Hmmm yep maybe a mistake there. Missed that.

Yeah that ruined the entire comparison

A lot of things in resolve is silently moved to the paid version. Even though I dont know the exact solution for your problem, In the past I stumbled upon an awful lot of trouble with davinci resolve, when I surfed a solution 9 out of 10 times the solution was in the paid version of the software. If you dont have a paid version get a paid version to fully use the software. I have moved to premiere pro, money is not an issue for me so..

By working on things you like. Or you can use stock footage and make something out of that

Totally could. I like to be able to see/tweak all the settings in the nodes. Nothing wrong with that way tho.

Why? What are the differences between those projects that make you use different tools for them?

@@billythecat Oh, thats easy. I use Premiere at my job because thats what they prefer I use and I use Resolve for my personal and freelance projects because thats my preference now. I switched personally for reliability (not saying DaVinci doesnt crash or have its own issues) and I was shooting flat more and I liked how the color correction tools better in Resolve once I got used to them (still getting used to it)

@@billythecat I still use After Effects for motion graphics because I have so many plugins and scripts and Im still used to layers in that realm but thanks to folks like yourself I do basic graphics like lower thirds and titles in Fusion so I dont have to bounce around as much.

@OurVoicesOurLives Thank you for answering. I only started learning video editing two months ago. Somehow when I did my research on which app I should learn, I got convinced by youtubers that davinci was more superior than premiere. Tbh now I kinda regret spending time and money on davinci courses because it turns out Adobe has some really cool AI tools and many good pluggins that Davinci doesnt have, also you confirmed that companies and clients want you to edit using Adobe's products. I think I'm gonna have to start again with Premiere, Ae and should only learn color grading in Davinci 🥲

@@billythecat They both have cool AI tools really. I would only work in DaVinci if I had the choice. My job prefers Premiere because they pay for a CReative Cloud subscription for the company. I like that I can cut and color in DaVinci. I started out round-tripping from Premiere to DaVinci and back and felt like I would save time just staying in DaVinci. No program is perfect but for my needs and personal preference DaVinci wins. I will also say if you are looking to get hired as an editor the more apps you know and are comfortable working in, the better so if a job uses FCP or Premiere or DaVinci you'll be in good shape. They're just tools, its best to know the basics and fundamentals of being a good editor, and those skills can transfer and apply to whatever software package you choose. At the very core of it all, they all do the same thing which is cut video just in different ways.

The official Davinchi resolve free training has sample footage with a pdf manual and videos. Just load samples and go line by line on the pdf to duplicate what they do. It's a little tedious, but certainly not hard. Actually using each tool teaches way better than just watching. You can work at your own pace. Not every item is covered in the videos, but it will reinforce what's in the pdf.

I despise SaaS too but sadly it pads the profit margins of companies, and they get to rake in monthly subs without having to do anything, and regardless if people are actually using the software regularly or not, therefor investors and stockholders love it, which are the true people companies like Adobe are beholden to. Not their customers. So the practice isn't going away any time soon. The only reason Blackmagic can avoid having to do it as well is because they're primarily a hardware company. DR exist to supplement that, with the benefit getting people in the door. Since if they get used to and like the software, if they decide that they want a nice camera, they'll likely be looking at Blackmagic's offerings first.

Most of color grading tutorials (proper ones) are having s-log3 clips or other LOG clips because because it has very high dynamic range so you can grade it much further vs rec709 clips, thus they can teach you a lot of techniques. By the way, you can still grade an 8bit clip heavier if you use LOG profile that is intended for 8bit cameras such as SLOG2 for Sony Cameras but not as heavy as LOG that is intended for 10bit cameras such as SLOG3, so these videos are still very relevant if you are using SLOG2. Cullen Kelly have a good video explaining LOG footages. There are also many videos here in youtube explaining LOG. He also explained thoroughly the proper steps and the whys on transforming LOG clips to rec 709. I forgot the title of the video, but Cullen Kelly in one of his videos actually demo a grade with mix LOG and rec 709 clips and he explained why he only did light correction for rec 709 clips because rec709 is really intended for delivery to rec 709 devices. As for HDR 10, if you only have a rec 709 monitor, then its really pointless to grade HDR 10 because you just cant see the output. Cullen Kelly also explained it thoroughly regarding HDR. Also, honestly SLOG 2 in 8 bit cameras are really pushing its limits and that's why when Sony released SLOG 3 to consumer 8 bit cameras such as the Sony a73 there were many videos showing SLOG 3 having issues because it has very HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (so much higher than SLOG 2) and 8 bit cameras cant cope up with it and many veteran cinematographers questioned the move. I guess maybe Sony did it so aspiring cinematographers will get a taste of it and will want to upgrade to higher end cameras because 8bit cameras just cant cope up with it lol. Anyways, HDR grading (meaning delivery to HDR 10 devices) just doesn't do well together with 8 bit clips. Heck, even great OLED TVs such as the LG C1, which are highly recommended by colorists as an alternative monitor for grading, can show 10 bit colors but still are really not recommended to be used to monitor an HDR 10 grade because it still doesn't reach the peak brightness of HDR 10.

What camera do you have? Sometimes you can do an hdr to log lut.

Don't get obsessed with 8 bit / log! I started with an 8bit / 4:2:0 / 50mbps full hd footage, as so many did. Then came log on 8 bit, but still 4:2:0 and low bitrate = very delicate files with a distinct washed out look. With 8 bit, any 8 bit, you can dial more contrast in, but cannot dial it down. Meaning you can't lift shadows or lower highlights even where one channel is clipped. (If you don't understand the concept of color channels clipping stop thinking about your gear for now and learn how it works first). What I'm trying to say here is that a limitation is an advantage if you're a beginner. It really is. It teaches you method, resolve in your choices (because you don't get to have 16 stop of DR, you must choose what to expose for). And lighting. If you only have 11 stops of DR and a delicate 8 bit file you must help the camera with lights. And that's all you need to worry about. Everyone wants a better camera. But you'll know when you NEED a better camera. Cheers