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Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by pabs3 »

Shadonototra wrote: post #34
capableweb wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If we look at Blender's history, one could make the argument that they would get more support if they fully opened their product. I think it's important to know that Blender probably became big because they went open source with a nice tool, not that they were big before and then released the source as open source. If Blender didn't go open source, I'm unsure if Blender would even be around today, they were in big…

being open doesn't mean it becomes free to use, you can still sell your licenses https://www.aseprite.org/ successful product, and is open source: https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite there are many examples like that being open source allows your users to participate in the development, fixing things, and adding new features the company wouldn't have done themselves because: lack of budget, or "too risky" this is wh…

aseprite isn't under an "Open Source" license, but a EULA that even prohibits redistribution. I'd call it "shared source" or "public source" rather than "open source"

https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/blob/main/EULA.txt

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by KronisLV »

magnio wrote: post #69

During my high school, I had a bunch of (amateur) projects involving video editing. As a broke student in a poor country who didn't want to just torrent Premiere and call it a day, I started exploring several FOSS video editors: - OpenShot: simple interface, but crashes quite a lot - Kdenlive: clunky and crashes way too much - Shotcut: good for quick edit and the most stable out of the three The biggest problem I had…

On Windows, OpenShot kept crashing for me whenever i dragged video clips around, snapping also didn't really work and it was pretty much unusable.

Shotcut's UI was a little bit confusing and the performance wasn't great.

Personally, i largely stuck with Kdenlive for basic video editing, it's a capable alternative to something like Sony Vegas (considering the fact that it's free).

I don't have anything against Resolve either, it's definitely an interesting project and definitely more polished than Kdenlive!

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by Jackson__ »

I really want to like DaVinci Resolve. However, as a beginner level video editor, the amount of issues I keep encountering on what I consider to be the tiniest of projects (>10-30 second videos, using 2-4 PNG images), I can't fathom anyone using it professionally.

From things rendering completely different from the preview, to straight up not rendering parts at all, random crashing during encoding, and so on, I am honestly surprised to see any positive feedback on this product at all.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by teekert »

KronisLV wrote: post #72
magnio wrote: post #69

During my high school, I had a bunch of (amateur) projects involving video editing. As a broke student in a poor country who didn't want to just torrent Premiere and call it a day, I started exploring several FOSS video editors: - OpenShot: simple interface, but crashes quite a lot - Kdenlive: clunky and crashes way too much - Shotcut: good for quick edit and the most stable out of the three The biggest problem I had…

On Windows, OpenShot kept crashing for me whenever i dragged video clips around, snapping also didn't really work and it was pretty much unusable. Shotcut's UI was a little bit confusing and the performance wasn't great. Personally, i largely stuck with Kdenlive for basic video editing, it's a capable alternative to something like Sony Vegas (considering the fact that it's free). I don't have anything against Resolve…

I like kdenlive, I have the feeling it crashes a lot with certain codecs as input materials and does fine with others.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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capableweb wrote: post #61
chrisseaton wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> DaVinci doesn't care about the source of the footage. Why not? VHS has properties such as interlacing that means that it doesn’t have complete individual frames like modern digital or analog film sources. Don't you need a completely different workflow for that?

Because DaVinci Resolve is a color grading and video editing tool, not a "media importer" / "conversion" tool. That's the job for some other software and hardware combo.

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Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by mmaunder »

Our entire production pipeline is Resolve. I’ve been pushing Adobe users to move to Resolve for years, because of the pricing and pace of innovation. We’ve been using a device from SNS for remote collaboration and this release just removed the need for that.

Every release is packed with fundamental new value, and doesn’t sacrifice stability or performance - it usually improves both. Great software engineering!

Combined with the hardware innovation - like the first raw format that managed to bypass RED’s patent stranglehold - this company is setting up to dominate the entire film production pipeline.

We use Resolve, Ursa G2, Ursa 12K, pocket cine 4K and 6k. We also use their ATEM switcher and mini color grading console. They’re all great gear. If you’re looking to set up a small production house with end to end workflow in a single application and want to actually own the gear instead of renting, look no further than BMD.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by capableweb »

Jackson__ wrote: post #74

I really want to like DaVinci Resolve. However, as a beginner level video editor, the amount of issues I keep encountering on what I consider to be the tiniest of projects (>10-30 second videos, using 2-4 PNG images), I can't fathom anyone using it professionally. From things rendering completely different from the preview, to straight up not rendering parts at all, random crashing during encoding, and so on, I am ho…

What OS and hardware are you using it on?

Regularly use it (Resolve 17) on both Windows and Linux with larger projects than that (100s of 4K clips, multiple audio tracks, added effects, color grading and more) and haven't encountered the issues you've mentioned at all. When I try the beta versions (including the beta of 18), I've run into many problems, including seemingly random crashes, but never for the stable versions. Using AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU, multiple 4K monitors with a desktop PC.

> I am honestly surprised to see any positive feedback on this product at all

If I see software that many people are raving about but I can't even run properly, my first guess is always that it's my fault, or my hardware, or my Linux setup somehow. I think the same applies here. If most people can run it without hiccups, then probably something is a bit weird with your setup. If everyone had the same issues that you have, then they surely wouldn't have gotten the attention they are getting from everyone.

Have you tried reaching out to their support team or sharing your issues on the public forum?

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by mmaunder »

Jackson__ wrote: post #74

I really want to like DaVinci Resolve. However, as a beginner level video editor, the amount of issues I keep encountering on what I consider to be the tiniest of projects (>10-30 second videos, using 2-4 PNG images), I can't fathom anyone using it professionally. From things rendering completely different from the preview, to straight up not rendering parts at all, random crashing during encoding, and so on, I am ho…

We use Resolve on a wide range of laptop configs with no issues including M1. Try another computer. I’m guessing the problem is on your end. Or you haven’t tried it since v14. You may also have something installed that is causing the issue.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by mmaunder »

magnio wrote: post #69

During my high school, I had a bunch of (amateur) projects involving video editing. As a broke student in a poor country who didn't want to just torrent Premiere and call it a day, I started exploring several FOSS video editors: - OpenShot: simple interface, but crashes quite a lot - Kdenlive: clunky and crashes way too much - Shotcut: good for quick edit and the most stable out of the three The biggest problem I had…

Many people don’t know that most of Resolve is included in the free version. While Adobe continues to provide student “discounts” so that they can recruit new users to the salt mine.
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