Compare the features of DaVinci Resolve 8.2!

DaVinci Resolve is the world's most advanced color correction solution. You get natural 32 bit float YRGB processing, power windows, tracking, primaries and secondary corrections, curve grading, RGB mixing, 3D object tracker, 3D stereoscopic eye matching, XML round tripping for NLE systems, noise reduction and much more!
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Real Time Performance
Resolution independent real time in-context preview, playback and grading without disk cache. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time multi-track timeline grading and playback. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time extremely high quality sub pixel image resizing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time On-The-Fly extremely high quality proxy generation without disk cache. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time noise reduction with window and grade qualification using CUDA GPUs. Yes Yes Yes No
Real time concurrent left and right eye Stereoscopic 3D grading. Yes Yes Yes No
Real time and interactive Stereoscopic 3D convergence adjustments. Yes Yes Yes No
Automatic Processes for Speed and Accuracy
Automatic grade to color balance clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic 3D object multi point tracker. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic clip stabilizer with camera pan smoothing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic Stereoscopic 3D image alignment. Yes Yes Yes No
Automatic Stereoscopic 3D color matching. Yes Yes Yes No
Automatic re-linking of color corrections between all sessions in one project. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic conforming of XML, AAF and EDL with source clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic relinking of Red QT proxy with high res R3D clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic scene cut detection. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited Creative Grading
Unlimited video tracks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited nodes of color correction. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited primaries and secondaries. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited noise reduction node position using CUDA GPUs. Yes Yes Yes No
Unlimited image gaussian blur. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited windows - Circle, quad, polygon and PowerCurve free form with bezier curves. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited Object Tracking for precise window and grade control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited matte and key defocus. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real Time HD-SDI Video Output to Grading Display
Supports HD-SDI monitoring via UltraStudio 3D. No Yes Yes Yes
2K 1080 - 8 and 10 bit YUV or RGB video monitoring. Yes Yes Yes No
HD 1080 - 8, 10 and 12 bit YUV or RGB video monitoring. Yes Yes Yes Yes
HD 720 - 8 and 10 bit RGB or YUV video monitoring. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Standard Definition (NTSC/PAL) 8 and 10 bit RGB or YUV video monitoring. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Legal scalled or full range output levels. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable application of 3:2 pulldown. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable XYZ color space for DCI compliant grading. Yes No No No
System Scalability
Scalable clustered GPU image processing for super computer performance. Up to 16 GPUs Up to 3 GPUs Up to 3 GPUs 1 GPU
Supports NVidia CUDA GPUs for performance grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports on Mac OS X the ATI Radion GPUs using OpenCL for HD resolution grading. No Yes Yes Yes
Single and Dual RED Rocket support. Yes Yes Yes 1 Red Rocket
Modular hardware configuration, upgradable as project demand requires. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scalable PCIe slots via Expander chassis. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scalable Linux computer systems using Infiniband. Yes No No No
Supports Cubix and Cyclone Expanders for Mac and Linux. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scaleable hardware configurations for faster than real time renders. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Second user interface monitor support for Waveforms. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New User interface screen resolution support from 1680 x 1050 up to 2560 x 1440. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multiple Panel Support
Fully supports DaVinci Resolve Control Surface. Yes Yes Yes No
Supports Tangent Devices 'Wave', JL Cooper 'Eclipse' and Avid 'Artist Color' control panels. No Yes Yes Yes
Supports mouse or tablet and pen operation. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Colorist Inspired User Interface
User interface is clean, pictorial, logical and easy to navigate. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Graphical representations of every project, session, clip, grade, node and still are updated as you grade. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All grading controls are on one screen so you can see at a glance the grade for every shot. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time viewer display including cursors. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Playback speed and real time playback indication. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Node graph pictorial view of signal processing workflow. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stills, memories and PowerGrades shown visually and selectable with a mouse click. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stereoscopic side-by-side, checkerboard and anaglyth difference display. Yes Yes Yes No
Dynamics, keyframes and transitions visually represented and independently adjustable. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable viewer, stills and node graph window sizing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable multiple timecode, frame number and keycode displays. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Status display on color screen for instant review. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Hover over node to reveal list of changed items. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Hover node over link to auto connect. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Color Screen Multitrack Session Timeline
Multitrack session timeline displayed including transition effects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support for cuts, dissolves, wipes, speed changes and composite mix of tracks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grades for all sessions automaticly link to the Master Timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Switch sessions and timeline updates instantly. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time timeline synchronized frame indication during playback. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio playback in color screen with display of audio waveform. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Customisable loop mode for clips or marked timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User configurable cue offsets. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Color Screen Clip Thumbnails
Timeline thumbnails for every clip in the session. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thumbnails update with grade and playback. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Select the thumbnail to select the clip regardless of track. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thumbnails displays clip timecode, number and track. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thumbnails also display object tracking, cache and stereo status. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Switch between record and source mode with instant thumbnail update. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scrub thumbnails and monitor clip timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New HDR source icon in color page timeline thumbnails. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quality Image Processing
Full 32 bit floating point image Processing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
DaVinci YRGB Color Science. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New ACES Colorspace support. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sub pixel optical quality image resizing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade flat gamma, linear and log images with equal precision. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real Time Noise Reduction
Real time playback and grading with noise reduction using CUDA GPUs. Yes Yes Yes No
Noise reduction can be used in any node in any position on the node graph. Yes Yes Yes No
Noise reduction area can be qualified by HSL, windows and mattes. Yes Yes Yes No
User definable noise reduction threshold. Yes Yes Yes No
User definable noise reduction influence radius. Yes Yes Yes No
User definable noise reduction blend of orginal and noise reduced image. Yes Yes Yes No
Live display of noise reduction influence while adjusting. Yes Yes Yes No
Noise reduction controls on panel and color user interface screen. Yes Yes Yes No
Automatic Object Tracking
Unlimited object tracking per clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
One click tracking for precise window and grade control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Track forward or reverse from any point in the clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Re-track any portion of the clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show track and interactively edit track postion. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Global and keyframe manual track editing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manual insertion and removal of track points. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interpolation between track marks to close two tracks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individual pan, tilt, zoom and rotation selections for track. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quick queue to start, end and limits of tracks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic Image Stabilization
One click stabilisation analysis of images. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Analyse clips either forward or reverse. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time playback after image analysis. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User variable frame smoothing for camera pans. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable automatic image zoom to full screen. Yes Yes Yes Yes
High Dynamic Range Grading
Use HDR source images for real time display, blending and grade. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Supports 16bit floating point ACES Colorspace input and output. Yes Yes Yes Yes
32 bit floating point image processing maintains all the quality and dynamic range. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Normal exposure image can be blended and mixed with the short exposure image. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic control of blend between HDRs two source images. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Keyframe control of dynamics for smooth transition. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows and qualification can also used to control blend. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Primary Grading
Unlimited primary and printer light grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
AutoGrade and auto white and black balance. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lift, gamma and gain adjustments with offset. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Independent saturation and hue controls. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unique luminance mix control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time full Gaussian blur on unlimited nodes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Printer light incremental offset controls for log grading steps. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Calibration control of printer lights to match film lab aim densities. Yes Yes Yes Yes
RGB Mixer Grading
RGB mixer grading with monochrome effects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individual red, green and blue gain for each color channel. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Separate red, green and blue control for monochrome mix. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable preserve luminance option to normalize lum output. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable swap input selection for extreme effects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Custom Curves Grading
Custom Curves™ with user definable gamma curve. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged and individual channel control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged and individual gain control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged and individual influence control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
YSFX luminance and saturation effects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Curves Clip Grading
High and low clip control on a per node basis. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged and individual channel control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Independent and ganged high clip softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Independent and ganged low clip softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Secondary Grading
Unlimited secondaries grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User definable hue, saturation, luminance (HSL), RGB and LUM only qualifiers. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Qualifier softness, slope, width and symmetry control form every secondary. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sat high and low qualifier with low and high softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lum high and low qualifier with low and high softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grey or black and white highlight control to quickly see qualification. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grading screen or user interface color picker with automatic range control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add or subtract selected points with variable softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shrink and grow qualifiers for super clean keys. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Curves Grading
Unlimited Curves grading with HSL curves and qualification control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Select from; Hue vs. Hue; Hue vs. Sat; Hue vs. Lum and Lum vs. Sat curves. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parallel mixing of separate curves grades permits concurrent use. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Select manually or use the six vector selection with a mouse click. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hue and lum selection also available with screen color picker. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bezier control of all curves grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Curves grade controls from user interface or DaVinci Resolve Control Surface. Yes Yes Yes User Interface Only
Addition or deletion of control points added by panel and mouse. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Windows
Unlimited circle, linear, polygon and PowerCurve windows. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All windows provide matte or mask control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All windows provide inside or outside grading control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Circular windows with variable softness and aspect. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linear windows with independent edge softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polygon windows with variable inside and outside softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
PowerCurve free form windows with bezier curves. Yes Yes Yes Yes
PowerCurve windows include independent inside and outside per point softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All window have position and rotation controls. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Every node can include one of each window type. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Use matte and mask to combine multiple windows in one node. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Window size and position tracks image sizing changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Blur, Sharpen and Mist
Unlimited image gaussian blur. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Image sharpening. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mist and Coring for professional mist effect. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged or individual control of radius. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged or individual control of H/V ratio. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ganged or individual control of scaling for sharpening and mist. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Internal and External Key/Matte
Input, output and external key gain and offset control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post mix gain and offset control for blending images. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Use key mixers to combine multiple qualifiers in one grading node. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User re-linkable image and key path for each node. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable invert, matte and mask modes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
External key radius blur and offset. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Composite of chroma key live foreground over reference image. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fully Nodal Processing Architecture
Full node based control for all image processing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited corrector nodes per clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Serial and parallel image path with complete user control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited parallel mixer, layer mixer, key mixer and matte nodes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Layer node composite effects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag and drop corrections from one node to another. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag and drop corrections from one still or clip to another. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag and drop to append nodes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited undo and redo. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Append grades, stills and memories to existing node graph. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Insert new node prior to current on existing node graph. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Append node and automaticaly ripple grade. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enable and disable all or current node. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag stills and memories grades to any position within the node graph. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable first and second node copy and paste protection. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable PTZR, Arri and RED decoder copy and paste protection. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clip Version Grading
Unlimited graded versions per clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Name versions and copy grades to other clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Select version control for render. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic mulitple version management during render. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clip Group Grading
Unlimited grouping of clips for grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade all shots in any group. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add and remove single shots from group. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User defined naming of groups. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Timeline
Color corrections, PTZR and transitions displayed on separate dynamic timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dedicated Track layer for downstream grading of complete timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Every grading parameter is key-framable with adjustable dynamics. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unmix multiple track composite viewer to see individual clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unmix pre-conformed dissolves to grade either side of the effect. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display of all dynamics on clip, track or unmix timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User configurable dynamic profile for non-linear interpolation between keyframes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Panel and mouse control to add, trim and delete dynamics on clip, track or unmix timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto keyframe, parameter lock and channel activation for selective control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arri Alexa Grading
Real time high quality GPU debayering. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time decoding and playback of Alexa RAW clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports Alexa v3 color science. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic application of Arri LUTs. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable ISO and color temperature. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red R3D Grading
Real time decoding and playback of R3D clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable decode controls per project and per clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Use R3D camera metadata or individual clip decoder controls. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports HDRx, REDcolor2, REDGamma2 and v2 color science. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individual DaVinci Resolve Control Surface controls for all parameters. Yes Yes No No
Gang, adjust and apply one or multiple decode parameters. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy one or multiple decode parameters to other clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade with lower resolution for real time and render at full res. Yes Yes Yes Yes
R3D metadata saved with stills. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Playhead Grading
User selectable playback and grading of multiple clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade one clip and automatically apply grade to other playheads. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simultaneous control of up to four playheads. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Optical Quality Image Formating and Resizing
Real time and live resizing including pan, tilt, zoom and rotate all at optical quality. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time and live width and height trimming. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time pixel aspect ratio resizing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time and live pitch and yaw for keystone adjustments. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable filter type for resizing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interlaced video support. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic input image reformatting to timeline resolution and image size. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User programable input and output image transform presets. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real Time Mixed Image and File Support
Supports mix of image formats and resolutions on the same timeline at the same time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic optical quality input image reformatting to timeline resolution and image size in real time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports mixed pixel aspect ratio on the same timeline at the same time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Clip based Auto, Video or Data level selection. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change pixel aspect ratio for multiple clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports real time Cinemascope conversion/monitoring/grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real Time Project Power Mastering
Direct master to deck in HD or SD from timeline without rendering. Yes Yes Yes No
4k or 2k to HD or SD and HD to SD output to VTR in real time without rendering. (subject to hardware configuration) Yes Yes Yes No
Power Master source or record timelines with user defined handles. Yes Yes Yes No
Power Master Stereoscopic 3D projects to tape without rendering. Yes Yes Yes No
Power Master with programable clip pan and scan. Yes Yes Yes No
Power Master with definable output formatting inc masks/blanking. Yes Yes Yes No
Includes user-definable slate key over image inc file name, timecodes, image path etc. Yes Yes Yes No
Multitrack XML Support
Multiple track Final Cut Pro™ 7 XML timeline support. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports Final Cut Pro™ 7 XML v5 import and export. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes the automatic setting of Resolves timeline resolution and frame rate. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Also allows one click importing and linking of source clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports relinking events and clips when reimporting a changed Final Cut Pro™ 7 edit via XML. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports cuts, cross dissolves and opacity. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Supports Final Cut Pro 7 XML clip by clip selectable import of image sizing data. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports the following FCP7 effects: cross, diamond and oval iris; centre, clock, edge and venetian blind wipe. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports wipe borders with softness. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports the following FCP7 composite modes: Add, subtract, difference, multiply, screen, overlay, darken and lighten. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports Final Cut Pro™ XML export including file location metadata. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Supports Final Cut Pro™ X XML round trip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Supports cuts, dissolves and speed changed events. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Ignore file extension option when conforming using XML. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multitrack AVID AAF Support
New Includes Avid AAF export for simplified AMA round trip with handles. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Avid AAF import support for cuts, dissolves, speed changes, dip to color. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Avid AAF import support for edge wipe with border, center wipe with border, clock and venetian blind wipe, cross, oval and diamond iris wipe. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Avid AAF import support for sizing effect with PTZR and overlay composite. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Ignore file extension option when conforming using AAF. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Editing
Pictorial based multi track editing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Preview composite of all tracks in real time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports drag and drop editing on and between tracks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mark in and mark out of source clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Insert source clip to any track. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add or delete; clips, cuts, dissolves or speed changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports slip, slide, roll and ripple. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports two and three point editing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add and delete tracks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable lock for tracks and clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Undo and redo edits with history display. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Timeline Conform Toolset
Conform clips using multiple layer XML, AAF or EDL metadata. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Use timecode embedded in the source clip or clip frame count. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform partial clips with black gaps. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assist conform with reel numbers from user defined clip file path. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assist conform with underscore reel numbers from r3d files. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assist conform with reel numbers from the media pool folder or source embedding. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manual and automatic force conform to specific clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform with user defined reel names in media pool. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Re-conform from folders to add or remove clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Generate new session with or without user defined handles. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic frame syncing between switched sessions. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports drop frame timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Copy and paste clip keyboard shortcuts in conform timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Display source timecode option in conform timeline viewer. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform Verification
Automatic XML, AAF and EDL conforming of online clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Synchronized playback of online and offline images to check conform. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform EDL highlights current clip on current track. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic media pool clip sync. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports multiple offline clips with individual timecode offset. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable offline image shine through for missing conform clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable automatic EDL hole replacement with black clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Offline and online image sync on color and conform screen. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto location of clips in the Media Pool to find missing clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
EDL Support
Supports industry standard CMX3600 EDLs with cuts, cross dissolves and speed changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Load multiple EDLs and offline video to conform, edit, and display in sync with online image. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatically conforms source images to EDL. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform from timecode in header, reel number and file path. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform partial clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports FCP, Avid and Discreet EDLs with long reel names for conforming and selects grade. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform native RED R3D files using absolute or time of day code. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conform and auto load source clips to Media Pool. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import pre-conformed clips and auto match grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Source and record mode for pre-conformed projects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Single and multiple clip reel name editing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import and Export SMPTE standard EDLs. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Load EDL to new track in existing session. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Export EDL of missing clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
CDL Support
Import and export of ASC color decision list. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports full slope, offset and power specifications. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports additional saturation metadata. Yes Yes Yes Yes
CDL events syncronised with EDL events. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Also supports stereoscopic 3D sizing metadata. Yes Yes Yes No
Automatic Scene Cut Detection
Automatically detects scene cuts 5X faster than real time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Visual display of the last frame of scene next to first and second frame of the next scene. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Autocue display of all cuts as detected in real time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes user variable pre, during and post detection threshold. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatically split a single clip into subclips within the media pool. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes scene cut add and delete. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes prune within marked in and out range. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Generate an EDL or pull list from the scene detector. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Load a previously generated EDL or pull list. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio Playback Support
Playback AIFF or WAV audio files with timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import, play and export up to 16 channels of audio. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports 48Khz audio sampling precision. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Click and slip sync mouse control with visual display of audio waveform. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports sub sample audio sync control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports LTC timecode chase for external audio decks. Yes Yes Yes Yes
External Matte Support
Support for external RGB and single channel mattes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multiple matte support for every node graph. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User controllable matte mixing and blur. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spatial and temporal alignment control of external mattes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
External matte support for track grade. Yes Yes Yes Yes
External matte sizing lock to source image. Yes Yes Yes Yes
1D and 3D LUT Support
Open standard .cube LUT support. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time 3D or 1D LUT application to images. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Shaper LUT support. Yes Yes Yes Yes
3D or 1D LUTs at input, output and display. Yes Yes Yes Yes
3D or 1D LUTs for every node. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Capture external 3D LUTs. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Generate 3D LUT from current grade. Yes Yes Yes Yes
LUT soft clip controls and video level soft clippers. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable LUT on or not on waveform. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy Grades Between Clips
Middle mouse click copy of grade to current clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy grades to any clip number. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy grades to any range of clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag and drop nodes from stills to node graph. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Apply or append still or memory node graph to new clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Copy and paste node metadata between nodes including dynamics. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ripple Grades Between Clips
Ripple exact grade change to new clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ripple percentage value change to new clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ripple unit value change to new clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ripple all values to new clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy Grades Between Sessions
Automatic color correction linking with new EDL changes using source timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic color correction linking for new versions. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Corrections are automatically applied to replacement source clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Colortrace Grades
Automatic colortrace corrections from one session to another session based on source clip timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manual colortrace corrections for clips with different timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic multi-project Colortrace to transfer digital dailies grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batch Link Grades
User selectable link or batch unlink clips for grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batch copy linked grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batch unlink from default grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scroll Timeline
Scroll along timeline to view and copy grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Instant review of new grade on current clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
One click selection of new grade or exit without copy and paste. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render Cache Clips
User selectable manual or automatic render cache of clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individual clips can be marked ready to start cache. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable automatic cache of dissolves. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable automatic cache of all clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render cache starts from current frame on current clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All Render cache operations are in the background. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dirt and Dust Correction
Click and drag dirt and dust correction for DPX images. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable temporal or spacial correction. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable correction aggression and blend. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable region of interest and clean size. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stereoscopic 3D Grading
Real time grading of Stereoscopic 3D timelines with concurrent left and right eye grading. Yes Yes Yes No
Auto color match grade between eyes using primary or curves match. Yes Yes Yes No
Copy left to right eye, or right to left or grade both simultaneously in real time. Yes Yes Yes No
Delta between eyes can be preserved or graded out per clip, reel or camera. Yes Yes Yes No
Apply grade ripple to both eyes. Yes Yes Yes No
Optional preservation of convergence data when copying grades. Yes Yes Yes No
Stereo still wipe with invert option. Yes Yes Yes No
Apply ColorTrace to copy grades from other projects to both eyes. Yes Yes Yes No
Save stereoscopic 3D stills with grades for each eye. Yes Yes Yes No
Timeline thumbnails display current eye with source image status. Yes Yes Yes No
Stereoscopic 3D Image Alignment
Automatic multipoint Stereoscopic 3D image alignment to correct camera rig errors. Yes Yes Yes No
Analyse one, all, or a selection of clips for auto alignement. Yes Yes Yes No
Real time and interactive Stereoscopic 3D convergence adjustments. Yes Yes Yes No
User selectable auto zoom with convergence. Yes Yes Yes No
Protected convergence settings when coping grades. Yes Yes Yes No
Pitch and Yaw controls for keystone correction. Yes Yes Yes No
Stereoscopic 3D Monitoring
Real time concurrent display of Stereoscopic 3D timelines. Yes Yes Yes No
Display either eye or stereoscopic with a mouse click. Yes Yes Yes No
User interface display of side-by-side, line-by-line, checkerboard, Anaglyph B&W or color difference. Yes Yes Yes No
User selectable checkerboard size. Yes Yes Yes No
Swap monitoring eye image control. Yes Yes Yes No
Optional stereo wipe for waveform and DVI monitor output. Yes Yes Yes No
Real time and separate HD-SDI RGB 10 bit output of each eye. Yes No No No
Meshed HD-SDI output of stereoscopic images. Yes Yes Yes No
Composite - Framelock sync option for Nvidia SDI. Yes No No No
Full YUV 10 bit HD resolution left and right eye playback on DeckLink HD Extreme 3D. Yes Yes Yes No
Stereoscopic 3D Workflow
Real time dual eye ingest and playout to tape. Yes Yes Yes No
Slip one eye timecode sync in reference to the other. Yes Yes Yes No
Automatic image H Flip and V Flip from camera metadata. Yes Yes Yes No
One click generation of Stereoscopic 3D EDL. Yes Yes Yes No
Stereoscopic 3D side-by-side and line-by-line render option. Yes Yes Yes No
Swap source eye image control. Yes Yes Yes No
Stereoscopic 3D Editing for both eyes. Yes Yes Yes No
Start with a 2D project and convert to 3D by Color-tracing grades to the other eye. Yes Yes Yes No
Start with a 3D project and render 2D version from either eye. Yes Yes Yes No
Gallery to Save and Manage Stills
Resolution independent still store image gallery. Yes Yes Yes Yes
PowerGrade stills library for each user to share stills between projects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
New PowerGrade library of premade effects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
One click to capture still. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All stills store the grade node map for simplified re-grades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display node map for one click, drag and drop grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Name and search stills. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stills display filter for current or all sessions. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Force just one still for each scene. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto capture of still from all clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grab all stills from first or middle frame. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag and drop stills between pages, memories and PowerGrades. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sort stills by record and source timecode, or grab and also clip and creation time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selecatable automatic still and timeline trace. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import stills from other project databases. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import and convert stills from other devices across the network. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export stills in different formats for use offline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add pages to build your own library, storyboard or special effects store. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export and import stills with DaVinci Resolve eXchange, DRX, color correction metadata. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Playback of Stills and Memories for Color Grade Reference
One click to compare to online clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
One click to wipe to online or offline clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
One click to compare with wipe to any other clip on timeline. Yes Yes Yes Yes
View still with image with horizontal or vertical wipe. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flip, pan and zoom still images for image comparison. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Native File Formats Supported
Native ProRes read and write support on Mac OS X platform. No Yes Yes Yes
H.264, Uncompressed RGB and YUV QuickTime. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Uncompressed YUV MXF 8 and 10 bit. Yes Yes Yes Yes
DPX, Cineon and TIFF. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Compressed and uncompressed OpenEXR. Yes Yes Yes Yes
MPEG4 Video, Sony SStP MPEG4 and Sony XDCAM (QT). Yes Yes Yes Yes
JPEG, HDV, DVCPRO, DVCPROHD and DV. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avid DNxHD file format support. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Format conversion for non native files to DPX from: JPEG, XPM, PPM and BMP. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Camera Codec Support
Alexa ARRI RAW and D21 ARRI RAW; .ari files including v3 color science. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vision Research, Phantom; .cine files. Yes Yes Yes Yes
SI-2K; Cineform QT files. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cineform; QT files. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cineform stereo; QT files. Yes Yes Yes No
RED One; R3D files including RED color2 and REDgamma2 with real time full premium de-bayer. Yes Yes Yes Yes
RED EPIC; R3D files including 5K and HDRx. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ikonoskope; CinemaDNG files. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Canon 5D and 7D; H.264 files. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Image decoder settings use camera files metadata. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Project Grading Flexibility and Relinking
All grading metadata is linked to source clips so you can grade multiple EDLs at the same time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade the same project on multiple systems from the same source material and metadata. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Project data can be moved from MacBook Pro, to MacPro to Linux and back for session flexibility. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Start on-set with dailies or preview grades, move them to the studio for finishing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade clips in timeline even with missing clips, insert them anytime without loss of work. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grade in real time on the clustered GPU systems then save project to render on low cost system. Yes Yes Yes 1 GPU
Remote Grading
Remote grading of projects between systems with a low bandwidth internet connection. Yes Yes Yes No
Connect Mac to Mac or Mac to Linux with the same software version. Yes Yes Yes No
Use high resolution images at the master and proxy at the slave. Yes Yes Yes No
Full remote grading control including grab/select/delete stills and hide/show window cursors. Yes Yes Yes No
Media Storage Flexibility
Supports Mac OS Extended file system. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports Quantum StorNext file system. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports SGI CXFS file system. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports BrightClip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct access to storage area network (SAN) - no need to copy images to local storage. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct external drive mount to system, play, grade and render without coping to the local storage. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multiple suites can share the same images, EDLs and projects without compromising speed. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browse clips directly from the SAN in real time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes a file system speed benchmark tool. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes a clip based speed benchmark tool. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User customisable path for proxy, cache and gallery stills. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Media File Flexibility
Clip details window for instant view of source clip format and image type. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Search for clips and add to Media Pool based on EDL. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Search for sub clips and add to Media Pool based on EDL. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Integrated clip task manager for clip conversion and copies. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Convert non real time file formats to DPX for grading. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy and manage both DPX sequences and clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy and manage image files from near-line to online SAN storage. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create and delete files and folders. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Re-name files and folders. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sort files in virtual folders. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Search and re-link replacement clips to new parent directories. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change timecode and rewrite header. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soft offset of source timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Select clips for automatic replacement. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clip task manager status display to manage SAN I/O. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Proxy Generation
Integrated high quality proxy generator. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time on-the-fly high quality proxy generation without disk cache. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pre generate proxies for grading render and output. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All grades applied to proxy are automatically linked to the high res image. Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
Proxy windows and mattes are automatically resized to the high res image. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Proxy generation status display to manage SAN I/O. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render Toolset
Render 2K dpx, HD, QT or DNxHD in real time to disk. (subject to hardware configuration) Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
Render 16 bit DCI compliant TIFF files Yes Yes Yes Yes
Preset render resolutions and file formats. Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
User configurable render resolutions and frame rate. Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
New Render timeline with either Auto, Video or Data level selection. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render the timeline, a selected range or individual clip. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render the current or all graded versions. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render files to any folder and any volume on SAN. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render clips with source or record timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render clips with unique file name. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render clips with or without sizing. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render clips rendered with or without color correction. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render source clip with speed changes including negative speed changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render source clip with user defined handles. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render Cineform.mov with Cineform encoding license. No Yes Yes Yes
Monitor the render process, speed and available storage. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Commercial Workflow Render Toolset
Render graded clips with commercial workflow to export to other systems. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render clips to differnent directories with source timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render versions with logical timecode offsets. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render reels and clips with automatic folder management. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render folder path with version name. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Render Toolset
Rendered clip prefix and suffix render tags. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rendered file path with prefix and suffix tags. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Render tags include: event, version, clip index, Media Pool Folder, stereo session and reel number. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Preserve source directory level control when rendering clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batch render for multiple job processing, queue in one suite – render in another. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stereo mesh or each eye render selections. Yes Yes Yes No
Selectable number of digits in the clip name. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable clip name prefix and suffix. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manage render speed for slow storage systems. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deck Ingest and Playout
Full deck control and image monitoring. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real time capture and playout. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stereoscopic 3D image capture and playout. Yes Yes Yes No
Batch capture and playout with user configurable handles. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Capture directly to storage to any folder or volume as .dpx files in real time. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Insert and Assemble edit control. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ingest or playout audio from separate file. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Record to tape with source or record timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto jam sync timecodes for continuous recording. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deck Workflow
Multi-version deliverables from a single master as each render uses source images for resize. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Layoff deliverables to tape in source mode with user defined handles and source timecode. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatically replace a single re-graded shot on tape. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Versions of grades laid on tape in timecode order. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Re-stripe timecode header as required. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto black filler for short source clips. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Logical offsets for easy version management. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable color space conversions from video range to data and back. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Use crash record or managed ingest. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Capture with or without audio and VITC. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports 3:2 pull-down and pull-up. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supported Video Formats
2K 1080psF 23.98 and 1080psF 24. Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
2K 1556psF 23.98, 1556psF 24 and 1556psF 25. Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
HD 1080psF 23.94, 1080psF 24 and 1080psF 25. Yes Yes Yes 1080HD Limit
HD 1080p 23.94, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, 1080p 30, 1080p 50, 1080p 59.94 and 1080p 60. Yes Yes Yes Yes
HD 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94 and 1080i 60. Yes Yes Yes Yes
HD 720p50, 720p 59.94 and 720p 60. Yes Yes Yes Yes
PAL 625/25. Yes Yes Yes Yes
NTSC 525/29.97. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All video I/O formats support 4:2:2 YUV and 4:4:4 RGB color space. Yes Yes Yes Yes
All video RGB formats support single link 3Gb/s or dual link HD-SDI. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable application of 3:2 pulldown for 30/60Hz formats. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scanner Ingest
Export capture list to scanner. (Arri format) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batch capture from scanner. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatically name scanned images. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatically sort scanned images to destination folders. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Slate Generation
User configurable slate generation. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Set text, or timecodes, file names, clip names etc. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User settings for font, size and location of burn-in. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Safe Area and Blanking Markers
Full safe area markers including extents, action, title and centre. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Preset image aspect ratio markers. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User adjustable markers. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save and recall multiple marker presets. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Output Blanking Presets
Full set of output blanking presets. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User selectable 1.33, 1.66, 1.77, 1.85 and 2.35 aspect ratio blanking presets. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Separate output resolution and pixel aspect ratio. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User/Project/Session and System Control
Individual colorist password protected login. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individual colorist login icons. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User configuration parameters saved per project. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Instantly switch between multiple preset configuration. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic backup of projects with user selectable duration between saves. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configure project templates including resolution, aspect ratio, bit depth and playback speed. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Control deck I/O parameters including pre-roll and timing synchronization. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configure monitoring color space, format, matrix and synchronisation. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import projects from archive with or without stills, EDLs, LUTs and audio. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export projects to archive with or without stills, EDLs, LUTs and audio. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Database Project Management
Supports open PostgreSQL database to share users and projects. Yes Yes Yes Yes
User add, delete and connect to new database. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Import projects from other databases and users. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Database Server Option to share database with multiple Resolves. Yes Yes Yes No
Read and write project files to the external database server for concurrent project use. Yes Yes Yes No
Use standard IT industry practice for daily backups. Yes Yes Yes Yes
DaVinci Resolve Control Surface
High quality control panel look and finish. Yes Yes No No
100+ hot keys for immediate and responsive feature selection. Yes Yes No No
Provides creative grading control with instant user feedback. Yes Yes No No
Optical precision super smooth Lift, Gamma and Gain trackballs. Yes Yes No No
Optical precision master rings. Yes Yes No No
Five high resolution LCD screens with soft menus. Yes Yes No No
30 soft keys for fast and seamless menu control. Yes Yes No No
38 soft knobs with display for concurrent multiple trims of grades. Yes Yes No No
Direct control of ARRI and RED camera decoder settings. Yes Yes No No
Direct six vector curve and RGB mixer controls. Yes Yes No No
Direct Noise Reduction controls. Yes Yes No No
Integrated pull-out Qwerty keyboard. Yes Yes No No
Full transport controls including Jog and Shuttle knob. Yes Yes No No
Direct VTR transport controls. Yes Yes No No
T-Bar for wipe control for still to grade comparison. Yes Yes No No
Customizable panel display and key brightness settings saved per project. Yes Yes No No
Customizable panel key color settings saved per project. Yes Yes No No
Trackball and knob sensitivity settings saved per project. Yes Yes No No
Fourth trackball for cursor and window positioning. Yes Yes No No
Direct key selection of memories. Yes Yes No No
One key to grab stills. Yes Yes No No
One key to play stills. Yes Yes No No
Powerful shift up and shift down qualifier keys. Yes Yes No No
Separate left and right panel allow user configuration. Yes Yes No No
DaVinci Resolve Control Surface connects by simple USB 2 cable. Supports USB extenders. Yes Yes No No
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