DaVinci Resolve for iPad Now Available on the App Store

[purplerainpurplerain]

You don’t understand.

Davinci is not JUST one program. Inside of it is the entire suite of:media, editing, sound, vfx, color and deliver. Which basically is like having 5-6 individual programs in one.

It’s 10x better than Adobe

It’s not. It has weaker motion controls, weaker adjustment layer options, weaker connectivity to image editors, weaker support for layered image files, no integrations with After Effects.

So saying “10x better” is just flaf. It’s like me saying my dad is stronger than your dad. It’s hyperbole.

Resolve has some great features but it isn’t as fully featured as Premiere and not as useful if you have a multi application pipeline.

You also made the mistake of saying the Resolve pro version is $299 for life. That would only be true if you stuck with those features for life and up to the point it doesn’t break on a future version of macOS. But nobody sticks with software like that. You will eventually buy Pro upgrades again and again and again if you want the benefit of news features and continued compatibility with macOS releases far in the future.

 

[ComRadMac]

It’s 10x better than Adobe or any other NLE

Well come on now, buddy. It's a fine app, especially for free, but let's not get hyperbolic about it.

 

[_Spinn_]

Finally something the might actually make use of the Apple Silicon in the newer iPads.

 

[profcutter]

Well come on now, buddy. It's a fine app, especially for free, but let's not get hyperbolic about it.

Well, given that I used to work at Adobe, and they actually came to my next place of work so I could train them in why premiere was such a dumpster fire, and why editors were (at the time: FCP4-7) refusing to use premiere, it’s not that far off the mark. 10 times better than any NLE? Nah. It does seem to be taking shape where FCP X left off, though my experience with Resolve is quite limited at this point. I’m thinking of having my next video course based on Resolve since it’s cross platform, and even works on some iPads. Certainly an improvement from the Adobe situation, and helps to get them out of our video lab, the only place on campus with an FCP license.

 

[montuori]

You also made the mistake of saying the Resolve pro version is $299 for life. That would only be true if you stuck with those features for life and up to the point it doesn’t break on a future version of macOS. But nobody sticks with software like that. You will eventually buy Pro upgrades again and again and again if you want the benefit of news features and continued compatibility with macOS releases far in the future.

Historically (since at least version 8) upgrades have been free. While that could change it would be a departure. Blackmagic, not unlike Apple, is primarily a hardware company.

 

[ChrisA]

Must be one of the most expensive apps I've heard of in a while?

Expensive? It free. And it runs on Linux, Windows, Mac and now IOS.

OK, you can buy some added features for $95. But most people will never need resolutions above 4K and 3D video editing and some other exotic stuff like that unless you are shooting a sequel to Avatar. (I'd bet a buck that Avatar did actually use this software, but not on an iPad)

 

[ChrisA]

Go DaVinci. I hope it is hugely successful for them and that it encourages other developers to port their desktop-grade apps to the M-series iPads. No one wanted to be the first to pour the resource into developing a desktop-grade iPad app then have to market it for <=$9.99 because iPad owners mostly think iPad apps should be free or dirt cheap. That mindset has IMO held-back the development of desktop-grade iPad apps just as much as any other reason.

Resolve on iPad is free. VERY few will buy the Studio version because you only really need it for exotic formats like 8K or 3D stereo. The free version already is better than FCP or Adobe.

The company, Blackmagic, makes their money by selling very expensive hardware. I think they might sell more of their $20,000 edit console if people knew it would also run on a cheap $800 iPad. See the photo below, THAT is what they want you to buy, so they give away the software free, hoping you will like it and step up to a larger system

 

[SenorWhyMe]

Installed on my 2018 Pro, restricted to HD content. I’ll definitely try it out though!

will probably be fixed , export is different than from lumafusion . Lumafusion exports in a way its frame by frame making even phones able to export in 4k but at the cost of speed. even the fast m1 or m2 exporting a 30 min 4k video on lumafusion would take 25-30 minutes. Davinci resolve might optimize for older non m1 later on similar to the way lumafusion does it

 

[SenorWhyMe]

I mean, the implementations is remarkable, however I cannot see myself edit a video on a 12,9" display.
Not even on a laptop (I have been spoilt by using 2 displays pretty much all my professional life).

the good thing is you can external display out with new m1 m2

 

[theotherphil]

I don’t understand this whole appeal to do video editing on an iPad. You cannot possibly do complex video editing on iPad OS in an effective manner compared to on a Mac.

It’s like telling a car mechanic that the technology exists for them to now be able to change oil using oven mitts and Dixie cups because the tools are more portable! 🤪

The same argument can be used for putting MacOS on an iPad unfortunately. When using sidecar connected to a Mac, the UI is comically small and pretty much unusable for touch input even on the 12.9".

 

[PauloSera]

Because it is suitable for Video makers on the move and there is a lot of them. iPad's for me are more travel friendly than Laptops.

"On the move". As if people are walking around editing. Get real.

 

[PauloSera]

The same argument can be used for putting MacOS on an iPad unfortunately. When using sidecar connected to a Mac, the UI is comically small and pretty much unusable for touch input even on the 12.9".

No one ever said people were smart or knew what they wanted.

 

[MacMikePro]

How many writers at MR are gonna keep referring to the M1 and M2 iPad as "apple silicon iPads"? Every iPad is an apple silicon iPad, just say M-series iPad, I can understand the mistake once or twice, but it's starting to get annoying now

 

[yellowbunny]

It’s not. It has weaker motion controls, weaker adjustment layer options, weaker connectivity to image editors, weaker support for layered image files, no integrations with After Effects.

So saying “10x better” is just flaf. It’s like me saying my dad is stronger than your dad. It’s hyperbole.

Resolve has some great features but it isn’t as fully featured as Premiere and not as useful if you have a multi application pipeline.

You also made the mistake of saying the Resolve pro version is $299 for life. That would only be true if you stuck with those features for life and up to the point it doesn’t break on a future version of macOS. But nobody sticks with software like that. You will eventually buy Pro upgrades again and again and again if you want the benefit of news features and continued compatibility with macOS releases far in the future.

The beauty of Resolve is MOST people don’t need to be multi app. Editing, Colour, Compositing, DAW, media encoder. All built in…

 

[Pezimak]

Its free??! DaVinci is a completely free app (competing with the paid apps like FCP and Premiere). Its only the studio version that commands the extra price. Most people have no need of the studio, if you do then its not much to pay.

The free version is not a hobbled app, most non-pro users will be happy with free. From the main app description(not the IOS one) studio offers in addition:
includes everything in the free version plus the DaVinci Neural Engine, dozens of additional Resolve FX, temporal and spatial noise reduction, stereoscopic 3D, film grain, optical blur and mist effects, and more. It also supports 10‑bit video at up to 120 frames per second and resolutions beyond 4K.

My point still stands, it is one of the most expensive apps I’ve seen in a long time. That is a fact and your comment doesn’t change this, because my comment never mentions or entertains the free version. My observation was in the paid version.
You have taken my comment far too literally.

 

[Pezimak]

Expensive? It free. And it runs on Linux, Windows, Mac and now IOS.

OK, you can buy some added features for $95. But most people will never need resolutions above 4K and 3D video editing and some other exotic stuff like that unless you are shooting a sequel to Avatar. (I'd bet a buck that Avatar did actually use this software, but not on an iPad)

See above reply.

 

[darngooddesign]

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[ralphthemagi]

I don’t understand this whole appeal to do video editing on an iPad. You cannot possibly do complex video editing on iPad OS in an effective manner compared to on a Mac.

You can't. (And, frankly, neither can I.)
Others can.

Watch someone whose first computing device was an iPad work on an iPad. They have internalized all the shortcuts and gestures. Sometimes it looks like they are doing sign language as they mash gestures on the screen.

An iPad also has three benefits: great color reproduction at a low cost, the ability to draw directly on the screen, and really fast exports at a low cost. There are some missing features for sure. But those may not be features you'd use, and the iPad may have added benefits. Procreate is a great example. For some people and workflows it is simply superior to Photoshop. There are digital illustrators out there today who will never touch Photoshop or a desktop drawing application. No need.

 

[darngooddesign]

How many writers at MR are gonna keep referring to the M1 and M2 iPad as "apple silicon iPads"? Every iPad is an apple silicon iPad, just say M-series iPad, I can understand the mistake once or twice, but it's starting to get annoying now

Apple Silicon commonly refers to the M#s; no one said Apple Silicon until the M1 was announced. Besides, Resolve runs on A# iPads as well, albeit with reduced features.

 

[DrV]

Resolve on iPad is free. VERY few will buy the Studio version because you only really need it for exotic formats like 8K or 3D stereo. The free version already is better than FCP or Adobe.

The company, Blackmagic, makes their money by selling very expensive hardware. I think they might sell more of their $20,000 edit console if people knew it would also run on a cheap $800 iPad. See the photo below, THAT is what they want you to buy, so they give away the software free, hoping you will like it and step up to a larger system

And, if I may add, Blackmagic hardware is also great. They have a lot of other stuff besides the expensive edit consoles, e.g., Speed Editor or ATEM Mini series.

 

[eyeseeyou]

I mean, the implementations is remarkable, however I cannot see myself edit a video on a 12,9" display.
Not even on a laptop (I have been spoilt by using 2 displays pretty much all my professional life).

I have a similar feeling when working with an excel sheet on an iPad vs a desktop. I purchased an ultrawide monitor specifically for my video projects. Can't beat that full-display time line. Completely spoiled.

 

[unrigestered]

Apple Silicon commonly refers to the M#s; no one said Apple Silicon until the M1 was announced. Besides, Resolve runs on A# iPads as well, albeit with reduced features.

yes, and it's done to demonstrate that those computers are not Intel (x86) anymore or something done by someone else.
it's of course also a bit of marketing / branding, as they could aswell have called it ARM Silicon, but still, even if they for whatever reason had put the chip of the first Apple Watch inside these new systems, they'd still be Apple Silicon, not Intel, AMD, or whatever

if Intel made a new retro CPU and started making 8088 CPUs again, it would be Intel Silicon in the same way a 13900HK is Intel Silicon

 

[eyeseeyou]

The same argument can be used for putting MacOS on an iPad unfortunately. When using sidecar connected to a Mac, the UI is comically small and pretty much unusable for touch input even on the 12.9".

I use my iPad as a secondary display with sidecar daily. It's awesome. Not sure what situation I'd be in to use my iPad full-time running macos but if I had to I imagine I could.

 

[enterthemerdaverse]

Doesn’t run bad but I dont have that hover pencil feature so I’m not getting the best out of it.

 

[eifelbube]

Popular video editing app DaVinci Resolve for iPad is now available on the App Store, giving iPad customers access to a popular professional-grade video editing app right on their iPad.

DaVinci Resolve for iPad was announced in October 2022 and is designed to be optimized for iPads with Apple silicon chips, like the new iPad Pro with the M2 chip and the previous generation iPad Pro and iPad Air, both powered by M1.

Designed for the new M2 iPad Pro, Blackmagic, the creators behind DaVinci Resolve, says the app will deliver 4x faster Ultra HD ProRes rendering on the new iPad Pro with M2, with other similar improvements coming to M1-based iPads.

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Compared to DaVinci Resolve 18 software for the desktop, DaVinci Resolve for iPad offers similar functionality and tools, with slight changes in the user interface to better suit the iPad. DaVinci Resolve for iPad is available for free on the App Store, with an in-app purchase that unlocks the Studio version priced at $95.

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