jcs Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 http://nofilmschool.com/2016/06/massively-updated-blackmagic-davinci-resolve-125-now-available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanriverprod Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 So the difference between the free and the studio is that the studio can work with 4k files and the free is limited to 2k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 I think the free version supports UHD (3840x2160). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff CB Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, jcs said: I think the free version supports UHD (3840x2160). On timeline, but not on export. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanriverprod Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Geoff CB said: On timeline, but not on export. So free version exports 2k or 1080? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff CB Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 26 minutes ago, Hanriverprod said: So free version exports 2k or 1080? Yes Edit: Whoops, huh I swear it used to only be 1080.. Hanriverprod and Zak Forsman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonChris Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 The free version allows export up to and including UHD. I took this quote from their website : Quote About DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Software The free DaVinci Resolve 12.5 includes all of the same high quality processing as DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Studio and can handle unlimited resolution media files. However it does limit project mastering and output to Ultra HD resolutions or lower. DaVinci Resolve 12.5 only supports a single processing GPU on Windows and 2 GPUs on the latest Mac Pro. If you need features such as support for multiple GPUs, 4K output, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, HDR tools, Lens distortion correction, de-interlacing, Resolve FX Lens Flare, Lens Blur and Film Grain, 3D stereoscopic tools, remote rendering, an external database server and collaboration tools that let multiple users work on the same project at the same time, please upgrade to DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Studio. vaga and Jonesy Jones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Forsman Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 There a re a few new or greatly improved functions and plugins that are exclusive to the Studio version too. Noise reduction, motion blur, film grain, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonesx24 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I found their 12.1-12.3 versions to be bug-infested. Auto-save would crash the program = unusable. I know everyone complains about bugs, and it is free software, but if they want to make it a viable alternative to CC then I hope this version is cleaned up. And find some alternative for database project management. vaga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I think the main problem is what a system hog the software is. If your computer isn't top notch it will slow down noticeably. Regarding the bugs, it seems everyone has different ones. I only use Resolve as a hobbyists and not for work but so far mine worked flawlessly (12.5 beta 2)... it just gives me the urge for a faster CPU. What's better for performance in the program (not for the rendering of the output), a good hexacore or a faster quadcore (e.g. i7 5820 vs i7 4790)? I guess the hexacore wins due to the way better bus in combination with a better mainboard when using multiple harddrives, a decklink card and maybe even multiple GPU? vaga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff CB Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 My main issue is not how the program performs, it's how it organizes it's files. With premiere know exactly where my project files are and my temp media, Resolve's opening projects menu leaves me frustrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I like how you can switch back and forth between the media, edit, color and render pages, but I dislike the color tools and the viewer layout and the scopes and the nodes. Don't get me wrong, it's a good program and it's free, which is really saying a lot for what you get, but I think I am just spoiled by the fact that my first NLE experience was FCPX with Color Finale. It is just simple, direct and in real time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaga Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I've had so many bugs with Resolve 11 and 12. It really doesn't run well on either of either of my laptops (granted the newer one doesn't have a dedicated graphics card - waiting for a thunderbolt 3 GPU to plug in). They really need to optimize resolve. Fusion runs pretty well on my laptop (Dell XPS 12 with 4k screen) and so does autodesk inventor for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgharding Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I'd love to use it, but the whole system of defining mediia pools and project directories and so on is very irritating coming from Premiere, where I just manage all my media and folders myself and drag and drop. They could do with making it more friendly like that in V13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpc Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 25 minutes ago, jgharding said: I'd love to use it, but the whole system of defining mediia pools and project directories and so on is very irritating coming from Premiere, where I just manage all my media and folders myself and drag and drop. They could do with making it more friendly like that in V13 Drag and drop into the media pool works fine in Resolve? jgharding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgharding Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 17 minutes ago, cpc said: Drag and drop into the media pool works fine in Resolve? Is that a question or a statement? I've not used in a while so my knowledge could be out of date... What I mean is: you had to manage projects and users in a very arbitrary way. I'd like to just bang open a project and start throwing stuff in. The last time I used it, the whole thing was needlessly complicated for my use: define a user, log in as a user, start a project, all the folders had to be manually defined and so on, it all felt slow and clunkiy. The whole thing didn't seem as friewndly and fast as just opening a project, dragging stuff in and going. If this is no longer true though, I'll happily give it another try, in fact I hope I'm entirely worng, as the grading interface is exceptional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonChris Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 7 minutes ago, jgharding said: Is that a question or a statement? I've not used in a while so my knowledge could be out of date... What I mean is: you had to manage projects and users in a very arbitrary way. I'd like to just bang open a project and start throwing stuff in. The last time I used it, the whole thing was needlessly complicated for my use: define a user, log in as a user, start a project, all the folders had to be manually defined and so on, it all felt slow and clunkiy. The whole thing didn't seem as friewndly and fast as just opening a project, dragging stuff in and going. If this is no longer true though, I'll happily give it another try, in fact I hope I'm entirely worng, as the grading interface is exceptional No, this is no longer true. You don't need to define a user etc. You can simply create a new project and drag clips into the media pool and start editing straight away. If you are creating a very large project then smart bins help - they automatically store specific items like sound clips, stills etc jgharding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgharding Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 That's brilliant! Thanks for the info guys. If everything is a lot slicker I'm gonna give it another shot. I absolutely loved the grading experience, I just hated the slow process to get going and so on. You may convert me yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furfoot Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Dragging and dropping of files from explorer/finder works great since 12 I believe. Realtime performance with H264 footage @ 1080p on a modest setup (i5, 16gb, 270x) on a gigabit NAS. 4k just set the pre-rendering to smart and it works like a charm (grading/ofx filmconvert doesn't require a re-render) Just a shame some of the built in plugins (dust removal for example) requires specific codecs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 OSX (latest), GTX980ti (latest video + CUDA), 12 Core MacPro 3GHz 24GB, SSDs: Resolve 12.5 can play C300 II 4K24p files smoothly, 1DX II 4K24p files almost real-time and choppy, and A7S II 4K24p files are very choppy / slow. It's nice that 12.5 can load all these formats natively with audio- still a ways to go as an NLE replacement in terms of basic real-time performance. FCPX is currently the fastest, PP CC is about 1/2 as fast (but can play near real-time with 1/2 playback resolution or less), and Resolve 12.5 is perhaps faster for C300 II clips, about the same as 1DX II clips (perhaps a bit better compared to PP CC full playback resolution), but much slower with A7S II clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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