8 Things that Final Cut does BETTER than DaVinci Resolve

[@PhillipRPeck]

In Resolve, you can switch to a different angle without making a new cut by option or alt clicking on the angle thumbnail in the viewer. When chopping down a multicam clip, I just do it within the single viewer, then go back through and choose angles. I guess this is more time consuming, but I often edit the talking head portion without even looking at the video as I find it distracting

[@jakefelzien]

did not know about the option click. will try that. still cumbersome becasue you don't even need the thumbnail viewer to switch angles in final cut once you have it set up and are editing

[@SKRillEXpsy]

⁠@@jakefelzien😂

[@RobertEddowes]

After 10+ years on FCPX, DaVinci is nothing but a over-complicated MIGRAINE to me. And I have edited EVERYTHING from award winning feature length films and documentaries to commercial work all in FCPX.

[@jakefelzien]

It’s a fantastic tool. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I’m two weeks ahead on YT videos and got several client ones done this week and I have a strong hunch it is because all of it was FCP this week

[@davisone76]

Thank you Robert. I am in the middle of trying to decide and there is so much diversity and I love to do research but this is horrible trying to decide. lol

[@mwhite212]

I have been agonizing over which one to go with and, since I'm currently enrolled in school, I can get FC for $200 along with compressor, Logic Pro, etc.

[@D3CONdMystic]

FCPX has never let me down and if it could do something, which is a very rare occurrence there's always a quick and easy off not several plug-in as one to help. Everything from importing RED footage to seamless playback of it, and hardly any drops or drops ups like with davinci, and davinci doesn't have smooth flawless playback.

[@ggproductions7078]

I imagine it depends on where you started. Resolve was my first digital editing software, and I can see why some of the drag-and-drops are much easier in other programmes. Much of it is about how you set up the project settings in Resolve. We could argue that why would we need to do that? and that would be a reasonable comment if not a completely fair one. Horses for courses and all that. I would also suggest that not knowing how to do certain tasks is not the same as it not being able to do them. Interestingly I started on Mac back in the late 80s with cubbase, then went to Windows because that's what was in more workplaces and stayed with it for decades. Then with the advent of the M-series, I went back to Apple and there are things that drive me mad in the OS. Why is the close on the left not the right? Why can't I deleted with one click, why couldn't I split the screen with multiple tabs, why why why why!!!! My point is that we often feel the one we are comfortable with is the better option, and that is completely fair. The phrase he used was "out of the box" and that too is fair. If you just want simple stuff, use the cutpage in the free version of Resolve. If you want more, pay the one time price for the Studio version. If your business will pay for the subs, then use the one you are comfortable with. But its like a new pair of shoes, you have to wear them in, but it might be nicer to just wear flip flops, but they don't suit all situations. The idea that any programme will give 100% of users 100% functionality is sadly a giant case of wishful thinking and I use Mac, Android, Windows and even Linix at times, and none of them ever have me thinking, perfect, everything that I want is there for me to start with.

[@nikodewski]

02:46 you can change using short cut - its called Next Angle / Previous Angle 03:11 again, resolve can do the same thing. In Multicam Viewer there are options to use only video, only audio and both

[@jakefelzien]

Still only cuts one track though right? Not both?

[@nikodewski]

@@jakefelzien no, if "only video" option is selected then its still linked and audio is untouched

[@JoshuaCenters-b3y]

@@jakefelzienanyone have a demo on this?

[@rano12321]

L and J cuts are super easy in Resolve, just hold alt while you adjust the video or the video of the clips. For green screens on the edit page, the 3D keyer is super fast and works with not evenly lit green screens as well. btw capcut is just a rip off of FCP so I'm not surprised it has similar layout and tools lol.

[@jakefelzien]

CapCut is a rip off. Yeah I kinda feel that I guess. Feels like the baby of Final Cut and resolve 😂😂

[@BeardsChips]

Just keep the Alt key pressed and drag the cut point of the audio track, or video track, it's that simple to do it in Resolve.

[@jakefelzien]

to do which part?

[@BeardsChips]

@@jakefelzien L and J ofc.

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Do you have any thoughts on Resolve's Power Bins feature? I struggle with having to recreate the same thing in FCP all the time.

[@jakefelzien]

I think it is an awesome feature :) Bins in general makes more sense to my CS brain as well

[@ThisisDigitalden]

Sweet words to my ears, agree %100 FCPX is my tool of choice for me as a one stop shop, been editing 40 years and fcpx still makes it FUN

[@jakefelzien]

the most important word there being FUN. No other NLE allows you to have FUN like final cut in the same way. So cool to hear of someone who has been editing for 45 years.

[@NNTheGreat]

I completely agree with you that FCP's magnetic timeline leaves everything else behind, and the comparison you've made is absolutely accurate. However, one thing I really like about DaVinci is that they genuinely listen to their users and release updates quickly. This is what makes Blackmagic special, and I want this video to reach the team of Blackmagic.

[@jakefelzien]

I'm so glad you're enjoying the video! Hopefully, they're listening... 🫡🙏🙏

[@SwoonMotionography]

Ok, #2 Big time. Just being able to throw things around in FCP is so incredibly liberating, it gives you so much more creative freedom. I edit in FCP and DR and for many years in Premiere. They are all good at somethings, but suck at other things. FCP is just really really easy to use, and if you use it with Motion I believe it is a more powerfull combo tham Premiere and After Effects. And before I get some hate on this I want to say I'm no newbie to After Effects. I have a post grad degree in graphic design and I've worked as a motiongxf designer for 20 years for ad agencies and broadcasters. AE is way more fuctional than Apple Motion. What Apple have done is decide what most editors would do inside after effect and make Motion to do those common tasks but not get bogged down with the things you might do rarely. So for an editor, Apple motion is pretty much the perfect fit. The way FCP and Motion integrate is so well thought out, it's a real shame when I see FCP editors that don't use Motion, I feel like they are only getting half the advantages of using fcp over other NLEs. Great video though, some really good points well illustrated. Do you have a podcast?

[@jakefelzien]

I kinda have a pod. Kinda not 😂 Creative Herd sometimes. And then sometimes editing episodes on the channel

[@nekola203]

2:45 in Davinci click alt+numbers to switch camera angle 3:00 why would you want to switch the audio when you switch angles? The whole purpose of multicam is that you have one master audio track. The only time where it makes sense is on interviews, even then you can just switch between video only or video+audio

[@jakefelzien]

Your first answer is perfect, learned that 👍 And I agree. I do a lot of interviews so that is why I mentioned it :) But also the way it cuts just the video clip and not the audio when doing the video only mode is really frustrating depending on what you are doing. Idk. Once you’ve used FCP multi-cam there is just nothing good going on with Resolve multi-cam in comparison 😅

[@kien07]

I'm a wedding videographer and on a timeline I always have at least 5 sources of audio. Lav mic on bride, groom, officiant, other speakers, output from DJ board, you name it, not to mentioned the backup mic I set up here and there. The audio switching option in FCP is a game changer in this use case.

[@nekola203]

​@@kien07I don't understand the question. you can still do that in Davinci

[@kien07]

@@nekola203 you are right! It's just not as intuitive as FCP, and I really wanted it to work.

[@nekola203]

@kien07 intuition and customization doesn't have to be enemies. They should work together. Davinci gives you customization with macros. FCPX doesn't allow ANY customizations

[@zakkincaid]

My favorite is the one button audio crossfades for an entire project. So nice to cut my a roll and then hit a key command to have all of my audio perfectly crossfaded. It honestly keeps my from doing a jcut at every single cut point- I can be intentional with them.

[@jakefelzien]

Yeah that is a badass feature as well 🤘🤘

[@TooMuch_TV]

How do I do this?

[@harshal_oo7islive]

advantage of final cut is mlogo and similar plugins , which are very easy to use and make logo animation n etc

[@jakefelzien]

MrAlexTech has a great one for resolve as well. And resolve has tons of tools for things like this

[@rogalaphotography]

I have to disagree with you! I literally just switched from FCPX to Davinci this week and I am IN LOVE with everything! I learned most of my editing skills on FCPX but Davinci is just faster, designed better, offers more assets/effects/transitions...and of course just 2 words...COLOR GRADING!

[@jakefelzien]

right but none of those were the reasons I listed out in this video?

[@rogalaphotography]

@@jakefelzien I don’t care about nitpicking small reasons! When you look at both apps AS A WHOLE Davinci is far superior!

[@AllisonRoadWest]

The cut page in davinci Resolve is actually surprisingly useful. People always skip it and go straight to edit..... But I can't think of any faster way to assemble a rough cut and get ideas going. The dual timelines is brilliant. Letting you see everything quickly.

[@jakefelzien]

@@AllisonRoadWest for sure. It is really solid. Again. I love Resolve. And could make a whole video where it’s better. I use both

[@ggproductions7078]

@@AllisonRoadWest I said this too, the Cutpage is hugely underused and has more and more features added with every update. Cut, rough "edit" go to edit for fine tuning and fancy stuff. BUt even I, a great advocate for it ,often go straight to the edit page, which is silly.

[@sowza1]

Great to see this!

[@jakefelzien]

Thanks so much! Need to make another one ;)

[@thebl8nlyblatantnetwork]

I have premier pro,Final Cut , cap cut and resolve and final cut is better for work flow… and as far as transitions . efrcts and all that stuff I have more for Final Cut than the other … and CapCut is deff slept on

[@jakefelzien]

CapCut is for sure slept on. Tons of power there. But yeah interesting to hear that you have all 4 and still prefer final cut. Which did you start on?

[@odohayo9140]

well i pref adobe pre pro since the timeline is free + you can do more stuff with adobe after effect combo i think if you in a mac and edit simple to normal video just go with final cut but you need to buy some plugings

[@jakefelzien]

valid take. I approve. :)

[@mattspadesoundandvision]

As someone who has used FC for 15 years, and Resolve for the last 7, my biggest plus to Final Cut is the media management/library system. I never lost a project in Final Cut and it's just easier to store the library files on an external drive to go from one machine to the next. Cheers.

[@jakefelzien]

this is a nice feature yes. DaVinci cloud is making this type of workflow even easier from PC to PC as well which is really nice

[@rcc9677]

It's not that hard in Davinci either. You just use the media manager to export the project with all the files onto a hard drive.

[@Newvision-ck9cr]

it feels faster i cant lie maybe its just the fact i know what im doing i really only use one or two hot keys and that its buit for mac so it runs smooth but yeah ... but round tripping to three programs rather than just hitting the page over seems a lot better i just recently deleted fcp and going do a full in DR only since i leveled my mac up it moves like butter now

[@jakefelzien]

New Macs and Resolve have excellent performance. It’s better than FCP. Keep me posted on how your journey goes!

[@ssuavhfe22]

Like what makes you think i wanted to delete a clip i purposely or accidentally went over. I dont want NO FOOTAGE deleted FOREVER until Im done completely

[@jakefelzien]

COULD NOT AGREE MORE

[@ggproductions7078]

or, and just a though here because I came from a different place, set your project up with more tracks, colour code them if it helps and just put it on top or lock the tracks you are putting clips on top of and then it won't happen. I said this earlier, the, as he puts it "out of the box" feels more straightforward in FCP and PP to someone like me who hasn't used them very much, but because I started in Resolve I am just used to setting things up in templates how I like them and that removes a lot of these challenges, plus I set up my own shortcut keys for my own weird working brain, which also helps.

[@jakefelzien]

@ but do you still overwrite stuff? Or does it “occasionally happen” ? (Asking out of curiosity) Because I NEVER do it in FCP because it is impossible to do it by accident 😊

[@ggproductions7078]

@@jakefelzien you know what, I just had a little play in it with a new project not in a template, and yep, it's a pain. Because you need a separate track for graphics you could dump that over the top and lose stuff if you aren't expecting it. I had three separate clips, all taking up a third of the portrait space, with individual graphics over all three. Now, if I didn't know what was coming and hadn't created enough tracks or hadn't locked them, my head would have exploded. But as I think I said, because when I came back to editing I tried the free version of Resolve all seemed logically straightforward. However, if I had come from a more drag-and-drop programme ( out at the same time) I would, well I already would have pulled my hair out, so my cat would be hiding for dear life.

[@RoadRangerPH]

Yeah been editing with davinci and i would love to use a magnetic timeline for more ease of use

[@jakefelzien]

I think it is the secondary playhead we are missing

[@akyhne]

Don't know what the feature is called, but in Resolve 19, you xan have the playhead be stationary (centered), while the timeline clips move, during playback.

[@rcc9677]

@@akyhne Like on the cut page? The cut page sucks though.

[@akyhne]

@@rcc9677 On the edit page.

[@Tensor_7]

L and J cuts are much easier than you think to do in resolve. Just hold option and select only audio or video and drag. And I hate magnetic timeline for some reason maybe it’s because I don’t think it’s precise.

[@jakefelzien]

It’s not easy to blend the audio to interrupt each other with l and j cuts like I like to do though

[@Tensor_7]

@yeah that’s true. If you want to blend then Final Cut is easier

[@thethistleboy]

865 views? Are you kidding me? There’s supposed to be k in the end, your videos are INSANELY good

[@jakefelzien]

aw shucks, well that is just WAY TOO KIND!!!! but thank you :)

[@DomSigalas]

Resolve has a lot to learn from FCP when it comes to Multicam editing. If you start working with files that have multiple audio tracks (polywaves from professional recorders like MixPre), the situation gets super messy- it doesn’t know what to do. Also it sometimes fails to sync *identical* audio that FCP can sync in seconds (because it’s identical- duh!). I would switch to DaVinci in an instant because of Color grading and audio mixing (FCP sucks in that department) but syncing audio and MC editing is such a basic thing that I don’t want to think about. Great video man!

[@jakefelzien]

Couldn't agree more with this. I have lately been doing my edit in Final Cut. Then sending it to Resolve for color and mixing. Because you can export each audio role separately it was awesome to get full DAW control at the end and then also be able to color the footage. Worked GREAT!

[@rano12321]

The cut page in resolve runs circles around final cut when doing multicam editing, i solely use the cut page for that reason.

[@InsaneFilms]

Great video thanks

[@jakefelzien]

Of course, anytime! :)

[@oliverpigram7054]

I use davince resolve, but thinking about final cut as I use mac

[@jakefelzien]

I think it just depends on what you do and what you want from each :) I always recommend and push FCP to people interested in it. And where it falls short Resolve can be so helpful. So in your situation I think it would be awesome to learn both 🤘

[@oliverpigram7054]

@jakefelzien thanks for your advice. Much appreciated.

[@ssuavhfe22]

Appreciate thiiis like a lot. What annoyed you would definitely annoy me i was thinking to just get final cut instead of davin

[@jakefelzien]

Not a bad call honestly

[@BrandonTalbot]

Freaking awesome video man.

[@jakefelzien]

You’re freaking awesome.

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you so much 🎧🥂🎬

[@jakefelzien]

Of course 🫡

[@Robroy333]

Davinci is not hard or complicated at all and I've worked 24 years as an editor in all NLEs. I went to Davinci 4 years ago and never looked back. It also has Fusion (Like After Effects) FCP is just an editor, not an industry color platform, Editor and VFX powerhouse. FCP x is now Imovie with some caffeine; that's it.

[@jakefelzien]

Resolve is really fantastic :)

[@jmsunday]

Plz to a review of a Filmora!

[@jakefelzien]

Do a review? Maybe we'll see :) Have you used it?

[@jmsunday]

@@jakefelzien I’m trying to get into the hobby of editing and have used it. Found your channel recently and have learned so much, Thanks!

[@JuanCastro-og8wm]

Am I the only one who can see pennywise the clowns silhouette in the background of this video?!?!

[@jakefelzien]

😅

[@AndrewLawlin]

Great stuff!

[@jakefelzien]

Thank you Andrew!!!!

[@notsocasualYT]

I had a really great time working in davinci but there is one huge deal breaker - no proper preview of cutom titles in resolve. Its a pain not to be able to preview them and see only T instead of what the title is.

[@jakefelzien]

I thought they added this 🤔 But maybe they didn’t…

[@notsocasualYT]

@@jakefelzien Yhea, doesn't seems like it or I maybe haven't figure out a way how to use it. It's been quite a pain, so still oddly going back add text to FCPX 😅

[@jakefelzien]

@@notsocasualYT and if that is the best solution that works pretty well honestly :)

[@notsocasualYT]

@@jakefelzien is a bit inconvinient, but the best that I could find so far. Oddly enough it helped me to find a work around. I had before huge problems with FCPX editing 4k footage with effects, now I started render in 422 the whole cut locked and importing it to FCPX to work on titles. Works like charm - 0 playback lag. Happy accident =)

[@suryadigital6707]

Value points

[@jakefelzien]

We gotta at AI rotoscoping as well!!!

[@designerfars]

Good points, buddy! Don’t forget speedramping. Shift + B to set the two points and drag the clip to adjust the speed. Drag the grey handles to adjust the ease in/out area. No other software can beat this.

[@jakefelzien]

Oh yes this is a huge one!!!!!

[@tverdyznaqs]

6:27 oh! Vegas also has this. Yet another reason I'm still using that over resolve most of the time

[@jakefelzien]

Vegas has this? that is awesome. Gives me hope that maybe DaVinci will get their heads out of their butt and add it as a toggle feature. it totally can be both in editing software. doesn't have to "be there" or "not be there" imo

[@_jpsinger]

Solid points brother! Although you can shortcut change angle view in davinci multicam but you might need to create a custom shortcut I forget how I set it up.

[@jakefelzien]

Oh sweet! Doesn’t cut audio though does it?

[@jozef_s]

Super cool video! Sub!

[@jakefelzien]

Thank you so much, thank you so much 🙏

[@richmanfilms]

Sony cuts ALL their trailers on Davinci.

[@jakefelzien]

WHAT?????

[@richmanfilms]

@@jakefelzien True, I know one of their trailer cutters- and I worked there for 8 years.

[@RafaelLudwig]

Yes! the green screen effect in FCP is so easy and powerful for most things - and now nearly no rendering required! Not the best for frizzy hair but drag, drop - autodetect blue or green - move on! Love it. Also, Addmotion is fantastic. As a purely editing app, FCP is hard to beat. Also, careful of Capcut - they are known to syphon data even when you are not using the app. So it's not really "Free" Great comparison video Jake!

[@jakefelzien]

Thanks Raf!!! 😊 Always appreciate your comments and love your stuff!!

[@byDanimal]

Jake, keep this up. I want the competition and choice from having multiple NLEs available. Many tools in the toolbox makes for better crafts people.

[@jakefelzien]

Oh man I couldn’t agree more, thank you so much 🙏

[@nimrod7785]

That's the worst microphone setup I ever seen. All those idiots holding the lav are nothing to what you done! Love it, well done! :D Ah yeah, and the video is great!

[@jakefelzien]

I LOVE SO MUCH that someone finally noticed and said something 😏

[@waleedantar4991]

The mean issue with Final cut : it's only working on MacOS not in windows and Mac !!!!

[@jakefelzien]

Yup. Big bummer 😂😂

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Wdym it does not work on Mac?

[@MatthewDangyou]

bro multicam is how I edit everything with all my A CAM stuff, acts like a precomp and syncs all my clips

[@jakefelzien]

Allow for easy audio tweaking after the fact as well which is amazing

[@TechWandererYT]

1) Final Cut is and stays my favorite 2) CONGRATS ON 10K MY BROSKIEEEE

[@jakefelzien]

Thank you thank you thank you 🙏

[@IamS.S.I]

👍👍

[@jakefelzien]

🫡🫡

[@DominicCarterTV]

We’re so back!

[@jakefelzien]

BACK BACK BACK

[@JoshuaCenters-b3y]

Ok so I did a quick search, to switch to multicam you just hit 1, 2 or whatever angle its labeled as. That was almost a deal breaker for me.

[@jakefelzien]

That’s what I’ve been doing? It makes a cut. But it won’t switch it even after a cut is made. I think you have to make another hot key is what people are telling me.

[@JoshuaCenters-b3y]

@@jakefelzien that really sucks if thats the case. Fcp is seamless.

[@akyhne]

It only works with Blackmagic camera video the "right" way. I guess it has something to do with meta data. But there's a workaround for other cameras, it just take a bit of time to set up, and unfortunately has to be done on project level.

[@Garciarage]

Don’t care… DaVinci is free😊

[@jakefelzien]

True 😂😂

[@TaoCovillault]

Nice video 😊 I'm challenging myself to learn Davinci for a little while now, after over 10 years working on Final Cut profesionnally. But I just cannot find a way to edit in Davinci without this preview skimmer/mouse over 😅 I think this function deserve a video in it's own and every NLE should adopt it ! When editing, I barely press play ever, I just over, and I barely click too 🤷🏽‍♂️ Final Cut is so fast and fluid, Davinci has a lot of extra useless clicks... 🙄 For example the Viewer 😳 In final cut it just does what you need ! If you are browsing your "bins" it will show you that, if you are in your timeline it will show you that 🤷🏽‍♂️ Davinci have this weird thing that you need to double click or play with toggles buttons to show what you are doing... 😒

[@jakefelzien]

Couldn’t agree more. Made a whole video about it… DaVinci NEEDS this Final Cut feature... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWXKZnywobmFn7c I keep trying to find solutions where it can feel like this but so far haven’t been able to go 1:1 with it

[@TaoCovillault]

@@jakefelzien Wow, that was fast 😜 I discovered you with the video "How to make Davinci (almost) like Final Cut" or something. And I really like your channel ever since 😊 Thanks for the good work 🙏✨ EDIT: I went to watch it, posted a comment, and noticed that the latest comment on it was me 2 months ago 😅

[@kendrickjarias]

Let me correct your title for you, DaVinci Resolve is BETTER than Final Cut, You're Welcome, I also struggle with words sometimes

[@jakefelzien]

Writing has never been my strength

[@kendrickjarias]

@@jakefelzien🤣🤣🥂

[@BenjiSelby]

I’m split between Final Cut and Premiere 🫣 but Final Cut is always my go too

[@jakefelzien]

Oh interesting I don’t usually hear that split 🤔

[@BenjiSelby]

@@jakefelzien I started in Premiere and I like to make my own motion graphics so the integration with After Effects and Premiere is more seamless. I saw a video that Hayden Hilliar-Smith mentioned he did that for client work, Final Cut for personal and Premiere for clients