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I'm 77 years old. Been here for 4 years...no doubt about it. DR is the best for a 70's something newbie.

@basievanheerden

4 ай бұрын

I am 72. Started with DR when I was 69. Totally agree with you.

@equisetuminc

4 ай бұрын

Yeah but but but - you guys probably remember ACTUALLY splicing film. And developing your own film. 🎉🎉🎉

@olafrotkohl5898

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. I’m 72 and started with DaVinci Resolve just two months ago. I love it. Logical, stable, fast, powerful, and not so hard to learn.

@greywithglasses

3 ай бұрын

😃@@equisetuminc

@tonyclif1

3 ай бұрын

I'm a baby, at only 65. Been using DaVinci for about 2 years. Love it. And whenever I need to learn something, I simply search THIS channel.

DaVinci Resolve is great for beginners mainly because guys like Casey Faris, Daniel Batal and you provide such helpful tutorials. Keep up the brilliant work.

@ClaytonsWoodArt

3 ай бұрын

Word! Look it up 😂

@TheCreativiZt

3 ай бұрын

You're not wrong! But noone should have to watch 20 hours of video to edit a 15 minute video. Alex is right.

Something a bit different this week! I fancied having a nice little chat 😄 What do you think?! Is Resolve the best way to learn Video Editing?! Make sure to let me know!!

@SirTools

4 ай бұрын

Davinci Resolve is what I call "hardware hungry", but totally worth it. My PC struggles with it, but that was built for gaming not editing work. My iMac on the other hand runs it smooth and zero issues. I'm still on the old 27 iMac pro but it's doing a great job. I found DR was easier to deal with than all the others and YES...I tried a long list of them before ending up at DR.

I started with Pinnacle in the early 90's, then moved to Premiere Pro, and wondered why I had waited for so long ... but I wanted to buy the program (which you used to be able to do). I tried DR, and with what I had already learnt, I found it wasn't too hard to start with. I figured that I could do it all in one node, which got me going. Then learning the value of the node process got me experimenting more, and it started coming together. About 12 months in, a major bugbear for me was audio (I do travel videos where my voice was fighting road and A/C noise), and the Voice Enhancement tool was released in the Studio version, and I invested. The world has opened up. I'm only using a fraction of a fraction of what this program is capable of, but I know it's there if I need it. I am approaching 77. Love your videos.

I was so moved by this video, and the sentiment behind it. I jumped from other "easier" editors when I found out about Resolve, but it's the huge support from the community that have helped me stick with it. I'm so filled with gratitude. Thank you Alex for all the videos, and presets, and transitions, and fonts! You've made our lives easier. Thank you for your kindness and joy for editing. Sometimes I'm hating life and an editing video of yours just lifts me up.

I worked in Final Cut for years before moving to Resolve. I regret I didn't do it sooner.

I started out editing church services during the pandemic and tried a few simpler, free programs. Once I realized I really enjoyed editing, I started looking into better programs. I ran across Davinci Resolve and never looked back. Yes, the learning curve is a little steep. I have barely touched Fusion or Fairlight. But I am learning more every day and, most importantly to me, I am thoroughly enjoying video editing. I also really appreciate your channel. You have been one of my main go-to places for learning Resolve. Thank you.

@omega8719

3 ай бұрын

Lol same. Almost not touching Fairlight. But sometimes I need reduce ambient noise when people talk (in video) and surprise after googling Fairlight has the effect. Fusion, 6 months learning and all I use is add text commentary. Trying some fancy stuff but still scratch my head.

Hi Alex 😊 I have been making YT videos for a little over 1 year and editing in DaVinci Resolve and as newbies I can confirm there is a steep learning curve. However, I would also like to say that DaVinci is built relatively logically, I have never touched an editing program before this, but first and foremost it is thanks to you and your YT colleagues who, without comparison, have taught me what I know and can do. So massive thanks to you and yours for helping to understand and learn all about DaVinci Resolve. All newbies can really get a lot of help because of people like you - thanks my friend 🙏😊

I’ve started learning DaVinci several months ago, and I had an inkling to try adobe premiere pro, and I felt so lost and it was just so hard to adjust to it, I couldn’t even finish editing a video… so I instantly went back to DaVinci and it just felt right, perfect workflow for me and everything is just there if I need it all in one app. Having to sync or learn to use multiple programs is baffling to me. I have to say, Yes, DaVinci is shaping me to be a better editor.

@etuoyo

3 ай бұрын

That was my exact same experience lol

Ich bin 64 Jahre alt und habe mich vor ca. einem Jahr für Davinci Resolve entschieden weil es sehr viel bietet und man bekommt noch viel mehr wenn man ein wenig im Internet stöbert. Du hast eine sehr angenehme Art deine Videos zu erklären und deine Tipps und Tricks sind sehr aufschlussreich. Seit zwei Monaten habe ich jetzt auch die Studio Version. Ich bin wirklich beeindruckt. Mach weiter so, danke für deine tollen Beträge. 🙏🏼👍🏼😊

@aland1439

3 ай бұрын

Gibt es eine deutsche Version, oder lesen Sie alle Features auf Englisch?

@gisbertbala

3 ай бұрын

@@aland1439 Ich lese alles in der englischen Version. Weil es DaVinci nur in der englischen Version gibt, ist es dann auch einfacher sich alle Tutorials und Features in Englisch anzusehen. Die Begriffe und Fachausdrücke finden sich in identischer Weise wieder und man kann Zusammenhänge besser erkennen.

@aland1439

3 ай бұрын

@@gisbertbalaDu bist ein kluger Keks. Die Merkmale sind für mich in meiner Muttersprache schwer genug zu finden.

@gisbertbala

3 ай бұрын

😉Das ist war, inzwischen kenne ich aber von vielen englischen Fachbegriffen nicht mal die deutsche Übersetzung 😁 @@aland1439

I've been using DR for 4 or 5 years & have used it for several KZread projects/creations. I started when I was about 78 & now I'm 83. Does that mean I need to live to be 100+ to figure it out? It makes me wonder, why am I here?

I moved from Premiere back in like 2015. Found DR immediately easier and more intuitive. And having you, Casey, and now Daniel, means we can move into the cool stuff faster. ❤

This is a very good summary of Davinci, plus a few gems for those of us who already love it. I'm so grateful that someone put me onto this software all those years ago, and so grateful for excellent KZread help from folks like yourself that has guided my journey to learn it better. It IS a great community. 👍👍

Loving the podcast!!

I love things that take long to master because when you get there, it's a great feeling.

It depends on your personality type really... If you could see yourself enjoying things like: Climbing Mount Everest, just to base camp though - nothing too outlandish on your lunch break. 😋 Or you've often wished to join the Polar Bear club, and longed for a relaxing dip in the arctic waters.... Or imagined rolling cheese down Coopers Hill... Blindfolded, wearing high heels - then YES! It's right up your alley!! I did it, and I haven't looked back! It's like an extreme sport - once you try it - you're hooked! 😍🙌🥳

Well done. You did this in a really balanced way, The only thing I might have made clearer is that all of the fancy effects you can do with the "easier" software and so much more you can do with davinci resolve if you are able to put in the time to learn it. You can do pretty much anything.

😇I started using DaVinci Resolve as an infant in digital creation with no experience at all . I thought that I might lose my mind during the first few weeks, trying to figure out basic functions. Once, I was able to break that ice - it didn't feel so challenging. Then, I discovered your videos and your tips were so helpful making my journey even easier.

Wonderful honest review... I waited and debated and postponed creating,... After months of debate I decided on CapCut and after two edits learned that something as simple as deleting or renaming a "space" could not be done! As a 46 year veteran of the music industry with broadcast credits and success as a songwriter I immediately opened up DaVinci (I had purchased the Speed Editor and upgraded to Studio months ago just staring at it) and dug in! Hats off to the great video's you and Casey produce. With a few basics down my "reality show youtube channel" is running! Putting out content almost daily and just adding skills as I go... Your Effects package is great (recently purchased) and I look forward to more which makes wearing every hat in content creation much easier! Thank you... I'd love to see you develop some comic and thought bubbles ASAP... unless you have and I'm missing something?

I've been doing drum covers for my you tube channel for a while. I started out with windows movie maker, then it was NCH videopad. I then stubbled on Davinci Resolve. I was expecting a lot of limitations because it was free. Way wrong about that. I think I have been using it for about a year or so now. Mostly between you and Patrick, I have learned so much.. Its kind of fun to look back and see the progression in editing I've been doing.

da vinchi is really good for me. I have no editing background. I am completely new to video editing. I have edited 3 short trailers. The best thing I like about it is that I don't have to switch into multiple softwares for editing, like for VFX, colour grading, audio related work you don't have to switch to another software.

Before Resolve I tried a bunch of Windows video editors and I managed to hit all those softwares upper bound limits for one or other reason. Then I found Resolve, it was... Don't remember, maybe version 6 or 7 don't know and I felt it like an atomic central control room. And it was so strange, so difficult and so satisfying. I searched all the forum and internet recesses to grab some infos. And I started learning it and appreciate it's "strangeness". Now with version 18 we are in a whole different league. You see a super cool software capable of doing nearly everything and still feel the original "colour grading" heart beating in the background. In all those years I never felt the need to switch to anything else simply because I currently couldn't hit any upper bounds. Except of the hardware when I want to be too much fancy, but there are a lot of ways to achieve the result even if the hardware is not top notch. So... Still dreaming a lower hardware requirement but still loving it. My two cents.

Was using premiere pro in December 2023, until I learned about Davinci Resolve. It was a storm inside my head, learning this software. But, I'll be honest, it was worth the pain, now I am expressing my creativity without leaving the software once, unlike AE, PS, Pr. Great job, Black Magic Design.

I binged watched all your Five Minute Fridays and they gave me just enough of a basic understand I just jumped in. You are so clear on what you are doing it made it easy to follow you. I am no expert, but I am on my way to being decent thanks to you. I look forward to everyone of your videos.

@mikescamping

4 ай бұрын

I should mention I am 71 years old.

I started 3 years ago. It was a bit hard in the beginning. I do not create big films, but I now spend the money into Studio last year 🙂 as I am about to deep dive into it now.

As a Nube to video editing, I was about to give up on Resolve and then I found your videos as well as others. Today I love working with it. I know that whatever I need is in there somewhere and if I can't find it, I can just search the web and you or someone will point me in the right direction or even show how to do it. And you can't beat the price, right? :)

Did my edit in the free version for One year, did upgrade it to studio. I was so happy with davinci 😊 fun to learn stuff, would like to get littlebit nicer text options.

I had to learn video for a construction project during covid (as a film person). Mentored from an expert at my old job who started me on iMovie. Lasted one week before he moved me to Resolve; two months before I bought the speed editor and Resolve Studio. It’s straightforward if you’ve shot film (still and video). We are lucky to have @MrAlexTech, @PatrickStirling, @DarrenMostyn @CullenKelly @CameraTim

I started in Hitfilm before seeing a lot of hype around Davinci. Swapped to it very early into learning (after making like 3 videos) which felt like a rough time to do it but incredibly happy I did. It's been truly fantastic for learning, especially once I got over my fear of the colour/fairlight page.

I learned how to edit in resolve. It was a very slow process in the beginning. But I learned a lot more than I would have on a drag and drop editor.

My 2 cents before watching this video is that most video editors are quite counterintuitive. I started with Premiere Pro from back in the day before they had the subscription model. I stuck with that for an embarrassingly long amount of time. It was about as intuitive as you can expect an Adobe product to be and then some. I heard a number of people talking about Resolve and how it's free and there's a LOT of really cool stuff you can do with the free version, so I picked it up. There was no "apply the clutch and shift gears" to keep this in motion. I quickly learned I needed to "shift to neutral, pull the e-brake, turn off the car, clear my head and then try all the way from the start to learn how it's done." I found that tutorial videos like the ones on this channel have really helped me learn Resolve. There are a few mobile based solutions out there which may make things a little easier, but they generally don't seem to have the power as Resolve, in my opinion, though that may change with updates to apps, but with them behind paywalls, I'm not likely to look into them too much when I already have a solution that works best for me.

As a casual video editor, I don't want to invest too much money in software I use once every two months or so... The free alternatives (I used Windows Movie Maker some years ago, together with Open Shot) are limited and you get frustrated. Yes, Davinci Resolve is complex, but who cares? With people like you on KZread, you can start editing after 1 hour of learning, and gradually learn a thing at a time. And you don't need to use all the features. Start with Media -> Edit -> Deliver, the rest will come when needed.

I switched from Imovie+different apps to Davinci two years ago. It was a big step from a hobby-level software to professional standard but it's worth the effort of learning. (And learning is a very pleasant way of living so it is not so much effort.) I don't make any fancy stoff but now I feel comfortable making my small videos in DVR and have found a good workflow. As soon as I want och need to do something I haven't done before the tool and technics is there. At the minus-side: There are not so many totorials and instructions in my own language (Swedish) and that slows the learning a bit. Mostly learning by KZread but also LinkedIn learning and a few small online-courses in Swedish. If I had subscribed Premiere Pro instead there would have been many resources in my own language to learn from. And many colleagues to ask. (Seams that every one I know work in Premiere.)

Nothing compares to Davinci. The interface and ease of usability is fantastic.

I used to edit videos with Premiere Pro many years ago, but I was always frustrated with it. I got to know Davinci 4 years ago through you and others on KZread and I learned to love it. Everything was much easier and more logical for me in Davinci than in Premiere and yet I still feel like a beginner. I can definitely recommend Davinci to beginners if they have the patience and hunger for more. For me and my work, there is nothing better.

A year and a half down the line I haven’t looked back once 🙌🏼🤩 So happy I joined the DR community 🙏🏼

Alex, I've moved totally to Studio version. I used, and have used, many other NLEs over the years, and I have found Resolve Studio to be the most STABLE, which is critical for me. I used to use Vegas Pro, but it has become too buggy (crashes, and other weird anomalies and artifacts). I purchased your software and I thank your for it!

Also, your explanation on ending up with garbage from like Envato made me snort my lunch up my nose 😂😂😂😂😂

I started editing on my phone using inshot and that was okay and gave me a base on what is what. Then I went to Davinci Resolve and used all the great videos from Alex, Patrick, Casey, Jason and many more to make it make sense 😊 But if I wasn't as interested in learning editing I'm pretty sure something like Inshot or the newer CapCut would have been fine 😅

Honestly even the out of the box stuff is good and if you know where to look (Fusion or clicking around the Inspector tab) you can make some of those presets spicier!

As a long time Final Cut editor, going back to Version 4, I began using Resolve last year. The one thing I miss from FCP if plugins. Final Cut has tons of plugins from sites like FX Factory, Ripple Training, etc. Resolve lacks that. I do hope as Resolve becomes more popular more and more Plugins will become available.

Holy cow. I did not know that the Studio license works on 2 machines AND it is transferrable to newer ones if you uninstall it from one. Awesome to know. I see a light towards the end of this tunnel of debt I have and I can see getting a new computer (I have a budget machine from a few years back which chugs along slowly and I can do some basic timeline cuts/edits as long as there aren't too many stacked timelines or crazy Fusion effects) and I would love to buy a copy of Resolve just for the performance improvements and potentially some of the crazier Studio only features.

I actually started video editing on my IMac, and when that got old, a friend made me a computer, and I got Resolve for that system. I'm very happy with it.

I started video editing a little while back with Premiere Pro. It feels a little more intuitive to me, but the Subscription model is not one I like. I switched to Davinci Resolve and it is a complex program with a steep learning curve for sure! I am also doing this on an under-powered PC, but I enjoy the challenge of nutting it all out and there are many failures along the way. Watching Yourself, Darren Mostyn and Casey Farris is certainly helping me understand things a bit more so Thankyou!

@KontrolStyle

3 ай бұрын

This! I wasted money on PP when I coulda just bought studio earlier. DR is scary to look at, but it feels easier to master - and thanks to patrick, alex and casey - among others! It makes it so easy to get started.

DaVinci Resolve is definitely not for total beginners, it is very complicated, however, it is a fantastic tool for advanced features missing from other products. The color grading for instance is a killer feature, for free but with a very steep learning curve. Thanks to people like you, this learning curve tends to drop a tad.

I think everything has been said in the comments below. I started as a complete beginner about 4 years ago. I was lucky to have found Da Vinci Resolve free version. I was immediately hooked and motivated to learn everything I can. The Blackmagic Design training is extremely good, and so are all KZreadrs. Your channel by the way is my favorite channel. Please keep going.

Here we go, I love your videos! When I decided to launch my KZread channel I told the guy at Best Buy and he sold me a Republic Of Gamers laptop with the nVidia chip 🤪 I haven’t had any issues with either the free or paid versions of DR! DR is the only editing software I have ever used and for this 64 year old the curve is steeeeeep 😅 Aged hardware vs aged Learner 😮 I’m getting there though. Lots to learn. Is it great for beginners? It’s GREAT for this beginner!!

I came from photography and added video to my portfolio. So I downloaded an installed the free version. Then I watched two days in youtube channels like yours. And your channel. After that I spent the 300€ for the studio license. I never regretted it. But I have to admit I upgraded my edit PC from Ryzen 7 to 9 and the GPU from Nvidia 3600 to 4700. And the RAM to 128GB And a watercooled heatsink. And a decent case. Not really necessary, but so much fun. It is still cheaper than the stupid Premiere subscription. So do I think, Davinci Risolve is good for beginners? Yes it is. Spend some KZread time for tutorials, but then your are able to use the industry standard.

One step at the tiome you will be fine use the tutrials.....when needed like this one above realy great!

Resolve is the only video editing suite I have used. True it has a steep learning curve, but if you are willing to take a little time to learn then it isn't too difficult. I've found KZread is a great source of info, and as you say the community is full of great people. 👍

Thanks for a thoughtful video. One more positive of DR, especially for newcomers, is the extensive training resources available. The youtube community is terrific, but DR itself offers professional training tools at no cost. They have self-paced programs that even give you the video files so you can play along.

Any good editor is going to have a rather steep learning curve to do advanced tasks. At least with Resolve, you can learn it for free and not miss out on a lot of features.

I’ve been using da Vinci for about eight years now. now I’m starting to learn all the different options available to me. I’m finding it difficult in some places but in others all the pages are linked and you pull one to the other and any changes are transferred across all of them, I find it very good. I started using it as a vehicle to get GoPro footage onto the Internet and that’s all I wanted now I’m starting to play with it and learning a lot.

I had no video editing experience at all when I started using resolve and I think that worked in my favor. The learning curve was sooooo steep but thanks to lots of yt videos, I learned the basics over a few months. Trying to learn fusion though...Holy crap. It seriously made me cry more than once. I would give up, then try again only to end up in tears. But then one day, something clicked and it started to make sense. Now I can't imagine using anything else.

well presented summary. in my experience all great software has a learning curve and the effort to learn has always paid off

i remember that it was kind of intimidating when i started learning video editing on resolve 12 or 13 (i don't quite remember) but it is easy to get up to speed

I had used some other video editing programs, both paid for and free, but thanks to this channel it's now my go to place, and I had my 80th birthday just before Christmas '23. If I can do it anyone can. Thanks Alex you're always a worthwhile look. I use a self build sub £1000 AMD tower and it copes really well.

@MrAlexTech

4 ай бұрын

Happy belated 80th birthday Peter 🙂

Hi Alex. DR is very scary for beginners but with your tutorials, it does make it easier. Okay I need to watch it over & over again to get the right steps but the final output is pleasing. On the iPad, I’m still in LumaFusion but I have downloaded DR. There isn’t much content on YT solely for the iPad with 2 tabs only (I don’t always take the keyboard case with me to use the shortcut keys for the other tabs).

👍Awesome Video, Extremely insightful. Thank you.

I started video editing with capcut and very soon I realized it wasn’t powerful enough for editing long form videos. Then I started learning Davinci Resolve, it was difficult at the first week but after that I regretted I didn’t learn it sooner. It is so fast and I have so much control. If you only edit short form contents, Capcut would be a great place to start.

I've done audio editing forever. Yay, Reaper!!! Now learning video. To me, Resolve is way less complex than Final Cut. They can do the same thing, but it's as if Apple tried to hide stuff from new users and then said "We're going to make keystroke and mouse navigation brutal! Enjoy!" Like why can't I easily zoom by scrolling with my trackpad and then use other timeline features with scroll/modifying keys. It's like they tried to make it hard and won't budge from it.

My thought process was, if have to invest my time into learning video editing, then it is best to start with the software that will be most likely my go to editing tool. And when I learned that DR is actually free and probably the beat of them all, it was no contest anymore. An then I've found your channel Alex, and a few more 😀👌💪

I relearnt video editing with Resolve and found it pretty intuitive 90% of the time. I’d certainly say it was easier to learn than Avid (shudder) and Premiere. Haven’t tried Final Cut Pro in about a decade so not sure what the current version is like 🤔

I learned editing on resolve. I had Sony Vegas but never really got into learning or using it.

Davinci resolve has been a great place to learn. And this channel has helped find tricks. So im biased and its a great piece of software for a newbie

Honestly coming from power director all those years ago I would say it is. You just need the media, edit, colour and deliver. Though they are pages they are really just like folders or tabs. Its not like learning blender. I would say its great to learn on and then its got as much as possible to expand in. Plus, there's loads of awesome people like yourself showing us 🧡

I just switch from FCPX to Davinci 2 weeks ago. I tried switching about 4 years ago but Davinci seemed so hard. However after learning about video editing with FCPX for about 5 years Davinci seemed so much easier! I think having all the different pages and those Nodes really tripped me up. Now I’m flying through Davinci better than I did with FCPX!!!

took me less than 6 months to get to grips with it, piece of cake... 👍🏼

I agree, there is a steep learning curve. But you can start easy, just find the info on KZread, and start simple! Now busy for 4 weeks with the program, and yes it,s the best you can get, and resolve is for free!! Works better then Pinnacle!!! thats in dutch, and have more problems finding things then the englisch version of DR.

I love DR so much!

Thank you Alex,

I'm nearly 60 and it's good for me! Just skip the bits you don't need. Oh, and bought your animate plugin thingy, used the presets a few times and it's well handy! Oh, if you see this, power bins? I watched your other video, and asked on there where have they gone? Thx

Alex is there a way to make a panorama scrolling slideshow or video in Davinci Resolve? With blended transitions?

Very interesting video Alex.....I'm a former Filmora user (well I still have it and it's come on leaps and bounds) and created all my Las Vegas Vlogs in it was very intuitive for me as a beginner.....I started wedding Videography last year and purely because I need multicam I started using and learning resolve...but my wedding films don't need anything complex, I use simple cuts, J/L cuts, fades and dissolves and one centred text reveal for the couples names that's it, but I'm so used to using it now that I would like to use it for my next travel vlog series but I know that's where I want to be more creative and fancy as you call it....suppose the question is do you think that one is any less of an editor if they choose to use the more simple program where the effects are pre built, take Filmora there is no inspector as such the only control you have for transitions is the duration of it....I think its the inspector I'm most scared of and just not sure what half of the controls and terminology mean...be great if you could do a video on the insoector and pick a few example effects or transitions and do the from scratch explanation in lehmans terms what they mean or do.

Great balanced explanation Alex,, Some simple programmes are great for quick edits,, but when you want to expand and do more complicated editing then they nearly all fall down, Learning Da Vinci has to be of benefit for situations when you want to create more professional edited projects, No reason why people can't do both while they get up to speed

Ironically I found Resolve very easy to learn and work with. I don't get very fancy, but I do enjoy the interface and feel like I can do anything I want with it, however complicated I want. I've tried a few others and the interfaces just don't feel as good. The tabs layout makes sense to me, (most) things are where I expect them to be, it's fast to render, and it's free.

I think anybody can learn Davinci Resolve. I been at for a while and I have came a long way.

For me its more complicated when it comes to other trending long or short form styles just like ali abdaal styles or jatt jongsala. But I am willing learn more and I want to master this application in the long run, Be patient and enjoy. Thank you

Resolve is good if you want to actually edit with intent on learning how to be better at it and understanding everything you make for a year is going to be bad. If all you wanna do is make clips and shorts, it's definitely too clunky for that. Basically if you've ever wanted to make a movie or trailer, it's a good place to start. If you've ever written a screenplay, it's definitely for you. If you just wanna churn out content to hit the algorithm, it's most certainly not going to be a fun ride. Then again it's free and I think everyone should at least try it out, I could be totally wrong.

Well my only experience with video editing is on Da Vinci so I would say it is not too bad, and most of the trick I apply to ma videos are from your channel (and a bunch of other) so thank you for everything !

Sorry, Alex, I'm a man of habit and this one is a personal bugbear of mine, so i'm going to have to say it: "Steep Learning Curve" is good! It's a curve on a graph measuring outcome over time; with a steep learning curve you make a lot of progress in a short amount of time. A "Shallow Learning Curve" on the other hand, is slower progress over a longer time (time being along the 'x' or horizontal line on the graph), which is the undesirable outcome. Everyone gets it wrong, therefore everyone pisses me off. Thanks for the content; rant over! 🙂

@MrAlexTech

4 ай бұрын

Haha that is totally fair!! I'll admit, I've used the saying often without actually taking the time to think about the saying logically. It's a misnomer then I guess. Being honest again... I will also very likely forget this conversation and continue using it! 😄

@geoffos42

4 ай бұрын

@@MrAlexTech Lol! Yes, I expect you to because unfortunately (from my perspective) everyone gets it wrong, so it will probably just be the acceptable norm. We were told about this when studying Learning Curves in Business Studies at university all those years ago. Ho Hum. :) Back on topic though, I dallied with a few free video editors for a number of years (just putting together footage from holidays) when I first started, Microsoft's Movie Maker was my first before they ruined it totally. Then I tried Shotcut, which wasn't bad for a freeware offering, but very simplistic. I then stumbled across DaVinci Resolve and loved the fact that it was so comprehensive. I bought the Studio version because I wanted all the magic tricks and though I just do a small number of personal videos, I have no regrets about paying for it, especially with the Licence it comes with. Had it been subscription based, I'd never have touched it.

Yes, it's easy. It looks very scary though, as long as you stick to edit page in the beginning you'll be fine for your videos.

I noticed an increase in video content related to Davinci resolve. It's good for newbies if they want to learn but I noticed so many cool features that are unheard of in other software. I want to get the studio version for Linux they don't support all encodings :/

Oh cool, podcast subscribed to.

Getting tired of the pop ups on free version to buy the full version. Like legit it might as well not be free with how much the pop up pops up. The more I update it the more annoying it gets to use for free. Is there previous versions I can download that do not spam you about signing up for paid?

The first video editing software I learned was blender... yes blender the 3d modeling program XD. I was pretty happy when I found Davinci and switched to it

Hi Alex! I upgraded to Windows 11 and Resolve won't start. I tried some KZread methods but no luck... Any advice?

The one featue I would love with Resolve is and "Easy mode". Easy mode would hide half or more of the features on each screen. Those missing features would be available if you look for it. I will admit it, I am a boomer. All of the buttons and menus. I have to hover over a bunch of icons to find the one I am looking for. Argh...

2:00 Was that a bit of sarcasm in the way you said "sometimes"? 😅Basic editing in Resolve is by far my biggest complaint about it coming from editing in DAWs and Vegas Pro. Even my DAW Reaper has video editing features that absolutely crush Resolve. It's frustrating that Edit page keeps getting put on the back burner and neglected at the expense of things like the Cut page (which IMO was completely unnecessary). So many basic features are only half way implemented, poorly implemented, or lacking entirely. I've made feature requests for several of them on the forum and after a couple years of using Resolve not a single one of my top issues has been addressed yet. I realize that basic editing isn't as sexy as all the fancy AI wizardry and iPad app, but it really impacts usability of the program when simple tasks that should be quick take hacky workarounds at best. Audio is yet another topic and for anything other than very simple tasks I just render audio out of Resolve and then finalize the edits and mixing in Reaper. Resolve is so close, I really hope BMD will make the basic functionality and overall usability a priority. Fingers crossed for v19!

DaVinx Resolve :) 5:39

Editing everyday using Davanci on a very low budget laptop that doesn't even has graphic card , still runs smoothly ...

Is it true when you buy davinci studio, you never pay again over the years and get all the updates??

@MrAlexTech

3 ай бұрын

It sure is!! :)

We could not even upload decent quality videos if it was not for the FREE version of DaVinci Resolve.

Seems to me, the program is somewhere between complicated and disorganized? Also, there are very few people other than Alex that can explain it clearly. I watched a Casey Farris video yesterday for something that should have been simple. But, he started the tutorial with 12 nodes loaded into the fusion page ??? It could also be the issue that no creator wants to create a 3 minute video that hurts their "watch time". Consequently, they make a 12 minute video with 3 minutes of useful information!

There is one serious flaw in the free version of Resolve that went unmentioned. It only supports 8-bit material! 🥵 It is not suitable for editing log files or other decent 10-bit files. The studio is a different story. 👍

shout out to the fellow IPad users!

No it’s too complex for absolute beginners. I started on MS free video editor and moved to DVR when I couldn’t do things. Maybe make a video for those transitioning

First

nope its not. For beginnings its actually hell. It almost put me off content creation altogether. I would spend say 3 days to write and film something, then when it came to editing weeks would pass and it felt like i achieved nothing, almost made me quit the whole game.

@iiiiiMILLYiiiii

4 ай бұрын

Stick at it buddy . Ime not the sharpest knife in the draw . But remember its basically 90% free so its a no brainer . Just practice and fail...practice and fail.. you will get there....