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DaVinci Resolve Now Available on Windows Thanks to Free Public Beta

12.16.11 @ 9:14AM Tags : colorcorrection, colorgrading, davinci, davinciresolve, postproduction, resolve, software

Just because the popular color correction software DaVinci Resolve uses a Mac monitor for its press image (at left) doesn’t mean it’s Mac only — any more. Resolve, which has a free version known fittingly as Resolve Lite, now comes in a Windows version for the first time thanks a newly-released Public Beta. If you have already purchased Resolve for Mac, the Windows version comes included, so you now have a Windows license too. More »

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New Version of DaVinci Resolve Lite Removes Key Restrictions, Plus Here's Some Free Training

11.20.11 @ 2:46PM Tags : colorcorrection, colorgrading, davinci, davinciresolve, tutorial

In July DaVinci released a free version of their $1k color correction software, Resolve (also available with a $30k control panel). Now they’ve upgraded Resolve Lite, as the free version is known, to version 8.1, also removing the two node restriction and allowing for unlimited color correction nodes (nodes are similar to layers in After Effects, though they’re generally more flexible). There are a number of other updates as well (see the press release below), but to go along with the new release, there’s also a 15-minute video tutorial from Dan Kanes, who also did a recent free REDCINE-X Pro tutorial: More »

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Curious About High-End DaVinci Resolve Color Correction? Free Live Webinar September 8th

09.5.11 @ 9:57AM Tags : colorcorrection, colorgrading, davinci, davinciresolve, webinar

Ever since DaVinci released a free version of their $29,995 high-end Resolve color grading suite — and, more importantly, premiered a $995 software-only version — the color grading application has seen a drastic increase in accessibility. If you’re interested in learning how to use the program, which conveniently comes at a time when Apple has discontinued Color (which was itself the $25k program FinalTouch before Apple bought and then axed it), there’s a free 90-minute live webinar this Thursday September 8, 2011 at 10AM PDT (1PM EDT). Here’s a preview: More »

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DaVinci Resolve Lite is the Free Version of a $29,995 Color Grading Suite

07.26.11 @ 10:53AM Tags : colorcorrection, colorgrading, davinciresolve, free

Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve is a high-end color correction suite replete with an elaborate control surface designed for professional colorists. It costs $30,000. There’s also a $1,000 software-only version that runs on Mac and Linux. And now there’s a free Mac version that retains many of the key features of its paid brethren. Here’s a demo of the color correction and impressive tracking features of Resolve in action: More »