You're a bit vague about your computer's specifications... but below is about what's needed for 4K editing, CPU or GPU demands can also differ between editors.
This with the bad resolution during scrubbing & playback in the editor can also be due to a too low resolution setting (maybe only 720P or lower) in the editor... many editors offer settings for this to take down the computer load during the actual editing process & then apply the edit on the real 4K clip during rendering. Look around & see if you can find a preview resolution setting & dial it up.
Agree on Capcut. With Resolve you will spend more time watching tutorials than actually editing. If computer savvy at all, you operate Capcut within a few minutes.Hi there,
In addition to DVR, do try out Capcut for PC...very easy to learn and use and in my humble opinion, more than sufficient for my purposes of short 3 to 4 mins of drone video. Exporting in 4k is super fast too. And tons of YouTube tutorials are available.
I've thought about trying DVR, but it just seems too daunting for me... must be an age thing .. haha
Hope this helps!
If you are committed to Davinci Resolve, I suggest you "offset" the one-time free by purchasing the speed editor together with the software. You probably won't be able to use the speed editor on day one but eventually you will because you will grow quickly with DR and this speed editor is awesome. Just a rough guess for the average person with not a lot of previous editing skills, it probably takes a year or two to get really comfortable with DR by maximizing the YT resources and you can find the most use from this editor starting around year two.
I've switched to Resolve aged (nearly)63. The good thing is that you don't have to explore all of the sections. If you just want to drag clips onto the timeline, chop 'em up a bit and post to YouTube it's pretty simple.Hi there,
In addition to DVR, do try out Capcut for PC...very easy to learn and use and in my humble opinion, more than sufficient for my purposes of short 3 to 4 mins of drone video. Exporting in 4k is super fast too. And tons of YouTube tutorials are available.
I've thought about trying DVR, but it just seems too daunting for me... must be an age thing .. haha
Hope this helps!
By the way, if or when you go with Da Vinci Resolve, do yourself a favour and buy the Speed editor machine. I'm a beginner editor and it made a huge difference to how easy it was to edit with this unit. Go to the Black Magic web site and look at some of the tutorials for the Speed Editor and it will change your mind on how difficult you thought editing might be.
But it's quite pricey. My solution is to have a Contour multimedia controller because it's got two jog wheels and 5 programmable buttons. I've got it set up to do the keys I most use. But I'd LIKE to have a proper DR bit of kit
For what it does even at new pricing it is well worth it. It's also Blue Tooth so no need to have a cable going to your computer, just sit back and keep it on your lap. With that said, I got mine for $170 as an open box on ebay so there are plenty of deals around.But it's quite pricey. My solution is to have a Contour multimedia controller because it's got two jog wheels and 5 programmable buttons. I've got it set up to do the keys I most use. But I'd LIKE to have a proper DR bit of kit
