Recently Blackmagic Design released DaVinci Lite, the free, limited-feature version of their popular DaVinci Resolve color correction application.
Introducing Color, Apple's new professional color grading application. Quickly and easily experiment with primary and secondary color grade adjustments for SD, HD, and even 2K projects. DaVinci Resolve is divided into 'pages,' each of which gives you a dedicated workspace and tools for a specific task. Editing is done on the cut and edit pages, visual effects and motion graphics on the Fusion page, color correction on the color page, audio on the Fairlight page, and media organization and output on the media and deliver pages.
For those looking to explore high-end color correction or looking for a replacement for Apple’s Color application (recently dissolved after the release of FCPX) take DaVinci Resolve for a test drive with this free version. The industry standard in color correction, DaVinci has undergone quite a transformation in recent years. When BlackMagic purchased Da Vinci in 2009 they quickly integrated it into their line up of cost-effective professional video solutions. In 2010 they introduced a software version of Resolve for $995, tens of thousands of dollars less than previous DaVinci systems. Gothic 2 die nacht des raben free download. Now, they’ve taken it one step further by releasing Resolve Lite for Mac – a terrific way to “try before you buy”.
Although called the “Lite” version, it has many of the same features that make Resolve such a powerful grading program (including the same user interface). The four biggest limitations of this free version are:
LITE: Projects limited to SD and HD resolutions only.
RESOLVE: Support for 2k, and 4K footage.
LITE: Limited to 2 color correction nodes.
RESOLVE: Unlimited color correction nodes
LITE: 1 GPU / 1 Red Rocket Card
RESOLVE (Mac): 3 GPUs / 2 Red Rocket Cards
LITE: No noise reduction or 3D tracking tools
RESOLVE: Powerful real-time noise reduction and tracking toolset
The Lite version supports the Tangent Wave (approx $1,500) and other 3rd party control surfaces, but not the powerful propreitary DaVinci Resolve control surface (retails for $29,995). See the official Blackmagic site for a full list of the differences in Resolve versions (Linux / Control Surface / Mac Full / Lite).
Try Resolve risk free by downloading the free Lite version over at the Blackmagic site!
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