Along with the workspace changing, the tools you have to work with also change. For example, when you are using the Fusion toolset, you’re accessing the Fusion page. Improved audio toolsīlackmagic Design calls each part of the program a page.

This makes it so the playhead is always at the center of the work area. You’re now also able to change the view of your timeline to show the corresponding video channel, and to be able to follow what you’re currently working on, there is fixed playhead mode. The ADR workflow now has much more depth, allowing you to import a cue list or make one in-program. There are also new plug-ins like reverb, hum removal, vocal channel and de-esser. It has new ADR tools, audio normalization, 3D panners, audio and video scrollers and a searchable sound library database.

Though not new to Resolve 15, Fairlight audio has been dramatically updated in this version. Blackmagic Design also offers a more robust standalone version of Fusion Studio for $300. Fusion works with Apple Metal, OpenCL and CUDA for faster graphics processing. Fusion and Fairlightīuilt directly into DaVinci Resolve, Fusion is a 3D workspace with tools for keying, compositing, stabilization, tracking, vector paint, rotoscoping, text animation and even particles. But unlike Adobe, it’s free - with a catch. Resolve offers tools for editing and color along with Fusion for visual effects and motion graphics and Fairlight for your audio needs. That’s basically what Blackmagic Design is doing here with DaVinci Resolve. Think about if you could have all of the video related programs from Adobe in a single program - Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition, without the need to round-trip from program to program.

But the coolest thing is that you don’t need the companion hardware to use DaVinci Resolve at a professional level. Only a hardware company that wants to sell you hardware could do that. It packs in lots of strong real-world tools, and they’re giving it away for free. Blackmagic Design is known for disrupting the marketplace, and DaVinci Resolve 15 does just that.

It’s got a remarkable price of free, with the option to upgrade to DaVinci Resolve 15 Studio for $300 to unlock the full toolset. Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 15 offers a variety of tools for professional video editing and color grading along with a built-in visual effects toolset and robust audio editor.