Fairlight is included in the free version, but the Studio version has many more sound effects and tools. SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTSįairlight is DaVinci Resolve’s audio software. Watch this John’s Films video (opens in new tab) for more detailed information on all of these features. Therefore, the Studio version is more efficient and offers better playback than the free version in his testing.Īvailable only on the Studio version is the DaVinci Neural Engine, which adds artificial intelligence (AI), object removal (self-explanatory), Auto Color Balance and Matching (also self-explanatory, but if you color grade, it will save you mountains of time), facial recognition software and the ability to upscale your footage up to four times its present size without losing any quality.

I watched an online tutorial (opens in new tab) that proves the Studio version is 15 seconds faster (for his short video test) in rendering time and it utilizes 30% rather than 60% of its CPU. I enjoy editing as much as anyone, but faster means less time waiting. With the Studio version you have access to GPU hardware accelerated encoding on certain H.264 and H.265 codecs (which is much faster than the free version’s CPU encoding). While both the free and the Studio versions will use a GPU for processing, the Studio version will recognize up to nine GPUs, scaling with you as your needs grow. The time saved through faster processing and the extra features will allow you to create the finest possible product in the shortest amount of time.īlackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve Studio 16 - $295 (MSRP)

Besides the extra features in ResolveFX effects, export options and sound effects, the DaVinci Neural Engine is by far the strongest reason to upgrade to the lifetime option of DaVinci Resolve Studio.

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