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Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by AussieWog93 »

mmaunder wrote: post #128
pwython wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "like the first raw format that managed to bypass RED's patent stranglehold" For what it's worth, BRAW is not really "RAW." It is a codec processed in-camera with baked-in profiles for Resolve. ProRes RAW is closer to "real RAW." That said, it's an awesome codec to use in Resolve (former P4K, P6K, & UMP 4.6K user).

Oh god no. It’s partial debayering. ProRes raw doesn’t come close to it. Baked in profiles??

I actually worked on the BRAW SDK a couple of years back. Not going to go into specifics, but there's a far bit more going on than just that! I think a big part of it had to do with Red's patents, actually.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by traceroute66 »

raarts wrote: post #136
traceroute66 wrote: post #46

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> 600 USD per year is expensive No. Its not. With the greatest of respect, have you ever run a business? I could list many reasons why 600USD is cheap, but I'll leave it with the easiest one to understand, the old adage "time is money". 1. How much are you paying those video editors using the Adobe suite that you're paying 600 USD each a year for ? 2. How many projects are those video editors working on ? 3. What is…

True. But DaVinci Resolve only crashed on me once in 6 months. Just sayin'

> True. But DaVinci Resolve only crashed on me once in 6 months. Just sayin'

FUD Alert ! FUD alert !

I know lots of people working extensively with Premiere. Not one of them has complained of crashing.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by Cadwhisker »

AussieWog93 wrote: post #51
capableweb wrote: post #25

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Yes, DaVinci is ridiculously cheap, because the software is not how they earn their money, it's via their hardware. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the submission page, you'll notice a bunch of hardware for controlling DaVinci and its modules. It ranges from $400 to $50,00 and they have even more expensive hardware as well. This is where they get most of their profits from, and where the larger compan…

> Yes, DaVinci is ridiculously cheap, because the software is not how they earn their money, it's via their hardware. DaVinci is ridiculously cheap because the entire company is owned by three guys, at least one of whom has a personal, burning disgust for the way that the television industry (in particular, the Australian television industry) used to be run back in the day. I distinctly remember getting a bizarre com…

He talks at length about this in the new product release video, starting @ 7:28.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr8ft07qX_g

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by Cadwhisker »

Kelteseth wrote: post #6

How does DaVinci Resolve Studio update policy work? Do I get all future updates for free, or only the 18.x patch releases?

It's been a free upgrade for as long as I can remember and there's no indication that the policy will change.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by raarts »

traceroute66 wrote: post #142
raarts wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True. But DaVinci Resolve only crashed on me once in 6 months. Just sayin'

> True. But DaVinci Resolve only crashed on me once in 6 months. Just sayin' FUD Alert ! FUD alert ! I know lots of people working extensively with Premiere. Not one of them has complained of crashing.

True, I only know a few, so very possible it's just anecdotal.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by mardifoufs »

throwanem wrote: post #111
mardifoufs wrote: post #93

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Wait DaVinci is developped in Australia? Bummer. At least it does not require an internet connection to use, but even then... (I usually don't really care about potential backdoors from a foreign nation state, but the Australian police has shown itself to be really really helpful with foreign law enforcement agencies. The FBI recently used them to set up a massive sting operation that would've been illegal for the FB…

What kind of video are you producing that your threat model includes being targeted by multinational federal police operations?

The video isn't the issue, it's installing software that can be used as a backdoor in general

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by ttoinou »

traceroute66 wrote: post #142
raarts wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True. But DaVinci Resolve only crashed on me once in 6 months. Just sayin'

> True. But DaVinci Resolve only crashed on me once in 6 months. Just sayin' FUD Alert ! FUD alert ! I know lots of people working extensively with Premiere. Not one of them has complained of crashing.

Premiere has quite a bad reputation at crashes. After a bad reputation as being slow. Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator etc. not so much crashes or slowness

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by mmaunder »

filmgirlcw wrote: post #103
mmaunder wrote: post #77

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! Combin…

BMD has really carved out a great market for themselves. Adobe and Avid are still the 300lb gorillas but I love what BMD is doing on the hardware and software side. Resolve is so impressive to me because it’s a relatively small dev team from what I understand, but they’ve put out a really great product. And the few hardware things of theirs I’ve used have been excellent too. Nice to hear you run your whole production…

Thanks. Australia has some great film companies.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by whywhywhywhy »

kyleplum wrote: post #121
whywhywhywhy wrote: post #117

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> Adobe Premiere (arguably one of the best, if not THE best video editor) Daily reminder Premier, in 2022 can’t even update its preview window as you drag video clips around. No idea how it can be considered even a good video editor with that incompetence.

Can you elaborate on the workflow you use where this is a incompetence-defining issue? I'm trying to understand but it just doesn't seem like a reasonable workflow - the only thing I can come up with is that you use the current timeline preview point as your desired edit location and then move a clip back and forth until you find the frame you want to cut? Wouldn't it be easier to scrub through the clip to the point…

You hit the problem when it comes to lining up two clips and instead of being able to position one and scrub the other back in the timeline you have to fumble each individually and set down markers. It’s like editing one handed.

Also just because you’ve conditioned yourself to work around this limitation doesn’t excuse the developers from not implementing a feature even iMovie has.

Like why can the preview not just represent what’s under the play head all the time, why does it have to wait for me to stop dragging…

Re: DaVinci Resolve 18

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Post by POPOSYS »

elaus wrote: post #4

As a hobby videographer using Ubuntu I find myself switching between Kdenlive and Davinci Resolve, depending on the size and complexity of the project. For a small 30-second clip I like the more approachable, simple workflow of Kdenlive but holiday videos with a hundred or more cuts work much better with Davinci for me. Both are free which is really great, but from an ideological standpoint I much prefer Kdenlive (OS…

Knowing both software packages this comment feels a little bit like it can not be serious.

If it is: there is no way you can compare Kdenlive with Resolve - I guess as a hobby videographer you just can not see the huge differences. Kdenlive might be OK for some occasional hobby editing, but Resolve is a professional tool for people that depend on delivering perfect results quickly.

BTW I was not able to use Kdenlive one single time without crashing in the middle of the project and leaving me with only lots of time wasted. Do not use it for serious (money) work!

As somebody who likes to use Linux privately I can tell you that Resolve works best (and most cost effective) on M1 Macs. I tried to use it on Linux but I was wasting so much time fixing this and that (gfx card drivers horror stories) and still not getting the real thing, it was much cheaper to buy a M1 Mac and enjoy pro software on a system that is mobile, quiet and more powerful than my old-school video editing workstation.

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