Hey! Today I'll be talking about the
rarely document difference between
the DaVinci studio version and the free version.
And it's quite a big difference.
Was that good? Martin: Yeah, well done!
Hey! Welcome to this video! As you've probably read in the title,
and also heard from Andy,
we'll be talking about performance differences in Resolve.
Like Andi just said.
A quick introduction:
Hey I'm Andy Grabo, my Channel is also
named Andy Grabo.
I'm a photographer,
I also have  a photography channel.
And since I'm posting on Youtube, I'm
also working with DaVinci Resolve. And Martin and I
got together and talked a bit about that.
Martin: Exactly and we're also gonna take some photos together later.
And have a good time in Berlin.
Alright! Let's get started.
You messaged me about it, and I didn't even know much
about performance problems.
Maybe you can just tell us a bit about it.
A while ago I started working with Resolve and I
was happy to find a program that's for free
and used in Hollywood. With great
colour grading and so on.
And when you have a look at their website,
it seems like the difference between the
studio and free version isn't
too big. Or at least
not really noticeable
for Youtubers like us.
The studio version has hdr, but I don't really need that,
you can cut 3D videos, I also don't need that,
It has networking and team functions and some more filters.
Not a big deal.
But there are also quite some
difference in performance.
That's not really documented.
I don't think Blackmagic is mentioning that a lot.
Yes, like you said, it's mainly
about H264 and H265 codec.
These are the codec mainly used in
cameras, like Sony, Kanon and so on.
You're using a A7R3
by Sony and that's causing some problems.
The professional codec isn't really affected.
Yes, I'm using
the Sony A7R3, before that
I've been working with
a Canon. In short
photography cameras,
that use H264 codec.
I'm filming in 4k and I noticed
that when I have a fast cutting sequence,
the timeline starts to stutter quickly.
That slows down the computer
and it's getting increasingly hard to
cut footage. So I
started to have a look around
and tried to fix it. First I thought it's my computer, that's causing it.
I have a Quad Core Intel e7,
that's a good computer,
but it's not a workstation.
And I have a Nvidia graphics card GTX 1080
which is also not too bad.
And I thought "dammit, I need to replace that"
But that was wrong. The problem is actually caused by
the free Resolve version.
That's cause the free version has no H264
hardware decoder.
That means it's not getting accelerated, neither while playing it
or rendering the footage.
But that's something the studio version can do.
It can deal with that much better.
The codec in these small cameras
is very compressed.
That means your cpu has to work hard to
decode and play the footage.
You won't have this problem
working with your C200.
Yes. The C200 has a raw codec, which I mainly use,
but sometimes I use H264 for Youtube.
But I also have the studio version for two years now,
which is why I didn't even notice there's a problem.
I had many subscribers messaging me
about DaVinci having some performance problems
and most of them used the free version.
Generally it's alright to have a difference in performance,
but the problem is, people who
only started to work in this field, will use
a smaller camera,
like a Sony for example.
And the professionals
mostly use cameras
with pro res or raw codec
and most of them use the studio version.
So they won't notice it at all.
So, how big is the difference?
You had some tests done, right?
Yes, I did some test and my cousin
who's also filming and taking photos
...well
I have to rewind a bit.
My cousin's also using the free version.
And he upgraded is computer
cause he thought that's causing the problems.
So he bought
a Ryzen 7 by AMD
I think that's a 16 core processor.
And a Vega 64, a very good graphics card.
Then we exported the same video
and noticed that it only took one second less to export.
So he was quite upset and thought "Why is that not working?"
And then we noticed it's Resolve that's causing the problem.
DaVinci Resolve does work really well,
but only with the studio version. You can
get the best computer on earth,
it won't change anything, since
it's the software, that's limiting the
performance.
If you have the studio version,
it'S just fine and works much quicker.
And I also have to mention that the studio version
is favouring
Nvidia graphics cards.
Which is causing me some problems with my IMac.
And that's weird! Blackmagic made an external, Mac
compatible graphics card, which has an AMD card in it
They made two models
one with a Vega65 and one
with 580 pro.
That is a bit weird.
Resolve works better with Nvidia
and Blackmagic then makes a product with
AMD cards.
Yes, and you can really notice a difference
when using a
GTX 960, 1070 or 1080
while working in the studio version.
You can also use the Nvivia codec
when working with a Nvidia card
for H264 and export that.
That will make your data export and rendering
much quicker.
Also you can just say that
the studio version's timeline, while cutting,
is much smoother in general.
I agree with that. I've also been cutting
some H264 footage, even though I
don't have a Nvidia card,
and it worked fine on my IMac.
That's why I didn't know there's a problem.
Cause I've been using the studio version for a while.
Now we're gonna show you
the test results from Andy's tests.
As you can see the
difference is quite significant. That's just
a small part.
We'll put the whole test in the description box.
There you'll be able to see
the different results in the studio and free version.
Ok, let's give you a short conclusion.
There's definitely a big difference in performance
when working with the studio or free version.
Of course, the studio version
is quite expensive. No question.
I personally had to get the studio version.
Since I'm working so much with Resolve.
I got the studio version
three or maybe two years ago.
That's my job, so I had to get it.
If you're doing this more as a hobby...
what can we recommend in this case?
Either work in Full HD,
since you won't have
too many problems like that,
or you can
work with optimsed media pr proxies,
if you have a
quicker cutting sequence.
That means you'll generate a different codec version
of your footage, which make sit easier for Resolve to work with it.
That's something you can do.
I also want to mention, that we're not getting payed by Blackmagic.
We don't want to sell anything.
It's just a little tip, that I would've liked
to have gotten, when I had these problems.
I made some 4k films like that,
and it really annoyed me
that it's so slow.
Yes. And the good thing is, when you're
working with 1080p, everything is just fine.
You can just adjust your timeline to 4k
after cutting.
And then export it to 4k. This way
you won't have any performance problems
and a nice 4k video. True.
And that's totally enough for Youtube.
Alright! We hope this video was helpful.
Now you know more about the performance differences
of the studio and free version.
Like I said before, I only just learned about that too!
Also thanks to Andy.
Have a look at his channel, it's an amazing photography channel.
I really enjoy his channel.
You wanna say anything else?
Nope :D
Alright! Then there's really nothing more to say but
Bye!
