I found (on a Mac, though) that some other programs seem to block the GPU somehow.

After using After Effects or Cinema4D, I need to restart my computer to have Resolve running reliably.

something 4:4:4 I think I use quicktime mov. If I then need an output for vimeo. I use the mov file and render a custom vimeo highest setting h264 in adobe media encoder cc based on vimeo's specs .

Resolve does not have a good output option for vimeo highquality. Not that I know of anyway. Everything will be rerendered by vimeo after upload.

Finally took the time to play around in Resolve 11 and it's finally at the place where I can use it on most projects. Blackmagic has made some small but significant changes that speed up the overall process between Premiere and Resolve and it's working quite well for my needs.

I've always liked the extra color features Resolve offered but the process was cumbersome. The work I was able to do today was miles beyond any color work I could do in Premiere or After Effects and it really didn't take that much extra effort. The Hue v Hue, Hue v Saturation and the Saturation v Luma help add so much more to your footage.

I also didn't realize the Lite version isn't limited to 1080p and lets you edit and export 4K now. Not sure how I missed that feature but now with the GH4, it's an absolute necessity.

I just wish there were an interface more like Camera Raw/Lightroom, that's still my favorite model for coloring.

you don't have to round trip. Davinci's editing is okay if you just need a few scenes put together. But if it's a real shoot with multiple scenes and special fx and audio issues, premiere is clearly better.

If you do all your editing cuts in premeire and than want to color in resolve, there's no roundtripping, just an export. If, however, you then want to do editing changes back in premeire or add effects in after fx, after coloring you will have to render and that would be a roundtrip.

Just watch a video on roundtripping and follow every step. You only have to render one time before the release render. Even if you do changes after the initial render the edits will update automatically.

Is it worth the effort? Plus resolve is complicated to learn. You will have to study and watch videos (Denver Riddle) to get any good at it. You can just drop in a lut or an ofx plug in in resolve. That's easy enough. If that's all you plan on doing in your color correction it isn't worth it.

That said, Resolve is so massively better at color correction than anything else, final cut, adobe, avid, frankly it embarrasses them. Add to that the best tracking capabilities on the planet, way better and easier than even aftereffects new tracking and its hard to beat.

It's free. The paid version has a few other capabilities, like a denoiser, that the free doesn't, but if you already have a denoiser plugin(ofx) it will work in free resolve. For the most part the free version is identical to the paid.

@olli66 I guess it is complicated depending on what you're used to, but it can be well worth it to do things which couldn't be done with conventional software, for example being able to track and correct moving objects within an image. You don't have to use it for every shot - you could just load the ones you want and treat those.

I find Resolve's new editing capabilities a bit clunky, and also it would involve transcoding all my GH2 footage, so I much prefer to edit in Sony Vegas and export the final shots into Resolve using a Resolve-friendly format, and then export the finished footage back into Vegas for adding titles etc - so yes, you have to round-trip between programs - but Resolve is worth it if you have the time (and the need) to do it (and can put in the hours required to learn what it can do). I take my hat off to anyone who uses it professionally and at speed!

I do see what you are getting at - it would be great to somehow be able to switch into Resolve to grade some footage and then switch back to your editor and instantly have graded footage in your timeline - but that's not unfortunately how it works.

R11.1 available. No more beta.

thanks caveport for the heads up so is it possible to use davinci in combination with premiere without rendering TWICE? I mean can Davinci open my Premiere files so I can just work on certain scenes and then either davinci or premiere does the rendering with the grading settings from davinci?

It is NOT a plugin.

http://software.blackmagicdesign.com/DaVinciResolve/beta/DaVinci_Resolve_Lite_11.1b1_Mac.zip

@Mark_the_Harp I have a gtx 560ti and it runs about the same as 10 did, maybe just a tad slower. Do you have an SSD or HDD?

@caveport Yes you are correct, but there is no way to disable the effect of a timeline/track node for a particular clip, so for smaller projects its easy to add them to each clip. Ill check out the tools you mention, sounds useful.

@caveport Another simpler solution. Just make the curves adjustment, and always keep it as the last node in the clip node tree, no need to make it in the timeline node tree. This will keep the effect throughout all your other changes, assuming you add nodes behind the curve node. Why didnt I think of this before? :)

@joethepro Create a single node grade in Resolve. Use the curve tool to set high & low limits. The clip should look low contrast & the scopes should show a limited luminance range. Export a 3D LUT from the clip. It should default to the correct save location. Now set up a TRACK based node and right click the node to select the 3D LUT you just created. This will hard clip the CLIP based node grade. Now the entire timeline will clip to the limits set by the LUT. I just tried it and it works well. BTW I'm on Mac OSX so I do not know where Windows folders are. You should be able to find the info in the manual or Google search.