Originally created by da Vinci Systems and now created by Blackmagic Design following its acquisition in 2009, DaVinci Resolve (originally known as da Vinci Resolve) is a colour grading, colour correction, visual effects, and audio post-production video editing application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Blackmagic Design also offers a free edition of the software, dubbed DaVinci Resolve, which has fewer features than the commercial version (also known as DaVinci Resolve Studio) (formerly known as DaVinci Resolve Lite).
Company History
Video Tape Associates (VTA), a Hollywood, Florida production/post-production firm, began developing the Wiz in 1982 for internal usage. The Wiz operated early telecines like the RCA FR-35 and Bosch FDL 60 and supplied minimal colour correcting. VTA built numerous Wiz systems for EDITEL Group. Other post-production facilities purchased 15 units. The Wiz inspired the da Vinci Classic.
VTA Technologies, VTA Post's R&D section, became da Vinci Systems in 1984. Bob Hemsky was a founder. The da Vinci was the only film-to-tape or tape-to-tape colour correction device that could isolate a secondary colour correction using a rectangular window. Dynatech Corporation bought da Vinci in 1986 and administered it as Utah Scientific. Da Vinci Systems, LLC became a separate company inside the Dynatech Video Group two years later. In 1998, da Vinci Academy began educating aspiring colorists. Da Vinci purchased Sierra Design Labs, a leader in HDTV storage and desktop interface solutions, the following year.
Dynatech merged with Wavetek, Wandel & Goltermann, and TTC to form Acterna in 2000. Acterna bought Singaporean business Nirvana Digital to include the Revival film restoration method. 2004: Coral Springs, Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Germany, and Singapore. JDS Uniphase bought Acterna, including da Vinci systems, on August 3, 2005 for $450 million and 200 million JDSU shares. Blackmagic Design bought da Vinci Systems in September 2009.
Related Hardware
Since introducing software-only options for Resolve, Blackmagic Design have also released separate hardware control panels, designed to integrate with the Resolve software and provide users with a tactile interface and access to additional shortcuts. These panels include the DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel, the DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel (both released in 2017), and the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel (previously known as Impresario when manufactured by da Vinci Systems).
In addition to the full control panels, Blackmagic Design also announced the Editor Keyboard for Resolve in April 2019. The Editor Keyboard includes a standard computer keyboard, alongside specific components for controlling the Resolve software (such as a dial for altering the timeline position), designed to support the use of 2 hands for editing tasks.
Resolve also integrates with other hardware produced by Blackmagic Design, such as their 'Cintel' film scanner.
In July 2018, Blackmagic Design released an external, portable graphics processing unit, named the eGPU, developed in association with Apple to leverage the Metal API for professional video and graphics (such as those used by DaVinci Resolve).
Underdog Competitor to a Giant
DaVinci's strengths in colour grading are well-known, so that's a plus. DaVinci Resolve is the best choice if you'll be doing a lot of colour grading while editing videos. Included in its arsenal are a plethora of tools ideal for precise and thorough colour grading. Due to its origins as a colour corrector, it is likely to be a top-notch colour grader as well.
DaVinci Resolve is a free-to-use video editor, with a commercial version available with extensive features. You can purchase the commercial version for $299, which is a one-time fee. However, if you want to stick with the free plan, you can use it too without missing out on many features. Premiere Pro comes in a bundled Creative Cloud package. Adobe CC is a subscription-based service, and thus you need to choose whether to pay monthly or yearly. It will cost you $20.99 per month if you choose the annual plan and $31.49 per month if you go for a monthly plan. This pricing is only for Premiere Pro, and if you want to get the complete Creative Cloud bundle, you'll have to pay $52.99 every month. You have access to all apps and 100GB of cloud storage for your libraries. Which is a put off for most of people, yes adobe creative cloud bundle might give so much, however it’s not worth it for personal use rather this bundle is designed for agencies to use.
DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro both have their advantages and disadvantages. But if you consider the pricing, the obvious choice should be DaVinci Resolve. The free version is available on both Windows and Mac, while the commercial version costs $299. Alternatively, if you're used to Adobe software such as After Effects, Photoshop, and other software in the CC bundle, then Premiere Pro is more suitable. But if you can break out of the chain, then DaVinci is the best choice between these two video editors.
Davinci Resolve Creation
DaVinci Resolve software has been used in television shows including 2 Broke Girls, American Horror Story, Arrow, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Daredevil, The Flash, Gotham, How To Get Away With Murder, The Last Man on Earth, Lethal Weapon, The Man in the High Castle, The Mentalist, The Muppets, NCIS: Los Angeles, Orphan Black , Portlandia, Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, and Westworld.
The software has also been used in the creation of television shows which have received Emmy Awards, such as Game of Thrones and Modern Family.
More than 55 of the 2018 fall television and streaming series relied on Blackmagic Design software and hardware, including DaVinci Resolve.
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