[Jim Jordan]

For me Resolve is the most powerful visual storytelling tool I have ever used. I’ve been on Avid, CC and FCP7. It’s color correction is the excellent. The edit system is excellent! I could get deep into its structure but that will take lots of text. Most things are intuitive, but it is a different structure. Effects and plugins are engaged in the color page. An example of something not intuitive based on other NLE’s you have used is keying. You will have to find a tutorial on the process. In fact, I recommend you pay an online tutorial service to learn the software to its fullest. If you are coming from FCP7 or looking for a replacement for FCP give Resolve a hard look. A comment I got from someone at Blackmagic was, “It’s no secret that one of the lead engineers of Resolve is from the Apple (FCP7) team.

I started using Resolve three years ago after acquiring a new camera that records 4k ProRes. The cloud edit software I was using could not play the footage without sputtering. I fired up Resolve (12) and on the same hardware could play and edit footage without rendering perfectly.

Here is the challenge, “changing your edit software is like changing a religion, once you pick one it’s hard to change”. You will be glad you did.

I have three suites utilizing Resolve. We are set to collaborate on projects. MacPro late2013 8core, dual D700 GPUs.

Jim