[Ibrahim Ziazadeh]

I have a few questions that concern if I use davinci resolve to only edit a short film:

Q1: If my original color corrected & graded footages in AE 2019 are 14-bit cinemaDNG what should I render all my clips to before importing them to davinci?

Q2: If I have worked in ACEScg or ACEScc in AE to color grade what should my project settings be in davinci for the editing part? Do I need a special hardware?

The reason why I am avoiding davinci to color grade is how expensive it is to buy the proper hardware and monitor to color grade RAW in ACES. The second reason is that I find AE very easy for having used it for a long time.

Q3: Is the above workflow better or vice versa; editing first in davinci, render and then import in AE for color grading bearing in mind that I lack the proper monitor and blackmagic-recommended hardware? If so:

– To what format must I render to?
– What should the project settings be in AE and davinci

Thanks in advance for your assistance