Although this editor is not up with the top of the professional pack of editors, it certainly packs a powerful punch, and should provide enough features for amateur montages, ranging from alpha manipulation, to multiple audio and video live track editing.
For example tracking is something Final Cut can't do. Only with a plugin which costs (example) around 100$.
As well as for advanced colour correction you have get a third-party plugin.
Breaks compatibility with previous versions of FCP and does not support industry standards such as EDL, OMF, AAF. You can export to their version of XML and use third-party tools for a workaround (with limited success).
Vegas has a complete multitrack audio environment that can do surround sound mixing and encoding, has an extensive list of audio effects and VST plug-in support.
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is a software interface that integrates software audio synthesizer and effect plugins with audio editors and hard-disk recording systems. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware in software. Thousands of plugins exist, both commercial and freeware, and a large number of audio applications support VST.
Vegas can create stereoscopic 3D projects with the same workflow you use for 2D media. Vegas Pro 13 provides the ability to import, adjust, edit, preview, and output stereoscopic 3D media.
DirectX plugin is a software processing component that can be loaded as a plugin into host applications to allow real-time processing, audio effects, mixing audio or act as virtual synthesizers.
Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) is a platform-independent file format intended for transfer of digital media between different software applications.
Resolves great Hollywood reputation comes from colour grading and since then it only improved.
It includes qualifier, masks, tracking of masks, (of course) color-wheels, curves, LUTs, OpenFX and so much more.
You don't need any plugins.
It includes powerful editing, great VFX, insane colour-grading and comprehensive audio-tools in one app. You don't need several programs and worry about exporting between them.
It beats Premiere by far in almost all disciplines. And in some even [Final Cut Pro X on a Mac] (https://youtu.be/kT1Dk9Y1CM4?t=309) . Timeline performance is also much better in Resolve than in Premiere.
You can't edit in Resolve while rendering a project. You can put multiple timelines in a queue or build a render-server (Studio Version + 2nd PC required). But you can only cancel rendering to continue working.
If you like the way that Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere Pro function, there are built in templates that change the program layout and functionality to match those pieces of software. Even better, you are prompted weather you want to use these on startup so there is no digging through menus to find this feature.
Davinci Resolve is constantly being updated to make a better product. If there are no Davinci Resolve Video Editing Filters for DR, you can use the OFX ones. Nothing is worse than having experience with a certain filter...and it is not available for your NLE system.
The cost of the adobe system over a 3 year span is significantly higher than other comparable editors. Their licensing for schools is particularly problematic as updates aren't available for site licenses in a timely manner, leaving us with compatibility issues with students using their own licenses at home.
This program is made to interact very well with the other Adobe production apps like After Effects, SpeedGrade, Soundbooth, Photoshop and others. Adobe programs can dynamically link with each other, so when an update occurs in Premiere it will update in other software accordingly.
Ensures that the latest version of the software is always installed. Allows saving preferences (such as workspace layout and keyboard shortcuts) in the cloud, so the preferences can be loaded on a different machine. Users can even download personal settings from each other.
Multi-camera sequences can be created based on in or out points, timecode or even audio, allowing users to to edit multi-camera setup in real-time via keyboard or mouse. Additionally, Premiere can display camera angles as track or clip names.
An option called "Smart Rendering" will not re-render a file that is of a certain format that it also exports to, it will just tack it on, reducing render time and artifacts.
Amazing all-in-one starter software thanks to a lot of powerful presets and a simplified workflow. There are tips, guides, explanations and easy access to community support. The interface is intuitive and easy to overview.
True 3d that handles particle-effects and 3d models in unified space, optical flow 2d tracking, 3d planar tracking with a lightweight version of Mocha, color-correction and color-grading.
Particles, models, lights, camera tracking, effects, etc are all in true 3D space. You don't have to manage object or effect depth or angles by obfuscation.
Color grading, motion blur, lights, flares, 3D muzzle flashes, procedural fire, etc. They both work out of the box and can be heavily customized. More than 150 visual effects and more are added constantly.
Physics based 3D particle simulator that can interact with surfaces and forces. You can have custom particles, size randomness, bounce, different emitters, etc. It can even be set to animate based on audio waveforms.
Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) is a platform-independent file format intended for transfer of digital media between different software applications.