BlackMagic Design after just 2 weeks has already updated the Beta of DaVinci Resolve 18 to beta 2.
This software update adds new object mask capability in magic mask, improvements to Dolby Atmos immersive mixing, support for Dolby Atmos production for Linux and Apple silicon as well as support for rendering Dolby Vision compatible H.265 clips. In addition, this update improves collaboration workflows when working with restrictive firewalls, adds better proxy indicator status and improved performance for sizing presets.
I have been a video editor for over 20 years now, and so I spend way too many hours in front of a computer, and have had horrible carpal tunnel as a result. An Aeron chair helped as did putting 5 rubber bands around my fingers and stretching out in sets of 100. And using guitar finger strengthener, but the biggest help was an ergonomic keyboard.
For years I have used Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboards, one at home and one I carried to offices. Of course they break. Unfortunately the new Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard has damn emoticon keys in the 3 function keys, and you can’t remap them on Mac. It would be fine if I could remap them, but I can’t.
Left Keys on Microsoft KeyBoard the menu key is non-functional on Mac.Right Keys on Microsoft KeyBoard the emoticon key is non-functional on Mac.
It doesn’t look like the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop gas those keys, but I don’t need wireless, and I like Keyboard keys clacky and not laptop like.
The Logitech Ergo K860 looks like Laptop keys which again I am not a fan of, but at least it is a normal keyboard.
I have tried x-bows, and am not sold as of yet. It is bowed, but flat, and the key placement is weird. And it us nice that the software is online so it works Mac or PC, but it is not easy to use. And with no upgrades since moving to online software, it feels like the company is stagnating a bit. And I am not sure about the separate keypad even if it does magnetically attach. I really need a full keyboard.
The Kinesis Advantage is is big and expensive and I have heard people complain about the all the keys for your thumbs.
Split keyboards look interesting for placement, but are just flat where they are. I guess I would have to try one, and you can still tilt them. and get a separate Keypad.
I would really love to try this Cloud 9 Ergo Keyboard, because it is split and as full keyboard (and have Cherry MX Keys), but it’s software is Windows only, which means zero mac control and a useless nob, and function buttons on the left.
Am I missing any? Honestly I just wish I could find the old Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, but they don’t make it anymore, and it selling for $399 at Amazon! Have I missed any? Does anyone have any ideas?
I guess I could try the wireless Microsoft, but I like clacky keys, but at least I know I like the setup.
Of course what I really want is something like the Nemeio but ergonomic, so the keys can change based on the program, but who knows if the Nemeio will ever even come out, especially since it is kickstarter and an Indigogo.
Honestly I never even heard of VidoVillage’s FilmBox which is $5000 to simulate film.
I find the film craze now nuts, as digital has gotten so good and is so easy. And things like the new Dune, which shot on digital, then printed to film and scanned to digital, literally insane.
Not that I think film should completely go away, but as this article shows it is more of an affectation now.
Paste To Same Track is the new default, which is the behavior that I want 90% of the time. I love this because I place things in specific tracks, having a very organized timeline, so I usually wants things to just go where they were in a different place in the timeline.
Old BehaviorNew Behavior
And you can also Paste Insert, as well as Paste to Target Track and Paste Insert to Target Track which can also be added to keyboard shortcuts.
In past Red Giant has also released in depth videos showing off how to use the new features, but unfortunately it looks like they haven’t done that this year. Hopefully this isn’t how things will always be with the now Maxon owned company, bug I have the feeling it is. I guess will just have to play around.
The video for Real Lens Flares looks good, but will have to see if it is better than optical flares from Video Copilot.
I have been seeing this in video reviews of the Mac Studio and here at 9to5 Mac by Ben Lovejoy. Basically this is true for these power levels, but the NVIDIA card they are comparing too can go much higher on wattage, and thus is much more powerful, and the new 2090 Ti can up to 450 watts of power, so Apple has cut the top of this graph, so it is really only showing till the top of the M1 Performance, but the other video card goes much higher.
I am not going to get a Studio Display, it is way too much for what it is, and I would rather have 4K than 5K anyway, but saying that the 60 FPS doesn’t bother me at all as for any video I use an external monitor through a Black Magic UltraStudio 4K. I don’t have a studio monitor, but a Samsung that I have corrected to the best of my ability, but in some ways that is better. As a perfect display leeds to correction like the last season of Game Of Thrones, so dark it is hard to even see.
They have released the Beta of DaVinci Resolve 18. It has extensive new features in addition to Cloud Collaboration. This includes Blackmagic Cloud, a new Proxy generator with simplified proxy workflow, intelligent Media Management.
New features include Intuitive object mask, automatic depth map, track moving warped surfaces, and updated resolve fx beauty. It also has enhanced subtitles, reverse shape, iris and wipe transitions, it can view 25 multicam angles, and has YouTube and Quicktime Chapter Markers.
Fusion updates include GPU Accelerated Paint and Text and Shape Acceleration.
Fairlight updates can convert legacy projects to flexbus for high track counts, automatic binaural rendering, decomposition of nested timelines and innovative space view 3d display.
Other new features include DaVinci Neural Engine Acceleration, Laptop HDR Monitoring on Apple Displays, Atmostpheric Simulation, Edge Detection, DaVinci WIde Gamut Color Space, 8K Real Time Color Correction and better M1 Ultra Performance.
AI Tools include a Person Mask, Superscale uprez, smart reframe for Social Media, Stylize with Open FX Library, Fave Refinement, Dead Pixel Fixer, Object Removal, Patch Replacer.
For Content Creators it adds upload to YouTube, Vimeo and Twitter, Import ATEM Mini Projects, Advanced Noise Reduction, optical flow speed change, Mix 2000 tracks in reral time, track and follow objects, and upgraded Color Warper for Refined Grading.
Also new is the Blackmagic Cloud Store drive with 4 10G Ethernet Ports for local network and built in cloud share via dropbox, with proxy creation. It has super fast SSD drives.
There is also a Cloud Store Mini for smaller situations or where you will use your own 10GB switch.
And the Cloud Store Pod, which can have 2 USB C drives connected to it.
And the HyperDeck Shuttle HD a desktop recorder and player for ATEM MIni Switchers, that can also be used with the Cloud Store.
Wow, this is huge. A full cloud solution for DaVinci including sync. This is so impressive. I wonder if there will ever be solutions to use this with Premiere?
