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Resolve or Scratch
Hi, which is best for a boutique DI studio.. resolve or scratch?
Thx
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Asking that in a biased forum Is always tricky, right. ?
But since I know both I say , you might want both .
DaVinci had more sophisticated grading tools but falls short on all editorial and multiversion things .
But both come with a broader toolset soon.
So, maybe the coolest thing is to get Scratch lab AND DaVinci , that’s doable budget wise and possible due to the Mac versions .A slice of color…
DaVinci 7.1.2 OSX 10.6.7
MacPro 5.1 2x 2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB eSata 6TB
GTX 285 / GT 120
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Hi Sasha,
With Resolve v8 which has much better editorial tools that any version of Resolve ever had, would that change things ?
And may I know what you mean by the multiversion feature that is in Scratch that you wished is in Resolve ?
Actually the Scratch version is US$17K, which I think is still pretty steep in my opinion but of course consider how much it was before, much like Resolve itself.
-chrispy
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All other things being equal, I’d buy Scratch.
The main reasons being that on the PC version you can use the top end Nvidia cards with SDI daughterboards.
I also like the GUI on Scratch. I am constantly straining to read all the tiny labels and text on the DaVinci GUI, but in Scratch they are big and friendly, allthough in later releases the sheer number of options mean the menu structure has become quite convoluted.
Currently the Scratch conform and alternate clip versions are more powerful and easier to use, but this is an area where Resolve V8 may overtake Scratch with it’s multilevel timeline.Scratch Finishing allows you to ‘finish’ the sequence whereas with Resolve currently you have to use another finishing tool to put the final text and overlaid graphics on it.
But things are not equal as the Scratch is 17 x the price of DaVinci. They both have there place. Scratch is more expensive but you can perform more of your workflow in the one tool. DaVinci has the edge with pure grading tools, but it’s only an slight edge.
Toby
Colourist | Editor | Post-Production Consultant — 23 years at the post-production coalface, and still loving it.
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Hi Toby,
Resolve v8 will support Composite Mode so you’ll be able to easily key graphics or animated graphics using one of the Composite Mode like Add or Overlay. Or you can bring in a separate key matte to composite in the multi-track timeline in v8.
The Composite Mode set in FCP will be brought over via XML but it’ll only work for QT clips and not text generated from FCP so you’ll need to render them out as a QT clip first.
This is a huge leap forward as we’ve never been able to do this type of things in Resolve until v8.
-chrispy
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i think its hard to judge right now when both Apps are in beta and a bunch of new features will be introduced .
I have access to both and I would call it a draw .
But let’s wait for the release versions and look at stability , audio placement, pricing and round trip possibilities .A slice of color…
DaVinci 7.1.2 OSX 10.6.7
MacPro 5.1 2x 2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB eSata 6TB
GTX 285 / GT 120
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Generally i’d say on pc the only plus side is faster nvidia gpu but still one will need
damn good machine which is bit more costly compared to mac.Also workflow is really important to keep in mind.
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Margus
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