Davinci Resolve

[da na]

Looking into Davinci Resolve 17, moving from Movavi Video Editor 15 which I've used since 2019. 

Is it worth the Studio version? Seeing as my current basic video editor is enough, I assume the free one is fine.

Thanks!

 

[aDoomGuy]

2 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

Looking into Davinci Resolve 17, moving from Movavi Video Editor 15 which I've used since 2019. 

Is it worth the Studio version? Seeing as my current basic video editor is enough, I assume the free one is fine.

Thanks!

 

Free one is fine unless you really need the locked features. 

[Mihle]

Just try it out, and if you find a feature you want but don't have then consider it

 

[RONOTHAN##]

Could be wrong, but last I was looking into it, the difference between the free and paid versions of Resolve are just that the paid version gets support and the free one doesn't. I'd use the free version, and if I happen to be wrong and there's a feature that's locked out, then consider getting the paid version. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Could be wrong, but last I was looking into it, the difference between the free and paid versions of Resolve are just that the paid version gets support and the free one doesn't. I'd use the free version, and if I happen to be wrong and there's a feature that's locked out, then consider getting the paid version. 

There are some features differences too, like:

 

Hardware encoding and decoding of video

>uhd/2160p video support

multi gpu support.

Some effects are studio only, like the openfx

DCP exports

Multi workstations

Supersampling video

Noise reduction

 

The free version is still pretty powerfull though, id give it a shot, normally it tells you if you can't use a features cause your on the free version.

[bondoao1]

I used it last year for a while, It has a lot of features in the free version. 
I switched over to Hitfilm Express for less intensive projects but I have found myself going back to DR every now and then.

[Silentprototipe]

 The free version works loyally for me and still has lots left for me to learn. You really only need the paid version if you want GPU acceleration that badly

[da na]

6 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

 The free version works loyally for me and still has lots left for me to learn. You really only need the paid version if you want GPU acceleration that badly

So does the normal one just use CPU? I'd like to take advantage of my 32 threads more than my GTX 980.

[Elijah Kamski]

Free one is fine and all, and can get you to where you need to go. The studio version is if you want to do more stuff, like use the software's video noise suppression, GPU acceleration and accept more formats I believe?

There should be more info on YT between the differences, but yeah, generally the free version is fine for most people.

[Skiiwee29]

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[Silentprototipe]

6 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

So does the normal one just use CPU? I'd like to take advantage of my 32 threads more than my GTX 980.

Not sure about dual CPU's, Does use my 16 threads very well tho

 

[aDoomGuy]

8 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

There are some features differences too, like:

 

Hardware encoding and decoding of video

>uhd/2160p video support

multi gpu support.

Some effects are studio only, like the openfx

DCP exports

Multi workstations

Supersampling video

Noise reduction

 

The free version is still pretty powerfull though, id give it a shot, normally it tells you if you can't use a features cause your on the free version.

Free version do have noise reduction but not all the features of the paid version. So it's easier to remove noise with the paid one because you have more options to do so and you can also improve grainier videos than the free version.

[PianoPlayer88Key]

Okay I'll admit my data in memory (gray matter) is at least a few years old, but I thought even the free version of Resolve supported GPU acceleration?  (I think it was with only 1 GPU though, to use multiple GPUs you'd need the paid "Studio" version afaik....)  Or has that changed?  Also I thought the free version supported 2160p (or at least 3840x2160, not sure about 4096x2160)....

[Mihle]

23 hours ago, PianoPlayer88Key said:

Okay I'll admit my data in memory (gray matter) is at least a few years old, but I thought even the free version of Resolve supported GPU acceleration?  (I think it was with only 1 GPU though, to use multiple GPUs you'd need the paid "Studio" version afaik....)  Or has that changed?  Also I thought the free version supported 2160p (or at least 3840x2160, not sure about 4096x2160)....

Long time since I actually used it because tons of hobbies,
but dont know about the GPU part, but yes you can defiantly do 3840x2160 import and export in the free version, I did it in Resolve 15/16 or whatever it was. HDR requires paid version but not many need that, at least not yet, unless you are a professional.