

Everyone can see the exact same project, work on it at the same time, and all changes are reflected on all other instances that are currently running. Blackmagic Cloudīlackmagic Cloud is a new, well, cloud service that allows users to share their project libraries over the Internet with various collaborators, be they colorists, editors or visual effects artists. More on this later.įinally, numerous new features and improvements have been rolled out across the various DaVinci Resolve pages: new FX presets and tracking features in Fusion, new and improved FlexBus handling in Fairlight, and general improvements to the Cut, Edit, and Color pages based primarily on user feedback (which is always nice to see). Secondly, as an integral part of this cloud workflow, the entire approach to creating and managing proxies has been revamped. So what’s new? First and foremost, this new version 18 provides all the necessary features under the hood to enable the new cloud workflows (keyword: Blackmagic Cloud). Other than that, feel free to give it a go! image credit: Blackmagic Design As Grant Petty puts it, don’t upgrade in the middle of a project! The database also needs to be updated, and some things may not go as smoothly as expected if you switch from Resolve 17 to 18 mid-project. This is to test all the new features with a wider customer base than just in-house, so that any bugs and glitches can be ironed out before the final release. So let’s kick off this series with DaVinci Resolve 18 Beta! Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 18 BetaĪs usual, Blackmagic Design has released this new version of DaVinci Resolve 18 as a public beta. We will split all these new announcements into three articles: the article you are reading now, another one about the new Cloud Store family and finally an article about the new Hyperdeck variants. While all of these product announcements seem a bit confusing at first glance, they make a lot of sense upon closer inspection, as they are all tightly integrated and together form a potential cloud-based workflow for enterprise (and indie) filmmakers alike, ranging from editing, grading, and visual effects to audio editing and polishing with multiple team members, even across great distances.
