Blackmagic Design announces the availability of Davinci Resolve 14

Important update of this solution for edition, ethalonage and finish, now with widely higher performance, digital audio with Fairalight quality, collaboration tools between several users and many more benefits.

Coinciding with IBC 2017, Blackmagic Design He has announced that the final version of the Professional Edit, Ettalonage and Digital Audio Davinci Resolve 14 is now available and can be downloaded from the company's website.

This update is the most important in the history of the program, and has been designed to revolutionize postproduction processes. Davinci Resolve 14 is the only professional market solution that integrates edition, ethical and audio tools. It also facilitates single -user or even more complex work dynamics in collaboration environments.

The new benefits include optimized performance and an innovative module with Fairalight tools for audio processing. In addition, they provide the possibility of carrying out collaboration projects between multiple users, in order to edit, eth and mix sounds from various systems, within the same project and simultaneously. In turn, it includes hundreds of functions for editors and colorists, such as more than 20 additional effects, for example, automatic facial follow -up and recognition, so that professionals can improve and improve faces in their sequences.

Davinci Resolve 14 is like three high -end applications in one, since it provides editing tools, chromatic correction and audio processing with Fairalight quality. Simply click to alternate between the different modules. On the other hand, Davinci Resolve 14 Studio offers functions for studies with multiple users, such as an integrated chat, the locking of folders and timelines, and the graphic comparison of timelines, in which it is possible to accept or combine changes, between endless more options. These benefits drastically change the postproduction stage, moving from a linear to a parallel. Professionals can work in the same project simultaneously without importing it, exporting or forming it.

Eric Wilson, editor of the successful television series NCIS: Los Angeles, emphasizes that “Davinci Resolve 14 is the first non -linear editing system that offers, in a single application, all the professional tools I need. This combination of functions to edit and etotalonar images, add effects and process high quality audio, along with the possibility of admitting multiple formats with 4K resolution and collaborative tools, is very innovative and interesting. There is no doubt that the market will revolutionize”.

Grant Petty, Executive Director of Blackmagic Design, argues that “the public beta version of Davinci Resolve 14 has been discharged more times than any other in the history of the program. This update is a great step towards the future, since it provides all users, whether individual or large studies, the possibility of editing, etotalar From one application to another, they can invest more time in developing their creativity. ”

The free version of Davinci Resolve 14 includes more benefits than most payment programs, and can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design website. On the other hand, users have the opportunity to get a more complete version and with more creative options when acquiring Davinci Resolve 14 Studio at only 299 dollars, a price lower than that of most annual subscriptions to cloud services. The payment program offers new tools for collaboration work, more than 20 additional resolution filters, such as the facial retouching function, compatibility with 4K content and frequencies of 120 f/s, processing of three -dimensional stereoscopic images, a blur of optical quality, fog effects and noise reduction, among other benefits. It should also be noted that it does not require an Internet connection or subscriptions for its operation.

Davinci Resolve 14 is compatible with the main platforms, including Mac, Windows and Linux, which facilitates its integration into existing work systems and work dynamics. In the case of Red Hat or Centos de Linux versions, it is possible to create a personalized terminal with economic base plates, extremely fast processors, a considerable capacity of RAM and up to 8 graphic processing units to obtain incomparable performance.

In addition to optimization through the use of CPU and GPU, an improvement in the execution of subprocesses and segmentation in the graphic processing unit, as well as a lower latency, a renewed interface and compatibility with Apple metal technology, is offered. This allows the program to have a faster response capacity, in order to achieve better performance and a more precise edition, even in complex timelines with hundreds of sequences. The displacement by clips and reproduction of the material is carried out instantaneously, and the possibility of processing more complex files, for example in H.264 format, facilitates the edition of 4K content in real time from a portable computer equipment.

Advanced audio

As for Audio, Davinci Resolve 14 includes outstanding Fairalight tools for audio processing, which have been used by the main studies in film and television productions. Fairalight products are recognized both for their superior quality and for their speed. Users have endless professional benefits to record, edit and improve sound, as well as to mix it, distribute it and master it in different three -dimensional audio formats, such as 5.1, 7.1, Dolby and even 22.2. The avant -garde processor has an extremely low latency and has been designed to function with a sampling frequency of 192 kHz and 24 bits. In turn, a real -time equalizer is included, a dynamic processor and accessories when an audio accelerator is used. In addition, it is possible to record up to 96 channels and reproduce a maximum of 150 simultaneously, while performing the mix in real time. There is no other program that resembles it in this regard.

The new Fairlight tools admit up to 1000 tracks and provide the possibility of editing the audio at the level of a subfotogram, or even in each particular sample. The mixer is designed to facilitate the creation of sophisticated sequences and provides several buses for main signals, auxiliaries and serious frequencies that allow mastering and delivery in multiple formats at the same time. Each channel has a six -band parametric equalizer and a dynamic processor using a noise/noise gate, a compressor and a limiter. On the other hand, it is possible to apply distortions that allow to stretch or compress the sound without the need to modify its tone. In turn, each parameter can be automated when using different modes, even VST accessories.

Davinci Resolve 14 not only allows you to edit, improve and mix sounds, but also includes tools to record in multiple channels, which are widely higher than most editing systems. Users can record overlapping voices or even a symphonic orchestra and, at the same time, supervise the images and various dialogue channels and sound effects. The advanced monitoring function admits buses of up to 24 channels and provides the possibility of making personalized conversions between different formats. In addition, this can be carried out in up to a maximum of 16 different speakers, for example, in considerable size movie theaters.

Davinci Resolve 14 is compatible with the Fairalight Audio Accelerator, which allows to process hundreds of tracks practically without latency and effects for the equalizer in real time. In turn, it offers a dynamic processor and a maximum of 6 VST accessories per channel. Even without the accelerator, most modern computer equipment have the ability to process more than 60 tracks in real time. On the other hand, Davinci Resolve 14 can be used to control the entire Fairalight mix consoles line, which considerably speeds up the work on complex projects with various clues.

The advanced buses and mixtures distribution also allows you to deliver the contents in different languages and formats simultaneously from the same project, which drastically reduces the time necessary to obtain the master copies.

All these innovative benefits provide the opportunity to carry out the edition, ethalonage and audio mixture in the same project simultaneously. This is where the new collaboration tools have an essential function when revolutionizing postproduction processes, by completely redefining work dynamics. That is, editing attendees have the possibility of preparing the material while the editors cut the images, the colorists ethical the different shots and the sound technicians mix and finish the audio.

For its part, the folder blocking function, clips and timelines allows you to work with peace of mind in a specific part of the project, without the risk of overwriting the changes made by other users. In addition, the new integrated chat provides the possibility to the different members of the communication team within Davinci Resolve, without the need to connect externally to the Internet. This service is essential, since most high -end studies cannot resort to instant messaging applications, such as Slack or Skype, because they must remain completely disconnected to avoid the risks associated with computer piracy.

Parallel work

On the other hand, a new tool provides the possibility of comparing timelines and distinguishing differences between them in a more agile and simple way, in order to accept and combine the changes made. In turn, Davinci Resolve 14 works with the storage units available, so that it is not necessary to acquire expensive servers or supports to work as a team.

The benefits for multiple Davini users Resolve 14 avoid the need to import, export, convert and form projects, or to wait for the material to be unlocked before starting to adjust the color and sound. Just click to alternate between the different corresponding modules. This means that the professionals involved can work in parallel, which makes this program the fastest solution to edit, ethical, mix audio and deliver projects to the client.

In addition to the extraordinary improvements in terms of performance, editors can take advantage of innovative commands to carry out sliding or clip displacement operations, facilitating the dynamic cutting of the material during reproduction. On the other hand, it is possible to store the different default settings of the interface or visualize several folders at the same time in different windows. This is the most creative and important edition program on the market, thanks to the new markers overlapping at miniature views, tools to edit only images or sound, color tracking and audio adjustment at the subfotograms level.

For colorists, there are more than 20 resolution filters that allow eliminating noise, solving problems in pixels and expanding images, among other tasks. On the other hand, the innovative tool to improve faces recognizes and monitor facial features, thus providing the possibility of quickly adjusting skin tones, enhancing the eyes and even changing the color of the lips without the need to apply broken techniques or manually select different parts of the image. This is an indispensable benefit that, without a doubt, will be used daily by professionals. The program also offers new functions for stabilization and image processing that provide a wide range of creative options.

With the aim of optimizing work dynamics, it is possible to use control surfaces such as Davinci resolve micro panel models, Davinci Resolve Mini Panel or Davinci Resolve Advanced Control Panel. In these devices, all controls have been manufactured with high quality materials and are logically organized, close to the natural position of the hands. For their part, their spheres move easily, which allows you to make adjustments exactly. All buttons and rotating controls offer an optimal degree of resistance, in order to modify the values with extreme precision. These products have been designed in order to provide editors and colorists a way to control various parameters simultaneously and quickly, which allows creating an aesthetic impossible to achieve through the use of the mouse.