Davinci Resolve 14 BETA PREVIEW

03 Real World hands on tests & VLOG´s

 

In this blogpost i want to show you a preview of the brandnew Davinci Resolve 14 BETA. Have a look at my video below why i think this is the fastest Video editing software with the best color grading tools and why i will make this my main video editor of choice!

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FEATURES

  • Support for multiple GPUs
  • 4K output
  • The new collaboration tools
  • 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
  • External database server

Edit – Key new features

  • Support for track colours on the timeline
  • Redesigned Effects Library for easier navigation and search
  • Support for improved “Play Around” functionality with contextual behaviour depending on selection
  • Support for audio waveforms on Multicam Clips, Compound Clips and Timeline Clips

Clip adjustment improvements

  • Ability to “Remove Attributes” from one or multiple clips
  • New menu option to freeze frame the current frame under the playhead
  • Ability to select all keyframes in Keyframe and Curve editor using Ctrl/Command+A
  • Ability to linearize/smoothen curves for multiple selected keyframes in the Keyframe and Curve editor

Marker improvements

  • Ability to display Marker names and notes as viewer overlays
  • Ability to list clip markers in Media Pool list view
  • Ability to convert an In and Out point selection into a duration marker
  • Ability to navigate between markers from the option menu in the viewers
  • Ability to search and filter in the Index using Marker Name and Marker Notes fields
  • Ability to multi select timeline markers using a marquee

Media Pool Improvements

  • Support for Smart Bin and Smart Filtering based on Display Name
  • Ability to Create Bin With Selected Clips
  • Ability to create Smart Bin filters using Marker Name and Marker Notes
  • Ability to search in the Media Pool using Marker Name and Marker Notes fields
  • Ability to perform comma separated text matches in Media Pool search, Smart Bins and Smart Filters

Media

  • Support for user selectable checksum methods in Clone Tool option menu
  • Ability to unmount drives from Media Storage on Mac and Windows
  • Ability to set custom whole number frame rates from 1 to 120 fps in Clip Attributes
  • Support for option to import ARRIRAW clips at the Open Gate resolution in Project Settings > CameraRAW > ARRI
  • Support for automatically cropping ARRI Quicktime clips to show only the active area of the sensor

General

  • Support for searching for shortcuts by command name or shortcut in Project Settings > Keyboard Mapping
  • Support for displaying conflicts when assigning shortcuts in Project Settings > Keyboard Mapping
  • Tags now support non-text parameters such as Timecode, Dates, Numbers and Resolutions
  • Support for undo/redo history available in the Edit menu

ResolveFX improvements

  • ResolveFX plugins are now sorted into logical groups of effects
  • Support for starred favorites for OpenFX is not available on the Color page
  • Ability to paste tracking data between the FX tracker and the Power Window tracker
  • Improved ResolveFX Lens Flare

New ResolveFX Plugins

  • ResolveFX Face Refinement – DaVinci Resolve Studio only
  • ResolveFX Warper – DaVinci Resolve Studio only
  • ResolveFX Match Move – DaVinci Resolve Studio only
  • ResolveFX Color Stabilizer – DaVinci Resolve Studio only
  • ResolveFX Timelapse Deflicker – DaVinci Resolve Studio only
  • ResolveFX Contrast Pop – DaVinci Resolve Studio only
  • ResolveFX Color Compressor
  • ResolveFX Abstraction
  • ResolveFX Watercolor
  • ResolveFX Lens Distortion
  • ResolveFX Gamut Mapping
  • ResolveFX Dead Pixel Fixer
  • ResolveFX Alpha Matte Shrink and Grow
  • ResolveFX Color Palette
  • ResolveFX Dehaze
  • ResolveFX Sharpen
  • ResolveFX Sharpen Edges
  • ResolveFX Soft Sharpen Skin
  • ResolveFX Camera Shake
  • ResolveFX Deband
  • ResolveFX Grid

Minimum system requirements for Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan
  • 16 GB of system memory is recommended and 8 GB is the minimum supported
  • Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
  • CUDA Driver version 7.5.25
  • NVIDIA Driver version – As required by your GPU
  • RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.34.0 and Firmware 1.4.22.18 or later
  • RED Rocket Driver 2.1.23.0 and Firmware 1.1.18.0 or later

Minimum system requirements for Windows

  • Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
  • 16 GB of system memory is recommended and 8 GB is the minimum supported
  • Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
  • NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU Driver version – As required by your GPU
  • RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.34.0 and Firmware 1.4.22.18 or later
  • RED Rocket Driver 2.1.23.0 and Firmware 1.1.18.0 or later

And a lot more: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/at/products/davinciresolve

CONCLUSION

For 299$ you get the best price/quality ratio for a video editing software right now with all the great features. If you compare this with Premiere Pro CC and what you pay for it in a full year, Davinci Resolve is a bargain!

If you don´t need the studio version of Davinci Resolve 14 you can use the free version which has allready pretty much everything you need to edit, color grade and export a full 4k Video production.

 

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