If you’re a Adobe user you could compare Resolve to Premiere Pro (editing and grading), Audition (audio) and After Effects (compositing).

Installation files for Resolve 15 plus a massive reference manual. Now, with version 15 their latest acquisition has been merged into Resolve: Fusion, which is an advanced node based compositing tool. Then came Fairlight, a full-fleged suite of audio tools for manipulating and mastering audio. After that a NLE style video editor was added with version 10 in 2013. When they acquired Resolve it was just a color correction and grading tool. In contrast to Adobe whose approach is to develop a whole suite of dedicated apps, Blackmagic has put all the features of several acquisitions straight into their main software tool: DaVinci Resolve. The above video came out just after the announcement of Resolve 15 so there might be slight changes to some features but you get a pretty good idea of the deep integration of Fusion and Fairlight into Resolve. Watch the video below for a fairly extensive overview of the new features: The tabs (as in: workspaces) at the bottom of the screen now include: Media, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight and Deliver. If you already played around a little with previous beta versions you know what’s coming: Fusion is now an integrated part of Resolve. Let’s move on to the features of Resolve 15. Customers with DaVinci Resolve Studio dongles and activation keys, and those with Fusion Studio dongles can download and use DaVinci Resolve Studio v15 at no cost.

Here’s Peter Chamberlain, DaVinci Resolve product manager, on that matter:Įveryone can download and use the free version. If you happen to own a dongle for version 14, there’s no upgrade cost whatsoever. As a new user, you can either download the free version at no cost or purchase Resolve 15 for $299. To get things straight right away: There’s no upgrade cost for previous Resolve 14 users. With the package comes a massive 2632 pages reference manual as a PDF. Now, 4 months later, the final version of Resolve 15 hits your download folder. If you want the full package you can purchase the Studio labeled version for $299.Īfter the announcement of DaVinci Resolve 15 at NAB back in April the first public beta followed quickly after the show has concluded. today is the day, people: The final version of DaVinci Resolve 15 is here and it’s still free to download. Beta versions 7 and 8 were published in just under two weeks, so a final release of Resolve 15 was kind of imminent.

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