DaVinci

[TerryFC]

Does any one have a copy that will install mine will not start

 

[BigAl07]

Are you sure your PC is up to speed to be able to handle this program?

 

[David_Cambridge]

Try downloading it directly from BlackMagic Design, the manufacturer. It is free.

 

[African wildlife]

DaVinci Resolve (free version) is brilliant. So keep going to get it installed. Lots of good tutorials on YouTube.

 

[Me_XMan]

Davinci Resolve is a great free program!

 

[Nightwolf]

DaVinci is great but Big Al is right. It takes a real good video card to run it.

 

[PhantomPilotUK]

Awesome software considering it has a fully featured FREE version but a bit of a learning curve.

 

[Weston Ney]

I personally found that my computer was not new and fast enough to run DaVinci Resolve. I now use Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 and After Effects, and funny enough they work flawlessly on my computer. If you have the money then I would suggest Adobe.

 

[David_Cambridge]

I think that Premiere or Final Cut Pro X are good choices as well. All the top NLE’s have color correction capabilities. After Effects is more of a special effects package and isn’t particularly good as as a video editor. Resolve evolved from a high end color correction software package, and has the most in depth color correction package as a result.

For drone footage color correction which is generally not very demanding it is probably overkill.

 

[Weston Ney]

I think that Premiere or Final Cut Pro X are good choices as well. All the top NLE’s have color correction capabilities. After Effects is more of a special effects package and isn’t particularly good as as a video editor. Resolve evolved from a high end color correction software package, and has the most in depth color correction package as a result.

For drone footage color correction which is generally not very demanding it is probably overkill.

I agree, but when I am working with 10 bit color footage, it is a joy to color correct in DaVinci resolve, and a pain to color correct in Premiere Pro. But I do a ton of motion graphics in After Effects, so that's what I'm stuck with for now. I enjoy color grading and working with color since I started getting into video by doing photography. I love studying the science around complementary colors, and for all of the videos I make including the drone videos I usually have very complicated color grades. Being a good colorist can make your footage stand out from the crowd of footage that all looks the same.

 

[ArnoldLeVine]

So, my old PC just can't cut it with 4K h265 files. What do you guys recommend for a processor and video card? I'd like to have something fast enough to use Davinci. Obviously, the more Ram and SSD cards the better.

 

[Falcon900]

Check on the Black Magic site for Davinci forums.