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DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by nickjj »

josephg wrote: post #200
nickjj wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does this introduce lag while editing? What about for encoding? For example if you want to export a video from Resolve in its final form with AAC audio. The readme mentions decoding but not encoding.

> Does this introduce lag while editing? No, why would it? > What about for encoding? Only decode support. You can add encode support via the official plugin api. https://github.com/hexitnz/Resolve-Linux-Studio-AAC-FDK-Enco...

> No, why would it?

I don't know, that's why I asked. I haven't done a deep dive into creating custom plugins for Resolve, so I don't know what the implications of that are from a performance perspective.

I wasn't able to benchmark it directly since it's only compatible with the Studio version.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by senbrow »

Obscurity4340 wrote: post #177
Venn1 wrote: post #24

I've edited well over a thousand hours of video on my (Debian) DaVinci Resolve workstation. It's a rock-solid video editor that I can spend a day in without having to worry about a crash. But I desperately wish Blackmagic would bring support for VST3 plugins and JACK to Linux. Or, at the very least, allow me to use my MIDI control surface in Fairlight on Linux. As it stands, I have to do all of my audio production in…

Question: does it allow easy speed ramp/curved time remapping and what is the effect on the audio when making gradual playback speed changes?

The speed/time remapping controls are quite good; here's a clip I made that demonstrates how deep you can go: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiSoiypPeB2/?stkn=emgyM3N3bHN...

WRT audio I'm not sure as I only did this with audio less drone footage.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by tonyarkles »

Gigachad wrote: post #159
tonyarkles wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think there's a really interesting tension between what you're saying and what the parent post is saying, and it's something that's been discussed for a long time but LLMs are throwing a new wrench into it: a given user probably only uses 5-10% of the features of a piece of software, but across the whole body of users you get close to full coverage. I use DaVinci Resolve for editing GoPro, Canon DSLR, iPhone, and D…

I'm pretty sure your editing workflow can be achieved in the Preview app on macOS. If your editing workflow is just basic chopping clips out of a longer video then yes, you could vibe code it.

Heh, you're probably right. Something that did make me laugh pretty hard... I had a GoPro timelapse of an IMAX theatre screen being replaced and I thought to myself "surely in the vast sea of DaVinci Resolve features I've never used, un-fisheye has got to be there". Sure enough, I found it, it looked great, and it's the only time I've hit the "you need to buy the pro version to use this feature if you don't want a big watermark" gate.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by divan »

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…

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Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by mikece »

AlienRobot wrote: post #85
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.

LOL. I wish people could make good software that easy!

How would you make an application designed for creating Hollywood grade cinema easier? The fact Resolve isn't two orders of magnitude more complex is astounding to me!

Resolve is like a top of the line professional camera: there are so many more knobs, buttons, and dials on those because top-end pros run everything manually changing settings as they take photos based on changing light conditions and what the subject is doing. Resolve isn't going to assume what you want and do it: it's a professional tool for professional users. The fact they are still giving it away is amazing to me.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by testing22321 »

Venn1 wrote: post #24

I've edited well over a thousand hours of video on my (Debian) DaVinci Resolve workstation. It's a rock-solid video editor that I can spend a day in without having to worry about a crash. But I desperately wish Blackmagic would bring support for VST3 plugins and JACK to Linux. Or, at the very least, allow me to use my MIDI control surface in Fairlight on Linux. As it stands, I have to do all of my audio production in…

> It's a rock-solid video editor that I can spend a day in without having to worry about a crash.

Is that praise? I would hope the bar is higher.

I bought a used computer four years ago to edit 4K video, tens of thousands of raw files off my big Sony cameras, write, light code and research. Many thousands of hours of hard use.

In five years I’ve never had a single program crash and certainly not the whole system go down. Uptime is many months.

I thought that was the expectation

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by Venn1 »

testing22321 wrote: post #206
Venn1 wrote: post #24

I've edited well over a thousand hours of video on my (Debian) DaVinci Resolve workstation. It's a rock-solid video editor that I can spend a day in without having to worry about a crash. But I desperately wish Blackmagic would bring support for VST3 plugins and JACK to Linux. Or, at the very least, allow me to use my MIDI control surface in Fairlight on Linux. As it stands, I have to do all of my audio production in…

> It's a rock-solid video editor that I can spend a day in without having to worry about a crash. Is that praise? I would hope the bar is higher. I bought a used computer four years ago to edit 4K video, tens of thousands of raw files off my big Sony cameras, write, light code and research. Many thousands of hours of hard use. In five years I’ve never had a single program crash and certainly not the whole system go d…

On Linux, yes.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by jasonwatkinspdx »

darksaints wrote: post #99
jasomill wrote: post #94

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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.

It really is amazing. DaVinci used to be something that required a dedicated workstation with proprietary hardware cards, and most used it via renting editing bay time in studios equipped with it. Like just buying one of the workstations and then renting it out was a viable business model if you had teh startup capital (and I randomly knew someone who operated such a business years ago).

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by nik282000 »

embedding-shape wrote: post #52
gizmodo59 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No offense whatsoever. But this whole line "but it won't replace the real experience and taste required for larger projects" is not how I see it. I wish people are more humble at this juncture of AI progress. This is not to say humans won't play a part but saying xyz cannot be replaced is a big stretch. Saying its not there currently is okay but saying it won't replace I don't see where that's coming from.

> But this whole line "but it won't replace the real experience and taste required for larger projects" is not how I see it. Why not? Personally (although I'm not saying others have to see it this way too), I'd wait until I can see what AI can replace, before believing so, rather than the opposite. So far, AI isn't able to "set direction" at all in any sensible way, especially for a creative project like TV or movies…

> it lets people who are good at setting direction to leverage these tools to have the direction concretely followed by something, without having to create a group of collaborators

It lets the unskilled access the tools of the skilled without having had to learn all the pitfalls, traps, and safety concerns. With video editing there may not be much at stake but we've already seen how sloppy code ~= vulnerable code when the prompter does not know what they are doing. What's going to happen when project managers start vibegeneering cars and buildings.

Re: DaVinci Resolve 21.1

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Post by justinator »

josephg wrote: post #184
justinator wrote: post #183

"Advanced scripting now requires DaVinci Resolve Studio" :thumbs_down https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2398...

The free version of resolve is incredibly generous already. There are no watermarks, and most features are included. The studio version is a once-off cost, and honestly its pretty reasonable. If you're doing really serious scripting, maybe upgrade? In the mean time, the free version of resolve 21.0.4 will keep working indefinitely.

I'm not doing serious scripting, but that scripting allowed a clever way for open source products to work with Davinci, without them being wholly tied to the Davinci Way of Doing Things(tm), and that allows the app to work standalone, as well as with Davinci's competitors.

It doesn't cost Davinci any more dev time to keep it enabled in the free version as the scripting engine is used throughout the app.

And weird to drop support in an odd point release. Usually when features are Studio-only, you'll get a prompt "hey you've reached the limit of the free abilities". Trying already installed scripts after upgrading just failed silently, which was a pain in my butt to debug.

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