Can Entry Resolve Work With A 2K Plus Control Surface

[Joseph Owens]

My bet is “no.”.

The 2k+ interface is a custom-build for that architecture, and my sense is that the Blackmagic Resolve/Mac is another departure. Thats just an opinion and it would be up to someone from BM to clarify that.

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[Robbie Carman]

I’ve gotten mixed answers from SEs at the BM booth some say yes some say no. My buddy alexis spent a hour or two behind the scenes with them today (I couldn’t I ad to teach 🙁 but will get the lowdown soon

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[Dwaine Maggart]

Something may have changed today, but the answer Monday is that the Mac based product will only work with USB panels. Since the 2K panels are Ethernet based, they will not be supported on the Mac.

Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design

[Peter Chamberlain]

I can confirm, the software only version for US$995 will work with the new BMD panels, via USB, and we will add third party panel support as quickly as we can. Tangent Wave is already implemented.

The legacy 2K panels are only applicable for the Linux version.

Peter

[Chris Martin]

Thanks for the feedback. So that begets the question of can the Linux version of Resolve be purchased without the control panels that can be used by those of us with 2K+ panels. Doing the math it would seem that would make it $19,995.

Can someone from BM/DaVinci confirm this?

[Dwaine Maggart]

Hi Chris,

As Peter mentioned, the 2K network panels will work with the Linux systems (and ONLY the Linux systems).

Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design

[Luke Maslen]

Hi Chris,

Further to the information from Peter and Dwaine, you might like to read the first part of Grant Petty’s email from NAB 2010. Amongst other things, it states, “anyone who has an older DaVinci 2K system can use the control surface they have, and upgrade to DaVinci Resolve just by paying the Linux license only.” So you’re perfectly correct in saying that would be $19,995.

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design

[Chris Martin]

Thanks Dwaine, Peter, and Luke for all the answers. Wonderful job in making Resolve attainable option for everyone.

[Steve Macmillan]

I wonder if the Resolve can run side by side with a Linux DaVinci 2k, in order to keep telecine operations?

[Christopher Tay]

Hi Steve,

You can share the 2K network grading panel with the Resolve (Linux) and the 2K by using a 9pin A/B switch box with a 9pin to RJ45 adapter on each port. You just power down the panel, make the switch and then power it back up again. It will automatically communicate with the application and you don’t even need to quit the application itself.

I’ve done this before and it works very well.

-chrispy