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Hands-On With the DaVinci Resolve Beta for iPad
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You CAN plug a keyboard into an iPad (or use a Bluetooth one).
But chances are touching the time control and using the virtual keyboard will also work.
As much as people question an iPad in videography I should offer this viewpoint.
I actually made a movie and a long one just like a Christopher Nolan movie. I made it on AVID of course, and exported it as a Jpeg2000 movie. Then I made a DCP file out of it in the same business class desktop with a gaming i5 processor and maxed out RAM (yup, feature length movie on that, so a modern iPad could work…) The export took two days. I forget how long the DCP render was though it was not short.
After that you have to convert one of your computers to Linux, format your movie drive to Linux (preferably to EXT2 / EXT3 for maximum compatibility) and move the movie on to it to create your CRU drive. Then you buy a power source for the drive or just buy the DCP package with it all there.
Here is the thing: I don’t care where you broadcast or stream your pride and joy. Try, try, try to have it premiered on a big screen stand alone theatre - you will never regret it! You don’t have to cross your fingers on movie night as they will let you in days before after another movie showing and hand you a walkie-talkie to the projectionist and you can jump to specific timelines to check out how it looks and make sure the audio is in sync.
There is nothing better than driving up to the theater and seeing your movie title on the marquee! Strangely it’s also a rush to see them open the doors and people come in to watch your movie - maybe it’s just me but that was also a moment! As it was a premiere I got to stand slightly off the 40’ screen in a 400 seat theatre and tell them about the movie glancing at crib notes I wrote on the palm of my hand.
Anyway, the movie starts and I bought the biggest carton of popcorn dripping with butter even though that upsets my stomach, and the biggest Coke I could buy and sat in the rafters watching the movie and audience reaction. Nobody left and this was mostly an audience that doesn’t know me.
This is the type of experience you will never get streaming or at YouTube in the comments section. Real live audience reaction to your creation! I just thought I would throw this into the mix.
Better yet, just carry along the Speed Editor for that. It should work and wireless connected with its own battery too…
Doing rough/first cuts on footage while relaxing on the couch or laying in bed is why video editing on a tablet is A Good Thing. For personal projects or your average YouTube et. al. video you can finish it off there too.
I've done maybe 50-odd videos (between 10-35 mins long) using LumaFusion. It's not perfect, but it it's pretty freaking awesome and covers most of what most people actually need. I just wish their XML support for transferring over to desktop Resolve for graphics, audio mixing and finalising was actually complete. Clearly Blackmagic felt the same.
Quite excited for Resolve for iPad though by the sounds of things my old 6th Gen iPad probably won't be capable of running even a feature-reduced version. Which is a shame, because it can still handle three streams of 4K H.265 footage perfectly fine in LumaFusion.
I've done maybe 50-odd videos (between 10-35 mins long) using LumaFusion. It's not perfect, but it it's pretty freaking awesome and covers most of what most people actually need. I just wish their XML support for transferring over to desktop Resolve for graphics, audio mixing and finalising was actually complete. Clearly Blackmagic felt the same.
Quite excited for Resolve for iPad though by the sounds of things my old 6th Gen iPad probably won't be capable of running even a feature-reduced version. Which is a shame, because it can still handle three streams of 4K H.265 footage perfectly fine in LumaFusion.
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For some reason the app needed to download the full version of the video clip first (despite the video being shot on the iPhone!). After that I wasn’t remotely interested in hanging around to see what other limitations it put on the experience.
tried creatting lip sync videos on an iPhone on a trip to Thailand recently just using iMovie. It was a non starter as I didn’t have Internet.
For some reason the app needed to download the full version of the video clip first (despite the video being shot on the iPhone!). After that I wasn’t remotely interested in hanging around to see what other limitations it put on the experience.
Easy answer! iPad is a mobile device. It is ideal for video editors (professional or not) who are on the move. And there are a lot of them. I do have both, iPad and Mac. But if I am travelling, I can not take my Mac with me. I do not consider myself professional editor, I only do drone videos but I have noticed lots of YouTubers who make their living crating videos wishing for an iPad version of FCP.
I’ve been using Luma Fusion. Now Divinci Resolve is coming to the iPad Pro. Come on Apple! Wheres Final Cut???? It’s getting embarrassing.
Only explanation I can think of is you had your phone set to optimize space and that video that you shot previously had been offloaded to iCloud.
After years of "why aren't professional apps on the iPad" handwringing, there is a surprising number of negative comments about a professional app on the iPad.
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They may have just changed the game. Apple better drop a real final cut for iPad ASAP or they will lose a user over here. It's so difficult working with 4k files on final cut. So much proxy and exporting and importing only for playback to not even be accurate. Sign me up Da Vinci!
On Luma, it’s a matter of pinching to zoom in on the timeline.
I'm actually embarrassed at myself for reading that in the article and not catching it myself. It's so true and crazy at the same time how the Apple Silicon Macs have changed our perception when talking about things like this. And this is coming from someone whose pet peeve is when someone acts like the M1 chip is more than simply an "A14X" even though that's all it is, just with a different name.
This is exactly what I came here to post. Literally all iPads use Apple processors. I'm assuming they mean "M-Series"
As far as I know, DaVinci Resolve is always a one-time purchase, if you have to buy it at all.
It’s almost as though these people never really wanted / needed pro apps on the iPad, but just wanted to latch on to something to criticise Apple over.
Popular video editing app DaVinci Resolve from Blackmagic Design is soon going to be available on the iPad, and a beta version of the app is being tested right now. We have access to the beta, and thought we'd take a deeper look at how DaVinci Resolve performs on the iPad for those who are interested.
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DaVinci Resolve for iPad was first announced in October 2022, and it is designed with multitouch technology and the Apple Pencil in mind. Performance is optimized for the Apple silicon iPad models, and we tested on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
On the latest M2 iPad Pro models, Ultra HD ProRes rendering is 4x faster, but it also runs well on M1 iPads.
The iPad version of DaVinci Resolve is basically a version of the DaVinci Resolve 18 software for the desktop, and while there are some minor interface differences, functionality is similar. The app is able to open and create standard DaVinci Resolve project files that can be used interchangeably with the desktop version of DaVinci Resolve.
In our testing, DaVinci Resolve for iPad worked well for most workflows, and would be suitable for day to day use. There were no dropped frames, and the editing experience was solid. Color corrections, masking, and other effects that you might assume would not do well on the iPad were flawless, even when working with multiple 4K clips. Make sure to watch our video to see the app in action.
Blackmagic Design is aiming to release DaVinci Resolve for the iPad before the end of the year, and you will need an Apple silicon iPad to use the software when it comes out. DaVinci Resolve for iPad will be free to download, but there will be a Studio version priced at $95.
Article Link: Hands-On With the DaVinci Resolve Beta for iPad
It is almost the end of 2022 when this is suppose to be available. I sure hope Apple doesn’t drag their feet on the approval process and delay its availability.
I for one wished I had been part of the beta. I have had several video shorts that would have been great to finish using a product I use in the studio. As far as the question of why not just buy a MacBook Pro? Other than the cost, the iPad Pro M1/M2 has a decent 12 megapixel camera and 3D LIDAR so you can do impressive AR based videos using the capture video tool, but I normally have to trim the video, crop, grade and work with the audio. I know there are other video tools out there, but they either feel incomplete (Adobe Rush) or have less than ideal interfaces.
Popular video editing app DaVinci Resolve from Blackmagic Design is soon going to be available on the iPad, and a beta version of the app is being tested right now. We have access to the beta, and thought we'd take a deeper look at how DaVinci Resolve performs on the iPad for those who are interested.
Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
DaVinci Resolve for iPad was first announced in October 2022, and it is designed with multitouch technology and the Apple Pencil in mind. Performance is optimized for the Apple silicon iPad models, and we tested on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
On the latest M2 iPad Pro models, Ultra HD ProRes rendering is 4x faster, but it also runs well on M1 iPads.
The iPad version of DaVinci Resolve is basically a version of the DaVinci Resolve 18 software for the desktop, and while there are some minor interface differences, functionality is similar. The app is able to open and create standard DaVinci Resolve project files that can be used interchangeably with the desktop version of DaVinci Resolve.
In our testing, DaVinci Resolve for iPad worked well for most workflows, and would be suitable for day to day use. There were no dropped frames, and the editing experience was solid. Color corrections, masking, and other effects that you might assume would not do well on the iPad were flawless, even when working with multiple 4K clips. Make sure to watch our video to see the app in action.
Blackmagic Design is aiming to release DaVinci Resolve for the iPad before the end of the year, and you will need an Apple silicon iPad to use the software when it comes out. DaVinci Resolve for iPad will be free to download, but there will be a Studio version priced at $95.
Article Link: Hands-On With the DaVinci Resolve Beta for iPad
As far as control, I wonder if Black Magic will allow for their video controller to be connected? This would help provide finer control and a tactile experience like what I have on the desktop. Also, there are a number of 15” 4K OLED slim mobile panels that can be used with the iPad. I have one that I have used with my 11” iPad Pro M1 that works well.
Why in the heck can the largest creative software developer not come up with this? Hello Adobe? I know most people hate their subscription model (me included), but I use their software to make money. My business is focused on graphic design, but I do know how to use PP/AE. My MBP is for work, but I'm finding myself, more and more, leaving it in my backpack when I get home and grabbing my M1 iPad Pro. Basically, my MBP is my work machine and iPad is more for my personal stuff, so I would love to have a moderately powerful video editor on my iPad, doesn't need to be as powerful as desktop, but more capable than the lousy Premiere Rush. Sure there are several good iPad NLEs out there, but it would be nice to have something that is part of my current workflow ecosystem, so that in the case that I do want to move a project to the desktop, or import an animation, illustration, etc from another Adobe app, it all works seamlessly.
Until we get FULL versions of professional NLE editors that are the same as legacy desktop versions on iPads, it’s a waste. What I totally don’t get is why we need this. I mean what is the benefits of editing with DaVinci Resolve on an iPad if you already have a full blown version on your MBP or MBA running M2 silicon? Since the iPad version is NOT a full version. Which brings me to my next question, why can’t we have the full version when the latest M2 iPad (which DaVinci is supposed to be optimized for), is exactly the same as the latest M2 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro 13? Seems like this appeals to an extreme niche of editors that primarily will be comprised of YouTubers and tech sites ‘reviewing’ the app for cash grab vids. Will Black Magic Design actually sell the $99 iPad version to legit customers that intend to use it to create content on?
But that's the inherent problem of the iPad that Apple is trying to solve. It competes directly with the Macbook Pro and the iMac. This is also why Apple has been purposely nerfing and crippling the iPad.
For example, a jailbroken iPad can run Windows 10 just as smooth in a virtual machine as a Macbook can, but (surprise!) Apple restricts users to use the hypervisor API. Or to run their browser fullscreen on the iPad (so no web applications for you). Or to run higher speed devices with their USB-C port on the iPad Pro.
The Surface's hardware is much weaker, but it can do all that. It's only a matter of time until either Microsoft or another manufacturer catches up.
I would go as far as to say that if the iPad didn't have the Apple pencil, I would have returned mine, because take away drawing and writing and it's close to a toy. The only practical use would be to use it as a fancy external monitor. And considering Apple intentionally makes the battery of the Apple Pencil non-removable and that each Apple Pencil only works with specific models, if I find out 2-3 years from now that there are not good Apple Pencil replacements for my iPad, my next purchase for drawing might either be a Surface or a Samsung tablet. While apps are not as good as Procreate, at least there are a dozen decent options with pressure sensitivity.
The iPad could be seen as a way to get more new people into Resolve. You can still edit in layers before you dabble with Fusion. I would hope the Speed Editor can connect to the iPad as this would solve many problems with cutting in the early stages.
My home setup for Resolve is a small SSD for the OS. Another small 2TB scratch drive and a 10TB drive for media with many ports for external drives. Three screens with two for the app and one client monitor. Sennheiser mastering headphones and externals and the on-board speakers that sadly get used in a pinch. I also have the Speed Editor - just make sure you hit any button on it before you start the app or it will not start up for use in the app, you have to get used to doing that! I have tons of external hard drives and cupboards of mini DV/Digital BetaCam tapes from early on. My system with Resolve, AVID and Pinnacle takes three desks - so an iPad with Resolve has some appeal.
Fusion is the really hard part of Resolve. The good part is traditional layer based editing and then dipping your feet into nodes. Fairlight is what AVID should have had from the start - but I digress. The Resolve app is really separate parts originally purchased and hacked together, but this makes it easy for newcomers to get involved. The sound bites for Resolve are small and they want you to install them as an app. 🤣 Instead, go to Adobe and take their huge catalogue of sound bites and just add them to Fairlight and you have all your airplane and fart sounds for use with the good search box.
Anyway it is all good, I still prefer AVID for movies but I have moved up to 4K as the base resolution and go forward with Resolve. Premiere Pro crashes too much for huge projects and critical work. Funny to see AVID, then Final Cut Pro, then Premiere Pro and now Davinci Resolve.
My home setup for Resolve is a small SSD for the OS. Another small 2TB scratch drive and a 10TB drive for media with many ports for external drives. Three screens with two for the app and one client monitor. Sennheiser mastering headphones and externals and the on-board speakers that sadly get used in a pinch. I also have the Speed Editor - just make sure you hit any button on it before you start the app or it will not start up for use in the app, you have to get used to doing that! I have tons of external hard drives and cupboards of mini DV/Digital BetaCam tapes from early on. My system with Resolve, AVID and Pinnacle takes three desks - so an iPad with Resolve has some appeal.
Fusion is the really hard part of Resolve. The good part is traditional layer based editing and then dipping your feet into nodes. Fairlight is what AVID should have had from the start - but I digress. The Resolve app is really separate parts originally purchased and hacked together, but this makes it easy for newcomers to get involved. The sound bites for Resolve are small and they want you to install them as an app. 🤣 Instead, go to Adobe and take their huge catalogue of sound bites and just add them to Fairlight and you have all your airplane and fart sounds for use with the good search box.
Anyway it is all good, I still prefer AVID for movies but I have moved up to 4K as the base resolution and go forward with Resolve. Premiere Pro crashes too much for huge projects and critical work. Funny to see AVID, then Final Cut Pro, then Premiere Pro and now Davinci Resolve.
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But the problem is not whether the iPad is technically capable to do it. It clearly is. The problem are the artificial restrictions Apple is imposing into it.
Ever since the 1970s, computers have been shrinking. That shrinking had more or less stopped from teh 1990s to 2010s (instead, computers got thinner). However, with the breakthroughs in power efficiency, we're finally seeing handheld computers and compute sticks starting to become viable for heavy (e.g, GPD Win 3) and intermediate tasks (compute sticks).
It's just a matter of time until more and more manufacturers offer handheld devices and compute sticks. If Apple doesn't do anything, they WILL be left behind when that form factor becomes popular.
EACH of them? Not really. I don't see every person in the next corner wearing an Apple watch, do you?
Or even a Macbook. They're nice products, but to say they are DOMINATING is a stretch.
This argument only made sense when we had to choose between powerful but stationary machines, or portable, but slow devices.
But that difference is gone for desktop users.
Que iPad has almost the exact same specs as a Macbook does, but with a touchscreen, mouse and keyboard (which can be connected). There's nothing that says it cannot dual boot or virtualize MacOS.
Not only can it do that (with UTM, which Apple will not approve in their official store), but the experience is buttery smooth. Just try to virtualize Windows 10 on ARM on an iPad that has the hypervisor enabled. The only reason it won't be smoother is because there are no drivers.