DaVinci Solve 19.2
Firstly, DaVinci can be purchased once and for all. In addition, there is a free version - it has a limited number of effects, no HDR rendering, and lacks popular effects like Lens Flare and Film Grain.
Secondly, color correction in DaVinci Resolve is the most advanced in the industry. This is logical, because the program was originally created exclusively for color grading and only then became software for full-fledged video processing.
This video editor is widely used by many famous Hollywood film studios in the process of creating films, TV series, commercials, television programs and video clips.
There is the ability to cut, glue, fit clips, synchronize audio and video files, add effects and transitions, as well as mix tracks, there is a batch rendering function, support for XML, AAF and EDF formats for subsequent processing of projects in Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut, Avid Media Composer and ProTools.
Key features:
- two time scales;
- Source Tape mode;
- special fitting interface;
- automatic synchronization of clips and edit points;
- Quickly view the entire timeline or clips with variable playback speed depending on the length of the video;
- transformation, stabilization and timing effects;
- instant rendering and uploading of material to popular online platforms YouTube and Vimeo;
- direct import of individual files or the entire directory from the Cut page directly into the project;
- ability to scale the interface;
- custom timeline settings;
- the ability to apply blending, transform, ResolveFX plugins and color schemes to clips;
- face recognition;
- precise transition to the desired audio fragment;
- image stabilization function;
- editing keyframes using curves;
- Speed Warp effect;
- Processing only the changed frames instead of re-encoding the entire file.
- integration with the Frame.io platform;
- accelerated processing of 3D material;
- GPU acceleration;
- optimization of work with masks;
- improved tracking;
- caching optimization;
- curves and histograms;
- the ability to copy color schemes, windows, trackers and plugin effects between different nodes;
- improved compatibility with OpenFX plugins;
- support for Dolby Atmos, Auro - 3D, SMPTE ST2098 and a 26-channel bus for processing and creating audio tracks in surround sound formats;
- collaboration on HDR.
And much more...
The free version has several limitations that the average user will most likely not notice. These include lower 4K resolution, lack of collaboration support, and watermarks for some filters.
The utility is focused on files of different types, it has a pleasant interface and allows you to perform various operations with multimedia files, perform color correction, combine shooting results, and customize frames to your taste. Despite the free work, the program is designed more for professional users who need broad functionality and have many unsolved problems.