Jay Davis
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Yea Resolve works best when you have a dedicated GPU on board for processing so if your imac is older it probably will struggle. Without at least one extra GPU it can be cranky.
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I am using Resolve to quickly convert the files from XAVC to ProRes or DNx. Then moving to editorial. I find the trans-code necessary because not all editorial departments are using “up to date” version’s of their NLE. So using these flavors I know they at least can open the files and move on. I then re-conform the edit back in Resolve linking to the 4k XAVC files and do final grade and finishing.
I agree that the XAVC looks really nice. For a very lightweight file it holds up surprisingly well. And on a simple DIT laptop station you can render out dailies fast. I would consider this a nice flavor to work on TV projects and shoot UltraHD.BTW, you need to use the Resolve version above 9.1 and above to support the XAVC native.
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I totally agree about the windows box and power. For building a speedy edit bay. You can get a monster machine for way less then a mac. Then use that extra $ on storage. Plus your not limited to the 4 pCI slots.
However with Resolve I still have not had any luck on windows. Right now it gives me error’s saying it does not even see the CUDA acceleration. Thinking serious about putting it on linux instead. -
I find these products to be well worth it. Especially when you get up to needing “real” speed and a decent cost. Once you start pushing uncompressed 4k storage does get expensive and it becomes worth the time to investigate a little. My investigations led me to like this product.Just make sure you use a good controller.
DaVinci 8.1
Proavio storage
Linux
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