we are seeing a huge market shift from adobe to blackmagic and I'm here for it. Now we just need a photo editing app alternative to lightroom and we're golden
I made the switch from LRC to CaptureOne (v21/v22) this spring - I don't look back, and just wish I would have switched way earlier. With C1, for stills I finally got about the same options to work with colour as I use to have with DaVinci Resolve for movies since years.
if you want something fast that can utilize 3rd party adobe plugins, I'd suggest IrfanView. It also has lossless Crop and main Rotate that is great for correcting alignment issues. It can also handle batch processing so if you say need to color correct all the stills from one camera, it can do that.
man, what's really amazing about Gene's video's is his ability to get real industry perspective from his friends in the industry. It's honestly an amazing insight that most people are never really exposed to. As someone who's worked in the industry for more than 15 years in Los Angeles and Orange County -- I can tell you now that there's a lot of "gatekeeping" in the industry. So Gene providing this kind of content to the masses should NOT be under valued! Great stuff as always Mr Potato.
@@Leprutz It's when someone intentionally keeps someone away from something. In this case, Gene often brings his industry friends into his videos, whom also often divulge industry secrets/information. There's people in the filmmaking community and movie industry that try their best to keep this information and knowledge to themselves. Gatekeeping.
@@randall-lbc thank you for explaining. Yeah, gene is kinda cool. I am the same way... Never kept any seecrets to myself on behalf of esiting aome things or how I approach my creative workflow.
Yes, TY for saying that as I've been trying to word for myself after seeing his last few vids on his new setup, the new DJi cam???, and this one. can you imagine a young person being exposed to all these things.
Its really nice to have a wife that understands editing terms, and also edits. Not just sit there and keep asking questions on and on and not even learn any of the info you give her. lol
1. Nearly all glitches I encountered have to do with the Render Cache. Resolve sometimes doesn't update recent changes into the cache and gives you a mixed version between the newest changes and the older cached state of the video. Try to clear the Render Cache and you'll be fine most of the time. 2. Use the latest patch of the previous Resolve version for the most stable experience. Major studios start switching to the new version only after patch .1 or .2 - so your version 18.0 is still seen as a "Beta" by some studios. 3. Don't use the Blade Tool for a single edit. It costs too much time. Instead you can split clips instantly at the playhead with CTRL/CMD + B without changing your tool back and forth. 4. Audio Problems tend to happen when the audio comes from an embedded compressed video source like H264 (AAC audio). That's why serious sound editors only work with uncompressed audio and will happily convert everything to WAV. I get that this is inconvenient for most workflows but it might save you sometimes. 5. You rarely really need to use a standard proxy workflow in Resolve. Try lowering the timeline resolution in the project settings while editing and change it back at the rendering stage. Resolve also can lower the display resolution by half or quarter the Playback settings ("Timeline Proxy Mode"). No need to change anything before exporting. When working with RAW you can reduce the decode quality and have it automatically set to full quality for delivery. If that's still not enough you should generate Optimized Media. Resolve has a really nice workflow where you can instantly switch between optimized and original media and don't need to relink anything. 6. If you want to reset some clip attributes you don't need to get in that menu. Only use it for multiple complex adjustments. You can highlight your clips and double click the attribute in the inspector to reset it to the default value. Hit me up with all your Resolve questions :)
Daimn thats a lot. Is there any way to contact you? I'm working with resolve studio for over 2 Years now and I feel like missing out on options I have or settings I've made wrong. Would love to get some help :)
Simple solution, use a NVME for your working files, but partition it to have 64-128gb, point DR to that for cache and every project just reformat that partion
Yeah, I just use render cache on specific clips whenever I might need it, which is almost never. I have very mediocre PC and I feel like render cache actually slows things up. At least when used on "auto" or always on. I'll just render in place or use proxy workflow to get things working smoothly.
I switched after getting an M1, and never looked back. I really love DR, its been great and given me a lot of growing space, and furthered my learning wayyyy more than PP ever did.
Been using resolve for the last three years. Switched to premiere last year cause i needed to use it for the classes i was taking in college. Graduated with a ccc in video production and immediately switched right back to resolve. So happy to see everyone appreciating and utilizing resolve😍😊
I think you made the right choice. We need to support companies like Blackmagic, that offer excellent products without trying to exploit or nickel-and-dime their customers the way Adobe does to their customers.
You're not crazy or doing anything wrong, you explained it perfectly. Proxies are only lower res versions of the video, no audio. That means anything you change about the clip itself (framerate, orientation, etc.) will have to be done before you make your proxies. Audio can be ignored until the end of editing, at least for me.
Been using Resolve for years and I love it. One of the biggest "intangible" aspects here is the team behind it - Blackmagic Design do a fantastic job of listening to customers and creators. In the past few years it has been amazing to see the leaps and bounds Resolve has taken to be a truly all-in-one platform.
@@takoflame4948 Of course afterall you need the studio version to actually use the GPU power of your computer the free version only uses your CPU and long clips take a lot of time to export
free version can't use GPU to decode and render clips making 4K content very slow and hard to work with, the 399 paid version is worth it for that alone.
I've used and self-taught DaVinci for two years and I'm learning so much I didn't know. Like, "delete gaps". What a time saver after all the timeline cuts I tend to do!
I tried to do video editing for a week using resolve but my dell laptop had terrible performance in processing videos. So I gave up. 3 years later, I have a built PC and discovering this video just motivated me to try Resolve and learn how to video edit again. Thank you!! Amazing tutorial. And yes please, another video talking about colors!!
I've always liked editing, but when I switched a few years back to Resolve I just started to crave the moment when I could start editing for a project! I love the fact that you have everything you need in a software, not only professional CC and audio tool, but even a full fledged VFX compositing software like Fusion, all my intros are made dynamically inside Resolve.
hell yeah I love Davinci Resolve. The community is so awesome for someone who wants to learn editing! There are discords and several really good UA-cam channels that teach the basics. I'm glad you made the switch
I made the scary switch about a year ago and am so grateful I did.. no crashing.. always saving.. better grading.. the list goes on! One thing I wanted to drop was color coordinating the clips by camera type really helps me out visually especially when I am creating a bigger edit with more cameras.. Hope that helps anyone if your eyes ever glaze over looking at an edit!
I'm just starting video editing and started to learn resolve because of the free version. I noticed so many people use premiere and felt like I was missing out by not paying the subscription. Now over the past few months, everyone seems to be switching over to Davinci Resolve. Looks like I may have made the right choice! So far so good, lots to learn, but I think that's mostly because I am a new editor, and I have so much to learn in general!
I notice that, especially on UA-cam, creators switch among the various software often. That's fine, but there is a huge switching cost in time that seems to me to negate any advantage of the new feature/features that motivate them to switch in the first place. YMMV
Welcome to the world of less crashes and better stability over Premier! Not to throw too much shade on other NLEs, they do all have pros and cons, but resolve hits a nice sweet spot of stability, features, updates, and support. Plus every major update is usually a huge one.
Davinci Resolve compared to adobe premiere, final cut, etc.... just greatly improves workflow, and enables the user to achieve so much in a well integrated single program. And it makes full use of hardware accelleration, as well as multiple GPUs, and or audio devices. And the lack of crashes is lovely.
Moved from Adobe, it cost a fortune over the last 10 years plus. I'd wished I had moved over to Davinci sooner. I now use the studio version. Thanks for supporting the filming community Blackmagic. 👍
Ive been on Resolve for 2 months now. There was a very, very, very small learning curve - especially with key commands. but MY GOD Davinci resolve is king. The color grading node structure is SO MUCH better I have so much more control over image, I love the parralell mixers and layer mixers. I love when i cut out my "um"s or spaces in my "talking head" table top videos it just automatically brings the clips together when i delete that space. I can set up my lighting, shoot a video, import my footage, correct and grade my footage, and cut/edit it, in less than 3.5 hours and have it uploaded to YT that night scheduled for release. its SO AMAZING. I love the color space transform. On my Sony FX30, I just make my timeline to be in ACEScct, pick Slog3.SGamat3, and output R.709 and all i have to do is correct exposure and give my footage my look. Its just the king of editing software.....and an app for Ipad PRO!?!?!?? COME ONNNNNN! Now I can edit on the go? Ive hit a point here im almost hitting the "uninstall" button on my Premier Pro
Everyone and their mother keeps telling me to switch to Resolve but I just don't have a reason to. Premiere on Mac is stable enough and provides all the tools I need as a content creator and video editor. Dynamic link with After Effects isn't perfect but works great when I need to blur a license plate, key green screen, etc. If I were working on features, maybe that would be a different story and I'd use Resolve. You're sooooo close to a million subs! Congrats!
Eric is the man! I rent from his gear house all the time, and just recently heard he was in post for a film and had no idea he was this dialed in. Shout out Dehaven Rentals!
19:04 yes, video with eric, yes pls yes. I feel like its easy to find ultra basic videos on it but very few videos go into depth, that would be awesome.
I too switched to DaVinci Resolve for editing my channels videos. There are a few things I miss from my other software but I'm very happy with it. It will be some time before I do a tutorial, like I did for NCH Videopad, which I switched over from. Great video...
Wow, you're the first to share some time saving editing tools that everyone should be using! Deleting gaps on the timeline, nice! By the way I was using Premiere Elements and tried Premiere Pro and for what they charge and there was a learning curve but the thing that irked me the most is the software wouldn't let me do anything until it verified my license! I have been using Davinci Resolve Studio 18 now for about a month and every day I find more and more awesome ways to use it. It is easy once you get comfortable with the way it works. The only nit that I had, which you liked is the adjustment of individual screens or panels. I am struggling with that but I'm sure it will be better with more experience. So far I'm blown away on how easy it is to do so many things to professionalize my videos.
Audio editing was my foundational background before I got into video editing. I prioritize audio in my edits since bad audio literally kills even the most cinematic, sharp, beautiful, perfectly graded footage. Switching to DR was the single greatest investment in my professional video career since the built-in Fairlight audio suite is literally baked into the workflow. While editing video, I can seamlessly click on the audio tab and get downright surgical with audio editing. EQ, compression, ducking...all the critical basics are there as well as the ability to import all of my go-to plugins I use in other audio software. You can literally start a project in DR and never leave the UI. It's outstanding.
Man, you are great! You talk very good. You explain extremely accurate and clear. i cant believe how smooth you have implemented the ads in your video. You made them to be INTERESTING and useful. BIG THANKS!
I'm a very rookie Videography & editor but I found DaVinci Resolve so much smoother and colour grading it definitely more intuitive! Hope you like it as much as I do!
Made the switch over a year ago after being stuck with premiere from amateur level to almost pro for like 5-6 years, at first it was just back and forth color grading and delivering, but now it’s my full time video editing tool! I’ll admit that I still use after effects for a a lot of GFX stuff because the node based stuff is really confusing, but you can’t beat the idea of doing almost everything in one single app without jumping back and forth! There are so many native functionalities that are only available within premiere via plugins, and it runs ever so smooth no matter what hardware you’re on… so long, adobe crash pro.
ENABLE THE BACKUPS. Live save is good, but eventually you will do something to delete everything or completely break your timeline and live save will save your stuff-up. Backups let you get back to the point before you broke everything. Enable backups.
This. it's why I like blender- I'll save, but realize something I did gimbal-locked an animation that wasn't, so I'll start going back in the recovery list to see what it was, and if I can't fix it, copy the backup version of the one asset to the current file.
I'm very new to editing (just started my own UA-cam channel a month or so ago) and wow, I learned sooooo much! Thank you! I appreciated especially how you demonstrated your own workflow. I feel like a lot of time will be saved. I appreciate that. Than you.
You’ve encouraged me to give Davinci Resolve another go. It baffled me last time but I didn’t persist for very long. I feel like I’ve hit the limits of iMovie and I’m not sure I want to invest in FCP so I’ll be brave and try Resolve again - with more effort to understand the differences!
Honestly Resolve and iMovie are so vastly different that FCP might truly be the better (i.e., most convenient) option for you. But if you're a hobbyist, then feel free to dive in. You might just discover your platform of choice. Happy creating!
@@virgilhawkins5680 You might be right. I took advantage of the free three month trial of FCP during early lockdown and got the ground running quite quickly. I did find Resolve quite a mind shift and there was a certain look of discomfort on Gene’s face too but I’ll see if I can push through! I’m so heavily entrenched in the Apple walled garden that I may end up coughing up for FCP!
I switched 6 months ago too, but I'm still a big time noob. This kind of hints and tips video was great because the flow was natural and not bullet pointed. GREAT WORK GENE!
Although I’ve been using Resolve for over 2 years, I’m pretty sure I still have a ton of blind spots in my knowledge. Great having Kari be your test subject! 😄
For proxies, you can use the new Proxy Generator released with DR 18. It's a separate app but links seamlessly with resolve and you can switch back and forth from proxies and originals with one button. I'm not sure how it treats audio since I use it for footage only that doesn't need audio in the edit, but any edits you make transfer exactly when switching between proxies and originals since it's basically just relinking the footage between them.
This is a strange workflow, but it's great to see someone just bashing away and enjoying a new experience. The experience gets better the more you use it, despite it missing some strange things.
This video really made it easier to understand Davinci. Had the program for a while and the long tutorials make it hard to start. I feel better trying to tackle an edit in Davinci now.
Ugene! I used to work with you on secret life of american teen, many years ago now! Glad to see you are having success. I am getting into editing and will most definitely follow your courses for this program.
I started to use resolve when I realised that I could stop my adobe monthly package, and get a Pocket 4K monthly for the same amount of money the package was costing me. Not only that, but I got full resolve studio for free with the camera. An absolute no-brainer at the time. It was tough to switch because I was very used to adobe, but now it really is so much better - especially if you have a powerful GPU.
A suggestion for anyone that’s interested, I took advantage of buying the speed editor hardware for $249 from Adorama. This came with a usb-a dongle that gives you FULL (Studio) access to the Resolve and Fusion. The license for Resolve Full (Studio) access is $249 by itself. So however you want to look at it - you are getting a free and nice piece of hardware with the Speed Editor which is tremendously helpful to speed up your workflow. Just a helpful suggestion, not a plug.
Switched to DaVinci about a year ago. Never looked back. It’s awesome and saves me so much time. It rarely crashes and if it does you pick up right where left off. Oh, yeah no yearly subscription. Buy once and it updates forever.
I'm still rather new to Resolve so I got quite a few tips from this video. I would advise anyone working with music to add it later in the workflow, unless you're going to sync visuals to the song structure. The reason is that if you edit and mix all of your dialog first, you can then set your music to automatically duck speech (or whatever you want it to) in Fairlight. If you do it early in the workflow and start mixing your other audio tracks around it, your levels can end up all over the place and/or you'll spend a bunch of time manually applying automation to your tracks.
You did a whole closing monologue while ripping on the FPV like it was nothing... It was mesmerizing. Well done. PS: new premier updates make the file/bin system interface a pain. Stay in resolve.
welcome to Davinci Fam! i gotta say switching over from premiere to davinci re-ignated my love for editing. Premiere crashing and clunkyness just a big time buzzkill. love davinci, wish they improved fusion workflow/rendering but thats the only negative i have so far!
being able to export timelines helped me do my timeline work and color grading thru Da Vinci, then moving to Premiere & After Effects for any detail effects and stuff has really upped my video work. Da Vinci is so elite for color grading its insane
Potato Jet... You are phenominal and this episode is bonkers. I switched to resolve during the pandemic. It is amazing. It is fast and I love it. I truly think resolve is so great for videos editing. Know I want to get a black magic pocket cinema camera. Also, you helped me to understand, aperture, ISO, and frame rate. Thank you.
Started non-linear on a Digital Video box, then Avid, then Premier, then FCP up to 7, back to Premier, switched to FCPX and love it. Except for the colour grading, Resolve looks horribly tedious. I think I'm done switching. Good overview.
I switched a month ago. No regrets, far less weird bugs and crashing. 18.5 beta also changed my workflow to shave time by using auto-transcription to just highlight text to pull good takes.
Cool to see Avid is still the big dawg. I don't even entertain any other edit platform since getting into MC (and yes, I'd used all the big editing programs before, even started with FCP 3 or so) It just works, WHEN it's doesn't F'in CRASH too much! Anyway my latest was AMC 8.5, so no idea whats changed in the new 2020-22 vers, I expect not so much...
Switched over to Resolve at the start of summer. Should have done so sooner. As mentioned at the start of the video, the switching process is just learning the slight differences in Resolve. The free version is great and the limitations can mostly be worked around using other free software(audacity and ffmpeg for example) for those that are really tight budgeted. Studio version is worth for those that make money off the software. The free version is probably the best gift put out for diy learners and is a much better solution than using pirated software. I definitely didn't learn editing and such using pirated software when I was a kid. I definitely paid $3000 for software back when I was 13. I promise. As for the laptop that is one of my favorites that exists. The soldered memory though makes it a non starter unfortunately. It is the reason I didn't buy one when they came out.
As most likely others have commented as well: highly recommend developing a workflow with the cut page, the wheel on the keyboard and synch bins. its an absolute game changer for sighting snd selecting footage.
I love seeing all the features Resolve "borrowed" from FCPX (now just FCP)--auto save, skimming, the arrangement of windows, waveform behaviors, a proper multicam workflow, even the new voice isolate feature, to name just a few. I still prefer FCP for cutting but we always finish in Resolve, for I'm rooting for them.
I remember coming home really drunk one night after switching to DR, editing for 2 hours and waking up the next day to realise I actually opened up Premiere CS6. Attests to how similar to use each of the softwares are! Absolutely love DR and it's free which is incredible
Agree, I switched to Davinci Resolve a year ago, and recently bought the Davinci Resolve Studio perpetual license, I feel like I have been given the key to a Hollywood studio. 😁
I just edited my first vid on Davinci Resolve and omg does it feel so much more natural and intuitive than Premiere. It's so much easier to get the movement and colors where you want it to be
I've also had the strange flickering on images overlayed with a transparent background. That was back in April, so hopefully it's fixed by now. Great video as always, Gene!
we are seeing a huge market shift from adobe to blackmagic and I'm here for it. Now we just need a photo editing app alternative to lightroom and we're golden
I made the switch from LRC to CaptureOne (v21/v22) this spring - I don't look back, and just wish I would have switched way earlier. With C1, for stills I finally got about the same options to work with colour as I use to have with DaVinci Resolve for movies since years.
@@spanishprisoner you can edit Raw in Affinity Photo. No subscription.
@@spanishprisoner heard it's only great for fujifilm photos. I shoot with Sony alphas, thoughts?
Adobe's subscription nonsense drove me away... same as office
if you want something fast that can utilize 3rd party adobe plugins, I'd suggest IrfanView. It also has lossless Crop and main Rotate that is great for correcting alignment issues. It can also handle batch processing so if you say need to color correct all the stills from one camera, it can do that.
man, what's really amazing about Gene's video's is his ability to get real industry perspective from his friends in the industry. It's honestly an amazing insight that most people are never really exposed to. As someone who's worked in the industry for more than 15 years in Los Angeles and Orange County -- I can tell you now that there's a lot of "gatekeeping" in the industry. So Gene providing this kind of content to the masses should NOT be under valued! Great stuff as always Mr Potato.
Well said - agreed!
What is gatekeeping?
@@Leprutz It's when someone intentionally keeps someone away from something. In this case, Gene often brings his industry friends into his videos, whom also often divulge industry secrets/information. There's people in the filmmaking community and movie industry that try their best to keep this information and knowledge to themselves. Gatekeeping.
@@randall-lbc thank you for explaining. Yeah, gene is kinda cool. I am the same way... Never kept any seecrets to myself on behalf of esiting aome things or how I approach my creative workflow.
Yes, TY for saying that as I've been trying to word for myself after seeing his last few vids on his new setup, the new DJi cam???, and this one. can you imagine a young person being exposed to all these things.
Your wife is so patient. My wife and I would be arguing after two minutes if I were trying to explain DR to her. Kudos to you both.
She's a keeper!
LOL
Its really nice to have a wife that understands editing terms, and also edits. Not just sit there and keep asking questions on and on and not even learn any of the info you give her. lol
1. Nearly all glitches I encountered have to do with the Render Cache. Resolve sometimes doesn't update recent changes into the cache and gives you a mixed version between the newest changes and the older cached state of the video. Try to clear the Render Cache and you'll be fine most of the time.
2. Use the latest patch of the previous Resolve version for the most stable experience. Major studios start switching to the new version only after patch .1 or .2 - so your version 18.0 is still seen as a "Beta" by some studios.
3. Don't use the Blade Tool for a single edit. It costs too much time. Instead you can split clips instantly at the playhead with CTRL/CMD + B without changing your tool back and forth.
4. Audio Problems tend to happen when the audio comes from an embedded compressed video source like H264 (AAC audio). That's why serious sound editors only work with uncompressed audio and will happily convert everything to WAV. I get that this is inconvenient for most workflows but it might save you sometimes.
5. You rarely really need to use a standard proxy workflow in Resolve. Try lowering the timeline resolution in the project settings while editing and change it back at the rendering stage. Resolve also can lower the display resolution by half or quarter the Playback settings ("Timeline Proxy Mode"). No need to change anything before exporting. When working with RAW you can reduce the decode quality and have it automatically set to full quality for delivery. If that's still not enough you should generate Optimized Media. Resolve has a really nice workflow where you can instantly switch between optimized and original media and don't need to relink anything.
6. If you want to reset some clip attributes you don't need to get in that menu. Only use it for multiple complex adjustments. You can highlight your clips and double click the attribute in the inspector to reset it to the default value.
Hit me up with all your Resolve questions :)
Hey do you have an Instagram or something? Super helpful comment 🙌
Daimn thats a lot. Is there any way to contact you? I'm working with resolve studio for over 2 Years now and I feel like missing out on options I have or settings I've made wrong. Would love to get some help :)
Simple solution, use a NVME for your working files, but partition it to have 64-128gb, point DR to that for cache and every project just reformat that partion
Yeah, I just use render cache on specific clips whenever I might need it, which is almost never. I have very mediocre PC and I feel like render cache actually slows things up. At least when used on "auto" or always on. I'll just render in place or use proxy workflow to get things working smoothly.
I switched after getting an M1, and never looked back. I really love DR, its been great and given me a lot of growing space, and furthered my learning wayyyy more than PP ever did.
Resolve on the M1 Max Macbook is absolutely nuts.
Been using resolve for the last three years. Switched to premiere last year cause i needed to use it for the classes i was taking in college. Graduated with a ccc in video production and immediately switched right back to resolve. So happy to see everyone appreciating and utilizing resolve😍😊
I think you made the right choice. We need to support companies like Blackmagic, that offer excellent products without trying to exploit or nickel-and-dime their customers the way Adobe does to their customers.
You're not crazy or doing anything wrong, you explained it perfectly. Proxies are only lower res versions of the video, no audio. That means anything you change about the clip itself (framerate, orientation, etc.) will have to be done before you make your proxies. Audio can be ignored until the end of editing, at least for me.
Been using Resolve for years and I love it. One of the biggest "intangible" aspects here is the team behind it - Blackmagic Design do a fantastic job of listening to customers and creators. In the past few years it has been amazing to see the leaps and bounds Resolve has taken to be a truly all-in-one platform.
Davinci Resolve is amazing! The Free version is such a gift
is the paid version worth it?
@@takoflame4948 Of course afterall you need the studio version to actually use the GPU power of your computer the free version only uses your CPU and long clips take a lot of time to export
Do you have to convert every file to whatever codec and format it supports? Can I do basic h264 editing just as is?
free version can't use GPU to decode and render clips making 4K content very slow and hard to work with, the 399 paid version is worth it for that alone.
@@mr.anirbangoswami my gameplay footage captured by obs is using the nvenc h.264 and davinci resolve has no issues editing that media
I've used and self-taught DaVinci for two years and I'm learning so much I didn't know. Like, "delete gaps". What a time saver after all the timeline cuts I tend to do!
Same! Hahaha!! Been using it for a year now and “delete gaps” was so new to me. Haha!😂
@@popeyerubi1981 I think there's a way you can set it up to auto delete gaps. I think you can tie to quick command keys.
@@malmedia Using the Backspace key will delete the selection and leave a gap. Using the Delete key will ripple the timeline and not leave a gap.
How do you insert gaps in between clips?
@@freman75 the only way I know is to click and drag.
Davinci Resolve FTW!! Great to hear your input on the switch dude 🙂👍
Nice to see Mr Alex here. Always appreciate your tutorials on Davinci
Welcome to the DaVinci Resolve community man! 😁👍
I tried to do video editing for a week using resolve but my dell laptop had terrible performance in processing videos. So I gave up. 3 years later, I have a built PC and discovering this video just motivated me to try Resolve and learn how to video edit again. Thank you!! Amazing tutorial.
And yes please, another video talking about colors!!
This has got to be the best beginners introductions I've ever seen. I've been work with Resolve for years now and you still taught me something.
DaVinci resolve all day! Glad to see more people making the switch!
I've always liked editing, but when I switched a few years back to Resolve I just started to crave the moment when I could start editing for a project!
I love the fact that you have everything you need in a software, not only professional CC and audio tool, but even a full fledged VFX compositing software like Fusion, all my intros are made dynamically inside Resolve.
I know. It's the only software that's made editing fun for me, even for corporate jobs
hell yeah I love Davinci Resolve. The community is so awesome for someone who wants to learn editing! There are discords and several really good UA-cam channels that teach the basics. I'm glad you made the switch
Oh! Which discords would you recommend ? :-)
@@TheL1nkin "davinci resolve community"
I made the scary switch about a year ago and am so grateful I did.. no crashing.. always saving.. better grading.. the list goes on! One thing I wanted to drop was color coordinating the clips by camera type really helps me out visually especially when I am creating a bigger edit with more cameras.. Hope that helps anyone if your eyes ever glaze over looking at an edit!
This format with you teaching is gold.
I have switched to resolve from fcpx two months ago and a it's a whole new world. Love it. Not switching back 🎉
Yes, pls, do another video with Eric and Mark, their work is awesome and very interesting! Love ya all
I switched to resplve about 2yrs ago at the beginning of the pandemic and I couldn't be happier.
I also switched to Affinity photo instead of photoshop, feels SO good not being tied to the adobe ecosystem.
My last design firm switched over too after looking at the $$$ adobe charges.
I'm just starting video editing and started to learn resolve because of the free version. I noticed so many people use premiere and felt like I was missing out by not paying the subscription. Now over the past few months, everyone seems to be switching over to Davinci Resolve. Looks like I may have made the right choice! So far so good, lots to learn, but I think that's mostly because I am a new editor, and I have so much to learn in general!
I notice that, especially on UA-cam, creators switch among the various software often. That's fine, but there is a huge switching cost in time that seems to me to negate any advantage of the new feature/features that motivate them to switch in the first place. YMMV
Welcome to the world of less crashes and better stability over Premier! Not to throw too much shade on other NLEs, they do all have pros and cons, but resolve hits a nice sweet spot of stability, features, updates, and support. Plus every major update is usually a huge one.
Resolve all the way! I made the switch last year, wouldn’t go back to premier or final cut now. I love the workflow and color grading!
Davinci Resolve compared to adobe premiere, final cut, etc.... just greatly improves workflow, and enables the user to achieve so much in a well integrated single program. And it makes full use of hardware accelleration, as well as multiple GPUs, and or audio devices. And the lack of crashes is lovely.
A 30 minute video from Potato Jet? Let me grab some popcorn!
Moved from Adobe, it cost a fortune over the last 10 years plus. I'd wished I had moved over to Davinci sooner. I now use the studio version. Thanks for supporting the filming community Blackmagic. 👍
Been a fan for years but this video may be the best one I’ve seen of yours Potato Jet! Incredibly informative and entertaining. Great work!!
You two are an amazing couple. I love watching you interact. Wish you a long and happy life.
Ive been on Resolve for 2 months now. There was a very, very, very small learning curve - especially with key commands. but MY GOD Davinci resolve is king. The color grading node structure is SO MUCH better I have so much more control over image, I love the parralell mixers and layer mixers. I love when i cut out my "um"s or spaces in my "talking head" table top videos it just automatically brings the clips together when i delete that space. I can set up my lighting, shoot a video, import my footage, correct and grade my footage, and cut/edit it, in less than 3.5 hours and have it uploaded to YT that night scheduled for release. its SO AMAZING. I love the color space transform. On my Sony FX30, I just make my timeline to be in ACEScct, pick Slog3.SGamat3, and output R.709 and all i have to do is correct exposure and give my footage my look. Its just the king of editing software.....and an app for Ipad PRO!?!?!?? COME ONNNNNN! Now I can edit on the go? Ive hit a point here im almost hitting the "uninstall" button on my Premier Pro
Everyone and their mother keeps telling me to switch to Resolve but I just don't have a reason to. Premiere on Mac is stable enough and provides all the tools I need as a content creator and video editor. Dynamic link with After Effects isn't perfect but works great when I need to blur a license plate, key green screen, etc. If I were working on features, maybe that would be a different story and I'd use Resolve. You're sooooo close to a million subs! Congrats!
Mr. Jet is a good teacher. I could follow along everything he was saying. (been using DR since 2019)
Eric is the man! I rent from his gear house all the time, and just recently heard he was in post for a film and had no idea he was this dialed in. Shout out Dehaven Rentals!
Been using resolve for about 2 years now...this video taught me so much !!
19:04 yes, video with eric, yes pls yes. I feel like its easy to find ultra basic videos on it but very few videos go into depth, that would be awesome.
I too switched to DaVinci Resolve for editing my channels videos. There are a few things I miss from my other software but I'm very happy with it. It will be some time before I do a tutorial, like I did for NCH Videopad, which I switched over from. Great video...
Wow, you're the first to share some time saving editing tools that everyone should be using! Deleting gaps on the timeline, nice! By the way I was using Premiere Elements and tried Premiere Pro and for what they charge and there was a learning curve but the thing that irked me the most is the software wouldn't let me do anything until it verified my license! I have been using Davinci Resolve Studio 18 now for about a month and every day I find more and more awesome ways to use it. It is easy once you get comfortable with the way it works. The only nit that I had, which you liked is the adjustment of individual screens or panels. I am struggling with that but I'm sure it will be better with more experience. So far I'm blown away on how easy it is to do so many things to professionalize my videos.
Audio editing was my foundational background before I got into video editing. I prioritize audio in my edits since bad audio literally kills even the most cinematic, sharp, beautiful, perfectly graded footage. Switching to DR was the single greatest investment in my professional video career since the built-in Fairlight audio suite is literally baked into the workflow. While editing video, I can seamlessly click on the audio tab and get downright surgical with audio editing. EQ, compression, ducking...all the critical basics are there as well as the ability to import all of my go-to plugins I use in other audio software.
You can literally start a project in DR and never leave the UI. It's outstanding.
Switched to resolve 4 years ago! The performance advantage between resolve and CC can be extreme when talking about high end workstations
Man, you are great! You talk very good. You explain extremely accurate and clear. i cant believe how smooth you have implemented the ads in your video. You made them to be INTERESTING and useful. BIG THANKS!
@MAKEARTNOW where?
is this scam ?
That thing with the audio volume adjusting (7:14) is awesome. Most digital audio workstations don't even do that .
I'm a very rookie Videography & editor but I found DaVinci Resolve so much smoother and colour grading it definitely more intuitive! Hope you like it as much as I do!
Made the switch over a year ago after being stuck with premiere from amateur level to almost pro for like 5-6 years, at first it was just back and forth color grading and delivering, but now it’s my full time video editing tool! I’ll admit that I still use after effects for a a lot of GFX stuff because the node based stuff is really confusing, but you can’t beat the idea of doing almost everything in one single app without jumping back and forth! There are so many native functionalities that are only available within premiere via plugins, and it runs ever so smooth no matter what hardware you’re on… so long, adobe crash pro.
its always a treat watching this man present an idea. just mesmerizing.
ENABLE THE BACKUPS. Live save is good, but eventually you will do something to delete everything or completely break your timeline and live save will save your stuff-up. Backups let you get back to the point before you broke everything. Enable backups.
This. it's why I like blender- I'll save, but realize something I did gimbal-locked an animation that wasn't, so I'll start going back in the recovery list to see what it was, and if I can't fix it, copy the backup version of the one asset to the current file.
Davinci is the best…period, can do everything is one shop. The Edit page is underrated.
I'm very new to editing (just started my own UA-cam channel a month or so ago) and wow, I learned sooooo much! Thank you! I appreciated especially how you demonstrated your own workflow. I feel like a lot of time will be saved. I appreciate that. Than you.
You’ve encouraged me to give Davinci Resolve another go. It baffled me last time but I didn’t persist for very long. I feel like I’ve hit the limits of iMovie and I’m not sure I want to invest in FCP so I’ll be brave and try Resolve again - with more effort to understand the differences!
Honestly Resolve and iMovie are so vastly different that FCP might truly be the better (i.e., most convenient) option for you. But if you're a hobbyist, then feel free to dive in. You might just discover your platform of choice. Happy creating!
@@virgilhawkins5680 You might be right. I took advantage of the free three month trial of FCP during early lockdown and got the ground running quite quickly. I did find Resolve quite a mind shift and there was a certain look of discomfort on Gene’s face too but I’ll see if I can push through! I’m so heavily entrenched in the Apple walled garden that I may end up coughing up for FCP!
FCP rules
Been using resolve for about 2 years... this is the video I needed 2 years ago....
I switched 6 months ago too, but I'm still a big time noob.
This kind of hints and tips video was great because the flow was natural and not bullet pointed.
GREAT WORK GENE!
Wow, this felt like a whole movie.
Thank you!
I switched to Davinci Resolve about 4 months ago from PP and just love it colour and fusion wow soooo powerful
Yaay. Welcome to the club! The speed editor is a game changer. I can no longer edit on any other NLE.
Although I’ve been using Resolve for over 2 years, I’m pretty sure I still have a ton of blind spots in my knowledge. Great having Kari be your test subject! 😄
Find a good masterclass out there. Definitely worth the investment.
For proxies, you can use the new Proxy Generator released with DR 18. It's a separate app but links seamlessly with resolve and you can switch back and forth from proxies and originals with one button. I'm not sure how it treats audio since I use it for footage only that doesn't need audio in the edit, but any edits you make transfer exactly when switching between proxies and originals since it's basically just relinking the footage between them.
Yes!! A second video about colors and how they work would be super interesting!
This is a strange workflow, but it's great to see someone just bashing away and enjoying a new experience. The experience gets better the more you use it, despite it missing some strange things.
ThankYou for taking the time to show these features of Davinci !!
This video really made it easier to understand Davinci. Had the program for a while and the long tutorials make it hard to start. I feel better trying to tackle an edit in Davinci now.
Ugene! I used to work with you on secret life of american teen, many years ago now! Glad to see you are having success. I am getting into editing and will most definitely follow your courses for this program.
Yes, lets get a video with you and Eric for Davinci.
I started to use resolve when I realised that I could stop my adobe monthly package, and get a Pocket 4K monthly for the same amount of money the package was costing me. Not only that, but I got full resolve studio for free with the camera. An absolute no-brainer at the time. It was tough to switch because I was very used to adobe, but now it really is so much better - especially if you have a powerful GPU.
What a great video, thanks a lot. Have been procrastinating the switch for soooo long.
A suggestion for anyone that’s interested, I took advantage of buying the speed editor hardware for $249 from Adorama. This came with a usb-a dongle that gives you FULL (Studio) access to the Resolve and Fusion. The license for Resolve Full (Studio) access is $249 by itself. So however you want to look at it - you are getting a free and nice piece of hardware with the Speed Editor which is tremendously helpful to speed up your workflow.
Just a helpful suggestion, not a plug.
I've been on Davinci since 2015! I always chuckle to myself like a super villian whenever someone says they use premiere.
Switched to DaVinci about a year ago. Never looked back. It’s awesome and saves me so much time. It rarely crashes and if it does you pick up right where left off. Oh, yeah no yearly subscription. Buy once and it updates forever.
I'm still rather new to Resolve so I got quite a few tips from this video. I would advise anyone working with music to add it later in the workflow, unless you're going to sync visuals to the song structure. The reason is that if you edit and mix all of your dialog first, you can then set your music to automatically duck speech (or whatever you want it to) in Fairlight. If you do it early in the workflow and start mixing your other audio tracks around it, your levels can end up all over the place and/or you'll spend a bunch of time manually applying automation to your tracks.
I switched 10 months ago. I'm so happy I switched. And now it's easier with more tutorials on UA-cam.
You did a whole closing monologue while ripping on the FPV like it was nothing... It was mesmerizing. Well done. PS: new premier updates make the file/bin system interface a pain. Stay in resolve.
I’m just stating out in film, camera shopping, etc … seems like this is a good time to be doing so … separate video on colour! Yes, please!! 😎👍🏼🙏🏼
welcome to Davinci Fam!
i gotta say switching over from premiere to davinci re-ignated my love for editing.
Premiere crashing and clunkyness just a big time buzzkill.
love davinci, wish they improved fusion workflow/rendering but thats the only negative i have so far!
being able to export timelines helped me do my timeline work and color grading thru Da Vinci, then moving to Premiere & After Effects for any detail effects and stuff has really upped my video work. Da Vinci is so elite for color grading its insane
Potato Jet... You are phenominal and this episode is bonkers. I switched to resolve during the pandemic. It is amazing. It is fast and I love it. I truly think resolve is so great for videos editing. Know I want to get a black magic pocket cinema camera. Also, you helped me to understand, aperture, ISO, and frame rate. Thank you.
Love Davinci! I've been using it for about two years now and I love it!
Started non-linear on a Digital Video box, then Avid, then Premier, then FCP up to 7, back to Premier, switched to FCPX and love it. Except for the colour grading, Resolve looks horribly tedious. I think I'm done switching. Good overview.
That is brilliant. "The Live Save is a life saver." 👏👏👏
I switched a month ago. No regrets, far less weird bugs and crashing. 18.5 beta also changed my workflow to shave time by using auto-transcription to just highlight text to pull good takes.
Cool to see Avid is still the big dawg. I don't even entertain any other edit platform since getting into MC
(and yes, I'd used all the big editing programs before, even started with FCP 3 or so)
It just works, WHEN it's doesn't F'in CRASH too much!
Anyway my latest was AMC 8.5, so no idea whats changed in the new 2020-22 vers, I expect not so much...
Living for Kerri's side eye @1:56 which was a physical way of saying "you owe me big time for this"...
Switched over to Resolve at the start of summer. Should have done so sooner. As mentioned at the start of the video, the switching process is just learning the slight differences in Resolve. The free version is great and the limitations can mostly be worked around using other free software(audacity and ffmpeg for example) for those that are really tight budgeted. Studio version is worth for those that make money off the software. The free version is probably the best gift put out for diy learners and is a much better solution than using pirated software. I definitely didn't learn editing and such using pirated software when I was a kid. I definitely paid $3000 for software back when I was 13. I promise.
As for the laptop that is one of my favorites that exists. The soldered memory though makes it a non starter unfortunately. It is the reason I didn't buy one when they came out.
I’ve also made the switch about six months ago and this video is absolutely spot on. Thanks for making this, it feels like a summary of my experience
Well done, brother. I'm not ready to give up on Premiere yet - but seeing this was an eye-opener.
As most likely others have commented as well: highly recommend developing a workflow with the cut page, the wheel on the keyboard and synch bins. its an absolute game changer for sighting snd selecting footage.
Do you have any tutorials or videos you've used that outline this? Sounds very useful.
Check the chanel of Darren Mostyn. Absolute legend.
Also just get a „Speed Editor“ instead of the much pricier full size keyboard.
@@SCHAUDENLUCAS many thanks dude!!
You’re welcome. This guy’s chanel is pure resolve gold.
Great video. I think it is important to mention that the free version relies entirely on CPU. Upgrading to Studio will enable GPU performance.
I love seeing all the features Resolve "borrowed" from FCPX (now just FCP)--auto save, skimming, the arrangement of windows, waveform behaviors, a proper multicam workflow, even the new voice isolate feature, to name just a few. I still prefer FCP for cutting but we always finish in Resolve, for I'm rooting for them.
We are always learning new things and new work flows..... MAKE ANS TAKE THE JUMP!
I love that! Been using it for 6 months right now as well, its so much easier with alot of tasks
Been thinking about getting Resolve. Your quick tutorial really helped me, since I haven't used it yet. Good to see how easy it might be.
Made the switch from Premiere Pro after watching this video. Thanks so much for the quick run down!
So much information on 1 single video, gonna save this and re-watch it multiple times. Definitely hope you make video on color grading too.
I remember coming home really drunk one night after switching to DR, editing for 2 hours and waking up the next day to realise I actually opened up Premiere CS6. Attests to how similar to use each of the softwares are! Absolutely love DR and it's free which is incredible
Welcome, we've been waiting for you.
Agree, I switched to Davinci Resolve a year ago, and recently bought the Davinci Resolve Studio perpetual license, I feel like I have been given the key to a Hollywood studio. 😁
My son is a huge Pacific Rim fan. He watches the metal brothers. Cool to see them using Davinci
For working with proxies, I'd recommend the new proxy generator over the old proxy method. great video.
I just edited my first vid on Davinci Resolve and omg does it feel so much more natural and intuitive than Premiere. It's so much easier to get the movement and colors where you want it to be
I've also had the strange flickering on images overlayed with a transparent background. That was back in April, so hopefully it's fixed by now. Great video as always, Gene!