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Resolve and MacBooks
Hello,
I was wondering how far I could take DaVinci Resolve on a MacBook pro 15″ i7? I have an external monitor, but if I want to learn the software and be able to color correct Pro Res HQ 422 (at the most), would it be possible with just the cost of software ($1,000)?
Thanks in advance.
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9 Replies
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Time to grab the free one and to find out , I think 🙂
A slice of color…
DaVinci 8.0.1 OSX 10.7
MacPro 5.1 2×2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB eSata 6TB
GTX 470 / GT 120
Extreme 3D+ WAVE -
I loaded Resolve Lite on my 15″ (older 5,1) with a 24″ cinema display. It works (barely ;-)) and if you have a newer machine with Thunderbolt there is video I/O now and it could be a pretty good machine for basic grading…
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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Do you think Resolve Lite require the same amount of processing power?
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No I think it will only use one GPU and it is limited to two nodes so you can’t exactly go grade and window crazy with it. Supposedly even the full version runs OK on the Thunderbolt MBP and iMac computers…
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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[Robert Houllahan] “Supposedly even the full version runs OK on the Thunderbolt MBP and iMac computers…”
I expect with the same caveats that said computers comply with Blackmagic’s recommended configuration. There will always be that set of gamers that fully expect all software to be generic and will run on anything, with the same performance, and when it doesn’t, fill the blogwaves with what a piece of cr@p the software is.
jPo
You mean “Old Ben”? Ben Kenobi?
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Thanks, I’ll give the trial ‘Lite’ version a go!
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you might want to adjust the application specific screen size factor to see the full GUI on your small screen. Open the terminal and enter:
- MacBook Pro 15″: defaults write com.blackmagic-design.davinci.Resolve AppleDisplayScaleFactor 0.85
- MacBook Pro 13″: defaults write com.blackmagic-design.davinci.Resolve AppleDisplayScaleFactor 0.67
Resolve on a MBP is no fun, but works. I used the Lite version on my MBP just for testing things while reading the manual when I’m on the road.
Try the Lite version. Resolve Lite requires the same amount of processing power as long as you compare it to a 1 GPU system using 2 nodes.
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Unless something has changed.. this trick only works with 10.6.x not with Lion 10.7
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so there is no solution in OS10.7?
gr,
Bart
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