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Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by Gordonjcp »

cowmix wrote: post #105
fattire wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(You edited your comment to oblivion, but because it was so embarassingly wrong, I don't blame you.) My original response: "close enough to a NLE"?? What the-- DaVinci Resolve has included a standalone non-linear editor since 2014. Today it has every major feature one would expect from a NLE-- with the noted exception of a lack of some codecs in the Linux version due to licensing issues, AAC being conspicuously one o…

The "Cut Page" has been a godsend for me. I'm going through about 1500 hours of footage right now and that editing mode is the only thing that has made my task even remotely possible for me to pull off.

You need a Speed Editor.

I don't know if you ever played FPSes in the early days of Quake, Doom, etc. but remember how you used to just play with a keyboard and it was okay, but then you switched to mouselook and it was just a whole 'nother world?

That's what the Speed Editor does.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by Gordonjcp »

clean_send wrote: post #15

This is incredible on so many fronts. 5-10 years ago, I would choose my computer based on it's potential to edit video. A decade ago, most laptops couldn't handle the load of uncompressed video. 5 years ago, having iMovie on your Ipad allowed us to make sub <5 minute videos of low-res/processed files. Now we have an intersection of 1. an Ipad is powerful enough to handle this type of data processing and 2. BMD has fo…

20 years ago I was editing DV footage in Premiere 4 on an Pentium II 266MHz laptop, with a whopping 192MB of RAM.

So, yeah, ten years ago they ought to have been able to cope with editing.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by WatchDog »

Valgrim wrote: post #5

Simple question here: Video files are HUGE. An iPad, even with a fairly large storage for a tablet, would be quickly swamped by the files, and to transfer the RAW video files to and from the device would make it quite frustrating. Is there a way to connect an external drive on an iPad?

USB-C ipads seem to support 10gbps speeds.

You can hook up a 10gbps Ethernet adapter[0]

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HesEVXItRu0

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by exodust »

Gigachad wrote: post #146
VanTheBrand wrote: post #7

One of the things that makes this a big deal is an iPad is often the most color accurate highest quality display anyone has.

You don't realize how extremely off consumer monitors are until you compare it to a calibrated one like the ipad.

> extremely off consumer monitors are...

I'm not sure what consumer monitors you're using, but they are certainly not "extremely off". You're making it sound like shades of green on the iPad turn into muddy brown on a monitor, which isn't true.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by thewebcount »

teamspirit wrote: post #138

Now if we can just get Logic (with VSTs). I'd love to leave my MBP at home when I'm on the road and still be able to write music.

I use GarageBand with AudioUnits on my iPad all the time. It works pretty well, though they do make the AudioUnits hard to find. Obviously it doesn't have all the features of Logic (which I also use on my Mac Pro), but it's surprisingly good. And, you can take stuff from GB into Logic later if you want to punch it up or do something that's not possible on the iPad.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by Gigachad »

exodust wrote: post #164
Gigachad wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't realize how extremely off consumer monitors are until you compare it to a calibrated one like the ipad.

> extremely off consumer monitors are... I'm not sure what consumer monitors you're using, but they are certainly not "extremely off". You're making it sound like shades of green on the iPad turn into muddy brown on a monitor, which isn't true.

I had the ipad connected to a $700 LG monitor and the LG one was much much redder than the ipad, the difference was significant. It's fine for programming, gaming, and content consumption, but if you were doing any visual production work, this is unusable.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by [deleted] »

cowmix wrote: post #105
fattire wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(You edited your comment to oblivion, but because it was so embarassingly wrong, I don't blame you.) My original response: "close enough to a NLE"?? What the-- DaVinci Resolve has included a standalone non-linear editor since 2014. Today it has every major feature one would expect from a NLE-- with the noted exception of a lack of some codecs in the Linux version due to licensing issues, AAC being conspicuously one o…

The "Cut Page" has been a godsend for me. I'm going through about 1500 hours of footage right now and that editing mode is the only thing that has made my task even remotely possible for me to pull off.

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Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by scottlamb »

> Supported file formats include H.264, H.265, Apple ProRes and Blackmagic RAW, with clips able to be imported from the iPad Pro internal storage and Photos library, or externally connected iCloud and USB-C media disks.

Since it runs on an iPad, I assume it uses the system libraries to support H.264 files properly, but I can't pass up the chance to grumble about the HyperDeck Studio Mini. It says it supports H.264 files, then you find this deep in the manual:

“HyperDeck Studio Mini will play back H.264 files recorded on a HyperDeck Studio Mini, but not H.264 files recorded on other video equipment.” —https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/HyperDeck...

Also, it pretends the files it doesn't like don't exist at all, rather than telling you.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by Cadwhisker »

BudaDude wrote: post #47
lvl102 wrote: post #38

This is nice but any serious video editor would use a Macbook instead no? Why bother with this version?

The biggest reason would be the portability. If you are on a plane, using an iPad is often much easier than a full laptop.

It's also the portability with a colour-accurate HDR screen. That's a pretty huge step-up from what most laptops can do.

Re: DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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Post by dharma1 »

Grant (the founder of Blackmagic) is incredible, one of my favourite CEOs. I’ve had Blackmagic pocket cameras since the first one and they are something else. Resolve (non-studio version) being free on desktop is nuts - it’s one of the best pieces of software I use. The value this company gives away to creators for free (or at very affordable price point) is unparalleled
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