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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

DaVinci Resolve 7 for Mac now shipping

Personally I prefer dongles as you can install software on multiple machines and just swap the dongle to whatever machine you are using without having to connect to the Internet to deactivate or reactivate a license before you use it! Valid point on the worry of theft but if you apply some common sense in protecting your dongle (as Jeff mentioned above) then it's not really an issue.

Everyones mileage does vary :-)
 
Tom Gough said:
Personally I prefer dongles as you can install software on multiple machines and just swap the dongle to whatever machine you are using without having to connect to the Internet to deactivate or reactivate a license before you use it! Valid point on the worry of theft but if you apply some common sense in protecting your dongle (as Jeff mentioned above) then it's not really an issue.

Everyones mileage does vary :-)
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What happens, when version 8 comes out? Dongle swap? And what about $500 MFX option? Is it another dongle or it's dongle/serial number combination?
 
jake blackstone said:
What happens, when version 8 comes out? Dongle swap? And what about $500 MFX option? Is it another dongle or it's dongle/serial number combination?
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Install software and flash the dongle with an update emailed from your reseller or Avid for example! Quite easy really! Maybe davincis/BMD dongle system is different to Avids so apologies if my example does not apply!

Avids dongle implementation for us has always been great, easy to update and flexible. On one of our suites it's had the same dongle for about 6 or 7 years and has been upgraded quite a few times without a hitch. But again your mileage may vary and maybe we've been lucky with our systems.

Peace
 
i paid for mine weeks ago so should be receiving it soon...
 
It doesn't actually seem to be physically in stock at resellers yet. At least going from the Silverado, B&H and MacMall web sites.

I'd love some more detailed info about availability. We have a feature project that starts grading imminently, and it's sort of hard to plan not knowing whether our copy of Resolve will be showing up Thursday or three weeks from now.
 
I think your right chris, if they had been on the shelf i would have had mine by now.

WE have a project sat ready for grade.....
 
I love the fact that it's a dongle. I almost feel that the dongle is more valuable than the Mac itself. I know, I know.. crazy statement..

If can I bring the dongle home with me, I know it's for no good if others try to start DaVinci and go nuts. Easier for me not to deal with tons of serial numbers, activation and such. I have enough of those numbers on paperes and emails already..


And when it comes to actual use... Guys.. You're in for a treat. I love what I can do and what I have done already. I even sent a quote to do a feature film just a few hours ago. I would never take on such a job if it wasn't for DaVinci.

DaVinci makes me feel confident I can do anything the client asks for.. I'll copy/paste what I wrote on the Cow a few days ago. It was a reply to some guy who's not too happy about DaVinci and the possibility of using sound during grading. The experience I write about below was truly hilarious!

Second client in for a drill now on what Resolve can do for his production. He asked a few questions like "how is it compared to Color?" In return I opened a project with RED RAW and 10 nodes. "Can Color do this?" 25fps playback with sound. Client goes "woooooah!! :willy_nilly: "

I opened another project where I've just come to a scene where I need to track the talents head. New node+CPW, adjust colors on the inside and hit the Track Forward button. Tracking goes blazing fast, and the client is almost doing it in his pants. :drool5:

The client gives me a memory stick with an MP4 file. I convert it to Prores in the blink of an eye and takes him through the Scene cut feature. His smile goes so wide I was afraid his head was falling off. And there I was, grading a proxy of his darling project within 10 minutes after he showed up. WITH SOUND.


Impressed and happy, he quickly gave me the gig and I'm grading on a proxy until he's coming back to give me the full quality commercial.

Could I sell this to him without sound? Absolutely.

Did he appreciate the fact that he could enjoy the sound design he had paid loads for while watching the grading going on? More than words can tell!
 
Congrats Ola...

BTW, have anyone tested on Mac Mini yet?
 
Resolve arrived today, ...
 
So, Can Resolve run (albiet no RT/slow) on an iMac?

Im considering buying an iMac to learn Resolve on before I get all the of the cards/change over my Mac Pro Color machine to Resolve..
 
Resolve requires CUDA, which is only available on NVIDIA cards. So it won't run on current iMacs.

By the way, if anyone is waiting on shipping updates, Silverado's twitter feed today says they're expecting to have copies of Resolve in tomorrow.
 
Hmm, I wonder if my 15" Macbook Pro can run it?

It has the 9400m + 9400 in it.. I believe this is Cuda enabled? Can anyone affirm this?
 
Are LUTs working correct in Resolve?
Can you make your own?
Can you choose wether to burn a lut (and have metering after LUT) or not (and have metering pre LUT)?

Cheers
 
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