DaVinci Resolve
Professional video editing and color grading software with AI-powered features
What it does well
- Industry-leading color grading and correction tools
- Free version with professional-grade features
- Integrated Fusion VFX and Fairlight audio editing
- One-time purchase option eliminates recurring subscriptions
Where it falls short
- Steep learning curve for beginners
- Resource-intensive requiring powerful hardware
- Smaller third-party plugin and extension ecosystem
Core Features
| Color Correction & Grading | Yes |
| Video Editing | Yes |
| Fusion Visual Effects | Yes |
| Fairlight Audio Editing | Yes |
| Motion Graphics | Yes |
| GPU Acceleration | NVIDIA, AMD, Apple Metal |
| Multi-Camera Editing | Yes |
AI Capabilities
| AI-Powered Noise Reduction | Yes |
| Auto Captions & Transcription | Yes |
Collaboration
| Collaborative Editing | Yes |
| Cloud Collaboration (Studio) | Enterprise only |
Support
| Free Version Available | Yes |
Free
Free
- Professional video editing
- Color correction and grading
- Fusion visual effects
- Fairlight audio post-production
- Cut page for quick editing
- Up to 4K resolution support
- Unlimited timelines and tracks
- AI-powered features (basic)
Studio
$295/mo
- Everything in Free
- Advanced color grading tools
- Fusion Studio with advanced effects
- DaVinci Neural Engine
- Advanced AI color matching
- Motion blur and depth of field
- Unlimited resolution support (8K and beyond)
- Advanced Fairlight features
- Magic Mask AI tool
- One-time perpetual license
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