

There is a paid version of DaVinci Resolve (still a decent price of $300usd) with additional features such as multiple GPU support, 4K output, motion blur effects, 3D stereoscopic tools, and collaboration tools that let multiple users work on the same project at the same time. You may need a few helping hands like some Sapphire plugins for flares and other elements-but rather than the huge struggle it was in prior versions, Resolve 12 feels like it’s starting to branch out from Editing / Coloring and laying the groundwork for more serious compositing work in future versions.DaVinci Resolve by Blackmagic is one of the most powerful open source software options available for video editing and colour grading, but it also has robust audio and compositing features. I feel like I could actually deliver a fully finished composite from Resolve now.

Personally, I was majorly surprised with the results. In the video Insight below, we’ll try to take this shot from an unfinished green screen (shot on a canon 5d) to a completely finished comp. And if you’re editor working in Resolve, we know you’re always pressed into doing temporary composites-so this Insight will benefit you as well. But clients frequently expect colorists to be able to do basic compositing work, during the grade. Obviously we wouldn’t be expected to comp 42 layers and rotoscope difficult shapes. In this Insight, we’ll approach a typical composite that someone might ask you to do on a normal job. Resolve 12 makes dealing with spill as easy as clicking ‘despill’ and goodbye green edges!

If you ever tried compositing in DaVinci Resolve 11 with green screen footage, the number one problem was controlling the spill from the background onto the foreground. Resolve 12 offers us new features and improvements in almost every area and after reading some member comments I thought we’d take a look at the compositing toolset improvements in Resolve 12. Tutorials / Compositing in DaVinci Resolve 12 – First Look The DaVinci Resolve Compositing Toolset A First Look at the new and improved compositing in DaVinci Resolve 12
