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Introduction
DaVinci Resolve is the world’s only all-in-one video editing solution that integrates video editing, color correction, visual effects, graphics production, and audio post-processing in a single software environment. Its modern and sleek interface is both simple and easy to use, making it easy for both novice and experienced users to master. It greatly optimizes the creative process, eliminating the need to master multiple applications or switch between different systems, allowing users to directly process high-quality raw images. In effect, DaVinci Resolve brings together the features of all post-production studios, giving users access to the DaVinci Resolve tool that is widely used in Hollywood.
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Hollywood’s go-to post-production solution
In film and TV production, high-end professionals in the industry use DaVinci Resolve more because it is known for its unmatched quality and innovative tools that far outperform its competitors. You’ll get DaVinci’s Emmy Award-winning image technology, including 32-bit floating-point processing, patented YRGB color science, and a wide range of color gamut space for the latest HDR workflows. You’ll also get the legendary quality of Fairlight audio processing, which is the best sound in the industry! With DaVinci Resolve, you get access to the same tools that professional colorists, editors, VFX artists, and sound engineers use every day to complete your favorite movies and streaming TV shows!
What’s new in DaVinci Resolve 18.5
DaVinci Resolve 18.5 is a big update with new AI tools and over 150 new features, including major enhancements to the clip page editing toolset, new Resolve FX, enhanced Fusion tools including USD support, and powerful new Fairlight audio mixing automation. The clip page features 3 new menus, including tools for toggling ripple editing, resyncing audio, and more! You can quickly generate subtitles for your timeline, use automatic speech-to-text, or search for keywords for faster editing. Resolve FX relight allows colorists to add virtual lighting to their scenes, and now with support for common scene descriptor files, VFX collaboration is faster. Additionally, you can group tracks in Fairlight for faster mix automation and editing. Learn more
Multi-user collaboration
DaVinci Resolve is the only solution that allows you to build and scale your own multi-user post-production studio! The newly designed project library is built for real-time local and remote collaboration. And the new Blackmagic Cloud lets you host and access your projects from anywhere in the world. Now you can collaborate with editors, colorists, visual effects artists, and sound engineers, all of whom can work at the same time. The best part is that you no longer have to import and export files, translate projects, lose work, or adhere to and manage changes. DaVinci Resolve is the only app in the world that allows everyone to work in parallel on the same project! Learn more
One-stop solution for post-production
DaVinci Resolve is divided into “pages,” each with dedicated workspaces and task-specific tools. Editing is done on the Clip and Edit page, visual effects and motion graphics are done on the Fusion page, color correction is done on the Color page, audio is done on the Fairlight page, and media organization and output are done on the Media and Delivery page. It only takes one click to switch between tasks!
Edit the world’s fastest and most advanced professional NLE
Edit Pages is the world’s most advanced professional non-linear editor. The familiar track layout, dual-monitor design, and traditional workflow make it easy for new users to learn while being powerful enough for professional editors. It is ideal for large-scale projects such as movies, TV shows, streaming, commercials, documentaries, and more. The editing page offers drag-and-drop editing, context-sensitive auto-trimming tools, fully customizable keyboard shortcuts so you can work faster, and a library of hundreds of titles, transitions, and effects that you can add and animate. You also get complete media management, organization, and timeline management tools. Learn more
Clip is a quick working tool designed for editing!
Clip pages are perfect for projects with tight deadlines that you need to complete quickly. It is also great for documentary work. The clip page has a simplified interface that is quick to learn and designed quickly. Features like source bands, dual timelines, quick recaps, and smart editing tools can help you work faster than ever before. The sync bin and source overlay tools are the fastest way to edit multi-camera programs, making it simple to create perfectly synchronized switching shots! All actions on the clip page are action-based, so something is done with each click. This means you’ll spend more time editing than looking for commands. And, the scalable interface is perfect for portable editing! Learn more
Fusion cinematic visuals and motion graphics!
The Fusion page allows you to create cinematic visual effects and broadcast-grade motion graphics within DaVinci Resolve! Fusion uses a node-based workflow that makes creating complex effects and animations faster and easier than using a layer-based approach. You get hundreds of 2D and 3D visual effects and motion graphics tools, as well as advanced animation curves and keyframe editors that allow you to create extremely organic and realistic animations. Fusion has everything from point, plane, and 3D camera tracking to compositing for creating photorealistic photos, amazing animated titles, 3D particle systems, and more! Learn more
Fairlight is a professional tool designed for audio post-production.
The Fairlight page offers hundreds of professional tools for audio post-production. It’s like having a professional digital audio workstation (DAW) built into your editing and color system! The familiar keyboard-based editing tools make your work extremely fast, especially if you’re moving from another system to Fairlight. The new Fairlight Audio Core lets you work on effects, EQ, and dynamics for up to 2000 tracks in real time! You get accurate sample editing tools, advanced ADR and Foley, as well as Fairlight FX like reverb, de-sound, remove hum, and more. You can mix and master stereo, 5.1, 7.1, and even the latest immersive 3D audio formats in the same project! Learn more
Media & Delivery Very wide format support, complete and mastered!
The Media and Delivery page provides everything you need to import, manage, and deliver the final project. The Media page is a dedicated, full-screen workspace that allows you to prepare footage, sync clips, organize media into bins, and add metadata before you start editing. During backups, use a clone palette to ensure that every bit of data in the camera media card is copied. During editing or grading, stream video output to DeckLink’s remote client monitors. You can use the quick export tool to output and upload files from any page to YouTube, Vimeo, and Twitter. The delivery page gives you full control over all coding options and formats, as well as a render queue for exporting multiple jobs! Learn more
Resolve FX
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 offers more than 100 GPU and CPU-accelerated Resolve FX such as blur, light, noise, image restoration, beautification enhancement, stylization, and more! Version 18 adds more plugins for depth map generation, surface tracking, fast noise, and color removal. Even the beauty effect, edge detection and lens reflections have been improved. Use Depth Map FX to automatically generate 3D masks for your scene to grade or add effects to the background or foreground. Track the movement of textured surfaces with the Surface Tracker effect to apply images to t-shirts, flags, and faces! All Resolve FX effects can be applied and animated in clips, edits, fusions, and color pages!
Works with third-party plugins and storage
With all the different workflows and systems, you need a post-production solution that is compatible and open enough to handle anything! DaVinci Resolve can be used with any type of storage, from direct-attached hard drives to NAS and SAN systems. You can extend DaVinci Resolve with third-party Open FX and audio plugins, or add third-party titles and motion graphics templates. New workflow integration and coding APIs allow developers to integrate workflows and asset management systems with DaVinci Resolve. Additionally, it works with all major file formats and post-production software, making it easy to move files between DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Media Composer, and Premiere Pro.
DaVinci Resolve editing keyboard
The DaVinci Resolve keyboard is designed to be an alternative to editing that is much faster than a mouse because you can use both hands at the same time! The DaVinci Speed Editor has a dedicated editing function key on the left and a high-quality search dial on the right with an electronic clutch and transport controls. You can use your right hand to locate shots using the search dial and source band buttons, while using your left hand to mark entry and exit points, edit, and trim in real-time. All without touching the mouse! DaVinci Resolve Editing Keyboard adds a QWERTY keyboard with color-coded shortcut keycaps, designed for editors who spend hours editing every day.
DaVinci Resolve color panel
The DaVinci Resolve color panel allows you to adjust multiple parameters at the same time so that you can create a unique look that you can’t achieve with a mouse and keyboard. The very small DaVinci Resolve Micro panel is perfect for colorists who are just starting out or anyone who needs a portable panel. It comes with 3 high-quality trackballs, knobs for the main adjustment controls, and buttons for play and navigation. The DaVinci Resolve Mini panel provides additional controls and screens for access to almost all color palettes and tools. For ultimate control, the DaVinci Resolve Advanced panel provides high-end professional colorists with every feature and command mapped to a specific button!
Fairlight Professional Audio Console
Designed in collaboration with professional sound engineers, the Fairlight Hardware Console streamlines your workflow as a natural extension of the software. The intuitive, task-based design automatically adapts, putting the control buttons you need at your fingertips when you need them. This means you’ll spend more time working creatively faster than you would with just a mouse and keyboard! The Fairlight Desktop Console is a complete mixing console that’s perfect for use in a home studio, junior suite, or on the go. You can also install the Fairlight Studio console assembly to your own desk, or purchase a pre-configured multi-bay Fairlight console for dedicated audio suites and soundtrack stages!
