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DaVinci Resolve: AI video for video creators and editors

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DaVinci Resolve helps you make and edit video by starting with a video app for editing, color, visual effects and audio, with a free version. It is best for video creators and editors who want professional editing and color tools without a subscription. People also use it to work with voice and audio. A free plan is available.

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What it does

Editorial note

DaVinci Resolve is a professional post-production app from Blackmagic Design. It combines editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics, audio post and now photo editing in one tool. The free version handles Ultra HD at up to 60fps, and the paid Studio version adds AI tools, more effects and advanced HDR.

Who it’s for

Key use cases

What you can do with it

DaVinci Resolve covers the whole post-production workflow in one app. You cut on the edit and cut pages, grade on the color page, build effects in Fusion and mix sound in Fairlight. Project libraries and Blackmagic Cloud let editors, colorists and sound engineers collaborate at the same time. Studio adds the DaVinci Neural Engine for AI features such as region tracking, plus 100+ GPU-accelerated Resolve FX.

How to use DaVinci Resolve: step-by-step tutorial

Five to eight steps from the account to a first useful result. Where the official guide names a control, the step uses that name. Where it does not, the step stays general.

  1. Open blackmagicdesign.com and create an account on the free plan. You can reach a first result before you choose a paid plan.
  2. Download the free version from blackmagicdesign.com for Mac, Windows or Linux.
  3. Create a project and import your footage.
  4. Cut your story on the cut or edit page.
  5. Grade color on the color page and clean audio in Fairlight.
  6. Export your finished video; buy Studio later if you need its extras.

These steps follow the official guide: DaVinci Resolve.

Example inputs

Adapt these. They are examples of what to ask for, not a button name, unless the steps above already use that name.

Example 1
A first request: a video app for editing, color, visual effects and audio, with a free version. Keep it short enough to review in one pass.
Example 2
Name the audience, the format you need, and one fact that must stay accurate.

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Frequently asked questions

What is DaVinci Resolve used for?

Editing video, color grading, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post-production, used from YouTube channels to feature films.

What does the free DaVinci Resolve include?

Blackmagic says the free version works with virtually all 8-bit formats at up to 60fps in Ultra HD 3840 x 2160, with multi-user collaboration and HDR grading.

What does DaVinci Resolve Studio add?

Studio adds the DaVinci Neural Engine for AI tools, stereoscopic tools, more Resolve FX and Fairlight FX plugins, and advanced HDR grading.

Is DaVinci Resolve free?

Yes, there is a free version. DaVinci Resolve Studio costs $236 when bought online from Blackmagic Design.

Pricing

Prices checked on the official pricing page.

DaVinci Resolve

Free

Editing, color, effects, motion graphics and audio; 8-bit formats up to 60fps in Ultra HD 3840 x 2160; multi-user collaboration and HDR grading

DaVinci Resolve Studio

$236 (buy online)

Adds the DaVinci Neural Engine for AI tools, more Resolve FX and Fairlight FX, stereoscopic tools and advanced HDR

Speed Editor (hardware)

$349

Optional editing keyboard

Facts

Access
Ongoing free plan
Paid plans from
Free; Studio $236 one-time
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Category
Category: Video tools (48 in the library).
On the record
Blackmagic Design offers a free version of DaVinci Resolve for Mac, Windows and Linux. DaVinci Resolve Studio is a one-time purchase.
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