BlackMagic Design DaVinci Resolve Software Only - $1049 - call to check availability
DaVinci Resolve for the Mac is the world’s most advanced color correction as a software only solution compatible with high performance GPU cards and off the shelf control panels such as the Tangent Wave™. Includes 32 bit float YRGB processing for all effects, power windows, tracking, primaries and secondaries and 3D object tracker. You get the a full copy of DaVinci Resolve with no features disabled, so you get a full system, with single GPU performance. Because DaVinci Resolve Software is a full DaVinci, as GPUs on Mac get faster, your DaVinci Resolve will get faster. Add supported third party control surfaces and video I/O, devices to let your system grow! Great first color correction solution when you're working heavily in SD and HD!
The post production standard
DaVinci color correctors are the standard in post production since 1984.
There are thousands of colorists worldwide who understand the performance,
quality and workflow of DaVinci and love it as their trusted partner
in creativity. DaVinci is the name behind more feature films, television
commercials, documentaries, episodic television production and music
videos than any other grading system. Now avalible for Mac,
the true quality and power of DaVinci is now affordable for everyone!
Clients demand DaVinci!
When you’re in a room full of demanding clients with conflicting ideas,
colorists know that only DaVinci has the quality, real time performance,
creative features, and powerful control panels to make euphoric clients
who love to keep coming back. That’s why clients always ask for DaVinci
by name.
Realtime by design
Computer based solutions are always limited to the computer you’re
running on. DaVinci Resolve when running on Linux smashes this limitation,
because it’s based on a cluster of Linux computers with high performance
GPU cards, so all processing is always real time. This means DaVinci Resolve
Linux has all the power of a super computer for the real time performance
you need when you're in a room full of clients. Add dozens of primaries,
secondaries, power windows, multi point tracking, blurs, and more, then
just hit play. It always works!
Scale as you need!
Start with a single computer on Mac OS X for lower cost, then upgrade
to Linux for extra power for high resolutions such as 2K or 4K, stereoscopic
3D feature films, or real time grading of raw RED files. It’s all
possible with DaVinci because you can just add extra Linux computers and
GPU cards via high speed InfiniBand connections. Only DaVinci Resolve
scales up as your needs increase.
Engineered to perfection!
DaVinci processing quality is so revolutionary it won an Emmy™ award
for contributions to the television industry! All image processing is handled
in the deepest 32 bit floating point accuracy, so even if you wind down
one layer to almost black, you can still wind the following layer back up
with no loss of quality. All effects, power windows, tracking, primaries
and secondaries all operate at the highest bit depths, even when processing
in real time. That’s the engineering perfection clients demand.
Optical quality processing
DaVinci supports flat gamma, linear or log images with equal ease and
quality. If you need to resize, reposition or zoom any shot, then DaVinci
Resolve does it all in real time at full RGB optical quality. Pan, tilt,
zoom and rotate while grading mixed formats, mixed pixel aspect ratios
and mixed resolutions all on the same timeline. Only DaVinci uses YRGB
processing to independently adjust luminance using a simple control for
greater creativity, such as slightly burnt out or de-saturated highlights.
Nodes for unlimited creativity!
DaVinci uses node based image processing where each node is a separate
color correction, power window or effect. Nodes are similar to layers,
but much more powerful because you can change the connections between
the nodes. Join nodes sequentially, or in parallel to combine grades,
effects, mixers, keyers, custom curves in any order for mind blowing creative
styles, that are totally unhindered by technical limitations. You can
reconnect nodes in any order for all types of exciting and cutting edge
creative looks.
Mind blowing creative options
Every node has full YRGB processing with primary and secondary controls;
lift, gamma, gain, hue, saturation, luminance, calibrated printer lights,
matte defocus, image defocus, 3D object tracking, YSFX, Custom Curves™,
soft clip, highlight, circle, rectangle and polygon Power Windows™,
plus the new Power Curve™ windows with full bezier control and independent
inside and outside softness. Only DaVinci has such a mind blowing range
of creative options to explore, and of course it’s all real time!
World's greatest 3D tracker!
DaVinci Resolve includes the world’s most powerful 3D object tracker
that’s perfect for locking Power Windows™ to on screen objects.
No more time wasting key frame generation! Just drop a Power Window™ into
a shot, such as someone’s face, turn on 3D tracking and press play.
3D object tracking automatically follows the objects movement, position
and size, even if it’s tracking someone’s face and they turn
their head sideways! 3D object tracking uses 1 to 99 tracking points for
real time perfect tracking lock.
Innovative stereoscopic 3D!
With the latest feature films in full stereoscopic 3D, DaVinci Resolve
on Linux easily handles these new demanding workflows. With stereoscopic
hardware you can grade and view two eyes at the same time, all in real
time with no rendering and no proxies. Each eye can have its own or a
common grade and you can change the position of each eye to change the
stereoscopic effect. It's easy to group shots and grade multiple clips
at the same time just by selecting the clips in a group or use a quad
play head to review up to four clips at one time.
Let your emotions flow!
Colorists know that color correction is all about reaching into the image
and letting your emotions and creativity flow to create the perfect shot.
It’s just like holding the images in your hands and molding them
into absolute perfection. That's why colorists always describe images
in emotional ways, such as warm, cold, soft and hard. That's the colorist
culture that DaVinci understands. Colorists just cannot be truly creative
when limited to clicking on fiddly small screen controls or by using pens
and tablets.
Integrated control surface and software
The DaVinci Resolve control surface and software have been specifically
designed by colorists to work together in total harmony. Controls have
been placed near your natural hand positions keeping the on screen software
interface clear of clutter for better visual feedback of your work. Track
balls have been placed together so lift, gamma and gain can all be adjusted
at the same time. Each control has a separate button or knob so you can
instinctively reach out and touch every part of your image.
Heads up grading
Buttons can be set to any custom color, and with a huge 38 independent
soft knobs with automatic color labels, you’ll never have to page
through multiple menus for common adjustments. Full deck control buttons
with jog and shuttle are built in. All grade memories and gallery still
frames can be recalled with a simple press of a button. Only the DaVinci
Resolve control surface lets you keep your head up and grading at full
speed!
Grade raw RED files in realtime!
DaVinci Resolve allows full unlimited grading of raw RED files in real
time so you’re not limited by time consuming rendering before grading.
DaVinci Resolve reads and browses files direct from your disk array, SAN
or files captured from the video input. Choose from a huge range of file
formats such as native DPX, CIN, QuickTime, DNxHD and native RED R3D in
4K with full de-bayer all in real time. You can even work with TIFF, JPEG,
TGA and BMP and up to 16 channels of audio!
Get your job done fast!
DaVinci Resolve is designed to handle all types of source material common
in busy post production facilities. Get the job done fast as you can automatically
link color correction metadata to the master grade. Load an EDL for an
instant conform of your timeline and you can grade multiple versions of
the edit all at the same time. DaVinci Resolve lets you view the offline
against the timeline to quickly see and fix any problems. EDLs are handled
in A or C mode and if you don’t have an EDL, then the DaVinci Automatic
Scene Detector can create one for you fast!
Gallery stills and grades library
DaVinci Resolve features the famous Gallery where grades and stills can
be loaded and recalled instantly. That’s perfect for keeping your
grades consistent all the way through the job and keeping all of your
grading presets in one easily accessible place. You can even pull Gallery
grades and stills from other sessions! Gallery grades and stills can be
saved at any time with the simple click of a button, and you can even
build a custom effects library of your own!
Specifications:
Computer
Apple Mac Pro:
Early 2009, Two 2.26GHz Quad Core
or
Early 2009, Two 2.66GHz Quad Core
or
Early 2009, Two 2.93GHz 6-Core
or
Mid 2010, Two 2.4GHz Quad Core
or
Mid 2010, Two 2.66GHz 6-Core
or
Mid 2010, Two 2.93GHz 6-Core
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6.4
Optical Drive: 1 x SuperDrive
RAM: 6, 12 or 24 GB for memory
optimization (not 8, 16 or 32 GB).
Control Panel and Software
1 x DaVinci Resolve Control Surface with USB
or
1 x Tangent Devices WAVE, plus
1 x DaVinci Resolve Software for Mac
GUI Monitor
1 x Apple LED Cinema Display 24”
or
1 x Apple LED Cinema Display 27”
or
Any monitor meeting the following criteria:
• DVI-D or Mini DisplayPort input
• IPS or TFT LCD flat panel with black bezel
• 1920 x 1200 is the preferred screen resolution.
1920 x 1080 and higher screen resolutions are
also supported
• 1000:1 contrast ratio or better
• 8ms response time or better
• 16 million colors or better
Graphics Processor for GUI
1 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 video card
Graphics Processor for GPU
1 x NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 for Mac video card
or
1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 PCIe video card
Capture Card
1 x DeckLink HD Extreme 3D+
or
1 x DeckLink HD Extreme 3D
or
1 x DeckLink HD Extreme 3
Optional Codec Support
DaVinci Resolve DNxHD Update software
for working with Avid DNxHD MXF files.
Apple Final Cut Studio software
for working with Apple ProRes QuickTime files.
RED Rocket PCIe hardware card
for accelerated processing of RED r3d files.