Davinci Resolve Free vs Studio - Why You Should Upgrade NOW!
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Davinci Resolve Is The Best Free Software
0:46 - 10-Bit Footage
1:14 - Expansive File Options
1:42 - Transcription Features
2:15 - Automatic Subtitles/Captions
2:44 - Voice Isolation
3:18 - Magic Mask
3:45 - Noise Reduction
4:21 - Smart Reframe
4:55 - Speed Warp
5:30 - Face Refinement
6:12 - Remote & Cloud Collaboration Tools
6:51 - One Time Purchase
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Worth it just for supporting a company who didn't jump on the stupid subscription train!
Indeed. Best value software I know. they could easily charge 30$/m - charge 10x from pro editors
Yes. I don’t use the studio features much as I’m not on such high level yet (except the magic mask which I abuse) and I pretty much bought it just to support them. What a great company providing people with a free version with such high value.
The subsription model is inevitable at some point. When the product is mature enough people won't buy new versions for very minor new features
@@jonnanieminen8848 NO, the subscription model only leads to stagnation, the company then does not try to attract new customers
@@Nikesus
Same thing i want to do godwilling, because they deserve it, That offer this big free version especially for those who cannot spend money for softwares.
After using Resolve for 4 years, I finally upgraded and sooo thankful I did. For me, magic mask alone makes it worth it!
I also love supporting companies that:
1. Are honest, clearly passionate and focused on what they do and
2. Offer products/services without anti-consumer tactics like subscription services, contracts, marketing tactics, etc.
aaaand the Speed Editor is incredible too 👏🏻
Niiiice!
What’s the speed editor all about?
@@LucasWoodhouse It's a peripheral made by Blackmagic to work in coordination with Resolve. I mostly use it for quickly chopping up footage in the cut page.
Just makes the process tactile and buttery smooth. It's an extra $100 when bundled with Resolve Studio. I bought mine on Amazon. Would recommend!
Was the Update for free?
@@LucasWoodhouse I mostly use it for the jog-wheel, allowing me to smoothly scroll through video cuts and adjust audio. Works quite well! Used to be “free” if purchased with Studio, but now it’s an extra $100. Absolutely worth it IMO!
Transcript editing tip: use a codec that has a constant frame rate. If you record footage on a phone (for example) the transcription will often be off sync. Convert to DNxHR and then run the auto transcription, and it will stay in sync.
I've had studio for several years at this point, buying in after using the free version for a couple of months, and I am so glad I upgraded. One thing I was really worried about was the licensing because you only have 2 uses and I've run into situations where that caused me trouble in the past. I found out last year after having a computer crash that they allow you to reset the licenses if you need to so you can reuse them, making this one of the best purchases I have made for my video production stuff.
That being said, you mentioned a couple things in here that I've never even thought of using, like the auto captions, and I'm so happy to know about these now and how they work. I honestly never really thought about them outside of seeing them mentioned in release notes, so your video actually taught me something new about the software I've been using all this time. Thank you!
I upgraded a couple months ago and I also own FCPX the noise reduction tool is crazy. All these features are very useful and I am glad I have them. Makes you a better editor honestly.
Fantastic video mate, thanks for telling us the things that we need and explaining it well!
Ill deffo be upgrading to this at some point this year!
Fantastic video. 10/10 Production, scrip and editing! I am definitely going to buy the studio version now.
Ive been using Studio since Version 16 as well, and the points you make in this video are SPOT ON! I think you covered about everything a beginner/intermediate would use on a regular👏
I've only really been using Resolve for a few months and am still at the basic editing level, with some rudimentary colour grading. I really like it as I'm working through each feature whilst building my own channel. For a free package, Resolve is outstanding. I can see me upgrading as I get more in-depth, producing higher quality videos.
Your delivery takes the pain out of learning a huge software package. As I delve deeper, I'll be delving through your previous videos even more. Cheers.
This is the perfect way to do it!! Glad to hear that my videos have been helpful along the way!
Buy the speed editor, it is great hardware and costs about the same as a studio license... It does include a free studio license 😊
Thank you for sharing your experience with the community 🙏🏻
So many more reasons to upgrade than I would have thought! Great video Dunna.
Right!? And there are even more too!
@@dunnadiditI’d love to stop paying Adobe but haven’t found a good replacement for Lightroom and Photoshop.
Amazing video bro. Very clear and direct. Love that
The cloud collaboration functionality is AMAZING. I'm able to work on composites and color grades while the editor is editing...
loved this video! I can't wait to get the studio version.
Thank you for the insightful guide to DaVinci Resolve; it's been incredibly helpful for kick starting my video editing journey. Your clear instructions and tips have made the learning process much more accessible and enjoyable! Great j
ob sir!
I'm so glad to hear that!
Great Video Dunna! Love resolve studio. 10/10 would recommend!
Thanks dude!
I'm glad you answered that it's a single purchase for each major issue, I've been holding back on getting the studio version seeing as we're more than halfway through v18
18 Has been a very buggy number, just check the forums. Personally cost me many many hours having to do workarounds for the most basic of edits
I am very close to making the jump! Thanks for the video
Nice summary!
As someone who uses the free version of Davinci Resolve I am very tempted by the paid version. I would like to see a video for what presets/macros you use for pop-ups with tracking.
Amazing company and best editing software out there!
I’ve been using the free version on my iPad Pro for about a year now and I think it is that time to install Studio on my Mac with these features…thanks 👍🏽
Great summary. For me, HDR workflows is another key difference that may bring me over the fence into the purchased version, as well as better multi monitor support.
I upgraded too. It gave me to tools to express my idea the way I envisioned.
i JUST started using davinci resolve but i’m really tempted to get it before it turns into a subscription (if it ever does). so far, i like davinci resolve and there’s a lot of things for me to learn!
Very helpful. Thank you!
If you're a windows user this is an absolutely mandatory upgrade, without it you are unable to use hardware decoders and encoders of your computer, meaning video playback will be choppy even on high end systems.
Voice isolations is available on free version now!! works amazing.
Thanks for the video Dunna! This is exactly what I needed. I have been with Premiere the last decade and finished a course in Resolve about a year ago but haven't jumped in fully. Edited my first TH-cam short in Resolve last week (it was 4:2:2 10 bit footage) and it worked fine. I used the free version of Resolve and realized there is no auto transcriptions in the free version. I still pay for my full Creative Cloud suite because I use AE, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc so still on the fence whether to get the paid version of Resolve.
Interesting that you were able to do 10 bit footage on the free version! You’re one of the lucky ones I guess haha! Glad you liked the video though!!
@@dunnadidit I guess so! 🙃
Great Video Dunna. 🔥🔥🔥 The free version is good for folks to get started, break into Davinci and see if Resolve works for them. But Studio is obviously the way to go on all levels once an editor gets acquainted. If anyone is going to do some real editing, color grading....etc Studio is a must.
I just bought and installed Studio this morning and am now getting much faster Render speed because it's using my GPU vs CPU. I was also getting blocked out of many features before. I can't wait to do some hard core editing now. 😊
Davinci Resolve change my life. It is powerful tool. I feel that it is good to have a decent computer to get all the benefits from it. Everything is great: Editing, color, audio, delivery, file handling. The nodes and interface are very comfortable and it just takes getting used to them. This is an investment that truly changes our quality of work. Thanks for sharing!
It’s awesome isn’t it!?
You also get the gate lifted on the graphics card for faster rendering times. I think by 25-30 % more. ( or something like that. I’ll be buying the Studio version in a few weeks, and all these benefits you’ve mentioned and the extra render speed is why. I moved from the bank breaking Adobe, to Divinci a year ago and haven’t looked back. Great Channel my guy! Keep it up! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Oh, that's good to know. Thanks!
I needed this video bad bad thank you sir
My pleasure!! Thanks for watching!
The voice isolations was a project saving to one of my documentary films for a footage that I got from oversees with so much complications to repeat the shots. It was using 85mm lens and with scratch mic alone and managed to make it fairly acceptable after extensive editing and pushing isolation to 80% (best). Also you forgot about super scale (x2-4 resolution enhancement) which also an insane free update we got lately.
Love your channel Dunna! I've been using the free version for the last year and a bit, and this has finally convinced me to pull the trigger on the studio version.
Do you have a BlackMagic affiliate link? Would love to support the channel and purchase it through an affiliate link, since this is what convinced me!
Keep up the great work!
Voice isolation is a available in Lumafusion on ipad
Thank you brother 👍🏻
Tbh its quite good app. Only downside that is holding me back to fully switch from final cut pro to resolve is timeline scrobbling. U knoq u can hover ur mouse and u dont ever need to click to playhead to move on timeline. So for that reason, I'm currently editing my videos on fcp but if the video is long, i prefer to make an XML file then put it onto da vinci for export. For some reason i cant export videos longer than 15 hours on final cut pro woth .mov container. It exports as .mp4 tho but i need .mov so da vinci does that. But seeing auto captions and magic mask, it is insane to have em. No need for ae to rotoscope anymore. And that smart reframe. Idk how well its gonna work for my content but ima try it and see. Cos my shorts are waay to complex to edit. Cos sometimes theres 2 talking heads and i like to fit em at that moment where they talk etc in a single shot so definitely smart reframe cant do this. So im doin manually in fcp and im gettin better evry day but ima try it in resolve to see how its gonna work. Great video btw.
I upgraded to the studio version and it was the best thing i ever did.
helpful, thanks!
A software company supporting a reasonably priced in-route to amature creatures is a huge value for me. Adobe will never get my money. I don't even mind if I stop getting new updates at some point. A perpetual license of something this powerful is a huge value.
Thanks Dunna for the wonderful and eye-opening video. One request. Since DaVinci Resolve is so resource hungry, could you please do a separate video on what could be the 'ideal' PC/Mac configuration for running Resolve? Thanks in advance.
big fan, great video for the Davinci noobs like myself. Next stop, your 101 vid :)
Great video. As a cruise vlogger I started editing with filmora but am seeing lots of issues with various elements. Has anyone used this and moved to Davinci and how difficult was the transition? Thanks in advance.
I filmed in a noisy nursery next to a busy road, and the footage was very loud, but once I used the voice isolation feature, you could hear me super clear and all the background noises disappeared like magic.
Ended up buying the Davinci Speed Editor that comes with the studio version - haven't looked back to Premiere. I did learn that VRAM is a big deal with Davinci! A GPU upgrade completely changed how fast the software feels to work with.
Amazing! What a steal to get the software free with the hardware!
Sadly its the only way for us canadians to buy it, wish davinci would sell direct to canadians thru their website @dunnadidit
@@dunnadidit considering that the hardware is just a little more expensive than the software, absolutely.
Great video !! Question I have a Mac mini m2 pro and I am using the free version … I saw you can enable the option “ multi-core hardware processor “ in studio version …this will make my timeline with transitions , effects , color grade more smoother ? Or this is only for render the timeline in video file ?
Great video. I also went from free to Studio. I think it is actually cheap vs what you get.
Hiya! I've been using the free version for over 9 months now and have been able to practice Content Editing--as well as take on real paid work!
The Studio version is incredible, no doubt about it, especially coming from an AE/Pr workflow. But I've challenged myself to push the free version as far as I can, and frankly I've yet to be stumped. Funnily enough, I finally upgraded just this month LITERALLY JUST for Camera Shake and NVIDIA-based rendering since H.264 was giving me render artifacts. (both of which still never prevented me from doing real work!)
So for most of us who want to learn video editing, and aren't necessarily ingesting RED footage all day long, the free version will take you further than you could ever imagine! 😊
Amazing! Love to hear this!!
Hi! I'm a newbie video editor too, just a week ago downloaded davinci and trying. How long it took u? And in which field u got the clients? Can u give any tips?
@@HAHA-ix9vx Oh it took me MONTHS to learn it. i come from 8+ years of AE and Pr, which helps a lot for comprehension. But learning the new workflow, understanding what you can and can't do--it took me about 3-4 months to put out my first video with it haha. But Google is your friend! And I had to look up even the silliest, most basic of things~
The one most important piece of advice I would give before buying the Studio version (which is very worth it) is, If you are looking at buying some hardware from Black Magic, wait and check because it might include a free Studio license. You could get a pocket camera, or a speed editor, and save some cash, since those come with the Studio license.
If you aren't planning on getting anything from them, it's still well worth it to get Studio, any one of the features is probably a good enough justification.
Well, you sold me at the smart reframe.
Hi! Great content as always.
Can you make something regarding removing objects and dust on the lens. Thank you
I’ll definitely keep it in mind! Dust on the sensor is a tough one in video!
@@dunnadidit I did see a video before where they used a similar method that’s used in photoshop
Hi Dunna, Just wondering how you do your videos when using both 360 camera and a normal camera, do you use a multiple time lines, maybe one for each then bring them together?.
Maybe would make a good video
many thanks
I switch in December to STUDIO - and the firts WOW - was, that the studio version use my fulll GPU power - so now I render 2 minutes instead of 20! That also a BIG feature that not so many free version users know.
Just got the M2 and upgraded to dr18...made two small clips and it's incredible...looking forward to playing more and posting new vids in my channel...I think now I will be making better videos...so happy to take this step and thanks to everyone who supported me all this time...
I have a Lumix S5 and used to use the free version. I could edit my 10bit footage then using my M1 Mac mini. What I heard from others is that blackmagic capped some computers and laptops to 8bit editing for the free version, but not really sure though. And from what I’ve heard is that the sure thing is that even if some laptops or computers can access 10bit files in the free version, it cannot export 10bit files. So to be sure, if you want to use 10bit files and export 10bit files, you need the studio version.
I recently purchased Sony A7C2 and unfortunately I cant import 10bit 4:2:2 videos on the free version. I'm already keen on purchasing the paid version and this further solidifies my decision. Great breakdown !
I just upgraded to the Studio version of Resolve even though I'am still a novice in terms of video production and editing. I'am happy to support any company that has a one of payment plan. I refuse to pay via the subscription model and have been using open source based software as a result for alot of the software I use. I think because Black Magic Design is primarily a video hardware company maybe the reason they can use the one time purchase model for Resolve.
I went straight in with studio and while my Mac does struggle with some things (magic mask) it gets the job done eventually! Don’t regret it at all! I do regret the £100s of plugins I bought for FCPX though 😢
Nice! Sucks about the plugins tho! Hopefully you still have everything you need in DVR
Great Video! one of the biggest setbacks for me though is the way Resolve organizes my projects. Is there a way to save a project as its own file instead of me having to access it through the app itself? similar to adobe's workflow where I can access and save my project file within any specific project folder i want to.
Unfortunately, I have no money.
Hey Dunna, I have a question. If you pay for the studio version, can you edit the same video from different computers? Say I'm on my laptop out and about, then I get home and want to hop on my Mac Mini to finish up editing that video, is that possible or would I have to start and finish on the same device? Thanks Dunna, and keep on killin it with these videos, they're super helpful.
It’s a perpetual license with free upgrades. It’s well worth it and it’s a great editor. Magic mask alone is worth the price
More PC stuff yay 😵💫
Hey Thanks!!! I am going to check out the 101 video. I have been having problem with clips not showing up or I get a red square saying 'media offline'. when nothing has changed. Just wondering if the paid version would take care of that. Or when I import a fusion composition into a new project, many times it comes in all messed up.
I picked up the speed editor hardware tool which comes with the software license for the paid version of davinci resolve. $400 vs $300 for the software alone. So basically, you get a hardware device for $100 with some useful shortcut buttons and a super useful wheel on it.
Purchasing a Speed Editor and getting the Studio version is a no-brainer.
Heck yeah!
Man I just want that Auto Masking Feature for FCPX lol......Hard for me to move away from FCPX, I have so many plugins and titles!! Great breakdown!
Haha I’m over here trying to entice you 😜
Just to clarify cloud collaboration is possible using the free version of resolve as long as the owner of the cloud database has an active subscription to BMD cloud. But after that I believe up to 10 free users can all connect to that same library 👍
Thanks for sharing this Patrick! Not sure what got me thinking that cloud collab was just studio version! Wish I could easily edit uploaded videos haha
@@dunnadidit it was for a long time! back before cloud when you needed to be hard networked or do some complicated firewall stuff it was but I believe right at the start of covid they unlocked it for all users.
The license also comes with any pro Blackmagic camera / select gear
Absolutely!
Gald you're back! welcome in 2024
First video of the year and we’re off to the races! Happy new year!
What would be the better ecosystem for desktop and iPad editing? I mainly use FCPX at home, but I really like Davinci's iPad app thats free.
10 bit that opens are ProRes versions, some H.265 -it’s a trail and error, DnxHR HQx (actually 12-bit). I haven’t got any H264 10bit files to work in resolve.
What's amazing is that buying Studio is a fraction of the cost of buying your camera hardware. :-)
And the reason there is a free version and the pad version is a one-time purchase is probably because BlackMagic Design make most of their money selling hardware!
I'm still on the learning curve but at the point where I do want features that studio offers. Next month I am buying in.
Nice! I think you’ll love it!
I just got studio on my Mac and want to also use my iPad. Do I need to also purchase that for my iPad?
Would love to upgrade... just the cost. Any deals or codes going around? Thx
depends on who you are, most people will find the free version gets them most of the way there. In the end I only really benefit from the 10bit colour managing and that's only if you want to colour. Genuinely sucha good piece of software to learn on before jumping up to more professional editing or colour programs (Film light or AVID)
What do you use to do your text titles?
Paid version enables GPU acceleration for effects. Insane fast on a good GPU
I've been using premiere since the beginning of my video hobby. About a year ago it updated and now doesn't recognize media encoder even though everything is up to date. Which means I can no longer make proxies and I have to export each video one at a time instead of editing a bunch and having them all export at the same time while I sleep.
I was already on the fence and leaning towards DaVinci resolve but you've just convinced me.
I'm going to open up all my recent projects and finish them as quickly as possible so I can start fresh on a new project with Resolve 🤘
ESPECIALLY since you OWN IT when you buy it.
Hey Dunna! Just to let you know 10 bit footage does work in the free version on Apple silicon Macs. Ive used 10 bit footage from Sony and Panasonic cameras without any issues for over a year.
Nice! Sounds like maybe 10 bit isn’t the issue then, maybe it’s h.265 files or something!
@@dunnadiditI have a color grading tutorial on my drone related channel and people also told me that 10-bit files can't be opened. After several comments we seem to have pinned it down.. H.265 10-bit works, H.264 10-bit does not.
As I don't have the free version, I couldn't confirm it myself.
It's seems like its h.265 and 10bit on my mac. Kept getting offline on all my Sony clips on free version.
Without getting into the whole Premiere pro vs Davinci comparison, a lot of the features you mentioned are in Premiere pro. There's pros and cons to using either or both.
They damn well should be considering Adobe is charging a monthly fee for it.
I knew something was off I tried to import a copy of my luts and still video grade in the new version no luck, I think why im not seeing it, I new the new studio version, thanks for the video
Is there budget friendly pc you recommend for DR 19? I have intel processor and 16gb ram and GPU fails to initialize
AV1 exporting - only available in studio version?
I have the free version on a mid 2012 MacBook Pro (i7). My bmpcc original works fine, but obviously 10 bit on my LUMIX GH5 is very choppy. Will purchasing the upgrade solve this? Just concerned my Mac is too old to work 10 bit regardless.
I personally love using davinci resolve for the fact that i can use it on linux unlike filmora with windows or whatever apple uses. Davinci is available for all!
nikon z8 files 10-bit works in the free version :)
What happens if I switched to a new pc? Can I use the studio there as well?
Why have you got two lenses stacked via the filter thread at 0.57? what does that do?
can the free version use my GPU to speed up rendering or do i need the studio version
Do you just buy it online? Im trying to buy it in Ireland and it says out of stock.
Does the free version reduce 4k quality when exporting?
Installed it on my iPad was going to upgrade studio, but guess what no fusion included with it so that sucks….
Does the studio version not go much faster as it has a nurual engine?
It took me 5 years before I finally sucked it up and upgrade to Studio. 3 of those years I had a computer that would've been able to handle the extra grading features, fusion effects, and benefit from hardware acceleration. It's been a year since the upgrade and I'm still seriously pissed at myself for not upgrading sooner.
Does it ever go on sale?
Holy dooly - UPGRADE TIME