NEWS AGENDA
Major upgrade for Resolve it easy to scrub through all of the shots and quickly edit them to the timeline.
Industry-standard colour grading and editing software DaVinci Resolve 16 has had a major update that adds a totally new cut page specifically designed for fast turnaround, as well as dozens of other new features for editing, grading, VFX and audio. The new cut page is an alternate edit page designed for super-quick workflow. It has a streamlined interface and new tools to import, edit, trim, add transitions and titles, automatically match colour, mix audio and more. The normal edit page is still available and you can change between the types of edit page in the middle of a project. The cut page offers a fast way of finding clips. By clicking on the source tape button, all of the clips in their bin appear in the viewer as a single long “tape”. This makes
The new cut page also features a dual timeline. So if you want to move a clip all the way to the end of a project, you pick it up from the lower timeline and drag it to the end of the upper timeline to move it down the edit, for example. Other changes include a new adjustment clip to apply effects and grades to clips on the timeline, while quick export can be used to upload projects to YouTube and Vimeo. And new GPU accelerated scopes provide more technical monitoring options. The updated Fairlight page adds elastic wave alignment to stretch waveforms to precisely sync dialogue replacement with video, as well as immersive 3D audio support.
There are new ResolveFX plug-ins for adding vignettes, drop shadows, removing objects, adding analogue noise and damage, chromatic aberration, stylising video and more. There are also improvements to the scanline, beauty, face refinement, blanking fill, warper, dead pixel fixer and colour space transformation plug-ins.
DaVinci Resolve 16 is
available now as a free download.
Ultimate Resolve accessory!
BATTERY BOOST FOR POCKET CAM
Blackmagic’s latest Pocket Cinema Camera 4K can now go on shooting for longer thanks to a new battery grip that takes two Sony batteries. The grip can also power external flash disks or run the camera for more than two hours of recording time. The grip, common in stills photography but rare in cameras designed for filmmaking, replaces the camera’s standard Canon LP-E6 battery with two inexpensive Sony L-series cells. These can be charged via the grip’s 12V DC connection. The kit is made of carbon fibre with non-slip hand grips to make it easier to use for longer shoots. It costs £246/$245. blackmagicdesign.com
switches are the same type used by eSports keyboards and are designed for over amillion operations. The integrated search dial is machined fromsolidmetal and allows precise transport and trimming control. Plus the key caps, hand rest and key switches are all available as spare parts so the keyboard can be refreshed and repaired over time.
If you use DaVinci Resolve a lot, then this special Editor premium keyboard is designed to improves the speed of editing. Available in August for £966/$995, it’s designed as an alternative way to edit that’smuch faster than amouse because editors can use both hands at the same time. It’s a rugged all-metal design and the keys have a tiered profile so it’s easy to feel your way around. The key
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