Optimal DaVinci Mac Setup

[Margus Voll]

Hi again.

I wonder what hardware does Revival need?

We probably plan to get one here but i have not seen much information on that.

Maybe i have not looked hard 😉 ?

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Margus

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[Jamie Allan]

Revival stand alone is still Linux-only system but now has two levels of software – standard and pro

Having not yet seen the OSX software I cant tell you whether or not the revival page is available there… I’d ask someone at BMD but they’re all on the road now heading to Berlin for the roadshow.

Jamie Allan
Post Production Consultant
DaVinci Specialist (Linux/Mac)

Jigsaw Systems Ltd. – IT & Broadcast specialists for the UK
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[Margus Voll]

Hi.

https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/

Pricing does not seem to be linux version ?

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Margus

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[Jamie Allan]

That’s just the entry level software (as far as I’m aware)

Entry: £995
Pro: £6675

Hardware: £6000

Jamie Allan
Post Production Consultant
DaVinci Specialist (Linux/Mac)

Jigsaw Systems Ltd. – IT & Broadcast specialists for the UK
https://www.jigsaw24.com
https://www.jigsawbroadcast.com

[Margus Voll]

HI.

I looked up Grants original email and there you see:

>DaVinci Resolve v7.0 will be available from June for the Linux version from DaVinci Specialist Resellers, >while the Mac version will ship soon after from Blackmagic Design Authorized Resellers.

So there will be mac version.

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Margus

https://iconstudios.eu

[Joseph Owens]

[Margus Voll] “I wonder what hardware does Revival need?
We probably plan to get one here but i have not seen much information on that.
Maybe i have not looked hard 😉 ? “

Now this is too funny…

After posting that okay, this is no social club, and maybe you’ll need to tweak your hardware a little bit…

you write ….. so what does it need? (!)

Yes, I think you need to look a little harder.

You will find that the entry-level Mac Resolve software is, while still a fraction of what Final Touch was initially offered, still more than the average plug-in. And it does have some very specific requirements, at least in the initial offering… and at first blush, appear to be exactly the opposite of what Apple wants for COLOR, and there isn’t enough room in this Mac for the both of them. But my feeling is that the market will determine just how port-able it becomes. The vast majority of the readership here, although shocked at the price of a legitimate grade monitor, somehow still has the impression that a Resolve is going to appear on their laptops with very little fuss, and you know the drill… tomorrow, the world! and etc.

Conveniently forgetting that the real big iron is still out there and actually is still a Linux/proprietary solution. And in a price category that there is no way on gods green earth that they would ever have paid or would have been able to justify if it were called Silicon Color Final Touch. Because color grading was really just a nicety that frankly wasn’t that high a priority for them.

I still like the idea, though; its a wonderful toolset, but it isn’t going to keep me from building the house with what I have– and re-inventing the wheel is simply not on my to-do list.

jPo

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[Eddie Kesler]

“You can easily spec a system for pricing though, the main components that are required at this stage are – GTX285 or FX4800 GFX cards, BMD Extreme 3D IO cards (As per previous posts, other IO will be supported soon if it doesn’t actually already work) along with a high spec mac pro (2.93Ghz / 12GB RAM+) and storage that will keep up with your desired resolution/frame rate. ”

I noticed that you can only purchase a Single 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor or a Dual 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors. You stated a 2.93GHz processor above and I heard that DaVinci was waiting on the next release of Mac Pros? Will neither of these suffice for the DaVinci on Mac? I need to purchase another new CPU next week for some editing and I hope it to be compatible in a couple months with DaVinci software when it’s released. Please advise if this is not the case.

Thanks again,
Eddie

https://www.jamedit.com

[Dwaine Maggart]

I’m confused. Are you asking about Revival or Resolve? There is (as in the Grant statement you provide) a Mac version of Resolve. There is not a Mac version of Revival.

Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Support

[Dwaine Maggart]

Where do you notice that you can’t order 2 2.93Ghz CPU’s? I’m on the Apple site, and it lets me select that.

Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Support

[Margus Voll]

Hi.

>I still like the idea, though; its a wonderful toolset, but it isn’t going to keep me from building the house >with what I have– and re-inventing the wheel is simply not on my to-do list.

I really agree with you on that. One got to chose system that is optimal for his business.

I’m just glad that we have the possibility to build our systems around really nice platform.

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Margus

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