I suppose this is technically a post-conversation, but more and more DP's are facing this same issue so... here goes... How many of you run your entire post workflow through DaVinci? I'm thinking about making the transition, but after trying a few times, I'm unconvinced about the editing capabilities.
I have always worked hard to provide the best palette for my colorists, but with shrinking budgets on much of the mid-tier commercial work, I'm finding myself diving into DaVinci more and more. I don't enjoy it, mostly because the I/O workflow is cumbersome. So, how many of you DPs out there are working full-time in DaVinci, and do you like it or just suck it up because the color-timing capabilities are so amazing?
Let's talk!
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I absolutely adore Resolve. My (almost) entire post workflow has been Resolve for about 4 years now. The workflow is definitely cumbersome at first, but you get used to it quickly. In exchange, Resolve NEVER crashes, it almost never lags or runs slow. It's a miracle. I edit and grade full 4k footage on an M4 Mac Mini like it's butter!
So I don't even have to "suck it up". I actively prefer it! It's also so nice having your color workflow in the same spot as your edit workflow. Makes round tripping to a colorist so much easier.
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Great to know. I'll try a test project again. See if I can muddle through. LOL!
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Resolve is my suite all the way. I am currently using it in the field (during production) to rough cut and organize and rough grade dailies before satellite transmission of huge amounts of data to LA. Of course, the established editors are set on PrPro, but are reluctantly moving to Resolve. I do have one beef with it, though, and that is its reluctance to output raw. In fact, I just gave up on it and snagged an app called BRAW Studio by Autokroma autokroma.com to rough cut the Blackmagic cam footage before it even gets to Resolve. Crikey, it's fast and a life (and bandwidth) saver, especially for a cinematog learning while doing. Just between you and me, a lot of what I've shot has been embarrassing crap.