TrustRadius Insights for DaVinci Resolve are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Comprehensive Software Package: Users have expressed that DaVinci Resolve is a comprehensive software package that offers a wide range of tools for video editing, motion graphics, audio processing, and exporting. Many reviewers appreciate the all-in-one approach as it eliminates the need for multiple software programs and provides everything they need in a single application.
Free Version Availability: The availability of a free version of DaVinci Resolve has been seen as a significant advantage by users. It allows them to try out the software and learn its tools before committing to a purchase. This free version acts as a valuable learning tool and helps users evaluate the software's capabilities.
Intuitive User Interface: Users have felt that DaVinci Resolve has a relatively easy learning curve, particularly from a user interface perspective. They find the node system intuitive, allowing them to navigate the software and achieve desired results even without much prior experience. This user-friendly interface makes it easier for beginners to get started with the software.
This software provides me a great solution for making and edit videos for my project. Every slide or screen can be customized with animated text on each picture I use for the video.
Pros
Time line clearly shows what is going on with in the project screen.
It is super to control the background volume. No matter how many audio files we add.
Cons
It could be better if it has templates for the quick formation of video. In a manner like just adding audio and video files, it gives us the results with default settings.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is best suited for editing videos. It is a complete solution for editing a professional video for a unique project. It can be used for making outro of any product.
VU
Verified User
Professional (Automotive company, 201-500 employees)
DaVinci Resolve is used by a few select individuals throughout the organisation who use the product to produce mainly promotional media for their departments. The business problem being address is mainly the combination of a previously fragmented system into a combined production ready media platform. Previously users used to use many different software packages, doing exactly the same thing, but with varying output results. Choosing DaVinci Resolve as the key software for our promotional media has meant that output results are of the same standard.
Pros
Well structured workflow, from adding media, to editing it, to adding and modifying Fusion effects, Colorising, perfecting audio output and then the actual rendering and delivery of the media file.
Facilitates the use of OpenFX plugins for extended functionality
Highly configurable workspace that alows users migrating from other platforms like FinalCutPro, or Premier Pro, to choose a layout that they are used to working with.
Adapts efficiently to the memory and processing resources available on the installed platform.
Cons
Da Vinci Resolve has crashed on numerous occasions where the resource requirement has outstripped the availability. Limited logs are available to detail the failure.
The fragmented experience with regards to configuring Fusion effects and titles by navigating to a different tab, should be rethought and modified.
Having to add all media into a media pool before being able to use it does not suit the way that I produce video. I prefer an associated folder in which all project related videos are stored and would rather be able to pick anything from that folder than have to add files into a media pool before use.
Likelihood to Recommend
Well Suited:
Video editing for promotional videos and advertising,
High-impact training videos with lots of demonstrated content and little text,
Immersive media experiences,
Kiosk advertising design,
Not well suited:
Animation design and production,
Text-heavy media, for instance corporate presentations.
Home videos (The software is not for beginners and requires an in-depth understanding of certain concepts before it can be used.)
VU
Verified User
Professional in Research & Development (Defense & Space company, 1001-5000 employees)
I use DaVinci Resolve to edit promotional videos for my own artwork, to edit other artists' videos, and videos for submissions to grant applications. Most of these videos use multiple camera sources, sometimes up to 10. They are regularly from a variety of cameras (GoPros and similar cameras are cheap), and the software has to sync all the angles up and allow for color correction to make the clips look similar. I have used Final Cut Pro for about 15 years but switched to DaVinci primarily for its color correction capabilities. It also does an excellent job syncing a variety of sources up.
Pros
The color correction is excellent. It provides a variety of tools for correcting color, way more than I need. In general, videos edited/corrected with DaVinci look better. There are a couple of filters available depending on the cameras used.
Syncing a variety of sources is a breeze. I ran several tests with up to 10 different sources when I switched from FCP to DaVinci, and DaVinci did a better job in a few cases.
Another reason to switch was the amount of render data FCP is writing (and saving) to the disk, which filled up hard drives. DaVinci does not have that problem, as it deletes the render files when done. FCP may have a setting for this, which I never found.
It also seems generally be less taxing on the CPU than other video software I have used.
Cons
The interface is slightly confusing for beginners, but that is often a problem when it comes to software that offers a lot of functionality.
Likelihood to Recommend
The price point (free for the basic version, ≈ $300 for the pro version) makes it interesting for anybody to work with video, but it is a software for professionals so it's not good for editing your wedding videos. Online training material is excellent, so it's not hard to find answers, but not recommended to learn it just to edit a single project.
VU
Verified User
Professional in Professional Services (Arts and Crafts company, 1-10 employees)
