For those who got intimidated in this video, 2:04 You can make a timeline preset, he also mention you can't change the fps. Well you can, if you messed up the frame rate just make a new timeline change the fps, copy the contents of the first timeline and paste. 4:47 UI is actually fluid, in final cut you need to make 3 moves to show some options rather than resolve where it's just displayed in front of you. But can actually hide it with just one click, and those buttons he clicked and mentions doesn't even take 1 minute to understand what are those for, he even said it on 6:16 5:24 IDK what he was complaining here, what he said here can be done in Davinci it's just called different, you can also auto cut scenes but it's for the paid version. The pop ups he mentioned are literally self explanatory. 6:39 Most built-in effects are usually what your going to need for work unless you need to edit God tier effects. You can also customize the preset effects and save it. One cool thing about that is you get to practice fusion while playing around with it. 7:43 it is complicated when you first try it but it's really easy to learn won't even take 5 mins to learn. It does not get complicated very fast, you learn it very fast. 7:55 there's a ton of templates for Davinci, not as much as final cut pro but they are just out there. The templates are not hard to use, you just need basic knowledge of the NLE. Here's a list you might get annoyed while using Davinci: you can't scrub frame by frame, the selector scrub by audio, you can only get to the next frame by using the arrow keys. Sequence Nesting is different and can get you confused When you can your own presets on a different project library, you can't access them so you need to redo it. the presets only show up on the project library you made. So you need to really organized the type of video you are making. if you have the effects library opened and you want to import a new clip on your media pool, you can't just drag and hover to media pool to switched the opened window. Sometimes you can't import mp4 or whatever codec that's making it not import it on davinci , you have to re render it on a different NLE so davinci would accept it sometimes your imported stereo gets imported as mono when you're adjusting attributes such as size, position or audio level it's to drastic, you really need to be careful to put it on the number you want. you can't import GIF There's no ruler or grid lines, you need to add an adjustment layer and put the grid line effect then adjust it.
Wow! I think I have the best comments and feedback from both ends of the geniuses, Im just an amateur, so I humbly and thankfully appreciate both viewpoints. Thanks a lot.
As a noob I think you are speaking more from the wrong POV, maybe he wasn't intending to do this but I resonated with a lot of his complaints because a lot of it isn't intuitive if you're starting out, like 2:04 you say it as if that's a normal workflow, why should you have to do that? That's poor UX. Thanks for pointing out the alternatives to this but I think this video has valid points too.
@@realMysta what do you mean? I didn't say he doesn't have a valid point. What I did was showing the work arounds on his list for some people who might think that those things he mentioned doesn't have a work around.
People claiming Resolve is too complex or has a steep learning curve are exaggerating. Simply not true. Use the features you need, ignore the ones you don’t need. It’s not complicated. By your second or third edit you’ll feel right at home. Switching to Resolve was the best decision I’ve ever made as an editor.
I totally agree! As a working editor, for the last 25 years, I would say learning all three is going to get you more paid jobs. It has for me. I take on jobs in Premier, DaVinci and Final cut regularly. Being able to say “yes” when you get asked, if you can edit in a certain program earns you money. Not only being able to edit in all three, but being able to transfer projects between all three is even more valuable. There will never be one program to rule them all. And when you act like there is, is when you will get left behind. As for my personal preference, I like Final Cut over all of them. By a mile.
Exactly! Saying YES is a super power if you can follow through. Or at least have the confidence you know you can figure it out as you go. Thanks for watching and the comment Brian!
Seriously, Guys. Overwhelming the hell out of me and others just learning and want a good program that can do video editing for RUclips or jobs to be railroaded into spending a bunch of money on shit they may or may never need is insane! If I don't spend $400 a year on DaVince Pro and buy Final Cut Pro because there is one feature that isn't available on one or the other, or I have to spend another $300 on another program because neither one of these lacks a feature a must have to complete a job otherwise, I am going to lose customers and not get a good job and feel obligated to buy every program on the planet to be competitive seems like a huge upsell in BS! This is pretty much how you guys lay it out and if we don't buy all these programs, were going to be pretty much shit editors on the open market or a dime a dozen and not many people will do business with us unless we have all the highest ending software. Sorry, but this is frustrating the hell out of me. Seriously?
@@BlueDroneBlues Don't be discouraged. Once you can edit on any program, and have some experience, the skills transfer to other apps. Over the course of a career, you will certainly not be able to stay inside the same software. The market changes over time and software goes away, and new stuff comes in, I would say that you should focus on the craft of editing. Once you get proficient in editing, and you have an open mind to new software, then you should make an attempt to learn simple things in other software. The editing skills transfer, so focus on getting proficient at editing first.
Hey Brain, got a question for ya. I always edit in FCPX, but If I export my rendered project plus XML to a friends non-apple computer, it is not able to recreate my final edit. The reason for this seems to come from FCPX making the timecode for each clip 0:00:00 instead of its original timecode. In other words, my friends computer won't be able to line m up or find the right bit of the file. Do you know a solution? best regards Sbas
@@ourroadstories8924 If you are using Sony Footage you can fix it with the Sony Timecode repair from Commandpost.io commandpost.io/toolbox/sony-timecode/ Works great! Thanks for watching and the comment!
I’ve been using FCPX for the past few years. Every time I try something else, I wind up coming back to it. My video creation is pretty basic and FCPX helps me create high quality videos in the fastest time. Davinci does seem very overwhelming, and I’ve struggled with the learning curve. And with FCPX coming to the iPad, it keeps it as a compelling option for me. Thanks for sharing!
FCP is just so fast and gets out of the way. The file management with favorites, keywords, smart collections, and search is a game changer that speeds up having to click around and dig for clips and find what you need. Massive time saver and joy to work with.
@@Brian-Hansen I waited a few years and hung onto FCP7 and then I finally switched. Once I got the work flow I was shocked at how much faster I was editing. Yeah.. big doc projects are handled so much better to keyword and find clips.
Yes, agreed. The way it syncs with Apple's overall ecosystem with tags, keywords, Music, photos, etc is icing on the cake to a faster video editor. I paid for the Studio version of Resolve and will keep it around for advanced color grading; I see no issue with using both but FCPX is the ticket for regular editing.
Started with FCP, then moved to Premiere, now use Resolve. Does Resolve force you to be more organized and actually understand what you're doing with video? Yes. But that's a good thing, in my book! Commiting yourself to understanding what you're actually doing, how you're managing your work, how you're delivering your finished edits, makes you a better video professional every day of the week. Don't let the program "do it for you".
As a grader and audio mixer, naturally I use Resolve. I get work from editors and without a doubt the messiest handovers come from FCPX editors. The software lets people make way more mess of a timeline before handing over. As a working professional it comes down to the overall workflow and who you deliver to. Almost all the filmmakers I work with have switched to Resolve because it makes you not only learn your job, it also makes your budget happy when hand overs to others are seamless. I don't tell editors what tool to use, but I will caution them about consequences of not understanding workflow. When asked and I tell them about those consequences, many choose Resolve over other software.
100% agree. I would never start a job knowing it was to be handed over in anything but Resolve. Hands down my go to. Thanks for watching and the comment!
I am a FCP user and I’ve used DR, but all my edits come from FCP and I’ve worked on major brands and even with the Motion Picture Association. I think your experience is just that, your experience in that your collaborations with FCP editors are messy and that just stems from messy editors. But I also understand the importance of collaboration and being a FCP editor myself, it does take a level of knowing each NLE (mainly DR & PP) to be able to send a project that can be worked on by different teams. With that said, the power is in the editor, and not 100% with the NLE( as was somewhat pointed out in this great video) The question is…If there was an audience comparison in a room full of executives and show runners, I wonder if their eye could catch which NLE was used? 🤔 I also am an audio engineer and I use Logic Pro X, with Izotope for noise removal and more. FCP is not good for pro post audio as you would know. So everything has its give and take.
I know nothing about film making, cameras, etc. But I wanted to start a RUclips channel about my passion, machining. I first attempted to start my channel using Resolve because it was free. It took me 4 weeks to edit that first video, and by the time I was done, I uploaded it and didn't create another video for an entire year. Then my wife bought me a new MacBook, and Final Cut Pro. I had so much fun making that first video with Final Cut, and I've been uploading regularly ever since. I think that's the difference that you are describing here. If "creating" is your goal, then FCP is your tool. If being an editor is your goal, then learn Resolve. Just my 2 cents, from someone who knows nothing about the subject, but likes to make videos.
Your comment helps me a lot. I am looking at starting a RUclips channel myself. The way you broke down FCP vs Resolve, creating vs editing, helped out and simplified this video so much.
@@Spentbrass717 I'm glad to hear that. I tell my wife literally ALL the time that my channel simply wouldn't exist without Final Cut Pro. That's not hyperbole. It gets out of my way and lets me tell the story that I want to tell. Go for it, you'll be glad that you did.
I've been working professionally using FCP for 2 years now and have decided to begin making the switch. I'm sure I'll still use FCP for quick projects, but sadly, Apple have shown with both FCP and Logic that they're not terribly interested in staying competitive with other professional NLEs and DAWs, as they still lack features that have been commonplace in other softwares for many years, or they add them waaaay later than they should (hello object tracking). There's also the rollout of the tablet versions of FCP and Logic, which are subscription-based, which I think is a warning of things to come. I outright refuse to pay a monthly fee for the rest of my life for software I'll never "own". Suck it, Adobe.
You can’t lump both of these programs together though. They aren’t being made by the same teams at all. Logic is still being led by the founder of Emagic and it’s in a far stronger position in the audio industry compared to other DAWs than FCP is in video production. Final Cut lost a ton of users during the FCP7>X fiasco.
I ditched Premiere a couple years ago at work. My boss was a bit apprehensive with me switching to Resolve because we had just been so used to Premiere, but once he saw how powerful it is and how much faster and more stable it is he was blown away. And I can do so much more with it. But I will say the number one feature I miss so much is the essential graphic panel in Premiere. I find that adding even basic text in Resolve is very clunky at best and I really hope they improve this area.
a lot of people say DaVinci resolve is more complex, but i started in video editing a blank sheet of paper, and DaVinci resolve was the first program i learned, so i find final cut pro to be more complex. for those sitting on the fence, one reason alone is enough of a tie breaker - DaVinci resolve is all-in-one, whereas final cut pro requires downloading additional add-ons to realize it's full potential. to me, having everything you need in one program is simpler and easier than one that requires further add-ons. cross platform support is also a bonus, you have more option in terms of working and integrating seamlessly with other organizations that don't run exclusively on Macs.
Final Cut Pro don't get much update anymore. Apple pushing DaVinci resolve in promotional material is well. Hopefully they not going to kill it like they did it with Aperture app.
Kindly could you tell me from where did you get the black screen that outlines each point like at 7:37 🙄 Also, great content, you really saved me here, I was considering switching to Dissolve but watching this & according to my work needs I'm convinced now that I don't need to switch.! Many Thanks!😍😍
When someone says it has too many buttons, it sounds to me like the book has too many pages:) Regarding the learning curve - when programs are badly designed, simple functions are as complex as advanced functions. When a program is designed well, simple functions are easy to do and complex functions are difficult to do. Resolve belongs to the second group.
This video has the best explaination for me. This really hits what I really feel for Final Cut and Davinci Resolve. I’m sticking with Final Cut as it goes with what I need. The simplicity suits me.
That Icelandic Guy casually dropping a comment on my vid! Depending on how apple moves forward, DR may be a better long term choice. Though I will keeping use FCP as long as I can, I do love it! Thanks Arnúlfur for watching and the comment!
@@RafaelLudwig watched the video till the end, super informative, love your style and knowledge ☺️ I’ve already bought fcpx and Peter has been trying to get me to use it for ages. It’s just the learning curve and the amount of videos I always have planned and need to go out that has put that off lol 😂 Will need to make time soon. The fast workflow and ease of use on fcpx is what is interesting me.
People ask me all the time what I edit in, the answer is, "it depends on the project" Simple quick, daily edits, FCPx is my go to. The presets I have and the overall speed of quick turn content is perfect. More complex projects or knowing that I need to spend time coloring, Resolve. If it's a bigger project with a lot of motion graphics or After Effects dynamic linking, Premiere. That being said, I almost never touch premiere these days even with AE work, I just do it, export it with an alpha and bring it in to either FCPx or Resolve. But I still know all 3 and use them all when needed. Great video!
I am the same, I spend 90% of my days now in AE, and render out, and build timelines in DR or FCP. and render replace clips as I go. Never liked Dynamic link in PR. Just felt slower. Similar thing happens with Fusion and DR. once the effects get a bit wacky, the process slows down. Thanks for watching and the comment Taurin!
What about someone who wants to do fairly basic editing and text pop-ups for RUclips but only has Windows computers and an iPad M1. Would you say Final Cut Pro for iPad is worth considering vs Davinci Resolve?
I would save DaVinci, as it also has an iPad version, and the learning curve is the same. One week of RUclips tutorials for DR would get you 80% of the way there for all you need. Thanks for watching and the question!
Expect for speed, FCP still wins in editing department, from footage in to edit out - can't beat FCP. If DR combined the cut page feature on the edit page that would help. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Apple fanboy here. I’m starting to dabble into video editing. I’ve watched dozens of videos comparing the three (yes, even the walking dead) and have set my sights on DVR over FCP, simply because I don’t trust Apple with keeping on developing FCP Remember Aperture? No? Well…
I hear ya, and I agree! I feel Final Cut Pro will never complete with DR, and have now come to the conclusion that Apple never wanted it to. (it's what my next video is about) Thanks for watching and the comment!
I really only learned Pro Tools fully years and years ago - I have avoided anything serious Audio related since beyond simple mixing. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Keep in mind you can change timeline framerates anytime. But, yes the project framerate, is set at the start and once you make timeline it gets locked in since those timelines are referencing the project frame rate after that point. But any new timelines don't need to reference that frame rate if you don't want to. But your right, its a choice you need to make, since Resolve doesn't make that call.
Yeah I know there are ways to do it, but it confused me so much at the beginning with the project vs timeline settings. More of an annoyance than anything at this point and it's muscle memory knowing I have to do it every time. It's a great program, hands down, but doesn't make it "faster" for me. Thanks for watching and the comment Aaron!
@@RafaelLudwig For sure, I totally understand the muscle memory argument. I feel you. But after using FCPX for years, and Premiere for decades, learning to get fast with Resolve just felt like the next step. Now I am as fast as I ever was in fcp, just took time to learn it and practice. For a lot of pros it's not really worth the time, especially on client work.
I luv Davinci, but I am wondering if this is about to become a dinosaur. Motion VfX is about to launch a new AI product for FCPX that will make compositing quick and easy. I also think Apple is close to releasing an update to FCPX that could extensively use AI tools. Right now Davinci is the best, but by December 2023, I wonder if there will be a new dog in the house.
Oh Man I hope so! I feel apple was caught off guard with all the AI news and developments this year (GPT, Midjourney, Bard, Dalle, Firefly) It seems they were confident that it was still years out before such rapid advancements. So they focused on the Vision Pro. But they are usually behind the trend and come out swinging with their own version that usually becomes the standard over time. I feel Definitely lots of goodness coming to FCP in January with the release of Vision Pro commercially. Thanks for watching and the comment!
I tried using DaVinci Resolve, it does have great features, BUT HOLY C, that thing is unnecessarily extremely complicated. So much so that it does like Rafael said, hurts the flow of work.
Thanks for your video!. I'm a Final Cut Pro user since it appeared and I can say I'm very satisfied with it. Of course, it depends what you use it for. I've used Davinci some times, but I think that I can do everything I need and more with Final Cut. Unless you're an extremely technical person, I don't see any reason to use Davinci. Anyway, both are good software and the only reason I could find to use Davinci, is that it runs on all platforms, so you're not stuck to Apple. In that sense, I'm already stuck to Apple since years for many other reasons 😁. So, I will stay with Final Cut, as long as I can have an Apple machine. Thanks!
Thi sounds like limatations on the individual's side. If you are not trained in this spacific kind of work flow then that isn't the fault of the program. Know your limitatons and stick to the basics... It's used in hollywood. but most of us aren't on that level.
That is the whole point of the video - don't over complicate your workflow if you don't need to. Choose a tool that helps you get what you want done. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Both are great, FCP is overall easier to learn and use, DR free has everything you need if you are willing to learn it. It really comes down to what you need the software for, personal or client work (even if down the road) From a purely editing stand point I personally like FCP for it's speed in creating, but none of my client work wants to work with it if given a choice. Thanks for watching and the comment!
I doubt Apple will ever put as much love into FCP as Blackmagic does to Resolve. FCP and Resolve are professional tools. Apple is a consumer-company, where Blackmagic is a professional company. Apple is always going to put more focus on the consumer-end of hardware and software, as that is where the bulk of their money is. FCP is not a large money-maker for Apple at all. Meanwhile, while Dinvinci isn't rolling in the bucks for Blackmagic - as a professionally-focused company, they are tying, more and more, the Resolve software to the Blackmagic hardware. So no, I don't see a point where Apple pours a ton of love into FCP.
Yeah I know you are right. There is a glimmer of hope though. Apples hardware sales are shrinking so they will have to entice people to stay with Mac and iOS with their services and software. Final Cut could be the anchor that keeps pros on the platform- a colander with DaVinci could speed up the process without too much effort on their part. Thanks for watching and the comment Landon!
I guess I’m behind the times. I use Video Proc Vlog which is a simple as it gets. And free. But I only create RUclips motorcycling themed videos. Nothing special. I also have FCP for iPad but have only used it twice. I’m not a fan of editing from my iPad.
Not behind the times, just using what works for you. No one truly cares what software something is edited on, as long as it gets done. I agree, editing on the iPad feels off and slow. Thanks for watching and the comment!
It seems like people love Resolve because of its great colour grading and audio mixing features, while Final Cut Pro is amazing for doing quick and organized editing. As someone who finds the colour grading and audio features on FCP lacking but have become very fluent in it (especially for doing simple video FX), but deeply appreciate the colour grading and audio features on Resolve (but am still learning), I'm thinking I'll use Resolve to get my raw footage and audio fixed up, then edit the upgraded video in FCP. I'll still slowly learn Resolve overtime, but I'll definitely take advantage of it to up my raw video and audio game.
In my case I use Final Cut Pro because that was the first professional editing software I learned to use, after iMovie. I have always thought jumping into Premier Pro, but as you have mentioned, it is a paid subscription plan which makes it very expensive and more if you are not using it to make money. Another problem that I have heard a lot is that with Premier there is a lot of crashes and that is very frustrating. With Final Cut I can't remember when was the last time something like that happened to me using Final Cut. Having said that, and now that my business is expanding to videography, I have been considering DaVinci as I have heard that it has superior color grading capacity than Final Cut. So my dilema here is, should I go all the way to DaVinci or just use DaVinci for color grading and keep using Final Cut for video editing? I am happy with Final Cut Pro, but my concern with DaVinci, as you mentioned, is the learning curve. Another plus I see with DaVinci is the price which is a one time fee like Final Cut Pro. What do you guys think? 🤔
Stay with FCPX. color finale has like 80% of the things you need to get a great image . Invest in other third party plugins like neat video or even déhancher pro if you can and it’ll make you love Fcpx even more. I don’t have time for a deeper learning curve. I see no difference between what everyone is putting out on RUclips. Stay creative, get everything right on set and thèse editing tools won’t really matter.
I edit in fcpx and grade in resolve simply because all my effects and pluggins are in fcpx and i took out a course in udemy to learn davinci and its worth it...if u try learn on youtube its like learning about a car and not being taught how the engine works I love resolve but simply grade in Davinci the grading aspect is much better than fcpx imo its a much much more proffesional software and more satisfying to use once u get the hands of it in detail tbh
editing is not putting a few shots together, adding some musicand doing an amazing colour grade -well it is - but not really. Commercial editors have to be able to layer and organise multiple levels, often cutting to dialogue with frame accurate cut away- and also cutting to a beat. So a good edit is kind of like solving a rubik's cube. Tring to coordinate things on lots of levels. Thats whan an editor does. And then you have to be able to reverse engineer the edit in live edit sessions, with clients, in real time, often across hundreds of different takes , looks and enuncuations - without blowing your sync (voice and beat matching) down the line. Final Cut X just smashes thesecomplex situations. Sure Davinci has some better grading tools- but grading is waaaaay down the pipeline process. I see so much emphasis on grading (and why not - its fun!) when talking editing - but its just not as critical as being able to make allyour elements dance together in symphony. Remember - grading usually happens after picture lock. The most powerful tool in editing is the cut and the juxtaposition of 2 shots.
I didn't know where this comment was heading when I first starting reading it. But BAMM! I 100% agree with you, Final Cut Pro has this fluid workflow about it that editing with a client sitting next to me feeling like a creative workflow not a technical exercise in pushing buttons. I can work the edit over and over, especially the ability to move things around while the timeline is playing and they are watching I can still be making changes. It's a joy comparatively to the other more "TECHNICAL" apps. Personally I'd rather send the edit to a colonist and let them strain their eyes pixel peeping. I like doing the rough cut to picture lock, then finesse with the rest of the team. Thanks for watching and the thoughtful comment!
@@RafaelLudwig I am glad you could see where i was coming from. Pehaps we need to match best fitof editors to categories. For example best editor for 1. Casual editing (1 "layer "of shots with music and some grading) vs 2. Intermediate editor- some where in between 1 and 3 vs 3. Commercial editor - a lot of multi cam usage, handling 3 or more angles for multi cam switch, heavily demanding on hard drives, requires efficient coding and software/ hardware integration- works to hard deadlines- complex edit structures demanded by client needs, ,needs heavy lifting database management for shot organsisation, has to deliver to broadcast standards. May have tens of "layers" of video and audio. Usually develops "the look" in camera to speed up post.
Great video. Very insightful. I use Resolve and FCP (depending on the project) and switching between the 2 works perfectly for me. I still pay for PP only because once in a blue moon a company will insist. But yes. It is also indeed dead to me. People still argue with me about how great AE is and how the complete Adobe suite is a must have but with Motion and Fusion and Affinity apps, I don’t think that argument stands up anymore. Get good at using Resolve and FCP and you can’t go wrong.
Color grading in DR is THE standard in editing. FCPX is miles behind. DR grading is not that hard actually. Play around with it a few days and you’ll be quite capable. Maybe not yet like Cullen Kelly or Darren Mostyn, but quite alright. Sufficient.
Went to pp after using razor in the prehistory. When pp became ever buggier I went to resolve and never looked back. Want studio? The license is free with a lot of BMD hardware. Cheapest option is the speed editor keyboard. Great deal Resolve is also available on iPad
Sony Fx3 and when I made this video I just got it and hadn't taken the time to dial in the settings, they also released a firmware update that introduced lens breathing compensation. This video was a doozy. Thanks for watching and the comment!
@@RafaelLudwig Yeah Lumix cams do that too. I thought Sony was the king of rock lid autofocus. So many people on forums always fanboy defending Sony’s “insane autofocus”. I’m sure it’s better than most cameras though.
I am a Graphic artist (and do a lot of video editing) and the same argument goes with Adode vs Corel vs Affinity vs ... First off any new software there is a learning curve even when you are switching... and I found DaVinci Resolve just as easy or difficult (in places) to learn as any other software... and to be fair even if you have been in said industry using x Software... the learning curve is the same... where is the button to do XYZ... oh what do they call XYZ in software ABC... oh its call LMNO... I have use to use Adobe Premiere and Hitfilm Pro... (and I used a variety of other editing tools over the years)... Now it is DiVinci Resolve and HitFilm Pro (I can't comment on Final Cut never used it as I am not on a Mac Platform) To be fair I haven't found DaVinci Resolve any more difficult to use than any other software whether graphics or Video editing etc... and yes it has speed up my video editing process a lot faster... At the end of the day use what you are comfortable with using... You also have to think Resolve and the company Blackmagic Resolve is designed to work with their hardware as well for professionals... personal they apples and oranges (Pun intended) Resolve Professional software that is now affordable for Prosumers where as FinalCut I would class as a Prosumer product that can do a little bit of high professional work... and more and more people are on both blurring the line.
This is a brilliant video, different to most of these "comparison videos" out there. I'm actually an old dinosaur, and still use (wait for it) ..... Final Cut Pro 7! Everything tells me I need to change, but ..... I just find the basics so good on FCP7, as I'm a documentary filmmaker and it does everything that I need it to do. I have tried Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve, but came back to FCP7. But I now definitely need to upgrade ..... Any thoughts out there, as far as the best and most simple software, that is as least a learning curve as possible from FCP7 (and as similar as possible)? I have always been scared away by the magnetic timeline in FCPX if I'm honest, but perhaps it's time to bite the bullet and give it a go ..... thoughts?
For getting up to speed, DaVinci would be the easiest to wrap your head around jumping from FCP7. I would recommend the studio version eventually, but the free version has most of what you will need, just no 10bit video, no GPU acceleration, and none of the neural net goodness. If you need to collaborate with anyone, and do any simple animations with keyframes - DR would be the way to go, Though, If you give it time, and don't need too much audio processing FCPx will be the fastest editing experience after you get used to it. In the description on this video, there are a list of great tutorials to get you started with either. Either way you will be in good hands, just need to dive in and choose one, they are soooooo good and fast on new machines. Thanks for watching and the comment David!
I love both of them. I mostly use Davinci Resolve for client and paid work and Final Cut Pro for my social media quick edit contents. Great video Rafael :)
Thank you! Mad value. I appreciate the list of RUclipsrs you mentioned. I just started with finalcut pro today and it's not too bad. I like that there is a free version so I can spend the next 3 months learning to edit video
The focus breathing on this lens drove me crazy enough that I stopped watching after three minutes. (ps - I switched full time from fcp to resolve a few years ago and have never had a second thought about going back)
Thank you so much for this very easy to understand comparison. Highly appreciate. If possible it would be a good idea to also talk about the machine requirements for both apps. If both are installed on the same machine, which one would use more resources than the other and things like that. But once again... THANK you so much.
I made a video talking about system resources for larger apps and what to consider when buying a new machine. ruclips.net/video/b3vkX1Rfg94/видео.html Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
Simple for me…my so called old MacBook from 2018 great as it is…..cannot run Final Cut Pro……simple as that, so to use it, I need to buy a new MacBook……where as using DaVinci …… it works really well…..so no new computer, and using a very good free program …..come on Apple make your products more back compatible…oh and don’t get me started on Logic Pro…….same issues….
That is why I believe FCP is secretly a subscription- to keep using it you have give Apple money every 5 years by buying new hardware. Thanks for watching and the comment Karl!
@@RafaelLudwig Cheers Rafael, that’s a valid point, frustrating to be honest, I did like the flow of using Final Cut, however once you get going in Resolve, then it becomes easier to navigate, and for a free App, it’s very good indeed…I will look at your channel next and subscribe, you gave a very balanced and forthright review…….now imagine if a new kid came to the block and blew everything out of the water…..hehe…cheers
@@karlhoward2737 I am slowing shifting this channel to be more DR focused, unless Apple really makes strides with FCP in the next year I do see the writing on the wall. Capcut is really making a play for the king of free NLE, though I am not a fan of how much data they need just to use the app. Free isn't really "FREE" after all. ;)
It's a great one! and it's hella cheap - though it takes a long time to arrive - you can find it here (not an affiliate link) www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/men-s-full-zip-hoodie-jacket-solid-color-zipper-casual-daily-holiday-casual-big-and-tall-hoodies-sweatshirts-green-white-black_p8970640.html Thanks for watching and the comment Will!
oh man, it's the worst! The irony though is I LOVE After Effects and have built a career on it. For me Premiere has always been the runt of the editing litter, and it's running of of 20+ year code with patches to make it "modern". TBH it's gotten much better over the last year, still not worth the subscription price compared to the others. Thanks for watching and the comment Marta!
Apple is slowly updating and bug fixing Final Cut Pro but I really wish they came out with some revolutionary changes to bring it to compete with Davinci Resolve. The AI Text/Editing thing is an awesome feature for starters.
You (and many other YT influencers) somehow forget (or intentionally exclude) to mention the stability: I abandoned FCPX for the huge stability issues - I spent 2 weeks editing the project and ended up being unable to render it!!!! I sent it to Apple via the crash reporter. Never got any comment, answer, hint... But after a month or so, a minor update arrived to FCPX and luckily I was able to finish my render. But that is a super crazy experience. I have to admit that DVR is not stable either. Especially, the Fusion tab is really crazy (except of it feels to me like it does not belong to DVR), it easily crashes my entire M2 Pro MacBook. I reported many times the crash report, but after more than year of usage, it never got addressed. But still, with the DVR, I never ended up with not being able to render (again, especially, when I do not use Fusion and do my animations in Blender, which is way better optimised for it). Sorry, for the frustrated comment. Your video is great. Just it is probably impossible to keep such a huge and complex piece of SW stable, I am afraid.
Davinci Resolve = RAGE-inducing AGRO AGEDA. FCPX ="oh im done already, guess ill go back and add some polishing and really make it shine" and finished in 1/3 the time of the davinci editors. I subscribed at "Resolve is ANYTHING BUT EASY to use" thank you, I was feeling like a failure because I was just NOT able to learn DR even after 4 years, just far to complicated and cant do anything simply as for adding effects and transitions, and I cant edit without the magnetic timeline. And FCPX is more SUPERIOR with many, many more plugins like color-grade so I still dont ever need davinci. FCPX wins by far imo. In 10 years I have NEVER needed all the extra bs that davinici is far to over convoluted with. FCPX works with MOTION and is is way easier than fusion. Colorgrade better & way easier than davinci.
I really WANTED to like Final Cut, but comparing side by side the same project edited in both programs, I found Final Cut a nightmare TBH. Duplicating media files ate up my editing SSD storage space and eventually I couldn't open the project due to insufficient free space. I shoot alot of content on my iPhone and Final Cut does an amazing job on the color of my footage. Same footage needs a little more tweaking in Resolve. But I can round trip between my Apple Desktop, Macbook Air and iPad Pro with Resolve no problem other than relinking media assets. You can forget about that with Final Cut as it's a one way trip from Final Cut for iPad to Desktop. Naming conventions have to be exact for using Transfer Toolbox app to continue working on a project from desktop to iPad Final Cut. Maybe I'm missing something with Final Cut but it seems to spread files all over the place, duplicating media assets in various sub folders, etc. As a solo shooter/editor, I don't have time to deal with how Final Cut manages files. And don't even try to export a FCPXML file from Resolve and try to open it in Final Cut... That's a nightmare as well. Resolve just works on all supported platforms (even Linux but that's another story) and if I ever needed jump to my Windows machine due to my MAC dying (No hardware upgrading on Apple Silicon), I can do so since all my projects live on an external SSD. Resolve leaves your assets alone, doesn't duplicate them and best of all, is free for the base version which is all I have ever needed to date.
Now I don't feel so bad for my multiple attempts to use Resolve, only to come back to FCPX. Then again, I'm not doing this as a full time job, let a lone for major corporations. Maybe I'd have a different view if I did more professional work. Even if I'm not sure how to achieve something I want in FCPX right away, I'm always able to come up with a solution, pretty easily too. Maybe the way I've made it is clunky compared to how other editing systems would do it, but I can do it - on my own. Kind of quickly once the idea on how to achieve it sparks in my mind.
Thanks so much for this, my university pays for adobe suite (as part of my tuition 😂) and…. I really don’t want to pay for the software after I graduate, so I’m here learning Resolve and clip studio.
I just bought my new IPad Pro M4 13 inch Now I want to use this for my content creation for RUclips videos (don’t want to make very complex edits like Hollywood movies but must be very unique and astonishing edits than other RUclips videos) Now should I learn Davince Resolve free version? Or Final Cut Pro which is obviously paid version? Please reply which is better for my above requirements Thank you❤
I have SHOTCUT, FILMORA and DAVINCI RESOLVE installed. Resolve is the last one I would wat to use. WHY ? DAVINCI RESOLVE GUI sucks ! Super dark unrewadable. After 30min I do not want to use it anymore, my eyes get too tired. No GUI colors customization. I will never switch to this program until the fix this simple issue.
I agree. I am super technical, but Davinci has some really complicated tools. Try to record a voice over…. It requires you setup stuff like a sound board, I am not an audio engineer and that was super frustrating. Then a couple weeks later when I need to do it again, have to look it up all over again because it is NOT intuitive. I think I am going to switch to Final Cut Pro.
I do this often as well, looking up how to do very specific things over and over. Great tool with lots of buttons! Thanks for watching and the comment Jason!
Excellent sound advise. Thanks for sharing. I have been with Premiere Pro, switch to DaVinci and pretty good at, but also considering trying out Final Cut Pro. You said it. Why limit yourself with only one program. As a professional editor, one should be able to work on all platform with perhaps a small learning curve because, we already know the basic structure of how editing should work. You never know what the customer requested platform, until it might be too late to learn.
@@RafaelLudwig it depends on what I'm working on. If I need to create compositions while the software is rendering, I use the standalone Fusion since it does that. If DR is rendering, I can't use the Fusion tab. I have to wait until it's done. I love the standalone Fusion because I can render and keep working.
Just switched to Resolve, v19 with NPU/Copilot+PC on the Go 🚀 For future proofing, file management, color grading and AI tools, like Capture One for my photos (remember Aperture…) 3:44 btw very good knives 😉 Greetings 🇨🇭
You forgot that these "RUclipsrs" are using high production rigs. Most of them are using a 10k+ cameras for just RUclips, and they ain't just learning like you mentioned.
For me editing is such a pain. I like simple but not too simple and watered down. Final Cut I have learned well and I don’t want to learn a new program. My work isn’t Hollywood so I don’t need resolve granular features.
It's a great app, but it's 20 year old source code that is still struggling to be updated. I'm not a fan of it, I use it professionally but mostly not by choice. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Apple is known to go ehh! and cancel a great product just because then release another thing later or not. Im using FCP for now and slowly learning Resolve. I have the paid versions of both. Apple is fickle. Always has been.
Final cut is like a Ford Focus and da Vinci resolve Is like a Tesla… They both get you to the grocery store but I’ll take my Tesla thank you. If somebody thinks learning resolve is too complicated… Maybe they should try another profession. I still use after effects for all my graphics because fusion graphics is a cluster fuck… But for color grading and just making video look amazing nothing can compare to resolve
Final Cut. needs a 180-degree redesign. such as the input and output monitor. or the rectified audio lines or activate or deactivate audio or video in the timeline and a change of graphical interface, among other things.
How much I want to love Resolve. It is really an amazing NLE. Whenever I use it, it crashes or bugs quite easily when adding a bit of extra effects etc. whereas Premier Pro runs pretty good on my lowest powered machines and workhorses. I'm a Windows user though. It's probably a different story on a Mac. PP really feels clunky in many ways, but unfortunately it's more stable than DR for me to fully make the switch. Oh and the auto remix feature and I'm not a fan of the nodes system but that goes grow on you after a while.
Most blockbuster movies are created in Linux, therefore Resolve, as Final Cut Pro and the pesky Adobe pay traps don't work there. Linux gives great choices, such as 128GB or 256GB DDR5, Quadro RTX8000 48GB, 64TB of 8TB SSD's, fastest i9.... then Resolve is the answer. Final Cut won't run on MX or Fedora, nor on Ubuntu Studio. You should try that one day.
One more thing that FCPX lose out to Resolve is that if you have an Mac system that is 10 years old (even if it is a powerful high spec Mac Pro version), you are not going to get to enjoy any further update (since late 2023) but for Resolve, you can still enjoy all the latest updates. Makes me wonder why FCPX can't whereas Resolve can.
I’ve been using Premiere Pro for 6 years, but looking to transition to FCPX for the one time low payment instead of the Adobe subscription . But I love Premiere. But it looks like Final Cut is all I really need at this point. Hard decision.
Resolve is truly a professional tool, and the company behind pushes it constantly to new highs. FCP is great but nothing comparable to Resolve in high end and collaborative environments.I really love the Resolve interface and as a long time Fusion user from the eyeon times, cant be more happy with them. I think FCP is better for more straightforward work,(the recently added cut page in resolve try to remediate this) but appreciate the technical awareness of the Resolve editors, in my experience when receiving projects from others, most of the problems are from FCP editors not even knowing the basic technical requirements for broadcast production. Use anything you want but know your business in depth, no matter how easy it is to operate your software.If it works for you, no need to switch.
For those who got intimidated in this video,
2:04 You can make a timeline preset, he also mention you can't change the fps. Well you can, if you messed up the frame rate just make a new timeline change the fps, copy the contents of the first timeline and paste.
4:47 UI is actually fluid, in final cut you need to make 3 moves to show some options rather than resolve where it's just displayed in front of you. But can actually hide it with just one click, and those buttons he clicked and mentions doesn't even take 1 minute to understand what are those for, he even said it on 6:16
5:24 IDK what he was complaining here, what he said here can be done in Davinci it's just called different, you can also auto cut scenes but it's for the paid version. The pop ups he mentioned are literally self explanatory.
6:39 Most built-in effects are usually what your going to need for work unless you need to edit God tier effects. You can also customize the preset effects and save it. One cool thing about that is you get to practice fusion while playing around with it.
7:43 it is complicated when you first try it but it's really easy to learn won't even take 5 mins to learn. It does not get complicated very fast, you learn it very fast.
7:55 there's a ton of templates for Davinci, not as much as final cut pro but they are just out there. The templates are not hard to use, you just need basic knowledge of the NLE.
Here's a list you might get annoyed while using Davinci:
you can't scrub frame by frame, the selector scrub by audio, you can only get to the next frame by using the arrow keys.
Sequence Nesting is different and can get you confused
When you can your own presets on a different project library, you can't access them so you need to redo it. the presets only show up on the project library you made. So you need to really organized the type of video you are making.
if you have the effects library opened and you want to import a new clip on your media pool, you can't just drag and hover to media pool to switched the opened window.
Sometimes you can't import mp4 or whatever codec that's making it not import it on davinci , you have to re render it on a different NLE so davinci would accept it
sometimes your imported stereo gets imported as mono
when you're adjusting attributes such as size, position or audio level it's to drastic, you really need to be careful to put it on the number you want.
you can't import GIF
There's no ruler or grid lines, you need to add an adjustment layer and put the grid line effect then adjust it.
Agree on all points. Well said! Thanks for watching and the comment Denden!
Wow! I think I have the best comments and feedback from both ends of the geniuses, Im just an amateur, so I humbly and thankfully appreciate both viewpoints. Thanks a lot.
@@RafaelLudwigLet's go!
As a noob I think you are speaking more from the wrong POV, maybe he wasn't intending to do this but I resonated with a lot of his complaints because a lot of it isn't intuitive if you're starting out, like 2:04 you say it as if that's a normal workflow, why should you have to do that? That's poor UX. Thanks for pointing out the alternatives to this but I think this video has valid points too.
@@realMysta what do you mean? I didn't say he doesn't have a valid point. What I did was showing the work arounds on his list for some people who might think that those things he mentioned doesn't have a work around.
People claiming Resolve is too complex or has a steep learning curve are exaggerating. Simply not true. Use the features you need, ignore the ones you don’t need. It’s not complicated. By your second or third edit you’ll feel right at home. Switching to Resolve was the best decision I’ve ever made as an editor.
Thank you
What did you switch FROM? Was it FCP?
I agree totally. I am still finding my way around Da Vinci Resolve. Great editing software!
Some people just think they have to understand everything at once. I haven’t started making custom tools until a year in.
If you like to cook some potatoes, DON'T ! because it has a steep learning curve of 20 years to finish a 5 star Masterchef cooking classes !
I totally agree! As a working editor, for the last 25 years, I would say learning all three is going to get you more paid jobs. It has for me. I take on jobs in Premier, DaVinci and Final cut regularly. Being able to say “yes” when you get asked, if you can edit in a certain program earns you money. Not only being able to edit in all three, but being able to transfer projects between all three is even more valuable. There will never be one program to rule them all. And when you act like there is, is when you will get left behind. As for my personal preference, I like Final Cut over all of them. By a mile.
Exactly! Saying YES is a super power if you can follow through. Or at least have the confidence you know you can figure it out as you go. Thanks for watching and the comment Brian!
Seriously, Guys. Overwhelming the hell out of me and others just learning and want a good program that can do video editing for RUclips or jobs to be railroaded into spending a bunch of money on shit they may or may never need is insane!
If I don't spend $400 a year on DaVince Pro and buy Final Cut Pro because there is one feature that isn't available on one or the other, or I have to spend another $300 on another program because neither one of these lacks a feature a must have to complete a job otherwise, I am going to lose customers and not get a good job and feel obligated to buy every program on the planet to be competitive seems like a huge upsell in BS!
This is pretty much how you guys lay it out and if we don't buy all these programs, were going to be pretty much shit editors on the open market or a dime a dozen and not many people will do business with us unless we have all the highest ending software. Sorry, but this is frustrating the hell out of me. Seriously?
@@BlueDroneBlues Don't be discouraged. Once you can edit on any program, and have some experience, the skills transfer to other apps. Over the course of a career, you will certainly not be able to stay inside the same software. The market changes over time and software goes away, and new stuff comes in, I would say that you should focus on the craft of editing. Once you get proficient in editing, and you have an open mind to new software, then you should make an attempt to learn simple things in other software. The editing skills transfer, so focus on getting proficient at editing first.
Hey Brain, got a question for ya. I always edit in FCPX, but If I export my rendered project plus XML to a friends non-apple computer, it is not able to recreate my final edit. The reason for this seems to come from FCPX making the timecode for each clip 0:00:00 instead of its original timecode. In other words, my friends computer won't be able to line m up or find the right bit of the file. Do you know a solution? best regards Sbas
@@ourroadstories8924 If you are using Sony Footage you can fix it with the Sony Timecode repair from Commandpost.io commandpost.io/toolbox/sony-timecode/
Works great!
Thanks for watching and the comment!
I’ve been using FCPX for the past few years. Every time I try something else, I wind up coming back to it. My video creation is pretty basic and FCPX helps me create high quality videos in the fastest time. Davinci does seem very overwhelming, and I’ve struggled with the learning curve. And with FCPX coming to the iPad, it keeps it as a compelling option for me. Thanks for sharing!
FCP is just so fast and gets out of the way. The file management with favorites, keywords, smart collections, and search is a game changer that speeds up having to click around and dig for clips and find what you need. Massive time saver and joy to work with.
Exactly! it has some great strengths! Thanks for watching and the comment Tim!
Final Cut is indeed the fastest. There’s no quicker way to string edits together in my opinion. And no better way to handle a mountain of footage.
@@Brian-Hansen I waited a few years and hung onto FCP7 and then I finally switched. Once I got the work flow I was shocked at how much faster I was editing. Yeah.. big doc projects are handled so much better to keyword and find clips.
I’m currently using Da Vinci and Luma Fusion… considering to try FCP for the first time ever
Yes, agreed. The way it syncs with Apple's overall ecosystem with tags, keywords, Music, photos, etc is icing on the cake to a faster video editor. I paid for the Studio version of Resolve and will keep it around for advanced color grading; I see no issue with using both but FCPX is the ticket for regular editing.
So basically resolve is better just learn how to use it 😂
Started with FCP, then moved to Premiere, now use Resolve. Does Resolve force you to be more organized and actually understand what you're doing with video? Yes. But that's a good thing, in my book! Commiting yourself to understanding what you're actually doing, how you're managing your work, how you're delivering your finished edits, makes you a better video professional every day of the week. Don't let the program "do it for you".
12:11 “except Premier Pro”: I switched from Premier pro to Davinci and I found paradise 😊 love this video
Finally. I love this. Always thought Final Cut was underrated. It’s nice to see more creatives feel the same way.
As a grader and audio mixer, naturally I use Resolve. I get work from editors and without a doubt the messiest handovers come from FCPX editors. The software lets people make way more mess of a timeline before handing over. As a working professional it comes down to the overall workflow and who you deliver to. Almost all the filmmakers I work with have switched to Resolve because it makes you not only learn your job, it also makes your budget happy when hand overs to others are seamless. I don't tell editors what tool to use, but I will caution them about consequences of not understanding workflow. When asked and I tell them about those consequences, many choose Resolve over other software.
100% agree. I would never start a job knowing it was to be handed over in anything but Resolve. Hands down my go to. Thanks for watching and the comment!
I am a FCP user and I’ve used DR, but all my edits come from FCP and I’ve worked on major brands and even with the Motion Picture Association. I think your experience is just that, your experience in that your collaborations with FCP editors are messy and that just stems from messy editors. But I also understand the importance of collaboration and being a FCP editor myself, it does take a level of knowing each NLE (mainly DR & PP) to be able to send a project that can be worked on by different teams.
With that said, the power is in the editor, and not 100% with the NLE( as was somewhat pointed out in this great video)
The question is…If there was an audience comparison in a room full of executives and show runners, I wonder if their eye could catch which NLE was used? 🤔
I also am an audio engineer and I use Logic Pro X, with Izotope for noise removal and more. FCP is not good for pro post audio as you would know. So everything has its give and take.
I know nothing about film making, cameras, etc. But I wanted to start a RUclips channel about my passion, machining. I first attempted to start my channel using Resolve because it was free. It took me 4 weeks to edit that first video, and by the time I was done, I uploaded it and didn't create another video for an entire year. Then my wife bought me a new MacBook, and Final Cut Pro. I had so much fun making that first video with Final Cut, and I've been uploading regularly ever since. I think that's the difference that you are describing here. If "creating" is your goal, then FCP is your tool. If being an editor is your goal, then learn Resolve. Just my 2 cents, from someone who knows nothing about the subject, but likes to make videos.
Your comment helps me a lot. I am looking at starting a RUclips channel myself. The way you broke down FCP vs Resolve, creating vs editing, helped out and simplified this video so much.
@@Spentbrass717 I'm glad to hear that. I tell my wife literally ALL the time that my channel simply wouldn't exist without Final Cut Pro. That's not hyperbole. It gets out of my way and lets me tell the story that I want to tell. Go for it, you'll be glad that you did.
Thank you for not putting distracting music over this. Excellent comparison!
I've been working professionally using FCP for 2 years now and have decided to begin making the switch. I'm sure I'll still use FCP for quick projects, but sadly, Apple have shown with both FCP and Logic that they're not terribly interested in staying competitive with other professional NLEs and DAWs, as they still lack features that have been commonplace in other softwares for many years, or they add them waaaay later than they should (hello object tracking). There's also the rollout of the tablet versions of FCP and Logic, which are subscription-based, which I think is a warning of things to come. I outright refuse to pay a monthly fee for the rest of my life for software I'll never "own". Suck it, Adobe.
I 100% agree. It's honestly the only thing pushing me to use Final Cut x. I don't like investing in software I have to rent.
You can’t lump both of these programs together though. They aren’t being made by the same teams at all. Logic is still being led by the founder of Emagic and it’s in a far stronger position in the audio industry compared to other DAWs than FCP is in video production. Final Cut lost a ton of users during the FCP7>X fiasco.
I think FCPX for simple projects can be good and Resolve fore more serious stuff or videos with complex grading
I ditched Premiere a couple years ago at work. My boss was a bit apprehensive with me switching to Resolve because we had just been so used to Premiere, but once he saw how powerful it is and how much faster and more stable it is he was blown away. And I can do so much more with it. But I will say the number one feature I miss so much is the essential graphic panel in Premiere. I find that adding even basic text in Resolve is very clunky at best and I really hope they improve this area.
a lot of people say DaVinci resolve is more complex, but i started in video editing a blank sheet of paper, and DaVinci resolve was the first program i learned, so i find final cut pro to be more complex. for those sitting on the fence, one reason alone is enough of a tie breaker - DaVinci resolve is all-in-one, whereas final cut pro requires downloading additional add-ons to realize it's full potential. to me, having everything you need in one program is simpler and easier than one that requires further add-ons. cross platform support is also a bonus, you have more option in terms of working and integrating seamlessly with other organizations that don't run exclusively on Macs.
Final Cut Pro don't get much update anymore. Apple pushing DaVinci resolve in promotional material is well.
Hopefully they not going to kill it like they did it with Aperture app.
Kindly could you tell me from where did you get the black screen that outlines each point like at 7:37 🙄 Also, great content, you really saved me here, I was considering switching to Dissolve but watching this & according to my work needs I'm convinced now that I don't need to switch.! Many Thanks!😍😍
I use mTitle Boost from MotionVFX for those titles motionvfx.sjv.io/Boost
Thanks for watching and the comment!
FcpX rocks and "just works", I use DV a lot, but it's buggy, messy and downright sucks sometimes
We started with Resolve and switched to FinalCut Pro. Not sorry.
When someone says it has too many buttons, it sounds to me like the book has too many pages:)
Regarding the learning curve - when programs are badly designed, simple functions are as complex as advanced functions. When a program is designed well, simple functions are easy to do and complex functions are difficult to do. Resolve belongs to the second group.
This video has the best explaination for me. This really hits what I really feel for Final Cut and Davinci Resolve. I’m sticking with Final Cut as it goes with what I need. The simplicity suits me.
Resolve is free, FC is mac only... Case closed.
Yup! I agree
Thanks for watching and the comment!
great info man, been wanting to change from Premiere for maybe 5 years now lol. Think it's FCPX i'm going to :L
That Icelandic Guy casually dropping a comment on my vid!
Depending on how apple moves forward, DR may be a better long term choice. Though I will keeping use FCP as long as I can, I do love it!
Thanks Arnúlfur for watching and the comment!
@@RafaelLudwig watched the video till the end, super informative, love your style and knowledge ☺️ I’ve already bought fcpx and Peter has been trying to get me to use it for ages. It’s just the learning curve and the amount of videos I always have planned and need to go out that has put that off lol 😂
Will need to make time soon. The fast workflow and ease of use on fcpx is what is interesting me.
People ask me all the time what I edit in, the answer is, "it depends on the project" Simple quick, daily edits, FCPx is my go to. The presets I have and the overall speed of quick turn content is perfect. More complex projects or knowing that I need to spend time coloring, Resolve. If it's a bigger project with a lot of motion graphics or After Effects dynamic linking, Premiere. That being said, I almost never touch premiere these days even with AE work, I just do it, export it with an alpha and bring it in to either FCPx or Resolve. But I still know all 3 and use them all when needed.
Great video!
I am the same, I spend 90% of my days now in AE, and render out, and build timelines in DR or FCP. and render replace clips as I go. Never liked Dynamic link in PR. Just felt slower. Similar thing happens with Fusion and DR. once the effects get a bit wacky, the process slows down.
Thanks for watching and the comment Taurin!
What about someone who wants to do fairly basic editing and text pop-ups for RUclips but only has Windows computers and an iPad M1. Would you say Final Cut Pro for iPad is worth considering vs Davinci Resolve?
I would save DaVinci, as it also has an iPad version, and the learning curve is the same. One week of RUclips tutorials for DR would get you 80% of the way there for all you need.
Thanks for watching and the question!
DaVinci wins no matter what ! its free fro the little guys ! Thank you DaVinci
Expect for speed, FCP still wins in editing department, from footage in to edit out - can't beat FCP. If DR combined the cut page feature on the edit page that would help.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
So what did you use to make the title graphics between each chapter in this video?
It's the plugin mTitle Boost from MotionVFX (FCP only) - motionvfx.sjv.io/Boost
Thanks for watching and the comment Ben!
@@RafaelLudwig thank you Rafael. Great vids across the board! 24-year FCP user here. 😱😁
Apple fanboy here. I’m starting to dabble into video editing. I’ve watched dozens of videos comparing the three (yes, even the walking dead) and have set my sights on DVR over FCP, simply because I don’t trust Apple with keeping on developing FCP
Remember Aperture? No? Well…
I hear ya, and I agree! I feel Final Cut Pro will never complete with DR, and have now come to the conclusion that Apple never wanted it to. (it's what my next video is about)
Thanks for watching and the comment!
I think you should research more about logic vs fairlight because firlight is just fair. In the other hand logic is DAW.
I really only learned Pro Tools fully years and years ago - I have avoided anything serious Audio related since beyond simple mixing.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
Keep in mind you can change timeline framerates anytime. But, yes the project framerate, is set at the start and once you make timeline it gets locked in since those timelines are referencing the project frame rate after that point. But any new timelines don't need to reference that frame rate if you don't want to. But your right, its a choice you need to make, since Resolve doesn't make that call.
Yeah I know there are ways to do it, but it confused me so much at the beginning with the project vs timeline settings. More of an annoyance than anything at this point and it's muscle memory knowing I have to do it every time. It's a great program, hands down, but doesn't make it "faster" for me.
Thanks for watching and the comment Aaron!
@@RafaelLudwig For sure, I totally understand the muscle memory argument. I feel you. But after using FCPX for years, and Premiere for decades, learning to get fast with Resolve just felt like the next step. Now I am as fast as I ever was in fcp, just took time to learn it and practice. For a lot of pros it's not really worth the time, especially on client work.
I luv Davinci, but I am wondering if this is about to become a dinosaur. Motion VfX is about to launch a new AI product for FCPX that will make compositing quick and easy. I also think Apple is close to releasing an update to FCPX that could extensively use AI tools. Right now Davinci is the best, but by December 2023, I wonder if there will be a new dog in the house.
Oh Man I hope so! I feel apple was caught off guard with all the AI news and developments this year (GPT, Midjourney, Bard, Dalle, Firefly) It seems they were confident that it was still years out before such rapid advancements. So they focused on the Vision Pro. But they are usually behind the trend and come out swinging with their own version that usually becomes the standard over time. I feel Definitely lots of goodness coming to FCP in January with the release of Vision Pro commercially.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
I went with DVR because I'm afraid FCP will will have the same fate as Aperture for photos.
This is very true, DR is a great choice! Thanks for watching and the comment!
I tried using DaVinci Resolve, it does have great features, BUT HOLY C, that thing is unnecessarily extremely complicated. So much so that it does like Rafael said, hurts the flow of work.
DR is a great tool, FCP is better for speed in and out, especially for a crew of one.
Thanks for watching and the comment again!
Thanks for your video!. I'm a Final Cut Pro user since it appeared and I can say I'm very satisfied with it. Of course, it depends what you use it for. I've used Davinci some times, but I think that I can do everything I need and more with Final Cut. Unless you're an extremely technical person, I don't see any reason to use Davinci. Anyway, both are good software and the only reason I could find to use Davinci, is that it runs on all platforms, so you're not stuck to Apple. In that sense, I'm already stuck to Apple since years for many other reasons 😁. So, I will stay with Final Cut, as long as I can have an Apple machine. Thanks!
Hollywood uses Divinci Resolve so that is why many are switching. Meaning it can handle pretty much everything.
Thi sounds like limatations on the individual's side. If you are not trained in this spacific kind of work flow then that isn't the fault of the program. Know your limitatons and stick to the basics... It's used in hollywood. but most of us aren't on that level.
That is the whole point of the video - don't over complicate your workflow if you don't need to. Choose a tool that helps you get what you want done.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
Do u recommend "DaVinci free" or "Final Cut Pro"? (I have M2 Air)
Both are great, FCP is overall easier to learn and use, DR free has everything you need if you are willing to learn it. It really comes down to what you need the software for, personal or client work (even if down the road)
From a purely editing stand point I personally like FCP for it's speed in creating, but none of my client work wants to work with it if given a choice.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
Apple is a stagnant company. Resolve is the way to go. But if you really want to be great, learn all programs.
Exactly - the app is only the tool to work with the fundamentals are what sets people apart. Thanks for watching and the comment!
I doubt Apple will ever put as much love into FCP as Blackmagic does to Resolve. FCP and Resolve are professional tools. Apple is a consumer-company, where Blackmagic is a professional company. Apple is always going to put more focus on the consumer-end of hardware and software, as that is where the bulk of their money is. FCP is not a large money-maker for Apple at all. Meanwhile, while Dinvinci isn't rolling in the bucks for Blackmagic - as a professionally-focused company, they are tying, more and more, the Resolve software to the Blackmagic hardware.
So no, I don't see a point where Apple pours a ton of love into FCP.
Yeah I know you are right. There is a glimmer of hope though. Apples hardware sales are shrinking so they will have to entice people to stay with Mac and iOS with their services and software. Final Cut could be the anchor that keeps pros on the platform- a colander with DaVinci could speed up the process without too much effort on their part.
Thanks for watching and the comment Landon!
@@RafaelLudwigHave we seen any Final Cut progression??
This is a wonderful summary, thanks so much! I'm staying with Final Cut Pro 👍
I guess I’m behind the times. I use Video Proc Vlog which is a simple as it gets. And free. But I only create RUclips motorcycling themed videos. Nothing special. I also have FCP for iPad but have only used it twice. I’m not a fan of editing from my iPad.
Not behind the times, just using what works for you. No one truly cares what software something is edited on, as long as it gets done.
I agree, editing on the iPad feels off and slow.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
It seems like people love Resolve because of its great colour grading and audio mixing features, while Final Cut Pro is amazing for doing quick and organized editing. As someone who finds the colour grading and audio features on FCP lacking but have become very fluent in it (especially for doing simple video FX), but deeply appreciate the colour grading and audio features on Resolve (but am still learning), I'm thinking I'll use Resolve to get my raw footage and audio fixed up, then edit the upgraded video in FCP. I'll still slowly learn Resolve overtime, but I'll definitely take advantage of it to up my raw video and audio game.
In my case I use Final Cut Pro because that was the first professional editing software I learned to use, after iMovie. I have always thought jumping into Premier Pro, but as you have mentioned, it is a paid subscription plan which makes it very expensive and more if you are not using it to make money. Another problem that I have heard a lot is that with Premier there is a lot of crashes and that is very frustrating. With Final Cut I can't remember when was the last time something like that happened to me using Final Cut. Having said that, and now that my business is expanding to videography, I have been considering DaVinci as I have heard that it has superior color grading capacity than Final Cut. So my dilema here is, should I go all the way to DaVinci or just use DaVinci for color grading and keep using Final Cut for video editing? I am happy with Final Cut Pro, but my concern with DaVinci, as you mentioned, is the learning curve. Another plus I see with DaVinci is the price which is a one time fee like Final Cut Pro. What do you guys think? 🤔
Stay with FCPX. color finale has like 80% of the things you need to get a great image . Invest in other third party plugins like neat video or even déhancher pro if you can and it’ll make you love Fcpx even more. I don’t have time for a deeper learning curve. I see no difference between what everyone is putting out on RUclips. Stay creative, get everything right on set and thèse editing tools won’t really matter.
Hogwash plus Resolve is $free.99. That alone keeps me from going anywhere.
I agree, do what works best for you!
Thanks for watching and the comment Aaron!
to gain capability you gain complexity.. that's life... move on.
Very true! Thanks for watching and the comment!
I’ve been using Premiere Pro and considering FCP. Doing RUclips videos only. I’m an amateur content creator.
I edit in fcpx and grade in resolve simply because all my effects and pluggins are in fcpx and i took out a course in udemy to learn davinci and its worth it...if u try learn on youtube its like learning about a car and not being taught how the engine works I love resolve but simply grade in Davinci the grading aspect is much better than fcpx imo its a much much more proffesional software and more satisfying to use once u get the hands of it in detail tbh
editing is not putting a few shots together, adding some musicand doing an amazing colour grade -well it is - but not really.
Commercial editors have to be able to layer and organise multiple levels, often cutting to dialogue with frame accurate cut away- and also cutting to a beat. So a good edit is kind of like solving a rubik's cube. Tring to coordinate things on lots of levels. Thats whan an editor does.
And then you have to be able to reverse engineer the edit in live edit sessions, with clients, in real time, often across hundreds of different takes , looks and enuncuations - without blowing your sync (voice and beat matching) down the line.
Final Cut X just smashes thesecomplex situations.
Sure Davinci has some better grading tools- but grading is waaaaay down the pipeline process.
I see so much emphasis on grading (and why not - its fun!) when talking editing - but its just not as critical as being able to make allyour elements dance together in symphony. Remember - grading usually happens after picture lock.
The most powerful tool in editing is the cut and the juxtaposition of 2 shots.
I didn't know where this comment was heading when I first starting reading it. But BAMM! I 100% agree with you, Final Cut Pro has this fluid workflow about it that editing with a client sitting next to me feeling like a creative workflow not a technical exercise in pushing buttons. I can work the edit over and over, especially the ability to move things around while the timeline is playing and they are watching I can still be making changes. It's a joy comparatively to the other more "TECHNICAL" apps. Personally I'd rather send the edit to a colonist and let them strain their eyes pixel peeping. I like doing the rough cut to picture lock, then finesse with the rest of the team.
Thanks for watching and the thoughtful comment!
@@RafaelLudwig I am glad you could see where i was coming from. Pehaps we need to match best fitof editors to categories. For example best editor for
1. Casual editing (1 "layer "of shots with music and some grading)
vs
2. Intermediate editor- some where in between 1 and 3
vs
3. Commercial editor - a lot of multi cam usage, handling 3 or more angles for multi cam switch, heavily demanding on hard drives, requires efficient coding and software/ hardware integration- works to hard deadlines- complex edit structures demanded by client needs, ,needs heavy lifting database management for shot organsisation, has to deliver to broadcast standards. May have tens of "layers" of video and audio. Usually develops "the look" in camera to speed up post.
Great video. Very insightful. I use Resolve and FCP (depending on the project) and switching between the 2 works perfectly for me. I still pay for PP only because once in a blue moon a company will insist. But yes. It is also indeed dead to me. People still argue with me about how great AE is and how the complete Adobe suite is a must have but with Motion and Fusion and Affinity apps, I don’t think that argument stands up anymore. Get good at using Resolve and FCP and you can’t go wrong.
I would add; you don't even have to keep paying adobe, just pay "once in a blue moon" ;-). And if you cancel within 14 days you get a full refund.
Color grading in DR is THE standard in editing. FCPX is miles behind. DR grading is not that hard actually. Play around with it a few days and you’ll be quite capable. Maybe not yet like Cullen Kelly or Darren Mostyn, but quite alright. Sufficient.
Premiere pro is dead ☠️!!! 😝 I love it!🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻🔥
Hehe! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Went to pp after using razor in the prehistory. When pp became ever buggier I went to resolve and never looked back.
Want studio? The license is free with a lot of BMD hardware. Cheapest option is the speed editor keyboard. Great deal
Resolve is also available on iPad
Man you MUST be using a Lumix camera. The focus breathing on your videos is out of control.
Sony Fx3 and when I made this video I just got it and hadn't taken the time to dial in the settings, they also released a firmware update that introduced lens breathing compensation. This video was a doozy.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
@@RafaelLudwig Yeah Lumix cams do that too. I thought Sony was the king of rock lid autofocus. So many people on forums always fanboy defending Sony’s “insane autofocus”. I’m sure it’s better than most cameras though.
I agree. DaVinci is powerful, but annoying
Yup! Exactly! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Thank you for this video! This is so helpful - going to do the FCP trial now! Subscribing!
Awesome! Thanks for watching and the comment Exxy!
I am a Graphic artist (and do a lot of video editing) and the same argument goes with Adode vs Corel vs Affinity vs ...
First off any new software there is a learning curve even when you are switching... and I found DaVinci Resolve just as easy or difficult (in places) to learn as any other software... and to be fair even if you have been in said industry using x Software... the learning curve is the same... where is the button to do XYZ... oh what do they call XYZ in software ABC... oh its call LMNO...
I have use to use Adobe Premiere and Hitfilm Pro... (and I used a variety of other editing tools over the years)... Now it is DiVinci Resolve and HitFilm Pro (I can't comment on Final Cut never used it as I am not on a Mac Platform)
To be fair I haven't found DaVinci Resolve any more difficult to use than any other software whether graphics or Video editing etc... and yes it has speed up my video editing process a lot faster...
At the end of the day use what you are comfortable with using...
You also have to think Resolve and the company Blackmagic Resolve is designed to work with their hardware as well for professionals... personal they apples and oranges (Pun intended)
Resolve Professional software that is now affordable for Prosumers where as FinalCut I would class as a Prosumer product that can do a little bit of high professional work... and more and more people are on both blurring the line.
Great video Rafael. I agree with your points and the ultimate point of using software in the first place. Well done on this one...
This is a brilliant video, different to most of these "comparison videos" out there.
I'm actually an old dinosaur, and still use (wait for it) ..... Final Cut Pro 7! Everything tells me I need to change, but ..... I just find the basics so good on FCP7, as I'm a documentary filmmaker and it does everything that I need it to do. I have tried Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve, but came back to FCP7. But I now definitely need to upgrade ..... Any thoughts out there, as far as the best and most simple software, that is as least a learning curve as possible from FCP7 (and as similar as possible)? I have always been scared away by the magnetic timeline in FCPX if I'm honest, but perhaps it's time to bite the bullet and give it a go ..... thoughts?
For getting up to speed, DaVinci would be the easiest to wrap your head around jumping from FCP7. I would recommend the studio version eventually, but the free version has most of what you will need, just no 10bit video, no GPU acceleration, and none of the neural net goodness. If you need to collaborate with anyone, and do any simple animations with keyframes - DR would be the way to go,
Though, If you give it time, and don't need too much audio processing FCPx will be the fastest editing experience after you get used to it.
In the description on this video, there are a list of great tutorials to get you started with either.
Either way you will be in good hands, just need to dive in and choose one, they are soooooo good and fast on new machines.
Thanks for watching and the comment David!
@@RafaelLudwig - Such a great reply, thank you. I've just downloaded Davinci Resolve 18 ...... here we go .....!
I love both of them. I mostly use Davinci Resolve for client and paid work and Final Cut Pro for my social media quick edit contents. Great video Rafael :)
Resolve rules. I wont use any other editing app for the rest of my life.
Cool, I'll use all of them and use the best suited for the project at hand.
Thank you! Mad value. I appreciate the list of RUclipsrs you mentioned. I just started with finalcut pro today and it's not too bad. I like that there is a free version so I can spend the next 3 months learning to edit video
The focus breathing on this lens drove me crazy enough that I stopped watching after three minutes. (ps - I switched full time from fcp to resolve a few years ago and have never had a second thought about going back)
DR is a great program! And I agree the focus breathing was brutal - a lesson not repeated on newer videos.
Thanks for watching and the comment Terry!
Thank you so much for this very easy to understand comparison. Highly appreciate.
If possible it would be a good idea to also talk about the machine requirements for both apps. If both are installed on the same machine, which one would use more resources than the other and things like that.
But once again... THANK you so much.
I made a video talking about system resources for larger apps and what to consider when buying a new machine. ruclips.net/video/b3vkX1Rfg94/видео.html
Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
Simple for me…my so called old MacBook from 2018 great as it is…..cannot run Final Cut Pro……simple as that, so to use it, I need to buy a new MacBook……where as using DaVinci …… it works really well…..so no new computer, and using a very good free program …..come on Apple make your products more back compatible…oh and don’t get me started on Logic Pro…….same issues….
That is why I believe FCP is secretly a subscription- to keep using it you have give Apple money every 5 years by buying new hardware. Thanks for watching and the comment Karl!
@@RafaelLudwig Cheers Rafael, that’s a valid point, frustrating to be honest, I did like the flow of using Final Cut, however once you get going in Resolve, then it becomes easier to navigate, and for a free App, it’s very good indeed…I will look at your channel next and subscribe, you gave a very balanced and forthright review…….now imagine if a new kid came to the block and blew everything out of the water…..hehe…cheers
@@karlhoward2737 I am slowing shifting this channel to be more DR focused, unless Apple really makes strides with FCP in the next year I do see the writing on the wall. Capcut is really making a play for the king of free NLE, though I am not a fan of how much data they need just to use the app. Free isn't really "FREE" after all. ;)
What's The Name Of The Hoodie Your Wearing?
It's a great one! and it's hella cheap - though it takes a long time to arrive - you can find it here (not an affiliate link) www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/men-s-full-zip-hoodie-jacket-solid-color-zipper-casual-daily-holiday-casual-big-and-tall-hoodies-sweatshirts-green-white-black_p8970640.html
Thanks for watching and the comment Will!
Pinnacle Studio here. Would consider Final Cut Pro, but I prefer Windows to Apple.
what is between you and Premier pro? 😂
oh man, it's the worst! The irony though is I LOVE After Effects and have built a career on it. For me Premiere has always been the runt of the editing litter, and it's running of of 20+ year code with patches to make it "modern".
TBH it's gotten much better over the last year, still not worth the subscription price compared to the others.
Thanks for watching and the comment Marta!
Honored to be mentioned. Thanks my dude!
You've answered more DR questions than I can remember. Thank you!
Apple is slowly updating and bug fixing Final Cut Pro but I really wish they came out with some revolutionary changes to bring it to compete with Davinci Resolve. The AI Text/Editing thing is an awesome feature for starters.
I love Final Cut Pro. 🤷🏻♂️
Samesies!
You (and many other YT influencers) somehow forget (or intentionally exclude) to mention the stability: I abandoned FCPX for the huge stability issues - I spent 2 weeks editing the project and ended up being unable to render it!!!!
I sent it to Apple via the crash reporter. Never got any comment, answer, hint... But after a month or so, a minor update arrived to FCPX and luckily I was able to finish my render. But that is a super crazy experience.
I have to admit that DVR is not stable either. Especially, the Fusion tab is really crazy (except of it feels to me like it does not belong to DVR), it easily crashes my entire M2 Pro MacBook. I reported many times the crash report, but after more than year of usage, it never got addressed.
But still, with the DVR, I never ended up with not being able to render (again, especially, when I do not use Fusion and do my animations in Blender, which is way better optimised for it).
Sorry, for the frustrated comment. Your video is great. Just it is probably impossible to keep such a huge and complex piece of SW stable, I am afraid.
Davinci Resolve = RAGE-inducing AGRO AGEDA. FCPX ="oh im done already, guess ill go back and add some polishing and really make it shine" and finished in 1/3 the time of the davinci editors.
I subscribed at "Resolve is ANYTHING BUT EASY to use" thank you, I was feeling like a failure because I was just NOT able to learn DR even after 4 years, just far to complicated and cant do anything simply as for adding effects and transitions, and I cant edit without the magnetic timeline. And FCPX is more SUPERIOR with many, many more plugins like color-grade so I still dont ever need davinci. FCPX wins by far imo. In 10 years I have NEVER needed all the extra bs that davinici is far to over convoluted with. FCPX works with MOTION and is is way easier than fusion. Colorgrade better & way easier than davinci.
I really WANTED to like Final Cut, but comparing side by side the same project edited in both programs, I found Final Cut a nightmare TBH. Duplicating media files ate up my editing SSD storage space and eventually I couldn't open the project due to insufficient free space. I shoot alot of content on my iPhone and Final Cut does an amazing job on the color of my footage. Same footage needs a little more tweaking in Resolve. But I can round trip between my Apple Desktop, Macbook Air and iPad Pro with Resolve no problem other than relinking media assets. You can forget about that with Final Cut as it's a one way trip from Final Cut for iPad to Desktop. Naming conventions have to be exact for using Transfer Toolbox app to continue working on a project from desktop to iPad Final Cut. Maybe I'm missing something with Final Cut but it seems to spread files all over the place, duplicating media assets in various sub folders, etc. As a solo shooter/editor, I don't have time to deal with how Final Cut manages files. And don't even try to export a FCPXML file from Resolve and try to open it in Final Cut... That's a nightmare as well. Resolve just works on all supported platforms (even Linux but that's another story) and if I ever needed jump to my Windows machine due to my MAC dying (No hardware upgrading on Apple Silicon), I can do so since all my projects live on an external SSD. Resolve leaves your assets alone, doesn't duplicate them and best of all, is free for the base version which is all I have ever needed to date.
Great Video Great title I came from the old FCP 7 days. I love how you compared the two. You are very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Now I don't feel so bad for my multiple attempts to use Resolve, only to come back to FCPX. Then again, I'm not doing this as a full time job, let a lone for major corporations. Maybe I'd have a different view if I did more professional work.
Even if I'm not sure how to achieve something I want in FCPX right away, I'm always able to come up with a solution, pretty easily too. Maybe the way I've made it is clunky compared to how other editing systems would do it, but I can do it - on my own. Kind of quickly once the idea on how to achieve it sparks in my mind.
Thanks so much for this, my university pays for adobe suite (as part of my tuition 😂) and…. I really don’t want to pay for the software after I graduate, so I’m here learning Resolve and clip studio.
I just bought my new IPad Pro M4 13 inch
Now I want to use this for my content creation for RUclips videos (don’t want to make very complex edits like Hollywood movies but must be very unique and astonishing edits than other RUclips videos)
Now should I learn Davince Resolve free version? Or Final Cut Pro which is obviously paid version?
Please reply which is better for my above requirements
Thank you❤
I have SHOTCUT, FILMORA and DAVINCI RESOLVE installed. Resolve is the last one I would wat to use. WHY ?
DAVINCI RESOLVE GUI sucks ! Super dark unrewadable. After 30min I do not want to use it anymore, my eyes get too tired. No GUI colors customization. I will never switch to this program until the fix this simple issue.
Honestly, the only reason I'm considering leaving FCP for Da Vinci is because I want a Windows machine. I wish FCP was available on windows
I agree. I am super technical, but Davinci has some really complicated tools. Try to record a voice over…. It requires you setup stuff like a sound board, I am not an audio engineer and that was super frustrating. Then a couple weeks later when I need to do it again, have to look it up all over again because it is NOT intuitive. I think I am going to switch to Final Cut Pro.
I do this often as well, looking up how to do very specific things over and over. Great tool with lots of buttons!
Thanks for watching and the comment Jason!
Excellent sound advise. Thanks for sharing. I have been with Premiere Pro, switch to DaVinci and pretty good at, but also considering trying out Final Cut Pro. You said it. Why limit yourself with only one program. As a professional editor, one should be able to work on all platform with perhaps a small learning curve because, we already know the basic structure of how editing should work. You never know what the customer requested platform, until it might be too late to learn.
I live on the Edit and Fusion pages on Resolve.
Great! It's an awesome app! How do you find fusion in DR compared to the stand alone version?
Thanks for watching and the comment Alan?
@@RafaelLudwig it depends on what I'm working on. If I need to create compositions while the software is rendering, I use the standalone Fusion since it does that. If DR is rendering, I can't use the Fusion tab. I have to wait until it's done. I love the standalone Fusion because I can render and keep working.
my man tried to sneak in steep learning curve in every part of the video lol
Can FCP allow you to edit your vocals too? I mean basic audio editing, like EQ or noise reduction. Or only video edits or adding in music.
Just switched to Resolve, v19 with NPU/Copilot+PC on the Go 🚀
For future proofing, file management, color grading and AI tools, like Capture One for my photos (remember Aperture…)
3:44 btw very good knives 😉 Greetings 🇨🇭
Thanks you for this really helpful and made me make an informed decision. Especially for a complete newbie.
You forgot that these "RUclipsrs" are using high production rigs. Most of them are using a 10k+ cameras for just RUclips, and they ain't just learning like you mentioned.
All video editors are frustrating.
For me editing is such a pain. I like simple but not too simple and watered down. Final Cut I have learned well and I don’t want to learn a new program. My work isn’t Hollywood so I don’t need resolve granular features.
What about adobe premiere pro?
It's a great app, but it's 20 year old source code that is still struggling to be updated. I'm not a fan of it, I use it professionally but mostly not by choice. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Apple is known to go ehh! and cancel a great product just because then release another thing later or not. Im using FCP for now and slowly learning Resolve. I have the paid versions of both. Apple is fickle. Always has been.
Final cut is like a Ford Focus and da Vinci resolve Is like a Tesla… They both get you to the grocery store but I’ll take my Tesla thank you.
If somebody thinks learning resolve is too complicated… Maybe they should try another profession. I still use after effects for all my graphics because fusion graphics is a cluster fuck… But for color grading and just making video look amazing nothing can compare to resolve
Final Cut. needs a 180-degree redesign. such as the input and output monitor. or the rectified audio lines or activate or deactivate audio or video in the timeline and a change of graphical interface, among other things.
How much I want to love Resolve. It is really an amazing NLE. Whenever I use it, it crashes or bugs quite easily when adding a bit of extra effects etc. whereas Premier Pro runs pretty good on my lowest powered machines and workhorses. I'm a Windows user though. It's probably a different story on a Mac. PP really feels clunky in many ways, but unfortunately it's more stable than DR for me to fully make the switch. Oh and the auto remix feature and I'm not a fan of the nodes system but that goes grow on you after a while.
Most blockbuster movies are created in Linux, therefore Resolve, as Final Cut Pro and the pesky Adobe pay traps don't work there. Linux gives great choices, such as 128GB or 256GB DDR5, Quadro RTX8000 48GB, 64TB of 8TB SSD's, fastest i9.... then Resolve is the answer. Final Cut won't run on MX or Fedora, nor on Ubuntu Studio. You should try that one day.
One more thing that FCPX lose out to Resolve is that if you have an Mac system that is 10 years old (even if it is a powerful high spec Mac Pro version), you are not going to get to enjoy any further update (since late 2023) but for Resolve, you can still enjoy all the latest updates. Makes me wonder why FCPX can't whereas Resolve can.
Davinci is perfectly fine. You dont have to use all the bells and whistles...
I’ve been using Premiere Pro for 6 years, but looking to transition to FCPX for the one time low payment instead of the Adobe subscription . But I love Premiere. But it looks like Final Cut is all I really need at this point. Hard decision.
Resolve is truly a professional tool, and the company behind pushes it constantly to new highs. FCP is great but nothing comparable to Resolve in high end and collaborative environments.I really love the Resolve interface and as a long time Fusion user from the eyeon times, cant be more happy with them. I think FCP is better for more straightforward work,(the recently added cut page in resolve try to remediate this) but appreciate the technical awareness of the Resolve editors, in my experience when receiving projects from others, most of the problems are from FCP editors not even knowing the basic technical requirements for broadcast production. Use anything you want but know your business in depth, no matter how easy it is to operate your software.If it works for you, no need to switch.
Exactly! Knowing why to switch is key. What will get YOUR type of work done best and fastest.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
You say you edit your own videos and for clients. What course does one look into in college to get into your career?