The same footage and timeline brought into Premiere Pro had an export time of 1 minute and 14 seconds. The codec used during this export was a high-quality H.264 codec. The timelines for each of the tests were set as 4k as well.įor the first test, the H.264 footage on DaVinci Resolve was exported in 1 minute (for a 3-minute and 50-second timeline). All exports included transitions as well as color. The first test used 4k H.264 footage, the second used 4k ProRes 422 footage, and the third used 5k RED Raw footage. To demonstrate the performance differences, I ran a series of three tests on an M1 Max Macbook Pro (with 64 GB of RAM). Having a stellar Windows or Mac device means a lot more when it comes to running Premiere Pro than it does DaVinci Resolve. Premiere Pro’s performance can be shaky sometimes and has been notorious for bugs and crashes. DaVinci Resolve has wonderfully smooth playback and incredibly fast export times that keep pace with programs such as Final Cut Pro.Īdobe isn’t as strong in this regard. Performance is an area in which DaVinci Resolve dominates. Finally, there’s the “Deliver” window which is there for all of your exports.ĭaVinci Resolve vs. The last major window is “Fairlight” which is a great audio editing program sort of akin to Adobe Audition. Then there’s the “Color” window which provides you with all color correction tools (things such as color wheels, luts, power windows, and color effects). The “Fusion” tab is an advanced VFX (visual effects) compositing program similar to After Effects.

The “Media”, “Cut”, and “Edit” tabs allow you to import and string footage together into multiple sequences. These workspaces act as an almost all-in-one Adobe Creative Cloud-like package. Timelines and clips in Premiere can be linked directly to Creative Cloud programs such as After Effects, something that’s extremely beneficial for a lot of filmmakers and people who utilize a lot of motion graphics.ĭaVinci Resolve is broken up into seven different workspaces. This is perfect for advanced video productions and professional editors who require a more advanced workflow. Software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Audition, and Lightroom can all be found there. The Adobe Creative Cloud has a ton of amazing adobe products. Premiere Pro has an ace up its sleeve with the ability to dynamically link to other apps in the Adobe Creative Cloud. Premiere Pro (along with every other NLE) uses a layering system for all of its effects, which is easier to understand but doesn’t offer as much control. They’re great for colorists though and allow different effects to be connected to one another very precisely in almost a web-like shape. Nodes are great because of the amount of control they offer video editors, though there is a bit of a learning curve. The timelines, editing tools, and bins are all similar when it comes to design and functionality. On the surface, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve might look nearly identical to one another in terms of a user interface. That is to say, each of the video editing softwares can do the same things the other one can, but with each excelling in certain areas where the other may falter. Premiere Pro was built to be an NLE first and foremost whereas DaVinci Resolve was designed as a color editing suite first and an NLE second. The main difference between Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve is their design mentality. Premiere Pro can’t run on Linux at all whereas DaVinci Resolve performs great on it. The only operating system where the two softwares differ is Linux. Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve run excellently on Windows and macOS devices. In this post, we’ll compare the two platforms so that you can know which is right for your video editing needs. It’s clear that both Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve are the best in their class in terms of video editing software. DaVinci Resolve has now become one of the most capable editing applications on the market for professional video creators and amateurs alike

So while Premiere Pro and other software like Avid, and Final Cut Pro have been the most common NLEs (non-linear editors) on the market, an unlikely video editing software has emerge in recent years, to become a viable player in the industry.ĭaVinci Resolve started out as merely an advanced color grading application but was reworked after Blackmagic Design bought DaVinci Resolve back in 2009. It has been around since 1991, being introduced as one of the first computer-based non-linear editing systems.

Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the most recognizable pieces of post-production software ever made.

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