almost always can’t relink some of my clips which can be very frustrating
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We’re able to make our footage look a million times better, which delivers our clients high quality footage


    Brendan C.

Incredible Colour Correcting Tool

  • January 29, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Resolve is an amazing program for color correcting footage and the best part is the basic software is free. Anyone can pick it up and learn it, and import into Adobe Premiere for proper footage.

Nodes are a great way of layering changes to your image. You can turn off individual nodes and change the orders to affect the priority of changing the picture.

Keying is great and allows you to control individual parts of the image, as is masking. You can create incredibly complicated image correction to get exactly the kind of look you want.
What do you dislike about the product?
Unfortunately Resolve's editing tools are not robust enough to be an all-in-one solution for editing. This means most of my time is spent importing/exporting LUTS.

I'm not really a fan of the media handling and interface. In my opinion the Bin/Folder style file handling is always the best for editing, leaving Resolve a bit shallow on that end.

Export settings are also slightly lacking. You can't, for example, export MXFs for broadcast or do closed captioning work which is needed for television. This makes Resolve great for color correcting, but sadly a half measure for the workflow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Color correcting for broadcast material. Exporting LUTS from Resolve, importing into Premiere workflow.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try to become on expert on using nodes properly. Color correct in Resolve, and import into premiere!


    Broadcast Media

Industry standard Color Software

  • January 20, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Resolve is the industry standard along with Baselight. Extremely powerful software. Looks intimidating but you learn it, you won't go back. Other powerful tools outside of color, including stabilization, noise reduction, vignetting, control of aspect ratio.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setting up a system is a steep learning curve, and it's not the most mobile to take a project from one editing station to another.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Specialization in color. Can do wonders if you know what you're doing. Clients watching you work think you're a nerd-god due to the complex-looking interface and the powerful tools.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Resolve touts itself for editing as well. I wouldn't count on it just yet for the entire post-production workflow. But they are getting better and better with every update.


    Mike S.

A Beginners Review

  • January 12, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
The absolute control you have over your color grading. I love the ability to pick certain colors or hues and adjust those with precision. And you can do this for multiple selections.
What do you dislike about the product?
The learning curve of the UI is tough, you have to take a tutorial just to learn the layout, you cant just jump in. Just remembering how to add a location to pull footage to grade is a pain.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Color correction and color grading of video footage.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take tutorials and really try to learn the software for coloring. Editing tools are included but they are not robust as Premiere Pro, however they are working towards it. Look into editing with Premiere Pro and export to an XML t color in Resolve. Also, it's FREE! Only a few features are behind a paywall yet I have not run into a situation yet where I need them.


    Brandon W.

Incredible for a Free NLE

  • December 28, 2017
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What do you like best about the product?
The price! I never expected a free NLE to be so useful.
What do you dislike about the product?
Coming from Avid, there is a steep learning curve. Also, it definitely seems more geared toward Mac than PC.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I needed a light-running, simple NLE to load on a laptop and use for basic field edits. This seems to have solved that problem.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's certainly well worth the price to give it a try.


    E-Learning

Free professional NLE!?

  • December 27, 2017
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What do you like best about the product?
Davinci Resolve had been one of the coolest new video editing and color grading softwares out! I'm even considering ditching Adobe because of all the power packed into Resolve's free version! It's always had great color grading, but now they've added editing and even audio! So. Much. Power!
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish the audio side had a deeper editing capability.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm editing my freelance videos with it, and I can finally do an entire project in one software! I've struggled with finding a good color program to go with my editing, but this takes the cake!


    Akia R.

DaVinci Resolve - Free, Powerful, but Limited

  • December 07, 2017
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What do you like best about the product?
The interface is quite modern. It takes some getting used to, but once you know your way around, it becomes a breeze. There are a lot of features to play around with in Resolve, so you should have fun tinkering with various aspects of your video. I also like how speedy and fluid everything is, and I don't even have an SSD in my system.
What do you dislike about the product?
The free version comes with some limitations, but they don't really get in the way. My main disappointment is that there are some features missing here that are in other editors like Lightworks (such as being able to create effects presets instead of having to edit effects from scratch every single time).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Resolve has allowed me to create some nice looking videos. In some ways, it's a bit better than Lightworks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you've ever used any other professional video editors, then using resolve shouldn't be an issue. It has a similar interface and layout as other editors. But if you're someone who's just getting into editing, then it might be a bit intimidating because the process is rather complex. I relied on some tutorial videos on YouTube to help me figure out what this program could do.


    João d.

The BEST professional editing software.

  • October 22, 2017
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What do you like best about the product?
DaVinci Resolve - THE software for color correction. Resolve is so intuitive, so powerful, so incredibly funneled. You know exactly what you need to do and how to achieve it. Yes, if you're a new user, the sheer amount of options might seem a bit overwhelming but every single second spent learning is an investment. Especially since Blackmagic offers something that makes this editing software unrivaled: a full-featured free version. Render times are amazing as well. And of course, coupled with the unparalleled color science from Blackmagic own cameras (apart from the much more expensive RED), Resolve is a powerhouse.
What do you dislike about the product?
Editing workflow and especially transitions could be improved in order to make Resolve a true one-stop shop for all your editing needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Savings and results. Without resolve we would need a lot more software to achieve the same results, especially since Resolve allows you to learn the software with its free version. Resolve is not only unbeatable when it comes to price - it's also pretty unbeatable when it comes to results.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Although Resolve Is not the standard next to the common user, it should be. While users praise Final Cut, Resolve is amazing at giving you the "look" that you have in your own mind. And yes, it's FREE. And the FREE version has almost EVERYTHING.


    Marius S.

Full-scale NLE since version 14

  • October 19, 2017
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What do you like best about the product?
Color editing is at the top, and since version 12…14 it also has very good full non-linear editing. It is also cross platform (even a Linux version). Interface is adaptable and has presets to look like Premiere, Final Cut or Avid, if you are accustomed with those. Version 14 has a "live save" option that continually saves the project, so you don't lose work if it crashes. But you can also use the time-based auto-save, of you are over cautious with overwriting files. You can get a free Studio license if you buy one of their hardware products (Blackmagic camera for example)
What do you dislike about the product?
Learning curve is a bit steep, and sometimes it crashes suddenly, but it has auto-save. Noise reduction plugin is available only in paid version.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Years ahead Adobe Premiere regarding color editing, and now on par as non linear editor. Price is a full-scale winner – there's a free version with no limits, and a Studio version at 300 USD, that has collaboration options, uses a dedicated relational database (PostgreSQL) for project storage and has some extra plugins. They also say that, once purchased, all updates and upgrades are free for life.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Download the free version 14 and try a test project – you'll love it straight away, even if it takes a while to learn. You can customize the interface to look like your previous editor, for easier transition. Even the paid Studio version is much cheaper than the competition.