Should you buy the new Micro Panel for Davinci Resolve 19?!

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The Davinci Resolve Micro Color Panel is the latest, smallest AND cheapest Color grading panel for Davinci Resolve. But what does it do?! Is it just for Pro Colourists?! Or is it great for every day people like you and me?! Lets find out!
00:00 Intro
00:34 What is it?!
01:27 How does it work?
06:30 Connectivity
09:00 Is it Micro
09:55 Build Quality
10:40 Who is it for?!
11:37 Why I loved it
12:30 Is it Easy?!
13:42 Price
14:20 Should you buy it?!
15:03 Boop
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I hope you found this useful :) Thanks for watching.
Mr Alex Tech

[@SkyRainpuff]

I am loving the video editing channels supporting each other. I don't see this in other communities, but I am here for it!

[@team2films]

This is an awesome video. 🔥👏 It answers so many questions, the comparisons and how to’s are so helpful and the footage of the panel is really nice too. Thank-you for linking to our video. I knew we should have included a dog in ours! Dope! Next time.

[@chrisbogart687]

This micro panel is soooooo much better than the old one and has features that give us a glimpse of the future with Blackmagic panels - the shift up/shift down effectively gives us three times the functionality without more buttons or knobs. I have to give it three 👍👍👍

[@MrAlexTech]

3 times the things to learn too 😄 But yeaah it's a really nice little panel! I'm going to have to buy one.

[@user-zv7hf7to2l]

Nice video again. And it was nice that I meet you at the Davinci Resolve live Tour in Amsterdam at 14/5. It was a great time there

[@RandumbTech]

What a great summary! I love love love the speed editor and I have no doubt this would step up my color grading game. I hope they add a micro fairlight panel next!

[@thaddeusfenton3961]

Super interesting & helpful insight from someone who isn’t a full-time colorist for folks who similarly aren’t full-time colorists. Thanks a bunch!

[@MrAlexTech]

Thanks!! 😊

[@oldman8277]

"Who's buying this panel to use auto color" Well said, lol. Cheers on somehow mostly stopping the transfer of body oils for this video.

[@MrAlexTech]

50% recording... 50% cleaning with microfiber 😄

[@oldman8277]

@@MrAlexTech Nice, thought I was the only one 😂 Was having lots of issues with 19 on Mac OS, installed latest, no more issues. 19 hates Ventura FYI, and since my shinny new color panel only works with 19, I was a bit annoyed. Also, have you noticed the speed editor powers on automatically without engagement on 19?

[@_Oregon_Sunday_Drives_360]

"Auto Color" button needs to become a programmable button. (or, at least) I would like it to become "Auto Label the selected node to it's first listed function". BTW, with Speed Editor Blue Tooth connection issues while Davinci Resolve is already running, I have found that holding down the "cut" & "smooth cut" buttons for about two seconds will often solve the issue and/or a quick connect/disconnect of the USB cable will solve connection (most of the time) vs restarting Davinci Resolve (which can really mess up my workflow). I have used a sharpie on the Speed Editor to label below the "cut" & "smooth cut" buttons a reminder that a two second hold will "reset" the Speed Editor, because it is easy to forget which secret key combos do what.

[@MrJustinEdits]

This makes me think: I love the feel of real sliders and buttons when making music...because it makes me start to use my "ears" rather than staring at levels and settings and such. I wonder if it's the same for a color panel, you start to use your "eyes" more - rather than stare at the scopes and values. 😁 I'm going to have to try this one out!

[@flipnap2112]

got it last week. I will say 2 things I dont like. one, I wish the top knob labels were backlit, and number 2 - as you mentioned, I was actually quite surprised that the ipad version didnt work properly, which I never heard mentioned. they made the thing with a slot for the iPad yet it doesnt work yet. personally I think they shouldve held out until it did, or at least make it VERY Clear it was still in the works. . I spent an hour trying to figure out WHY it wasnt working until someone on a forum mentioned it. Lastly my bluetooth ALWAYS needs to be "forgotten" and set back up. never reconnects. Tip time: Hold the two shift buttons down and rotate the top left knob (Y lift)to adjust the backlight strength (found out by accident). also both shift keys and "offset" gets you to log. Thanks for the review, as always top notch. have a great Sunday my friend.

[@MrAlexTech]

Yeaaah! I think it's purely because they aren't allowed to publish 'beta' softare on the app store (I may have also read that on the forum!). But yeah I agree, it should be made nice and clear. Oh that's interesting. Mine got confused when jumping around devices but was okay when reconnecting to the same device. I figured my issues where because I was trying to jump between 3 devices in a short period of time purely for the filming of this video. Oh great tip on the backlighting too!

[@AtortAerials]

Yeah for sure I won't even think about this until the iPad version is released why it's not already is typical of tech nowadays it seems.

[@konstantinmelikhov4383]

Easter Egg: hold two shifts and rotate the first knob to adjust the backlight :P

[@Matein13]

Background: I'm a video editor but I'm getting into color so I've only been using davinci for the last couple of months and color grading for a few weeks. That being said, I'm pretty happy overall with it. I've had mine for about a week and I really, really like it. It's small but really powerful and well built, and it has MOST of the features that the big boys have. It's intuitive and easy to learn. Working with wheels is just miles faster and better than using a mouse and keyboard. I think the idea is to have DITs and colorists be on set to actually see the design live. This can easily fit in a bag. There IS a learning curve, and the instruction manual is pretty useless...they need to just put out a keyboard map on one page showing what every key does...but it's been pretty easy to figure out what's what just by guessing. Excited to fully learn it and get my muscle memory under my fingers and really up my color game.

[@johnsfilmsllc]

More features than my mini panel? Yes please. Great job educating us Alex!

[@rickpinelli1586]

Pre-ordered my Color Panel and have had it for over a month and love it!

[@frankygoestocanada]

THE video I was waiting for! I did ordered mine (not received yet) and I was waiting for a good video about the color grading panel... and BAM! You're the first one to make a good video of it!!! Period! (no unboxing blaaa blaaa blaaaa history...) 😂 Can't wait to receive mine! And try it... 😅 Thanks for your work dude! Have a nice one!

[@csharbrough]

Great video, Alex. Thank you.

[@RedFrameTech]

Tried the panel on the Live Tour in Amsterdam. Great little panel! Eventually I might get one myself. It was awesome to meet you in person!

[@MrAlexTech]

Good meeting you too dude. I've seen you email, I'll do some admin later today 🙂👍

[@jamied6166]

Have they asked for it back yet!? Good to see you yesterday! Great video, as always!

[@MrAlexTech]

Good seeing you too matey 🙂 It'll be going back very soon (I think!)

[@mavs8888]

You're a fantastic explainer! To the point, quick with some nice humour as extra ingredient... thank you! A pity this panel is not available (yet) in the Netherlands... I'm just on the point to travel to Italy for a month of 2-3 and I wished I could lay my hands on one b4... Thanks again and TC, Max.

[@JoJoOnTheMove]

Yesterday I also tried it at the BMD experience day in Amsterdam, I loved it and I think I will get one eventually. Also saw your presentation, very neat but I think the cutpage only works well with the speed editor (which I also own). Wanted to hi but saw you where quite buzzy. Thanks for this video, it makes even more clear I want one ;-)

[@MrAlexTech]

Ah you should have come say hey!!! I hope you enjoyed the Live Tour :)

[@mem5922]

love those slim buttons!! Those are the type I wished the Speed Editor had when I bought it 2 yrs ago.

[@graemetowner7257]

can't wait to get panel, BM hitting home runs once again....well apart from auto colour button, maybe can be re-mapped to something else in future, say "order me a coffee from Uber Eats"

[@ifell3]

I still haven't got all the shortcuts down, I think I would end up only using the trackballs 😅

[@elliswayne_]

"... the balls will rattle a bit if you give a shake" 😬. Thanks again for another great and entertaining Alex. 👊

[@Graham_Rule]

Thanks. You just saved me a ton of fussing - by mentioning "auto colour". As someone with different colour vision in each eye I'll never be a colourist so that option does a good enough job for me.

[@JeffWiswell]

Haven't had much of a chance to play with mine but I was bummed out I didn't come with a Studio license like some other Blackmagic devices.

[@AtortAerials]

I'm bummed it doesn't come with a M4 iPad Pro 13" 2TB 😂😂😂😝

[@iandawkins2182]

I will never get one but that was interesting 👍👍

[@MrAlexTech]

Thanks Ian 🤓👍

[@flipnap2112]

honestly if you dont think youll ever get one you probably dont need it. if youre just doing one offs for personal projects you can get by without it.. easily. but if you have a client who likes to pixel fck everything it will for sure be a wise investment.. specially for traveling.

[@MrAlexTech]

Yeah I agree. With the exception of 'if you just really like color'. I can see people getting one just because it is much 'nicer' to use and they love doing color, even if they don't really 'need' it.

[@chezchezchezchez]

Does it do away with that terrible limitation of the speed editor where you can’t program the damn thing to do anything else with your computer unless you’re using da Vinci resolve?

[@MrAlexTech]

Nope! Works with Resolve and Resolve only

[@chezchezchezchez]

@@MrAlexTech that’s terrible. Thx

[@JAmediaUK]

re the power button. A lot of us have been asking for that on the Speed Editor for years. Also those of use who use these things a a desk via USB also wan to be able to turn off Bluetooth but again BMD are deaf

[@MrAlexTech]

Yeah it's a slightly strange thing to keep omitting! I can't really think of any good reason not to put a simple power button/switch on their devices.

[@flipnap2112]

well, as much as I love BM for bringing prosumer gear to us poor people, I cant figure them out sometimes. took quite a bit to bring the Pyxie so maybe they'll start making power buttons ha ha..

[@woodcraft_cz]

Hope not mine arrived today 😅

[@LuisGrolez]

BMD, Let us use one of the colour wheel to for the editing panel, especial when using it on the iPad. 10:56

[@TDJT]

I love me some physical equipment compared to a digital interface. I come from a traditional television background so this just makes me feel more at home. Love how they added a "Auto Colour" button lol. $650 panel for one button to negate it all xD

[@user-ll9ln1uu4b]

Looks soooo small :)) That is MICRO should be! LOL

[@Matein13]

It's really designed to be used on set I think.

[@CASSIDYFILMS247]

Can I use it for capture one ?

[@vivamoment]

Great video. One question, when I rotate a trackball vertically (ie towards 12 o'clock), the white dot on the color wheel in Davinci moves up towards 11 o'clock, ie not straight up, but towards the left. Similarly when I rotate the trackball straight down at 6 o'clock, the white dot on the color wheel in Davinci moves down towards 5 o'clock. It seems off by 30 degrees. The same if I rotate the trackball left or right (towards 9 o'clock or 3 o'clock), the white dot moves between 8 o'clock and 2 o'clock respectively). This is with all trackballs. Is this correct? It doesn't seem right. I assumed that the trackballs would directly correspond with the Color Wheels in Davinci on screen.

[@Hassanakora]

We need micro panel with LCD buttons like stream deck and work with both color and editing tabs Just a button to switch a profile from colour to editing tab and vice versa.

[@Mark.A.Waller]

How often do you shake yours Alex? 🥴 I found that so funny lol. I have ordered the panel but its out of stock and has been for a while now but I am hoping it will arrive soon! The auto button should be omitted or able to change to be honest.

[@MrAlexTech]

😄 Not often but I like to provide the best consumer advice possible! 😄

[@cammarriott3211]

Love my panel except for the panel auto powering on when starting davinci, I feel there should be an option to auto power ON when working in color tab! Reason is because the panel battery drains when working in any other tabs e.g. cut/edit, so always need to have panel connected to power supply so it’s fully charged when I need to use. (So many times have gone to use it and battery flat) Can everyone confirm color panel can only be used within color tab?? or am I missing something? With Macbook, can’t disconnect panel from Bluetooth unless forget device. Seems to auto reconnects within 1-2 seconds.

[@ErrorCodeF31]

The console seems to be very good. Unfortunately, it will not be delivered. I already ordered it in mid-May. It is still not available in Germany. Does anyone know the exact delivery date?

[@jorgenudvang3507]

This will save me hours on each job. I doen't really enjoy colouring, so all the more reason to use efficient tools to get it over with.

[@Gedaly]

I really liked the content at 15:03

[@MrAlexTech]

Ah i personally preferred 12:16 ...

[@martinclay7557]

I think from now onwards you should sign off all your videos with a Boop. Thanks for the video Alex.

[@MrAlexTech]

Boop! Agreed 😄

[@KarelZweefvlieger]

waiting for the update, think I want one ( color panel.....)

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Plastic is Ok if it is quality plastic (thicker plastic, rather than thinner plastic?

[@MrAlexTech]

It's nice quality

[@coinopanimator]

It would be really nice if resolve would open this up to other programs. Same too for their speed edit controllers. Now I understand that many hardware company and they want you to buy the hardware but it could be linked to a DaVinci resolve Studio account. Maybe there's a driver software kind of like the razor driver software that you have to log into first to prove that you have a Studio Pro account and then you can alter the keys to your liking for another program.

[@coinopanimator]

Even allowing us to change the keys within the resolve. Those number keys are totally wasted for my workflow. It could be used for other features that are not on the speed editor.

[@brobiv2452]

Should I buy it if I don’t know how to colour grade.

[@frankinblackpool]

If I was to get one of these Bad Boys, could I use my iPad purely to show the scopes while I edit on my monitor?

[@ozzmanzz]

That’s exactly what I was thinking

[@MrAlexTech]

Yes I think so, I've seen others on KZbin doing that before. You can use the iPad as a second monitor so you could drag the scopes on there. Or you could use it as a clean feed output via the remote monitoring

[@SteveNilsen]

Damn! Can this also be used for Adobe Lightroom? That would have been a blast! =D

[@arzen65]

What about HDR wheels?

[@tomdchi12]

It’s not merely “designed primarily for DaVinci” it’s EXCLUSIVELY for DaVinci. I’d be more likely to buy this if Blackmagic opened up the device so that drivers could be written to use this as an input device in other applications like photo editing or something else (music production?). If the amount I deal with video declines or if something better than DaVinci comes along (difficult to imagine but possible) I don’t want this to become more e-waste.

[@MrAlexTech]

I don't believe I said primarily, I said specifically, as yeah it is only for Resolve. I'm in two minds, I can understand their stance. If someone makes a crappy app driver so it works in another software, but it's poop. People think the panel is poop, and that makes Blackmagic look bad. They can't possibly make the drivers themselves so it has to go out of their network, and out of their control. By keeping it within their network, they keep control and importantly quality control. Which goes a long way to uphold their image. Plus Resolve is only free as they've built a solid ecosystem of paid products around it, you start opening that up and you could potentially devalue it. On the flip side... Yeah it'd be super handy to use it elsewhere 😄

[@AtortAerials]

This seems really confusing for people who don't truly know how to color grade...just another way to screw up your footage even quicker. 😂 I edit in Resolve constantly for work with my iPad Pro M2 and now M4 and can't see wanting to have this bulky panel in front of me when I can do the exact same thing with an Apple Pencil. Techie and slick but I'll pass defeats the reason I'm editing on my iPad Pro. Great video too. I may buy and try and see who knows.

[@jianzhizhang8333]

Can you access the HDR palette with the panel?

[@Matein13]

No, you have to click over.

[@mariotriforce]

Not yet but it's mostly functional with the hdr wheels so I think they might add it tbh

[@joshedwards6205]

Can you use this with a switcher to adjust cameras live?

[@MrAlexTech]

Nope. Color only.

[@frankygoestocanada]

Question for you Mr! I've just received my micro color panel BUT I need to install DVR 19. Does it bugs out a lot or not? (Like what I was used to use on DVRS 18.6 are still works well). In fact, do YOU use DVRS 19 for your own videos actually? (I'm asking that because I used to have bad experiences with BETA version of a software before...) Thanks for your answer and have a nice one! 😊

[@MrAlexTech]

Hey! I've been on 19 beta since it released. The first one was a little buggy but it's been solid since then. No issues at all

[@escapades-et-cie]

​@@MrAlexTech Well thank you very much for that FAST answer! Have a nice day! At least, what is left... for you! (The greatings are from Canada... 😅)

[@arkadiuszrybicki2564]

I'd love to buy, but so far there's a lot of hype and the products are missing from the shops....

[@The_Idea_of_Dream_Vision]

Are the test styles from motion VFX?

[@MrAlexTech]

Yes Indeed

[@keimo03]

Mine goes to sleep then I can't get it back on without reconnecting

[@ecofriend93]

"Bing, bing, bong!" 😁

[@frankinblackpool]

This is a really cool piece of kit. But for knocking out one episode every couple of months or so, it may be an expensive toy, especially as my latest masterpiece hasn't even hit 0.1k views. But then my drone at twice the price and that only comes out to play every month or so. Just got to make sure she-who-must-be-obayed never learns how to google prices of stuff. BTW What magic secrets did Darren tell you to make your talking-head studio stuff pop so well? Or is it mostly down to real-world lighting and then you doing a little bit in the Colour Page. Got to admit I really like the look with the punchy colours an shizzle. Hope you have a good time in Amsterdam, and if Sebastiaan from Red Frame Tech says hello, please say hello for me. Saves me having to spam him with email.🤣😂

[@MrAlexTech]

I did meet Sebastian!! Great dude, we had a good natter 😄 Yeaaah I agree. It has to be useful for you to make it worth it, but If you do alot of colour, it's a great tool. Yeah it's mostly the lighting, with just a little bit of tweaking in Resolve. I should do an updated lighting video at some point 😄

[@frankinblackpool]

@@MrAlexTech Glad to hear you both rubbed shoulders. And as for your studio stuff, it’s interesting to know that lighting is king when it comes to image quality.. I hope your career change into KZbin Land is going well. 😀

[@chrisbeemedia4038]

Any way to control HDR wheel with this panel?

[@MrAlexTech]

I don't *think* so.

[@mariotriforce]

It actually dose but theirs no functionality to switch over to the hdr pallet yet tho tbh I think they actually are going to do it just missing some functionality but it's mostly their 😅

[@MrAlexTech]

@@mariotriforce there's a user button. Wonder if you can configure it. I'll dig about, see if I can find it 😄

[@yousefh7135]

we have the same mouse pad hahaha

[@joraphpictures]

Dose it come with a Davinci Resolve license?

[@mariotriforce]

No

[@MrAlexTech]

☝️☝️

[@Raima888s]

I want one lols

[@Raima888s]

I just got this. I got the colour panel working on 18.6, but then speed editor stopped working. Building a dedicated VE machine. Now colour panel doesn’t work on 18.6 on the new machine. Can be frustrating at times

[@Zherebtsow]

a lot of times we saw how ppl just spin this circles to show how some instruments are changes at color page, but i NEVER SAW smb really Working on IT from start to Finish result using this panels, to see is it reaaly so better as ppl advert it?) looks like SAME as mouse+keyB)) just click click and hotKeys, will be same as Panel....

[@MrAlexTech]

Results will be the same, just in less time. I talked about this in this video. Also go see Darren Mostyn videos for full walkthroughs.

[@Zherebtsow]

@@MrAlexTech yea, i understand that reault same. Im just about how fast it will be on real project from start to result) Feels like same, cos you dont need to switch buttons to jump from temperature to gain rings and so one, you just click on mouse and use keys) But anyway, this BM panels looks interesting and good)) Even if its only for home probably) cos if you have macbook, easier to grab just notebook and work anywhere, instead grab additional panel))

[@alanychung]

@@ZherebtsowI’ve been using mine a lot and normally you can only do one color wheel adjustment at a time. But with the panel I can move all three at the same time to find different color combinations that would have taken me ages if I did it one at a time

[@acebone2]

Nah, rich folks can also have it :)

[@KDVBMD]

DJ 😂

[@MrAlexTech]

I might have to rethink my career once again 😄

[@Shauny_D]

The functionality of the new one is better BUT it is noticeably much much lower quality. Every knob and dial feels floppy and cheap compared to the old micro panel.

[@mariotriforce]

While fair it's also priced in that range, next mini panel will be interesting tbh😅

[@Shauny_D]

@@mariotriforce yah i’m not complaining with the smaller size lll actually use this one more too

[@JojoJoget]

Don’t need to grade that fast, I mean its not like you’re djing for a crowd

[@6co1n]

42 seconds ago

[@MrAlexTech]

Boom! You early 😁

[@techknowbabble]

$900 for a KEYBOARD!!!!!

[@MrAlexTech]

Think it's about $500 now

[@insighteins1317]

Davinci Resolve 19 is STILL a BETA!!!

[@MrAlexTech]

I am AWARE!!! 😄