The industry standard for a reason.

I won’t sugar coat it. This software is NOT easy. If you’re the instagram type that likes to pick some cheesy preset instead of taking time on true art, this software is not for you. This is advanced work that requires patience, understanding, training, hard work and lots of time. It’s like the old man from Toy-Story 2 said: “You can’t rush art."

That said, this software is absolutely incredible. As the industry standard for video colorization and grading, it does it’s job incredibly well. But there are some significant requirements.

You need training. You will only get so far on your own - and honestly you’ll probably give up if you try. Luckily there are resources from others, such as YouTube, that can help get you started.

You need a powerful machine. If you’re lacking a proper GPU and intense processor and a significant amount of RAM, forget it. I won’t review the tech-specs you need here, but plenty of additional resources exist online for this exact purpose.

You need real video codecs. Video shot with DSLR cameras (Canon, Nikon, Lumix, etc in-camera capture) is not nearly as flexible as professional codecs such as DNxHD, ProRes or BM RAW, and you won’t achieve the results you’re looking for easily, and you may not achieve them at all. And also remember: Pixel depth is more important than pixel quality. 4K is just a hype that you don’t need right now in a 1080 world.

But this software separates the men from the boys and gives your production the kick it needs to succeed in todays media-flooded world.

Good luck, and happy coloring!

ImagineFlight about DaVinci Resolve