Didn't put much B-roll in this one! How was it? Should I do more like this? 😊 Oh, and if you like the color, it was graded with my presets that you can get here - courses.whoismatt.com/luts

@colinmadebymedia8194

Жыл бұрын

Didn't like it. If you talk about the speed difference, show me. If you talk about the terrible FCPX layout, show me. I'm a Premiere Pro editor and have these stability issues, even on a new Mac Studio, but for me to be persuaded to switch, I need to see a good reason. Use B-roll.

@zaydherrera

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it without b roll you present important information very well, I enjoyed how you mentioned the history of editing softwares from 2010, I had seen mercury playback but never knew how revolutionary it was.

@WillowDevelops

Жыл бұрын

You were very descriptive to the point where B-roll wasn't necessary. I'm a brand-new filmmaker and I've used DaVinci Resolve (the free version); I can attest to the fact that it's very awesome, and VERY fast.

@scottmcv994

Жыл бұрын

I didn't even notice the lack of b-roll so I guess it wasn't a problem. But I kept waiting for you to mention another big reason to switch, which is the need to roundtrip to Davinci anyway because it's so much better on color grading. That's why I'm considering the switch.

@loudandclearmedia

Жыл бұрын

Kind of off topic, but it's been a while since I've watched any of your videos and it looks like you've lost a bit of weight. Right on. For me, the straight-up talking head worked in this case, and that's because your message was dense enough and paced well. I found myself quite engaged with your presentation. Whichever teleprompter speed that is, keep using it even though I know from experience it probably feels too fast and you're barely keeping up.

I would say an extra bonus reason #5 is workflow. DaVinci Resolve allows you to work on your project completely in one application. You edit on the CUT or EDIT tab. Then, if you want to composite or do VFX you can utilize Fusion. Time to color grade, now you utilize the Color tab (and BTW, Resolve is regarded as the best color grading tool - major film studios still use it). Time to adjust the audio, use the Fairlight tab. With Premiere you have to send your project off to the various modules through dynamic links. This is time-consuming and less efficient as well as less intuitive.

@SianCKB

Жыл бұрын

THIS. I hated compositing vfx in Adobe. From premiere pro than you open after effects etc etc.. Davinci is soooo much better! :D

@inknpaintCW

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this ^^^

@joelarvidsson

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, was going to write this. I never liked the approach of dynamic link as it was slow, didnt work very well at all. Then the different program looked and was constructed very diffrently. Sure adobe later streamlined the creative suit alitte later. Then again I was running premiere 2014 instead of 2019 since it was more stable and had better playback. You really start to wonder why you pay for the subscription. I had already used davinci since version 12 but not at scale until v14. But it took a few years to fase out adobe. Its really great to not be locked in by subscriptions.

@cannibalraptor

Жыл бұрын

It was quite a while of doing editing before I had a go in After Effects and I was surprised by how unintuitive the controls were. Even just manipulating the timeline for any reason is just terrible and confusing for no reason. I know people can do some awesome things in there. But at this point, with just starting with trying VFX, I’d rather spend the effort to learn Fusion (despite there being less tutorials and plugins) or Blender

@Netloader

Жыл бұрын

Well said!

Also this is random but just want to say well done on this explanation. You didn’t have to cut to b-roll a lot to help break up your flow and give you a chance to gather your thoughts. You stayed on topic, didn’t flub up any words, and jumped between different talking points seamlessly and basically a one take. That’s impressive and not easy to do. Any way just wanted to give you kudos since it may be an under appreciated aspect of your content 👌🏼👍🏼

@marcellalonde2793

Жыл бұрын

Doing that whole rant without teleprompting … if the weddings gig gets tiresome, TV is waiting for you ! Awesome presentation !

Matt, your thoughts were really well put together and delivered. As an author and blogger myself, your ease of flow from one topic to the next is so nice to see and hear. I also needed to know all the great information you provided, so I received a double portion of goodness here. Thank you sir.

The one big gripe I have with DR (actually 2) is that 1) the power window control point interface is completely unique in both color and fusion. When you switch between the two, the mousing and control keys are like speaking two languages. Also, 2) I think Pr is more robust with transitions, especially getting smoother zooms and cuts, etc. I still love DR.

I switched this month! So happy to see that I’m not alone in this. So tired of the subscription business model, especially for a software product that’s frequently giving me error messages.

Yeah I couldn’t afford Premier so I started (serious) editing in DaVinci and I’m really glad I did. Blackmagic seems like an underdog that is determined to become top dog in what it does and that’s great to see. Competition makes companies better for sure.

@handznet

Жыл бұрын

Whole adobe bundle cost like 30 USD a month…

@fx-studio

Жыл бұрын

VEGAS is also a very good option these days as well. I use V18 and its like a rock - one crash in a year.

@realkaibr

Жыл бұрын

@@handznet Some people can't afford that, that money can be spent on food, bills etc. You've clearly never experienced any form of financial hardship.

@denniszenanywhere

Жыл бұрын

I'm in a bind watching all the editors recommending Davinci Resolve as a beginner. Every experienced video editor outside of KZread is recommending Premiere instead for the easy learning curve and tutorials. Ah, what to choose. This video confused me even more.

@BillHallProductions

10 ай бұрын

It's unbelievable how much better it is

Stoked to see your Resolve journey! I'm approaching my 1 year anniversary of my switch and I'm feeling great about it overall. BIGGEST things I miss are Premiere's "transform" effect (so good for motion blur zooms/transitions) and Premiere's masking functions (way easier than resolve IMO). LOVE YA BLESS YA

@juanromero961

Жыл бұрын

Hey question, does Resolve not have motion blur effects at all?

@DaddyMouse

Жыл бұрын

@@juanromero961 The paid version does have motion blur You can still make a less accurate motion blur in the free version, there was a tutorial I saw the other day You can also use third party plugins for motion blur

@Fedor_Dokuchaev_Color

Жыл бұрын

But Resolve has Transform effect also! With motion blur slider (Animation tab). It works in the free version too.

For studios or even individuals like me who collaborate with different studios, it is difficult to move to Davinci completely as everyone is on Creative Cloud. Premiere Pro is definitely subpar but the other Adobe apps make the whole deal quite sweet. But newer editors should definitely start editing on Davinci, and hopefully, in a few years, it might become an industry standard. Also, the mention of Mpeg Streamclip kicked in massive nostalgia...was not a great time.

@llothar68

Жыл бұрын

I don't want any industry standard. I want standardized project files.

@4seeableTV

Жыл бұрын

@@llothar68 That will never happen

@ConnorHammond

Жыл бұрын

This is a point FOR Resolve Studio. Multiple people can work on the same project at the same time. No saving required. Much more streamlined than CC. I understand you're saying they already have CC, but the expense is negligible for studios.

I started using Resolve since version 16 and haven’t looked back. Although I will say the one thing I really do miss from Premiere is the titler. This is one area I find Resolve to be lacking is a more intuitive and easier to use title generator. Resolve’s basic titler is quite clunky at best. I’d really like to see BMD revamp this area.

@bwest6275

Жыл бұрын

Very true. Although the title plugins by motionVFX are great ways to work around that.

because the economy is in the toilet and nobody can afford premier anymore

@ryanhamstra49

9 күн бұрын

Because resolve is free, or $300 if you want/need the studio version, for a lifetime license instead of a subscription

Resolve looks like an amazing application and I have considered possibly switching multiple times. The one thing that keeps me with Adobe is all the other Adobe applications. For example, I may design a graphic for my video in Illustrator or Photoshop, import the AI or PSD file into After effects and animate it, and then import the AE comp into Premiere. To switch would require learning a whole new workflow.

@rutchjohnson

Жыл бұрын

And that is why you fail. Affinity + Resolve is like a $400-$500 in total and then you own it for life.

@KaurH

Жыл бұрын

You can import PSD files into Resolve and manipulate the layers separately in Fusion.

@onlysublime

Жыл бұрын

@@rutchjohnson and that's why you fail? Are you twelve?

@rutchjohnson

Жыл бұрын

@@onlysublime lol

@martin_wood

Жыл бұрын

Yeah PSD overlays and AE back and forth are clutch

I tried switching to Resolve about 3 years back. I built a custom PC and didn't add Windows as Resolve works on Linux, but I couldn't get used to Resolve. Maybe I could get as efficient with Resolve as I am with Premiere, but being a professional, I needed to complete projects now and not wait for the learning curve. No monthly expenses and no slow downs from Windows was why I tried to switch. I've not had Premiere crash on me in a long time and have not struggled with it since I've been editing on my custom built tower PCs. Having the right machine makes a big difference.

Final cut never fails me 🤷🏾‍♂️

Great content! And you pulled it off with almost no cuts or b-roll! respect! 👍

I've used several of the main video editing programs and I must say that the experience of switching does me a lot of good creatively. I usually manage to change in less busy times, with few projects in progress… I started editing in Sony Vegas many years ago. After that I went to the premiere and felt great progress back there! A few years ago I tested the daVinci and just loved it. The only problem for me was the long learning curve. When I finally switched from Windows to Mac, I could cancel my Adobe subscription I bought Final Cut that I have been using daily. For some moths I just forgot Da Vinci in the dock accumulating dusty. Recently I went back to college and got an Adobe subscription through college. So I was able to go back to premiere and check how is it after years. I found pretty much the same thing! With is good that I was not lost, but compared to the constant evolution that I follow in other softwares, feels like Adobe is stopped in time. New smaller editors including mobile and with AI (Filmora, Luma Fusion for example) are gaining ground in the new generation and it is difficult to compete without innovation.

@orpaztron

Жыл бұрын

Filmora has better usability and good interface but it sucks under the hood.

You probably know this but I would like to mention that you can export a .XML file from Premiere and open it up on Resolve. I've used it on a few project and everything worked without any hiccups. Although I must admit that there weren't any transitions on the Project, so I can't say how well those would transfer over.

@buildingblocks8287

Жыл бұрын

easy answer. no transitions will work. just hard cuts... in most of the cases i didnt use xml anymore. scene cut detection does the job quicker :-)

@kylegherman

Жыл бұрын

Transitions like dissolves or dips do transfer over fine when importing a premiere xml to Resolve

@EthanMcQuade

Жыл бұрын

Eh I had a million issues doing this with a music video recently and had to prep a whole separate timeline and it turned into an organizational mess of nested clips, pre-rendered shots, etc. That experience is what's pushing me to transfer my editing workflow into Resolve. The color tools are so superior that I'd rather learn the new workflow then deal with roundtripping. Going to experiment on my own band's next music video in Resolve since it's not client work and probably buy the Pro version if all goes well like I expect.

@VMYeahVN

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Premiere can also output .AAF, which is similar to .XML, but .AAF is good for if you need send audio too. Particularly if your workflow involves Protools.

Matt, I have been super frustrated lately with Adobe's timeline speed. I just dropped $3,500 on a new computer to try and make my editing higher resolution footage faster. Honestly I didn't see much at all in the way of increased editing work flow except render speed. This was interesting to hear your take on this. I was even considering moving to apple to help with timeline speed with 4k footage. I am going to look into DaVinci for sure after watching this video. I just hate the idea of learning a whole new software after I have 10 years of editing in premiere pro. Is it worth learning the new software? By the way, you are by far the best channel on camera/hardware and video editing tutorials. No question. Clear and easy to understand. Thank you.

@ozzmanzz

Жыл бұрын

Matt, I was in the same boat as you. I’d used premiere for a long time and I didn’t want to learn a new ‘language’. But 3 years later, I’m very glad I did. The learning curve isn’t as tough as I thought it would be and I’ve saved a lot of money by not paying every month. Give it a go, you won’t be disappointed.

@whoismatt

Жыл бұрын

Hey Matt! I would definitely give davinci a try. It’s pretty similar to premiere in many ways and I think you’ll be able to pick it up quickly. 👍

@creator1a66

Жыл бұрын

I have 13700k, rtx 3060, only ssds, Motherboard ddr5 128gb, IT goes Like Butter through multicam edits with 4k, 6k braw and Sony a7iv Material. How can your PC be slow??????

@mighty1NE

Жыл бұрын

Are you me? My $3500 dollar computer arrives tomorrow because my quite fast gaming laptop can't cut it. I have also been editing for 10 years and I know Premiere SO WELL. Right now I am in the middle of a big project and it takes 4 hours to render out a 9 minute video. ...if it i renders at all and no matter what I do now, I can't see my footage in real time if there are too many effects on it.

@MattLaidlaw

Жыл бұрын

@@ozzmanzz Thanks for the advice!

I can throw accolades at Resolve al day, but the speed part I completely agree with. I often scrub through footage in Resolve and still get blown away by how fast it is. It's unreal to experience after years of editing on PrPro. Making the switch was hard, but after several months, it's been worth it.

I started on CS4 and CS5, and it’s incredible to see where we’re at now in regards to competition and the ebbs and flows of the marketplace. Full disclosure: I actually teach video editing via Adobe Premiere Pro to high school students, but even I have been thinking about switching to DaVinci after the epic Adobe/Apple/Catalina OS destruction a few years ago. Timeline speed, not crashes, is my main gripe. I’ve got a maxed Intel MacBook from the final gen of those, and it stumbles more on timeline playback than anything else. As a KZreadr, it’s very frustrating.

For me personally at least, i rarely have any crashes. the only thing i would like is to have a more advanced color correction panel.

I'm jumping between both, working with other people / agencies premiere is still the most used program by far (unfortunately) for any direct client projects I do my self I'm doing them all in resolve. It's just mind blowing how much better and easier to use it is on all fronts.

Hey Matt! That's all nice and cool! The only reason, though, why we've not switched away from Adobe is our Mogrt library. We use customized and branded animations. How would we redo those in DaVinci Resolve?

I'm honestly so happy you're switching! I switched to Davinci last year and it changed my editing workflow substantially. Your one of my favorite creators and my go to for tutorials! Super excited for this!!!!!

I'd like to point out that Team Projects Collaboration is included in the Creative Cloud for Individuals Subscription. And that "change" (as it DID used to be in Creative Cloud for Teams or above) was introduced during the Covid-outbreak to help users work from home. So it's been in all Creative Cloud Memberships the past 2.5 years or so.

@Indpendent01

Жыл бұрын

@Whoismatt150 Why is the W capitalized and when did you grow that 150 on the end?... and you don't have any videos and have only 12 subscribers...

Thank you so much Matt.... as always, a wonderfully clear explanation. I am a wildlife cameraman and I have really struggled with Premiere Pro recently, especially when revisiting older projects. I was already doing an online course on DaVinci and had my toe in the water, but you have convinced me to take the full plunge.

That instant save was brilliant. I did about an hour worth of editing and got the dreaded "not responding" then dead. I opened it up and it was exactly where I left it. Was incredibly happy and surprised.

I looked at Da Vinci. Very stable. Big reason I didn't stick with it was the motion graphics/titles are not as robust as Premiere and FCP. It can do some sophisticated animation and special effects, Like making your own titles and re-using them without having to edit and re-animate.

@mdhalbrook

Жыл бұрын

Fusion is quite powerful once you get to know it and there are a few tutorials on making presets for titles from, check Patrick Sterling and Mr Alex Tech.

@AllTerrainFamily

Жыл бұрын

@@mdhalbrook I went around the horn with it a while back and found it couldn't do what I can do with Motion and FCP.

I’d really love to see more videos about how to replace After Effects with programs like Apple Motion or DaVinci Resolve’s Fusion… the 3D tracking you can do for VFX in After Effects seems to be unrivaled at this point but I don’t want to pay for creative cloud just for that.

@Clickumentary

Жыл бұрын

Also, I've seen some freaking amazing stabilization (hyperlapse, etc) with After Effects that I don't think DR can touch. I've tried. A lot.

@tonidaraban

Жыл бұрын

Tracking 3d in After Effects is easily beaten by cinema 4d or blender

@johnb4467

Жыл бұрын

Ease of entry in AE's 3D tracker is very nice. Basically drop the effect and wait & majority time it works if it's not too complex. It's definitely not as robust of a 3D tracker as some other apps though if things don't go smoothly on that initial track. I myself am "trying" to transition from Nuke to Fusion, but it has been very painful thus far. I went through the same thing (to a much lesser extent) in transferring skillsets from Premiere to Resolve too though -- but it was very much worth the effort.

Enjoyed the breakdown, thanks for sharing! Going to make the switch to learn Resolve.

Great video, never seen your stuff before Love the intelligent and continued explanation without cuts in your video!

Also consider that Adobe is a publically traded company that's incentivized to get new users to satisfy shareholders, whereas Blackmagic is a private company that makes a lot of revenue from their hardware sales in the long run. Also, not having to roundtrip for color grading is amazing.

@TravisAvey

Жыл бұрын

and not round tripping for VFX or audio!

@zerocore_

Жыл бұрын

They’re like the Valve of the production industry

@MtnXfreeride

Жыл бұрын

Going public ruins good companies.. theu become overly profit driven.

Resolve is an ecosystem of its own. It has Fusion, for After Effects style editing/programming. The Fairlight tab is essentially Adobe Audition on steroids. The Deliver tab is like Adobe Media Encoder, with more features. The Media tab is like Adobe Sync. But I can never find a replacement for the Content-Aware tool in Photoshop.

Glad you are taking time for self care 🎉 enjoy your time off and good blessings on the new home studio that’s HUGE!!

As a designer, mainly used to creating/editing 2d and 3d, I've dabbled in Adobe's video products and found them to have a steep learning curve (but that's probably just me!), not to mention performance issues. Now that I have a YT channel, I've been using Davinci Resolve for all my video needs, and it's brilliant. Highly recommended. Thanks for the video 😀

@CinemaSteve

Жыл бұрын

Trust me when I say the steep learning curve isn’t just you. It’s all of Adobe’s programs. Learning Premiere is probably one of the easier ones but still it will takes a few years to actually have a workflow down. Then you have After Effects which is stupidly unintuitive. Then Illustrator and Photoshop which share so many tools yet the keyboard shortcuts between the 2 programs are completely different lol. I’m a creative director focused in video mainly and I hate having to use premiere and AE. My art director friend always makes fun of how dumb the Adobe design programs are. It’s a mess.

loved it! Especially the part where you've mentioned the failure of FCP10, I am one of those editors who ditched FCP for the same reason. Adding to all you said, speaking about people outside of America, who live in developing countries and such, the thing with the price is obvious. So at the end what companies like Black Magic and Blender did, is planning for the future, by profiting of the idea of a larger fan base.

@actornickjameson

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. I stayed with FCP 7 even when I had to use Retroactive to make it run, until it was no longer possible.

All DaVinci Resolve really needs at this point is the kind of infrastructure Adobe has, with its sheer number of plugins and stock media. Oh yeah, and the ability to import vector graphics natively would help, too.

@pen1208

Жыл бұрын

ummm, here you go my good man. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXVoj6OpmceXlco.html

@pen1208

Жыл бұрын

Stock media is way easy to find for davinci. There are plugins galore as well. It is nothing like 7 plus years ago.

Great video, Matt. I'm also 7 years filmmaker, and I'm also ready to make the switch. The premiere has gotten worse and worse in the last year. We are talking crashes, restarts and enormous lag during editing, and all that with in-camera proxy workflow. Especially working 4K MXF from the Canon cinema range. I just installed DaVinci and I'm absolutly confused. Any good tutorials for how to make the transition?

Matt, thank you so much for the comparison/review. Definitely some nuggets to consider. I was worried Blackmagic was either going to be a bit-player in post production, or get us invested only to start charging similar to Adobe. I am hoping they don't change their business model in that regard. I intended for the Adobe ecosystem to be my final stop, as it has been an integral part of post production with supporting software such as After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and others. I am so dependent on those I will still have to stay subscribed for the forseeable future. The crashing of Premiere has become totally unacceptable and I have been considering migrating back to FCP. I guess I need to consider Davinci, as I already have the full studio license (and BMD Cameras, which are awesome). I now need to do the deep dive to figure out which one fits my client workflow while providing the stability, speed, creative tools and flexibility demanded by my clients. Not to mention the ease and how thorough the migration process is. If you feel inspired, a video on the conversion process would be very helpful. Again, thank you!

I much prefer Davinci Resolve for the workflow and slickness design of the interface >> the CUT page is a speed editing dream for a rough cut timeline >> love the transitions interface and the colour grading is just excellent compared to my experience in PP for some reason... I still use both for collaborative reasons and yet much prefer Davinci Resolve 👌💯👀🎯🎥😎🌟

This topic always gets to me. I definitely see the reasons for switching from premiere to davinci. It is amazing software, and I own it and love it (the little I have used it). BUT having been using premiere (and all of the adobe software) for nearly 15 years, It just doesn't seem to make sense for me. The amount of time it would take me to build a workflow in davinci that matches the decade and a half that I have had in adobe, just seems like a chore. Also, as a Mac user, I think premiere crashed on me, MAYBE 6 times in all of 2022, and I am on it DAILY. (hope I dont jinx myself). All that said, I have been mostly happy with adobe, minus the subscription model. I'd love to get proficient in Davinci, but as long as the work keeps flowing in, my time is better spent using what I know. Maybe one day tho…we shall see.

thanks so much and love seeing you also switched, I started 1-2 years ago when sam kolder was walking about this. I was blown away as well and more seeing all the big youtubers adopting to it to make their editing process better. Every day I do not regrade changing even its a learning curve with the nodes or Fusion but once you get it you never want to go back to PP or AE. High five for the awesome well explant video Matt ;-)

Well executed video man, thatkS for sharing. I wanted to share my thoughts: I started using DaVinci Resolve few months ago and I was scared at the beginning, but after 3 months I started to learn the basics, and now I have all my projects in DaVinci Resolve. It is hard to switch, because it's like to learn to walk again. But they have tutorials on their website which is AWESOME!. I like DaVinci Resolve so far, and I like when companies give you the opportunity to grow as a creator for free and then let you choose whether or not to upgrade to the full version of the software. If I grow as a creator I will definitely buy the full version of DaVinci Resolve to support Black Magic. Thanks for the video!

When our production house switched 3 years ago we thought we would have to keep Premiere Pro for legacy projects but after a few months we got to the point we would rather do a complete re-edit in Davinci Resolve than mess around in PP. Also you are correct Mac users have it so much worse with PP, even DR seems to have some more issues than PC.

@Nocturnal_1111

Жыл бұрын

Have you used DR in Mac (M1 chip) ?

@cameragod1

Жыл бұрын

@@Nocturnal_1111 No and that could well be the problem :) Although my 6 year old HP Laptop works flawlessly with DR while our 3 year old iMac's constantly have trouble. Personally I think it has more to do with how they interact with our NAS.

@Nocturnal_1111

Жыл бұрын

My friend told me that with M1 pro it works fluently. On the other hand the M1 pro chip is also a revolutionary invention by Apple

@vtk_jnr

Жыл бұрын

Mac Air M1, no problems and works amazingly running DR 18. Can't believe I can edit, color, etc, all from my Mac anywhere, anytime on client projects.

@VMYeahVN

Жыл бұрын

@@Nocturnal_1111 I think Black Magic redid Resolve completely for Apple Silicon and i think that's the flagship code base for them now. It's so insanely fast and efficient on the Apple chips.

Well done! I switched about 2 years ago and I am happy I did. One additional “Bonus” reason I would add is the workflow piece of it. Many editors were doing the bulk amount of work in premiere and then having to export to Davinci for color work. That extra process is time consuming and often troublesome. Having the color tools in DR but also keeping editing there too makes the whole process so much faster and reliable :)

@kgeo753

Жыл бұрын

Any opinion on Fusion? After Effects is the primary thing holding me captive in Creative Cloud.

@upwardfilmspnwweddingvideo1099

Жыл бұрын

@@kgeo753 I don’t use Fusion for much except for basic compositing and object removal. I do know that I have seen a few comparison videos where they say anything done in after effects can be done in fusion. People struggle a bit with Fusions node based system (instead of layers) but it has some advantages once you get use to it.

Is it good on Mac OS? Or Windows?

the best is when you try to export and get a random error, so the 1 thing media encoder is designed to do, it just cannot

Totally true and sad. I still have to stick to Premiere because my work uses it, and also it makes it easier to dynamic link with AE since I do a lot of motion graphics. But other than that, I really hope Adobe steps up their game. It's embarrassing at this point.

@MattMcCool0

Жыл бұрын

I used to rely on AE for motion graphics as well but after finally wrapping my head around Fusion I will say I can create higher quality motion graphics in less time on the Fusion page than I ever did with the dynamic linking of AE and PP. Dynamic linking didn't always work perfectly for me anyway. But Fusion is built right in. No need to link anything or leave the app at all. It's not the smoothest learning curve coming from AE, but Fusion is definitely just as capable! 😉

@Dano-Media

Жыл бұрын

@Matt McCool I can understand the dynamic linking being buggy. It works most of the time for me, but it can get annoying sometimes when things get unlinked. However, and I don't speak from experience so taoe my words with a grain of salt, aren't layer based compositors way easier by nature when it comes to motion graphics? For VFX and compositing Fusion is probably the way to go, but motion graphics is a breeze in AE. At least from what I've seen, but I'm willing to change my mind!

@MattMcCool0

Жыл бұрын

​@@Dano-Media There's a really great blog from a guy named Matic called "Fusion: My PEN & PAPER". His whole site is worth a look for the inspiration for what can be done with nodes. I think "easier" really depends on what you're used to. Having spent some time with both, I find nodes harder to learn but easier to master. I can think through a mograph I see in my mind with less friction using nodes. I think this is mostly thanks to the infinite node playground you have to experiment with. By contrast, layers feel claustrophobic. I know this is what precomping is for, but nodes eliminate the need to precomp while keeping the benefits. And nodes are inherently more visual. You can tell what's happening without looking at the viewer. Don't get me wrong, AE is a great piece of software and of course there's things that it does better... (converting a text layer into a shape layer, bringing in PSDs or AIs, the plethora of educational resources). Ultimately I think we should use whatever tool is right for the task. But just speaking personally, Fusion has changed the way I shoot, edit, and think about storytelling.

@Dano-Media

Жыл бұрын

@Matt McCool Fair enough, I'll for sure check that out! Thanks for the recommendation 👌🏼👌🏼

@KaarloMedia

Жыл бұрын

​@@Dano-Media I've worked professionally in both the Adobe and BM ecosystems for quite a while and I can chime in in terms of motion graphics. 1. Fusion's only option for vector graphics are CSVs which are really bad compared to a complete layered workflow from Illustrator or especially dreadful when comparing with plugins like Overlord. It would be nice for BlackMagic to expand the library of compatible formats. 2. Fusion's playback has improved with every update, but DaVinci's timeline performance with Fusion effects is not on par with AE / PP integration. Simple effects are finally realtime in DaVinci, but having even two simple text effects on top of each other kills realtime playback. For reference, I have a MacBook Pro M1 Max with 64GB RAM. I haven't tried the new version with my PC yet, though (12core, 2080TI, 64GB RAM). 3. There are no official align tools in Fusion yet. Here's a link to a plugin tool that works ok (kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGar2dJqc7XXh6w.html). In general, moving objects and aligning things is more difficult in Fusion compared to AE. You can't grab objects in the viewer for example. 4. Keyframes are in some ways better in Fusion and at the same time controlling them is harder. The spline editor is really powerful and has nice hotkeys + fast buttons for repeating animations for example. Also controlling the splines feels more intuitive than in AE. But you can't copy keyframes across objects. You can modify only one keyframe spline at a time (you can easyease everything at once, but manual editing is limited to one keyframe). The keyframe window is very rudimentary and doesn't look intuitive. There are no distinguishing graphical icons for different types of keyframes. 5. Fusion is more buggy and not as fleshed out than AE. This might get fixed quite quickly when looking at the rate of updates BM is doing, but currently Fusion has weird quirks in some tools and it crashes Resolve quite often. Even ready templates may freeze resolve or just stop working for some reason. It doesn't happen so much that I would hate it, but it's a nuisance nonetheless. 6. Creating templates in AE is a breeeeeeeeze compared to Fusion. In AE you drag and drop your desired modifiers into the Essential Graphics panel and name your template. Also, creating expressions in AE is just way more comfortable with large expandable text fields and nice lasso tools. Fusion's expression interface is way more clunky with single row text fields and a limited lasso tool. Creating a template in Fusion requires you to use a massive panel with every possible modifier of the whole composition displayed for you at the same time, which you then have to sift through to find the ones you want to save to the tool. There are also hidden rules you need to follow to keep the editability of the template and make your template display in the right way. The best simple example to describe the difference between AE and Fusion: If you want to change the order of modifiers in AE template -> just drag & drop. If you want to do the same in Fusion: find the .setting file on your system -> open in text editor -> learn the coding language and copy paste rows of text around a large text wall. 7. Nodes vs. layers doesn't really matter, just different logic. All in all... Fusion is powerful, but still has growing pains in terms of motion graphics (and no guarantees if it will get fully grown). AE is ready, super powerful and has incredible plugins to help you get even further faster.

It's 'tempting' to switch. Have thought about it myself....I'll keep watching your progress to see how your doing. Just feel like I'm so invested in Premiere Pro and my knowledge in that application. Just not sure I want to re-live the learning curve. Additionally, Adobe has it's whole suite of software (After Effects, Media Encoder, photoshop, etc.). Keep us posted...looking forward to see how your progression goes Matt...

@galaga00

Жыл бұрын

I use AE a ton and that alone makes it so hard for me to switch. But man do I hate Premiere.

Great sum-up. Absolutely beautiful. I might reconsider going to Resolve if they offer the three deal-making features: auto transcription for captioning, better speed ramping flows, and better audio flows.

@craiggodard6419

Жыл бұрын

transcription now in 18.5 and it works great!

Great video, thanks! I had no idea that DaVinci had moved into editing. Now I have to give it a try, since it's free.

Excellent breakdown, Matt. In the last few months I’ve made the switch, and it’s like a breath of fresh air! One thing (I think) you didn’t exactly cover, is the fact that Resolve is essentially Premiere, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder all wrapped into one, and for FREE?! I love how I can just stay inside a single software for my work. It’s absolutely amazing :)

@ConnorHammond

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the main reason I'm switching is to encourage myself to use Fusion. I hated Ae, because it felt so clunky and slow. Hoping to get into node based editing

I tried to switch from Resolve (which I started with) to Premiere, but I found it very old fashioned looking and just more difficult to edit with. I'm glad to see more people moving to Resolve now, hopefully that means we'll get more plugins for Resolve!

Great job! Love this. I am watching this on the computer I built in 2021 using your video and specs. It almost never crashes even with Premiere and now I'm downloading Resolve to take a spin. Keep up the great work! One comment I will make about video editing which over the decdades I personally transitioned from tape to whatever the 90's had and up until now is that I learned to use cntrl-s or Apple-s at a very early stage, lol! So, auto-save is set to 5 min but I still manually save from habit.

Thank you for this video. Question: I'm MacBook Pro m2 user. My videos is 4K 30 fps, 20-50 mins, and nothing special in case of spec effects, colouring, etc. Just cutting, sometime white balance correcting, some text and pictures/screens adding and it's actually it. FCPro or daVinci? What is simpler? Thanks.

Would love to see videos of you learning about Da Vinci. I would like to make the switch but feel so comfortable in Premiere that it seems scary to switch to something completely unknown

@johnb4467

Жыл бұрын

I found it painful at first, for sure. Nice thing about editing, though, is that since it's so repetitive in the tools you use...the transition happens fairly quickly -- assuming you force yourself to stick with it. I'm having a harder time going from Nuke to Fusion (both node-based compositors), but am trusting the same thing will happen. I started using Resolve about 4 years ago and haven't missed Premiere at all.

@DavidAddis

Жыл бұрын

I switched about 2 years ago. It was painful at first! There are still some things that I think were easier in Premiere, like masking or managing keyframes, but there isn't anything I could do in Premiere that I can't do in Resolve now.

@johnb4467

Жыл бұрын

@@KK-lg8uz I haven't used final cut in so long that I wouldn't be able to give you an honest opinion. I know that FCX is far better than it used to be (it was a mess on release, but that was many years ago & they've refined it a lot since then). If you're always going to be on Mac & no chance of PC...then FC might be a solid (and one-time-buy) choice. I myself use Resolve for editing, but editing isn't my day-in / day-out profession.

Even with everything Resolve has to offer, the fact that it doesn't support ProRes RAW is simply a dealbreaker for me. Also Dynamic Link with After Effects is a HUGE boon to my workflow. Stuck with Premiere for now.

I might be alone, but I love working in Premiere Pro! I agree with many of these points , especially about the new import/export windows -- that update did not speed up my workflow. But, some updates have been great! As of 2020, teams projects are included in the creative cloud subscription, and I use that feature regularly. I love adobe productions, especially when I need to access footage from an entire year's worth of filming. I love the new captions workflow (adobe will automatically transcribe an interview/sequence for you). I love the essential graphics panel and master text styles. I love adobe's recent integration with frame.io. Obviously, I would love for adobe to fix stability issues, but they are doing *some* great things.

@ChevaughnBeckford

Жыл бұрын

These are all underrated features that no one highlights. A new feature that I use a lot recently is the ability for Premiere Pro to blend song cuts to make it play smoothly like one audio, and their ability to use third-party plug-ins. Premiere Pro to me, is the more professional and diverse software compared to Resolve

@EricMerrow

Жыл бұрын

Overall, I like working in premiere too. I do a lot of music/audio-heavy videos and premiere has the easiest and most powerful audio interface to work with (that I’ve used). I’m not opposed to switching, but I wouldn’t want to sacrifice my editing speed in order to learn a new program. But if I could learn how to edit as fast in resolve as I do in premiere then I would definitely give it a go.

@hannibalishungry

Жыл бұрын

Premiere Pro works great for me

@HooverTuber

Жыл бұрын

Hollywood, while always looking for faster more efficient methods, moves relatively slowly in the post production side of things. I remember when it NLEs in the pro world were only Avid. Then Final Cut started making inroads. Then Premiere finally broke through a few years back and now it’s pretty much Avid and Premiere, with Premiere just getting better and better. It’ll take a lot for DaVinci to make a serious dent IMO, but alternative NLEs are welcome and competition makes them all better 😊

@lewispullan6725

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you. I agree that the stability needs changing for sure but I had to use FCPX for a bit and it crashed way more than PP does. I love the flexibility of the windows in premiere pro and I love that it has all the features I could ever want and the few plugins I have all work really well. I've used resolve too and I enjoyed it quite a bit on my laptop as it was easier to run than PP but I could never adjust it how I liked it on my main editing machine. FCPX on the other hand was horrible. The core mechanics are horrible and just seemed so backwards to me. I also found it was missing so many features that should be simple and I was constantly trying to find work arounds.

We just made the switch ourselves. Can't wait to keep learning more from you, homie!

As a 22 year Adobe Ps, Id & Ai user - I was unable to get up to speed with Premier for my vlogs. I switched to FCP and reduced edit time from 16 hours down to 4 hours. One concludes that the features offered in Pr don’t suit basic vlog editors but I feel like it’s a wasted opportunity? Thoughts?

Divinci is hands down the best editing platform on the market. It’s nice to see others taking the jump

I use both, I still love FCPX over resolve. I couldn’t even tell you why. I do love the magnetic timeline. Maybe one day I’ll fully use DaVinci.

@peterwilson9699

Жыл бұрын

Agree! But if you are inside the Windows system, you cannot choose. Final Cut is lovely!

@Soul_Visuals_Photography

Жыл бұрын

@@peterwilson9699 yeah, I left the window system quite a long time ago and I haven’t looked back. And these days the Apple ecosystem is just amazing for me.

@crawfoproductions4418

Жыл бұрын

FCPX FTW. Mine never crashes. Always auto saves.

@Soul_Visuals_Photography

Жыл бұрын

@@crawfoproductions4418 same.

@photowinz

Жыл бұрын

Final Cut Pro is the best editor if you're in the Mac ecosystem. Handsdown

Switched to Resolve for the first time 2 years ago. Went back on a few projects because of familarity with Premiere (and After Effects). When I am in a hurry its a bit frustrating to re-learn some things like software. I overcame the hurdle and fully switched to everything about a year ago. Since I am now using Fairlight and Fusion a lot as well, its kind of crazy to think how much I used to defend Adobe/Premiere und how many people still use it, just because they are used to it. Its insane how frustrated so many people are with Premiere and still dont make the switch.

@dallasroberts3206

Жыл бұрын

That’s the most encouraging reply I’ve read here. I’ve used Premiere forever and just bought DR. I just need to bite the bullet and force myself to switch. Thanks!

Very cool, good to see people try new things. I Ditched DR for FCPX but very nice to see updates. FCPXs speed right now is just unmatched so it been no real motivation to use anything else at this time.

@photowinz

Жыл бұрын

Agree. FCP all the way!

@RandenMontalvo

Жыл бұрын

@@photowinz facts Apple gets me worth their exports speeds that are just incredible with Pro Res in FCPX.

NEVER had a problem with Premiere crashing (I'm on Macbook 16" M1 Max) or issues with playback so I think this is a bit of a myth that i keep hearing repeated... I sometimes edit with 8K and very happy with the performance. My main complaint with Premiere is sometimes getting the 'media pending' error - but this is very rare - and only with After Effects linked comps. Also, I am on Premiere 2022 as 2023 is much slower - Adobe should ALWAYS INTERNALLY FULLY TEST RELEASES PRIOR TO RELEASE - as the latest versions are usually a bit buggy and this is extremely annoying... If Premiere is good enough for James Cameron and legendary editors like Walter Murch - and so many contemporary filmmakers, then this should be noted. Finally, I do sometimes use Resolve for grading - but not for editing so I am following these developments so could change my mind later if Resolve continues to improve. With Adobe's financial clout it is buying out AI companies and integrating into their system - so Adobe is going to offer a lot of new stuff soon so I would suggest its risky to leave the Adobe eco-system completely in this new AI lead revolution...

@jimsnow6430

Жыл бұрын

It’s the herd mentality that causes it to be fashionable to knock Premiere Pro. It’s a pathetic way to try to be accepted by peers. Unfortunately for them, they would be far more likely to be accepted by doing good work than lip smacking the number one NLE.

@simoz78

Жыл бұрын

@Jim Snow you should change your name to John... then the "You know nothing" sentence would be even more appropriate (but what do I expect from an Adobe fanboy loser🤣)

@jimsnow6430

Жыл бұрын

@@simoz78 Thanks for proving my point. Now, 'everyone' will like you.

@toofy7253

Жыл бұрын

I've had premiere crash on me over 50 times in a couple of hours. Especially when I added effects like Noise reduction from Neat video on 6K RAW footage. That was annoying. I'm kind of done with premiere pro, and this video pushed me over the edge. I'd rather spend my money with a company that has video producers on their mind every step of the way.

Hi Matte, thank you very much for this insightful video. I really wanted to shift too. What's holding me back is the ability to connect after effects compositions with premiere. I do vfx and motion graphics a lot. And this ability makes my work much faster because any edits I do in after effects, it updates on premiere. So how are you going with this one? Do you render after effects compositions every time before using them on resolve? Or is that you replaced after effects with fusion? Let me know. Thank you very much.

A huge bummer for Resolve is that unless you get the Studio package, you can't edit over 4K 60fps or 10-bit colour videos (Which every modern camera has nowadays). I don't think paying $475USD even though it's lifetime is better than paying $70USD a month for ALL ADOBE APPS is a win to save a 15-20mins of editing time for videos, and which editor doesn't hit 'CTRL + S' every 20 seconds?

@msstorey01

Жыл бұрын

I hit CTRL+S so much that I don't even notice anymore. It's involuntary, like breathing.

I wish you the best in your transition to Resolve. I've been using it for a couple years now. I remember the bright eyed days of looking at Resolve but oh boy. Crashes are more frequent and the really bad part is that crashes will regularly corrupt projects. This is compounded when you use a lot of Fusion but don't use a very specific, yet not defined, method of creating your comps. You can make a big old ugly comp and Resolve will let you do it that way...until it doesn't. And it stops responding. And it starts to crash every time you open Resolve. I've lost literally hundreds of hours of work due to this. I've restarted a now almost 3 year (no, seriously) edit because of this. Weirdly, reverting to back ups of the database or the project does not help. Resolve somehow writes errors but ignores them for a while. Yeah, that's confusing and I'm not explaining it as a dev because I'm not one. Resolve timeline speed can be really good but if it's H.264 or something else that is really compressed, it's not. That said, they have an excellent proxy system that is essentially automated. But also, if there is any nr or color grading or really any effects, it won't play back under many circumstances. Many of the features are strictly marketing. For example, I am building a Fusion comp with 3 stills. That's it. I used a depth map on one of the stills which is still...not even animated. Completely crashed the project. My main gripe with Resolve is that it is a loss leader. They sell the best version for $300 lifetime. They aren't making any money on it. They are a hardware company so they made a decent editor to package along with the nice cardboard box. So because they aren't making any money, they have zero support. They do not listen to users at all, despite their reputation for doing so. We've been yelling for versions for things like basic UI customization like Premiere has and float 32 audio editing. I don't know if Premiere has a help desk of any sort but I do know that Resolve doesn't. I would VERY gladly pay twice the Premiere subscription price to be able to get Resolve working again when it does its normal crash and my client is yelling for his video. Very hopeful that a Resolve killer comes out soon. I don't mean to be a negative nilly, I just wish that somebody had been forthright about the Resolve issues before I switched over. I would have stayed.

@emileravenet

Жыл бұрын

this makes me wanna just commit to FCPX forever hahahahaha.... honestly i bet capcut is gonna take all these companies money in 2 years.

@HikingWithCooper

Жыл бұрын

@@emileravenet Ooh. I will have to look into that. I do bag on Resolve a lot but that’s because I know they can do better. They can offer a higher priced platform to afford support and more testers. But they don’t. They just pump out marketing-friendly features like vertical video and a boring detector while ignoring their faithful user base.

Davinci Resolve is literally the best software I have used, hands down. Period. My workflow is 10x faster, my cuts and edits are done insanely faster and i love how it immediatly closes the gaps in the timeline, I love the title effects, and all the cool effects like "camera shake" on a tripod shot to give it some movement - and not to mention color GRADING is the most AMAZING way to grade and create looks to your footage.......BUTTT - I shoot with my Ninja V in ProRes RAW. Which Davinci....does not support. My only work around to this the cheaper way is I color "correct" my footage in Final Cut, then export in ProRes, put it in Davinci, then color "grade" in resolve, then cut and edit. Too much added to my workflow. Now I know Mac has a software thats called "RAW Converter" where I can convert my ProRes RAW to CDNG and I get my RAW settings in Davinci. Again, still kind of inconvenient. I understand Blackmagic has their own raw called "BRAW" and they want you to go buy their own products to have RAW capability in their own software. But they would make SO MUCH more money in selling Resolve Studio - if they accepted ProRes RAW. I know soooooo many people who do the same as me and all shoot in ProRes RAW and just wont switch to resolve SOLEY for that purpose. I really wish Davinci would cave into implementing ProRes RAW into Davinci Resolve Studio. At that point if that ever happened, It would stop using the free version, and give Blackmagic the money that is deserved to them and buy the studio version. I think if Blackmagic saw this comment, this is my feedback as a Marketing Managers standpoint....Give us ProRes RAW - but ONLY in the paid "studio" version. If blackmagic implemented this - I would not hesitate wipping out my wallet, and pay for Studio. I wouldnt even stop to think about doing it.

@FinalGrade

Жыл бұрын

I believe it doesn’t have to do with Blackmagic wanting you to buy their cameras for BRAW. I’ve read somewhere that it has to do with Apple licensing and needing to pay them to use ProRes Raw. Basically Blackmagic doesn’t want to have to pay Apple royalties for their RAW implementation when they already have their own.

You perfectly described the FC7 to FCX to Premiere migration timeline. Living through those days was extremely frustrating.

This is awesome to see! I’ve wanted something like creative cloud for a while now and to hear about the pricing for this sounds amazing. A single price is wonderful. Once I get the money I want to buy that. For now I’ll check out the free version

Sorry Matt, never had a stability problems and will continue use PP. Btw...I have a MAC. Usually it's operator error. Regarding 'saving'...my workflow is such that each time I execute and series of edits and am happy, I methodically save the project myself. I don't wait for the program to do so.

For several reasons, I edit some projects not on a SSD, but from harddrives in a NAS. Internal SSDs are only used for Cache. And even this network based editing is blazing fast.

I'm glad I saw this. In the past few days, been thinking of moving to Davinci due to the editing software I was using, Hitfilm having been bought out by Artlist and the forums have been shut down as of late. I went to HF as it was what would work with my aging PC (now 10 years old) as Adobe CS4 did not have proxies and needed to get proxies and 2021.2 had it, sadly, it's marginal with my aging Core i5 based Dell Optiplex (SFF) desktop. So now am researching what I need to make the upgrade to a better box and go with Resolve.

Hey Matt! I love resolve as well, but can you do a tutorial on how to multicam a Wedding using resolve? For context, I shoot weddings with about 3-4 angles, and sometimes create longer full length videos of weddings, depending on what the couple wants. I use Plurarleyes to sync up the clips, and edit in premiere. But when I use Pluraleyes and import the timeline into resolve, I always get an error saying that some of the clips are not linked. And I can't seem to figure out how to link them back up as easily as I can in Premiere. This is literally the only issue stopping me from switching fully! I have yet to figure out this issue, but a tutorial would be really helpful!!

YES! So glad you're switching as I've watched your Premiere Pro content for years but was so happy to switch to Resolve last year. Looking forward to more content!

Great video! I think you've convinced me to switch. Is it also easier to use than premier? (Better learning curve?)

Hey, thanks for the perspective on all this. I am a complete noob, and was looking for good editing software that I can stick with through the learning process. I will definitely be digging into Resolve!

Excellent and very thorough and informative review, thank you

I switched from premiere to final cut 2 years ago and im so glad I did. The one feature I miss is the audio remix feature where you could change the length of any song with a few clicks. Can any other software do this?

loved the video! Is there any chance you could explain your current workflow in Resolve? specially how to colour grade sony videos relatively fast, thank you!

The background of past video editing programs was a great addition to the breakdown of the current market for video editors.

Great review! Thank you!

Great video Matt! Maybe an idea for you which could be a good video. Could you use XMLs to transfer your projects from premiere to Davinci? If you did that every time you needed to access one of your old projects you could slowly transition out of adobe and into davinci. It would probably happen slowly over a long time but it might just get you out of the hefty adobe charges eventually!

This would be a larger undertaking to escape the web of Adobe, but (and maybe this is a business opportunity) I think you can export most of your Premiere projects as XML and get pretty close to at least the cut version of your edits and build them out in Resolve? I know translation doesn't always work great, and I doubt color will transfer, but something to think about so you can completely pull the Adobe plug? Maybe it's too much work? Or perhaps export all the XML files and then rebuild in Resolve if/when you actually have an old video you need to deal with and give it a fresh new color grade? Food for thought.

YES! It’s about time! Love your content. I switched to DaVinci 2 years ago.

Thanks Matt, totally agree Davinci is awesome. Been using it for years now since version 16 and it gets better and better. The network collaboration with multiple editors in a project at the same time is why we use it for our studio.

I'm on board for switching from Premiere and AE to DaVanci and Fusion, but I use a lot of plugins from Video Copilot, Red Giant, and Mister Horse. Is this holding anyone else back?

I love the rant and LONG FORM content!! Bring on the minimal editing vlogs!!!!!

I'm about to switch. I'm having constant problems with editing on both of my PCs. And so are both of the editors/contractors I work with. Adobe will say that all three of us are the problem, but we are all on separate systems with an Intel, AMD, and Apple M1 system. The only reason I don't switch is because of fear of not being able to meet my schedule but I got to just do it and stop making excuses.

how can we save projects and back them up, so it opens up as is on another computer or if we have to do full restore of our hard drive ?

I look forward to more DaVinci tutorials from you Matt 🙌🏼

I can’t wait for more Resolve Tutorials by you Matt🔥🔥 we need more help on KZread for Resolve users!!

Matt, this was, simply put, brilliant. THANK YOU for taking so much time to put it simple. Nice work. PS: Can you tell me how/which teleprompter do you use? Cheers

I’m like you. Stuck because of the ecosystem due to older projects. I’m tempted to switch to resolve for my classroom though. That cloud editing and student working collaboratively is super enticing!!!

Great video Matt! I think you hit pretty much all of the big selling points of resolve. I also have switched over for a while now.

I'm currently just using the free version of Hitfilms for simple editing and video compilations for KZread. Is there a good reason to switch DaVinci? Or do I just do it if I'm going for more advanced editing?

Thank you Mr Johnson, I believe there is something here, been playing with the free version and right away it felt familiar. I have not found anything wrong with it, I rather pay 300 USD than keep making payments . question about LUTS is there a plug in or does it come with presets once you buy the studio version? again thank you for the video.

It makes me happy to see so many people join DR. So many job postings where clients request Adobe or FC because those are the files that they are used to working with.

also about the live save. You still need to manually create save point. I was doing heavy editing, and at some point I was testing some color grading styles to see how it would look. Davinci crashed and I got stuck with the "experimental" edits when i re-opened it. I had to re-do all the edits since the last point.