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:
So, how much of this is available in the free version? Here's the rundown:
The free DaVinci Resolve Lite includes the same high quality processing as the full DaVinci Resolve, however it limits projects to SD and HD resolutions, two color correction nodes, a single processing GPU and a single RED rocket card. Stereoscopic 3D features, 2K, noise reduction, power mastering, remote grading and sharing projects with an external database server are features only offered in the full DaVinci Resolve and are not included in this free DaVinci Resolve Lite edition.
On the official Resolve page, it still says "Shipping in July," but if you go to the support page and choose Mac OS X, you'll see the Lite version available for download. Hit the second link below for the correct page.
Links: DaVinci Resolve, Download page
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