I've been thinking about upgrading to the Studio version, but am not sure exactly what additional features I'd get that I'd want or need. I hadn't owned a drone until late June nor edited a video before the 1st of July and now it's like I'm in with both feet with video and the drone thing. With something as good as Davinci 16 it was hard to imagine what they could possibly do in 17... and then there is this!
If you are both feet in then you should get the Studio version. All of the OpenFX effects are part of the Studio version and some things as simple as lens corrections.
They are saying that for a limited time if you buy the studio version you get that new Bluetooth cut console free if there wasn’t already enough reason to get it. I talked to B&H photo and they said they don’t have that promo up on their site yet but they are working on it.
Note that buying the Studio version is a pain in the ash. Blackmagic does not sell it directly to customers so you have to buy it from a third party retailer. Typically they sent you a card in the mail but some places will email you your license number directly. It’s not like you just hand over your credit card number and presto
Buying the Studio version is a lifetime subscription so because I already have the studio version license I did not need to repurchase the software when the new version came out. $299 for lifetime updates is a steal especially if you get that console thing
When I open up the programs drop down and go to Blackmagic Design it has a several items that weren't there before; panels. The RAW panel, then the RAW speedtest, Davinci Control Panels, Davinci Resolve Project Server, Fairlight Panel, Fairlight Utility
When I open up the programs drop down and go to Blackmagic Design it has a several items that weren't there before; panels. The RAW panel, then the RAW speedtest, Davinci Control Panels, Davinci Resolve Project Server, Fairlight Panel, Fairlight Utility. I think I named them all. I have no idea what they are yet or how they function.
The RAW player is if you have a camera that shoots Blackmagic RAW then you can use that program to quickly view your footage which otherwise you would have to open in Resolve just to see what you got.
RAW Speedtest is just a benchmark test for your computer that uses the number of frames per second of blackmagic RAW your computer can handle. If wanted a objective test to compare how well two computers will compare in terms of how well they will handle resolve then that’s your ticket. If you have multiple GPUs you also might also use it to make sure your GPUs are actually being utilized by resolve. In some cases using more than one GPU can actually be worse than 1.
Control panels is used to set up one of those hardware control panels.
The project server is just the database that stores your project files. If you worked at a movie studio they might set the project server up on an actual server so that multiple people could access project simultaneously and remotely.
Fairlight panel is just for setting up hardware panels for Fairlight (the audio editor)
Not exactly sure what Fairlight utility does but I am sure like the other things on your list you will be just fine without ever using it.
There’s also the Blackmagic Disk Speedtest which is the best of the bunch. Tests the read and write speed of your hard drives under different loads. I was able to use it to determine that an external SSD I purchased was defective. I might not have known otherwise and could have lost everything on it.
