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DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by sudonem »

xinayder wrote: post #36
embedding-shape wrote: post #2

Not even BMD is safe from the agent apocalypse: > DaVinci Resolve 21.1 now supports integration with AI assistants such as Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex, allowing customers to analyze projects, organize media, adjust settings and batch render using everyday conversational language. Customers can ask their AI assistant to create highlight edits from long form video, remove unwanted clips and render deliverable…

They'd rather add agentic AI support instead of adding proper codec support on the free Linux version (which is already supported on Windows). smh

It’s because those codecs require SDK’s that are expensive to license. That’s not a Linux specific issue - it’s always been that way for the non-studio version of Resolve (with some exceptions on MacOS since the ProRes codecs are already part of the OS).

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by michelb »

bensyverson wrote: post #4
embedding-shape wrote: post #2

Not even BMD is safe from the agent apocalypse: > DaVinci Resolve 21.1 now supports integration with AI assistants such as Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex, allowing customers to analyze projects, organize media, adjust settings and batch render using everyday conversational language. Customers can ask their AI assistant to create highlight edits from long form video, remove unwanted clips and render deliverable…

I have videographer friends, and this is exactly what they've been asking for. Their dream is to be able to say "sync the A and B camera footage, chunk the whole interview down into segments, and then pull together the highlights based on this outline." Not every application of AI is "do the creativity for me."

Yeah, exactly. I cannot wait to use this to take care of the boring stuff.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by ripe »

For people like me who have no idea what this is, I looked it up:

DaVinci Resolve is a proprietary application for non-linear video editing, color correction, color grading, visual effects, and audio post-production. It is developed by the Australian company Blackmagic Design for macOS, Windows, iPadOS and Linux.

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DaVinci Resolve has been used for the color grading and/or editing of feature films such as Alien: Covenant, Avatar, Best of Enemies, Deadpool 2, Jason Bourne, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, La La Land, Love & Mercy, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Prometheus, Anora, Robin Hood, Spectre, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and X-Men: Apocalypse.

(Wikipedia)

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by jasomill »

neovive wrote: post #23

I've been using it for many years, and it's grown in power and functionality with every release. BMD has offered free upgrades to Pro users (with no subscription) for many years, which is refreshing given the current state of software licensing. For those upset with the new agent integration, keep in mind that one of the big knocks on DaVinci Resolve is that it's hard for beginners. Powerful tools like color grading…

Not only are the upgrades free, the full license is still only $295 and can be freely migrated between macOS, Linux, and Windows (unless something has changed, serial numbers can be activated on two systems at a time and transferred freely so long as you have Internet access).

I'm no expert, but I never found Resolve materially more difficult to learn or use than Final Cut Pro or Premiere. And if you're doing anything moderately complex, it's potentially easier to learn because things that require external tools in FCPX and Premiere are built in to Resolve Studio.

I suspect the agent integration is primarily workflow/UI related, but regardless, I don't see it as any more anti-creative than incorporating precanned effects and presets into a project, and potentially a very useful learning tool since the Resolve UI is quite good at letting you see how the sausage is made.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by bel8 »

HDThoreaun wrote: post #67
trentor wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because there is no demand for it to be fully handled by AI. Nobody is denying that parts will be handled by AI but that’s also you moving the goal post.

What makes you say that? You think people like paying professionals to edit their videos? Surely some do, but everyone?

you're right. ads are already infested with AI videos which means it works for some and those are no longer paying the price of fully manual editing.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by cluckindan »

bel8 wrote: post #90
victorbjorklund wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Autopilots have been able to fly planes better than humans at almost zero cost for years yet no one has replaced pilots.

fair but that's also a matter of time, in my opinion. 1) software doesn't commit suicide like some pilots did. 2) software has superhuman reflexes, processing power and are not affected by emotion. 3) software also will eliminate a whole class of failure modes that caused many crashes in the past like: "I won't seek nearest and safer airport because that will be expensive in fuel costs" 4) software is already landing…

Nothing about modern airplanes prevents pilots from doing a Malaysian 370.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by pitchlatte »

embedding-shape wrote: post #58
rfgplk wrote: post #39

I don't see how companies like this can survive going forwards. DaVinci Resolve is effectively ~200 Astra/Fable prompts, maybe even fewer if you're willing to forgo polish.

I'd give you $100K no questions asked if you manage to get something even close to Resolve with 2K Astra/Fable prompts, polish included. You vastly underestimate how much work goes into "polish" when software with huge surface area is decades old.

regardless of whether it’s possible, there is enormous value in the community, ecosystem, and learning materials centred around Reaolve as it is right now. the workflow has been refined over years. no one shot slop effort will have that network effect behind it, and if the workflow isn’t a drop-in replacement it’s dead in the water anyway.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by tredre3 »

bel8 wrote: post #90
victorbjorklund wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Autopilots have been able to fly planes better than humans at almost zero cost for years yet no one has replaced pilots.

fair but that's also a matter of time, in my opinion. 1) software doesn't commit suicide like some pilots did. 2) software has superhuman reflexes, processing power and are not affected by emotion. 3) software also will eliminate a whole class of failure modes that caused many crashes in the past like: "I won't seek nearest and safer airport because that will be expensive in fuel costs" 4) software is already landing…

> I won't seek nearest and safer airport because that will be expensive in fuel costs

If, and that's a big if, a pilot did choose a less safe airport because of monetary cost to his airline, it would be because those are the guidelines of the airline. And those guidelines would obviously be in the software too.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by darksaints »

jasomill wrote: post #94
neovive wrote: post #23

I've been using it for many years, and it's grown in power and functionality with every release. BMD has offered free upgrades to Pro users (with no subscription) for many years, which is refreshing given the current state of software licensing. For those upset with the new agent integration, keep in mind that one of the big knocks on DaVinci Resolve is that it's hard for beginners. Powerful tools like color grading…

Not only are the upgrades free, the full license is still only $295 and can be freely migrated between macOS, Linux, and Windows (unless something has changed, serial numbers can be activated on two systems at a time and transferred freely so long as you have Internet access). I'm no expert, but I never found Resolve materially more difficult to learn or use than Final Cut Pro or Premiere. And if you're doing anythin…

$295 one time permanent license with free upgrades and can be migrated between different computers?

I don't have a single reason to do any form of video editing, let alone professional video editing, but that kind of pricing model makes me want to buy a license just to make sure that companies like this stick around.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by tenacious_tuna »

prollings wrote: post #76
neovive wrote: post #23

I've been using it for many years, and it's grown in power and functionality with every release. BMD has offered free upgrades to Pro users (with no subscription) for many years, which is refreshing given the current state of software licensing. For those upset with the new agent integration, keep in mind that one of the big knocks on DaVinci Resolve is that it's hard for beginners. Powerful tools like color grading…

Taking away some of the more monotonous and "uncreative" tasks in any job can be taking away some of the variety in the work. Variety is nice. Variety affords us downtime. As the job gets stripped down to its core function, while a machine keeps the pipeline full so that the work can continue uninterrupted, the downtime slips away. And great for beginners, now they get to pay some chatbot company to cover the gaps le…

> Variety affords us downtime

This feels inverted to me: downtime affords us variety. If I have little downtime then I'll strongly prefer known, efficient methods of doing something, rather than experimenting with new ones.

> As the job gets stripped down to its core function, while a machine keeps the pipeline full so that the work can continue uninterrupted, the downtime slips away.

This I agree with, though.

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