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Well.. I've been using DaVinci Resolve (free version) for a couple of weeks now and apart from the name (ugh.. why just use a generic name which has no real connection to movies or anything instead of coming up with a decent name) I'm really happy with it. It does appear to be a bit slow at rendering but not overly so.
It doesn't try to screw you all the time, it doesn't really hide any features, it has basic features which wondershare was missing.. boy, wondershare was very Amstrad... missing basic features that everyone else has, looked down on the customers and insulted them at any point.. just didn't have the good sides of Amstrad.. which weren't many but at some points, they did try to invent stuff, not just stealing it from others and EVEN THE CUSTOMERS! which wondershare did ¬_¬
a node base system for effects is a bit of a bugger but gives alot of control. some basic effect features are either not too hard to setup node wise (if you know how) or have a short cut method for them. Also appears to give a good range of stuff for users to come up with their own effects. DR does have a paid version but it doesn't really hide key features away behind a paywall. So so far, I'm pretty damn happy with it.
Are there things which annoy me with it? yes. but some of them... I might be able to do something with.. it annoyed me that when I selected a clip and pressed Delete on my keyboard, it did a 'ripple delete' which moved everything from later in the timeline forward.. sometimes, I can see this being useful, but as a default like that? I didn't like it.. but it was easy to change it to a normal delete, so that's fine. I think the problem I have with trying to use an verticial scroll to zoom in and out and instead it's just scrolling as if I did a horiztonal scroll... that's a bit annoying cause zooming is something I do a fair bit, but I think this can be changed in the control settings so no problem there.
I'm not sure if there is a kinda 'auto node setup' function which would be useful. like if you want a certain effect which is created by a few different nodes, I would be great to be able to just click to load and apply one series of nodes to a clip, and I THINK it might be able to do that.. but the manual is.. whoa, big..
a complete side note, I hate that soo many guides and tutorials people make for it are videos.. I have no problem if you want to make a video guide but often I either can't really understand what the person is saying or want to follow it at my own pace or while I'm doing the thing and a written guide with pictures is SOO much easier.. I remember when people were doing both.. a Video version WITH a written guide.. so why people got so bloody lazy I don't know..
Oh and .. while DaVinci can't handle swf files (it would be soo nice to find a modern movie editor which would allow swf flash files.. I had a couple of old ones which could, and now swf is opensource.. sigh... it does allow 3d models.. you can add a 3D model into the movie.. either a basic one, or FBX with animations.. I haven't gotten it really working well so far with my limited testing but still. it's fun.
While I haven't had any e-mail commucation with the people behind DaVinci, everything else with contact from how the GUI is laid out and stuff is much friendly and less 'Screw you guys!'.. I still haven't gotten an reply from wondershare after them telling me to fuck off ¬_¬
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It doesn't try to screw you all the time, it doesn't really hide any features, it has basic features which wondershare was missing.. boy, wondershare was very Amstrad... missing basic features that everyone else has, looked down on the customers and insulted them at any point.. just didn't have the good sides of Amstrad.. which weren't many but at some points, they did try to invent stuff, not just stealing it from others and EVEN THE CUSTOMERS! which wondershare did ¬_¬
a node base system for effects is a bit of a bugger but gives alot of control. some basic effect features are either not too hard to setup node wise (if you know how) or have a short cut method for them. Also appears to give a good range of stuff for users to come up with their own effects. DR does have a paid version but it doesn't really hide key features away behind a paywall. So so far, I'm pretty damn happy with it.
Are there things which annoy me with it? yes. but some of them... I might be able to do something with.. it annoyed me that when I selected a clip and pressed Delete on my keyboard, it did a 'ripple delete' which moved everything from later in the timeline forward.. sometimes, I can see this being useful, but as a default like that? I didn't like it.. but it was easy to change it to a normal delete, so that's fine. I think the problem I have with trying to use an verticial scroll to zoom in and out and instead it's just scrolling as if I did a horiztonal scroll... that's a bit annoying cause zooming is something I do a fair bit, but I think this can be changed in the control settings so no problem there.
I'm not sure if there is a kinda 'auto node setup' function which would be useful. like if you want a certain effect which is created by a few different nodes, I would be great to be able to just click to load and apply one series of nodes to a clip, and I THINK it might be able to do that.. but the manual is.. whoa, big..
a complete side note, I hate that soo many guides and tutorials people make for it are videos.. I have no problem if you want to make a video guide but often I either can't really understand what the person is saying or want to follow it at my own pace or while I'm doing the thing and a written guide with pictures is SOO much easier.. I remember when people were doing both.. a Video version WITH a written guide.. so why people got so bloody lazy I don't know..
Oh and .. while DaVinci can't handle swf files (it would be soo nice to find a modern movie editor which would allow swf flash files.. I had a couple of old ones which could, and now swf is opensource.. sigh... it does allow 3d models.. you can add a 3D model into the movie.. either a basic one, or FBX with animations.. I haven't gotten it really working well so far with my limited testing but still. it's fun.
While I haven't had any e-mail commucation with the people behind DaVinci, everything else with contact from how the GUI is laid out and stuff is much friendly and less 'Screw you guys!'.. I still haven't gotten an reply from wondershare after them telling me to fuck off ¬_¬
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