DaVinci Resolve Version 19 Launched From Blackmagic Design

The video editing software used by many in big or personal productions has been updated to version 19. Resolve is available to all with a free version as well as a “studio” version available for a flat fee of $295. No subscription. I use it in addition to my other video editor and I do enjoy it. Here’s the press release detailing the update:

DaVinci Resolve 19 is a major new update which adds new DaVinci Neural Engine AI tools, over 100 feature upgrades such as IntelliTrack AI, Ultra NR noise reduction, ColorSlice six vector grading, film look creator FX and multi source editing on the cut page. For Fusion there are new USD tools and multipoly rotoscoping tools, plus Fairlight has new Fairlight AI audio panning to video, ducker track FX and ambisonic surround sound. Blackmagic Cloud has new features that make it easy to use for large companies with multiple users collaborating on the same project at the same time. There’s also support for DaVinci Resolve Replay so you can create live action replays straight to air during live events and convert those replays into promos, highlight packages and instant social media updates:

• With this update, editors can work directly with transcribed audio to find speakers and edit timeline clips. Colorists can produce rich film like tones with the ColorSlice six vector palette and produce cinematic images using the new film look creator effect which emulates photometric film processes. In Fairlight, the IntelliTrack AI can be used to track motion and automatically pan audio. VFX artists in Fusion have an expanded set of USD tools plus a new multipoly rotoscoping tool which displays all of your masks in a single list. The cut page has new broadcast replay tools for live multi camera broadcast editing, playout and replay with speed control. There’s also support for live sync with Blackmagic Cloud which uploads media into a DaVinci Resolve bin while the camera is recording so editors and colorists can start working even while the camera is rolling.

• DaVinci Resolve 19 update is available now as a free download from Blackmagic Design’s website.

Vegas Pro 20 Launched

Vegas Pro is a great alternative to the likes of Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve. I’ve mentioned it a few times on my show because it offers quite a few tools aimed at making video editing a much simpler task for consumers and prosumers. Today Vegas Pro 20 has launched.

Image: Vegas Creative Software

What’s new?

The update focuses on color correction and color grading tools, VFX features as well as advanced audio production as mentioned in the press release snippet below.

• Hue Adjustment curves in the Color Grading Panel

• White Balance controls in the Color Grading Panel

• Enhanced Audio Workflow support, currently in beta, including:

  • VST3 Support for audio editing (Beta, general availability TBA)

  • VST 32-bit bridge that enables support for older, 32-bit VST audio plug-ins (Beta, general availability TBA)

• New Effects features, including:

  • Optical Flow mode for Warp Flow and Smart Split

  • Real-time Optical Flow for the Slow Motion FX

  • Automatic region creation in Scene Detection

  • Honeycomb and Color Planes presets for GL transitions

• Workflow efficiency features such as:

  • Normalize button for events

  • Fade In/Out included in Paste Event Attributes

Vegas Pro 20 will cost you $19.99 per month via a subscription or you can get a perpetual license for $399. More info on the update can be found on the Vegas Creative website here.

Adobe Premiere Pro June 2022 Updates Released

Each summer, Adobe pushes out features for its video editing software aimed at making the creative workflow more efficient. Whether it’s leaning on AI with Adobe Sensei, adding new features or just simply adjusting the user interface. Today’s the day for the latest on the Adobe Premiere Pro* updates.

Vertical Workspace

Video creation is great, but apparently, video creation for social media is even better. With platforms such as Instagram and Tiktok pushing the video viewing behavior from the traditional “landscape” 16:9 aspect viewing to “portrait” 9:16 aspect viewing, it’s been critical that content creators embrace not only shooting for vertical viewing, but also editing for it. Adobe has added a dedicated Vertical workspace for this purpose. It has also updated the Essentials workspace to really help editors that are on a single screen or laptop.

Image: Adobe

Proxy Workflow

Working with proxy files in video editing is nothing new, but Adobe has opt to make it more obvious to the editor that proxy files are being utilized in the project timeline. This is done by adding badges to the clips in the timeline that are proxies, as well as adding badges to the file in the project bin.

Image: Adobe

New Text Tools

The update also includes the ability to add nice looking shadows and gradients to text you create as graphics in your video. The interface is still the same, there’s just another field added.

Image: Adobe

Other updates include improved performance for M1 Apple computers as well as additional GPU-Accelerated effects. More info on the update can be found on the Adobe blog post here.

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I'm Using Davinci Resolve a Little More These Days

I’ve been using Davinci Resolve a little more these days because I wanted to get better in yet another app that’s being used regularly in the creative industry. This has been a several month process and I’m still learning as I go. With that said, I did feel comfortable enough to do an intro video for folks on my Twitter page asking if I can help with a tutorial for beginners. Well, here’s that tutorial. This is just to help you get started with Davinci Resolve. And for the record, I’m not ready to leave the Adobe Creative Cloud* just yet, but Resolve can definitely make one think about it. At this time, I still find value in having Lightroom, Photoshop, and After Effects for my workflow. Thanks for watching and sharing. Click the image below to watch.

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Blackmagic Design Creates Free Tutorials for DaVinci Resolve

I’ve been attempting to get more serious with my workflow in DaVinci Resolve. So much that I’ve even purchased a training course in addition to watching many video tutorials online and doing my own trial and error. Fortunately, the team at Blackmagic Design have stepped up to create its very own set of tutorials. THANK YOU, team.

Image: Blackmagic Design

I started checking out the tutorials and they’re quite nice. DaVinci Resolve is such a robust app with so many different tools, I expected the tutorial playlist to be several hours long. (It’s roughly three hours.) Blackmagic Design has done a great job breaking down the subject matter to make it easier to digest all the information. Check out the tutorial playlist here via YouTube or just click on the image above.

I’m going to create my own Resolve tutorials as some point for my show, but I’m not ready for that just yet. I do ok in the app with some of the content I’ve created recently, but I don’t feel I’m ready to “teach” about the app. I know many of you have asked about me doing tutorials. I promise. I’ll create some quick hitters soon. Having a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera* in my kit has been great and working with the RAW footage in Resolve is a dream experience. In the meantime, make sure you’re subscribed to my YouTube channel and my podcast at TWiT for more updates.

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Free Motion Graphics Templates For Ya

I recently put together some generic motion graphics templates for anyone wanting to apply them to their videos. These templates are just a few lower thirds based on social media, a transition template and also an intro/outro template. You can only use these in Premiere Pro. The templates allow you to customize the text you display with them as well as change colors on some of the elements. Download the templates from here. Save them to your computer or your Creative Cloud library.

I'm also starting a tutorial series for beginners to learn how to use After Effects. First off, let me say that I'm not the best After Effects user out there, but I do know enough to create usable animations and motion graphics. The tutorial series will be on my YouTube channel as a playlist. Here's the first installment below. This first installment is a little long, but that's on purpose. I don't intend for the subsequent chapters to be this long. Hopefully this will work well for beginners. Thanks for checking it out and SHARING it with others!