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Could Resolve 12 kills traditional NLEs ?
Is it the end of the roundtrippin saga?
I’m quite impressed I must say, maybe probably more than with the latest years on Autodesk Smoke.
Considering also that BM owns Eyeon Fusion…(and this is also a very important and strategical)
I don’t know you guys, but got the feeling that a (r)evolution (or an earthquake) is just on the corner.
My Generation (no pun intended with the Who) hates roudtrippin. We really do. I was pissed when Avid killed DS, not that convinced with Smoke editing aspects, but this seems to be a different animal (full status NLE?).What do you think? End of FCP, Abobe, Avid and LW? or more a Smoke killer?
Fred.
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BMD did a terrific demo of the non-liner editing features of Resolve 12 at an LACPUG meeting this past week, and I was very impressed. I know of several FCP7 users who are seriously considering Resolve 12 to replace their aging NLE in a month or two.
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No question yet more work will move onro resolve. But its still not got tge ribust media management a lot of editing work needs.
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Iiii have a dreaaam…
I click on a clip in the Timeline and Fusion 8 opens…
i can do all my comp without any restrictions of color space, depth, size or whatsoever (because resolve is feeding internal EXR data 🙂 ) and then just return to my grading.
When the comp has been rendered on my external farm the clip pops up as a new version.That would soooo own everyone.
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Marc, do you have time to provide more information about the things you liked most about Resolve 12? I suppose tracks might be on the list. Did they demonstrate improvements in handling audio since that was completely rewritten in Resolve 12? Othe standouts? Thanks!
Rick Lang
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Fred, when you look at the resource requirements for Resolve 11, they greatly exceed what FCP X requires to run an editor. FCP X can handle 4K on an iMac for example, but Resolve 11 wants a hefty new Mac Pro for 4K. Was there anything in the presentation that indicated Resolve 12 was able to run with less resources?
Rick Lang
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Pat, you might still like Resolve 12 if it includes a spell checker! 8^)
Rick Lang
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Rick, yes it is true. Resolve has been very system demanding from quite a long time now. I ignore why is such as I’m not an engineer.
Fred.
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Sascha, I think we had the same dream at the same time. I love Fusion better than Nuke (at least it is for my taste – very relative – better implemented.) That would be fantastic such an hassle-free workflow. Seeing how BM thinks, I won’t be surprised if this shared dream comes true very soon.
Fred.
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There are a lot of FCP7 holdouts that see Resolve 12 as the next step. Many editors will be terrified of the grade page at first but as for killing other NLEs well, I doubt it. Currently we have FCP7, X, Pr, Avid, Vegas, Edius, Media100 (just been resurrected) and Lightworks all as viable NLEs for a variety of work (I am sure I missed a few). The new grade options in Pr make it very attractive to non round tripping and many are subscribing for everything from AE to Photoshop so you might want to argue that Adobe CC is the NLE killer including Resolve.
The big thing is can Resolve 12 handle outputting meaningful audio for post. Whilst the idea of staying in the one device for all picture work is a real possibility, audio in most pro workflows will be sent to an audio post facility so OMF, AAF or some sort of xml translation is important to editors choosing Resolve 12 as the edit NLE.Lets see if BM can work some magic there unlike FCPX.
Pr, X & Edius seem to get better real time performance out of the same hardware as Resolve and OFX plugins are so slow compared to those NLEs real time performance plugins. I will use Adobe as well as Resolve for a long time so that compatibility with Ae, Photoshop are maintained and whilst plugins like Warp Stabilizer are superior to Resolves Stabilize functions. Resolve on a laptop?? Compared to other NLEs that will be a deal breaker until Resolve gets better RT.
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I should also point out that those that have embraced X would rather die than ever have to deal with tracks again. Personally I prefer tracks but those that have drunk at the fountain of Apple will rubbish Resolve 12 as an X look alike with tracks.
No one NLE can ever satisfy the divergent needs of all editors and frankly what would be the result of none NLE having world domination other than megalomania.
Keep the competition strong and healthy. Thanks to Blackmagic for another worthy alternative.
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