Davinci 18 for iPad - Comprehensive Review

[@patrickwilliam8060]

The fusion, edit, Fairlight and delivery page are in the iPad version and can be unbidden with the shortcut menu. If you go to the shortcut screen, go to the far right and scroll to the bottom where you will see show pages. There you can set shortcuts for those hidden pages. Not my find, another user found it and someone posted it on KZbin

[@juanvaldz]

I just turned them I’m, wow

[@StillMovingMedia]

Update - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWS3p4B-mNB9jZY

[@patrickwilliam8060]

@@StillMovingMedia you explained it so much more eloquently than I could. Thank you for updating your video.

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@patrickwilliam8060 🙌

[@ktbikefun]

Yes, this is awesome, I am new to DaVinci but I found it fun to use, I just add page shortcut for Edit and Deliver

[@Diogosetgo]

Are you using it with an iPad with 8gb or 16gb?

[@ethanbraekevelt9744]

That’s what I’m trying to figure out. I just bought a 8gb one and I’m scared it won’t be strong enough to handle 4k editing.

[@ethanbraekevelt9744]

Do you need the 16 RAM option to do all of this or does the 8 RAM option work as well???😵‍💫 someone please help me.

[@TwangThang57]

Thanks for this very insightful video! Curious as to how you are enabling the clean feed to monitor. I have not been able to do this and wonder if it is a feature in the paid version. Unless lees I turn on stage manager, I do not get the 3 dot menu allowing me to move to monitor. With stage manager on, I get the 3 dot menu, but the DaVinci window on the monitor auto scales and bounces back to original if I try to expand it. When I press on the preview window in Resolve, whether with pencil, finger, mouse,…..I do not get any clean feed menu options as you do in the video. Thoughts?

[@chrisbogart687]

I am interested in finding this out also. Are there any other panels that can be moved to a second monitor in the color page?

[@chrisbogart687]

I got it running - need to have the newest iPadOS running - Stage Manager and Mirror turned on. I used the Apple USB C to AV adapter - power the iPad, run the SSD, and finally HDMI to external monitor (I used a small field monitor - got that running and then just by switching the HDMI plugged into my ASUS ProArt 27" monitor. Just press on the display window for the video you are working on hold and up pops the video clean feed > press and you will see at the bottom of the next pop-up external monitor, press that and you should have it. It all depends on how you are trying to connect to that external monitor. But, when you do, it's nice to see that big image up there and sit back and work.

[@chrisbogart687]

This is in the paid version only.

[@miroslavbazitov183]

Thanks for the unique perspective on the iPad version of resolve. I couldn’t get the external monitor menu to Pop-up - I have the suspicion that you managed to do that on iPadOS 15/16 but not on 16.2 with the updated external screen support. Any hint on how to get it running? Could it be also a paid feature?

[@MehranJabbari]

Would love to know the same. I’ve read it’s a studio version but can’t figure out how to purchase the studio version for iPad?!

[@DanBlake3rd]

Don't have my iPad with me, so from memory, enable Stage Manager in Settings > Display, then there are 3 dots at the top of a windowed app (more), click and one option is to send to second screen or something like that.

[@Juscz]

I'm an amateur wildlife videographer and am interested in obtaining an iPad for the while-on-safari convenience of downloading rather large amounts of 4K video on such a small, easy-to-travel-with computer device. Therefore, I ask the following: Does DaVinci Resolve for iPad Pro have a good video stabilization function? Thanks in advance for whatever advice you can offer. And thank you as well for the very informative video you made here.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Yes, though I think the stabilisation is in the full version which you need to pay to unlock.

[@Juscz]

@@StillMovingMedia, thank you for that very helpful information.

[@MobileDecay]

😂😂😂😂 That mustache is killing me!!!

[@StillMovingMedia]

Hopefully “softly with his Stache…”

[@Deckardrick007]

This video is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. Thank you 🙏

[@MadRC]

This is a fantastic video. Seen that BM dropped the release and I’m seriously tempted to get an M2 IPad now.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thanks, yeah I’m seriously considering an M2 12.9 inch for the reference mode and rather nice screen….

[@kabica22kabi42]

please we need tutorial for beginners on ipad and thanks

[@waveland]

I’ve not had a lot of time to work with Resolve on the iPad today (and I lost more time troubleshooting the Speed Editor which did not want to connect, and yes I had done the FW update). Nevertheless, I pulled out a Thunderbolt 10G Ethernet adapter, and sure enough you can connect to the Cloud Pod and edit from an attached SSD. With that in mind, you could do some fairly sophisticated on location ingest, proxy generation with a laptop or Mac Mini, and selects editing on the fly with the iPad Pro. Fold in the Blackmagic Cloud, and your project is instantly available to anyone else on the edit team. Then if you go one step further and add an internet connection, the Cloud Pod can automatically upload proxies to Dropbox and a remote editor can start turning the selects into a rough cut. Lots of possibilities with this compact form factor.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Absolutely, I’ve been using it connected to our network with a 10g adapter and also some experiments with the cloud pod. So much potential! Next on my shopping list is a thunderbolt 4 dongle/dock with a good selection of I/O that will unlock some more options.

[@waveland]

@@StillMovingMedia The best dock I’ve found is the OWC Pro Dock which is Thunderbolt 4 and has 10G. Haven’t plugged the iPad in yet, but works fantastic with my MacBook Pro. Oh and it has a high speed CFExpress slot. I don’t think any of the others come close to these specs.

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@waveland nice I’ll check it out.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Did you manage to connect the Speed Editor in the end? Something to look out for is if it’s still connected to a computer with a USBc the Bluetooth module won’t be on. So it needs to be unplugged prior to trying to connect to it.

[@waveland]

@@StillMovingMedia What’s weird is the only way I could seem to get iPad OS to see the Speed Editor was to plug it into the Thunderbolt port, open the Bluetooth settings, then unplug the SE with the settings page open. Otherwise it didn’t seem to see the keyboard. It’s working fine now. Just tested it again. And low and behold, even though the playback is a bit choppy, the iPad found the source files on the Cloud Pod via WiFi since I didn’t have the 10G adapter plugged in, and I can still scrub and edit if needed. So the network connection is persistent, which is a nice thing to know.

[@flippantfishtaco3132]

Just wanted to find out how well the editing features work on ipad, but half-way into this video, still no sign of it.

[@ZeroDay_tv]

Hey, is it possible to completely do a project on an external drive without having to copy or import videos on ipad’s internal memory? Im asking this because i just have 128 gb on my ipad and i want to know is it possible to work with large files without having concerns about going low on storage…

[@StillMovingMedia]

Yes, the project library files will be on the iPad but footage can be on an external drive.

[@ZeroDay_tv]

@@StillMovingMedia thank you for your response, should i apply any settings for that?

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@ZeroDay_tv not really - if you import it into the project from an external drive I believe it will just point to that file as in the desktop version.

[@ZeroDay_tv]

@@StillMovingMedia thank you sir❤️

[@eddie_g]

This was great and really in depth. Got my speed editor coming in the mail tomorrow! Would definitely love to see what apps you use for filmmaking on the iPad!

[@Jake-zc3fk]

Great video. BMD has been clever from the beginning with a free version of Resolve, and this is just a continuation of that. Bring the young indi filmmaker into the ecosystem and those who succeed will be with you, makes sense.

[@mrfroopy]

Unless you can hook up an Ultraa Studio, you can't professionally grade with this device. Is it compatible?

[@StillMovingMedia]

The Ultrastudio is currently not supported, though that will hopefully come. That said the way things are going with the 12.9inch M2 iPad having a very high quality display and perhaps more importantly the option for viewing in ‘Reference mode’ which removes any tweaking the iPad would be doing and allows you to select the Color space you wish to work in it may not be too far fetched…. At the moment I see it as a nice way of cutting things, and doing some tweaks but not full on grading. As a side note we have grade suites, ultra studios, calibrated monitors, munsel grey paint 😅 So I’m realistic about where this sits.

[@mrfroopy]

@@StillMovingMedia I'm just not sure the viewers of this understand that it is necessary to have that and a calibrated monitor. I would love it if they introduce that reference mode that bypasses the color management for the Mac too

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@mrfroopy Definitely, it’s long overdue for mac especially with all of the frustrations that have existed for years with quicktimes gamma shifting etc.

[@18wheeler170]

Thank you this was much needed and to all the clean feed is only in the paid version so they got my $95.00 LOL

[@emonsamsami1355]

is there a way to edit between PC and iPad? I want to be able to work on a edit on my PC and then also work on it on the go with my ipad...is this possible?

[@ritzloh2058]

Can this iPad version convert Audio Timecode to Metadata Timecode?

[@kcoppa]

What a fantastic mustache!

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thanks!

[@LtRyanPYT]

Dude I'm subscribing just based off of the legendary facial hair you have going on Do you know how much ram your iPad has? I'm buying an M2 chip just for this.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Whatever gets me the subs! 🙌😅 I’m not sure on the ram, I think I have the 512gb which is 8gb of ram

[@jordantherubio]

How does it compare to lumafusion editor.

[@HellboundFS]

How did you manage to get clean feed to your television via Airplay? For some reason it wont come up on mine. I’m on the M2 11 inch so it should be available. Am I missing something in the options menu?

[@fredstork]

On the computer version clean feed is limited to the Studio version, maybe this is the same for the iPad version.

[@HellboundFS]

@@fredstork Oh ok thx

[@18wheeler170]

Just got the clean out and yes its only on the paid version hope that help

[@HellboundFS]

@@18wheeler170 Cool, thx for letting me know. I guess I’ll be getting the paid version.

[@suman_ku_mishra]

try node video & compare with davinci please

[@StillMovingMedia]

Sorry could you explain in more detail please? Always happy to shed more light on something if I can 🙌

[@suman_ku_mishra]

@@StillMovingMedia can you compare two editing softweres on ipad first one is "Node video" & second one is "Davinci" ( compare both premium & free both ) which one is better? for ipad

[@futgaming]

hey can you do compound clips? and does it work with plugins on the desktop

[@StillMovingMedia]

Hey, I haven’t found a way to create compound clips writhing the cut page interface. You can however bring timelines into timelines which does kind of the same thing, though not as neat or quick. I’ve managed to load luts, and I know fusion effects presets can be loaded. Which plugins are you hoping to use?

[@juliusgregorio]

How are you liking the “experience” on the 11”? Would you go to a 12.9” just for davinci because it would make the experience better or does the 11” have enough real estate to do all the work while it keeping it more portable and easier to hand hold?

[@StillMovingMedia]

For me the portability of the 11inch wins out, If I want more screen then I can always connect a monitor when I’m not travelling/out and about.

[@markoconnell804]

Why not just use the editor page in the program?

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@markoconnell804]

@@StillMovingMedia the iPad version is the full version. All pages are available to access. Just use the one(s) you are most comfortable using.

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@markoconnell804 This was an early doors review on the official release of the beta version, as I was beta testing it. At the time the extra page hack wasn’t in the wild - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWS3p4B-mNB9jZY

[@markoconnell804]

@@StillMovingMedia nice! I bet you are enjoying the portability/freedom in working on your projects from a park, Coffee shop, beach, in a hammock, or lounge chair etcetera.

[@photog1738]

Hey, what shortcut board do you use? You should add referral amazon links in the description of your videos so we can support you financially when purchasing the equipment you recommend :)

[@StillMovingMedia]

It’s the Blackmagic design speed editor 🙌

[@TheFilmmakersWorkshop]

Brilliant vid. I’m really enjoying Resolve on my M1 Air too. Great back up device to my MBP.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Great to hear it! What kind of files are you cutting and hows the performance?

[@TheFilmmakersWorkshop]

@@StillMovingMedia tried GH6 files. All good with HD 422 up to 4K 25 422 Long gop, until 4K 50 422 - that struggled. Have not tried BRAW 4K, but awesome performance with HD. Using a cheap Bluetooth pen and Apple keyboard and finding it very swift, especially the colour page. Like you, I don’t use the cut page on desktop version, but so far it’s working better for me on the iPad version. Cheers, Adam

[@toxotis70]

I wish they will add support for different input formats…as canon raw, red raw, mxf etc

[@StillMovingMedia]

I imagine first priority is to get a solid app working and reliable. Then I’m sure we’ll see an expansion of compatibility, however some formats aren’t as efficient. For example I managed to edit, cut, grade and export 12k braw on the A14 Bionic iPad… I wouldn’t be confident of the same performance with some of the other formats at half the resolution.

[@derikblocker3170]

Can you transfer projects between the ipad and the mac?

[@StillMovingMedia]

Yes. And with cloud project library you can seamlessly jump into iPad projects from Mac

[@rubiotv]

Truly appreciate your insight. Would love to know your thoughts on the cut page

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thanks Danny! The way I’d usually work would involve lots of zooming in and out. Also I would tend to use the tracks while sorting clips. So as I touch on briefly the cut workflow took a bit more concentration, but I am getting used to it.

[@dmitriik3700]

Please explain how to do portrait layout. Regular feature doesn’t really work. It applies weird frame and you cannot scale your vide to frame edges.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Can you upload an example and link it or describe a little more?

[@dmitriik3700]

@@StillMovingMedia Hi, thanks for reply. Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6SnmqeGgqerbKM. The only video on my channel. The issue starts from 50th second. You can see whenever I try to zoom the video in portrait layout, I doesnt go to the size of the timeframe. Let me know if you need more explanation, my explanations might be vague

[@BradHeavey]

Thanks, as someone new to video production and editing this was very helpful.

[@mikechen121]

Thank you for the detailed review. One question: did the external ssd introduce any lag when editing higher-end files like the ursa 12k braw?

[@StillMovingMedia]

Not really, but I was using a fast ssd which has a higher I/O speed than standard. That said I’ve used some normal LaCie rugged ssds with URSA 4.6k braw files and that has seemed fine as well.

[@mikechen121]

​@@StillMovingMediaThanks!

[@jorgecaballero4516]

Muy interesante video, mucho más para quienes estamos intentando migrar de la computadora de escritorio al ipad. Y lo sorprendente que es editar en LumaFusion pero ahora tener una herramienta más profesional. Recomiendas algún teclado? He pensado en un Logitecj Keys To Go pero si hay mejores estoy dispuesto a mirar otras opciones. Saludos

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thanks! No particular recommendation, I’m using the Logitech MX keys in my home setup, works well, full size and switches neatly between iPad and my MacBook 🙌

[@jorgecaballero4516]

@@StillMovingMedia thanks. Thanks for the observation. I see that the external monitor can be used as an extended monitor, that's great for me, so I have the workspace on the iPad and the video being edited on the monitor.

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@jorgecaballero4516 🙌 to have it as a clean feed with the GUI on the iPad you need to upgrade to the studio version. This is an in app purchase, it can be done by using one of the studio only effects such as face refinement. When the effect is placed into a node you should get a dialogue box asking you if you’d like to upgrade. The cost is around £95

[@jorgecaballero4516]

@@StillMovingMedia Is it worth the investment

[@jorgecaballero4516]

@@StillMovingMedia A video showing the pros of having the studio version on ipad would be interesting.

[@ninay7685]

Hello from France ! Do you know if we can use a second monitor ? Tanks for all your work

[@trumpetmonkey7712]

Does every plugins for da vinci like transitions works on iPad?

[@Bannisterpost]

Seems really strange that they didn’t include a way to export an EDL/XML/AAF from it. Thought it would be a good idea to do a rough cut in the app on the road and finish it back at the studio in Resolve Studio. Nope, no option so I will hold off using it till thats included.

[@StillMovingMedia]

While the timeline exporting via xml isn’t present yet, however you can export projects from your project library and open them back on your main system. Also if you were to work from a cloud project library it would all be accessible from both… appreciate that’s not for everyone!

[@jwleemedia]

How do you get around screen calibration on the iPad? I wouldn't mind doing some light editing on it, but I coudn't see color grading on a non-calibrated monitor.

[@StillMovingMedia]

On the M2 12.9inch model you can run in reference mode which definitely helps! It’s quite likely there will be a future update to include some kind of ultra studio support. In the meantime it’s certainly no worse than peoples current laptop only setups… hell in reference mode it’s actually far better!

[@jwleemedia]

@@StillMovingMedia I must have the M2 version then, I can put it in reference mode. I'm not an Apple guy, this iPad Pro is literally the only Apple device I own. I normally use custom built PC's and calibrated monitors.

[@miroslavbazitov183]

@@jwleemedia the calibration mode is available on the m1 iPad as long as it is the bigger 12.9”. Same for m2 I.e. it is screen size related not chip related :)

[@castielvargastv7931]

@@miroslavbazitov183 how does this calibration mode work?

[@miroslavbazitov183]

@@castielvargastv7931 look up for iPad Pro Reference Mode this will give you apple’s article about it

[@Remr3D]

How do you extend a monitor?

[@Dada228822]

You are lacking 4 out of 6 tabs, you have to remake the review, it’s not comprehensive…

[@StillMovingMedia]

🤣🫠 *comprehensive for the official release not the version where you speed run resolve by glitching through walls 😅

[@Dada228822]

I think it’s there for a reason, but also hidden for a reason 😂 Thanks for the response, it’s still a great video ;)

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@Dada228822 yeah if it isn’t official then no one minds if it’s not perfect yet. Wouldn’t be surprised if it got re-hidden in a patch, which is fair enough… but maybe they just let it slide 🤞

[@StillMovingMedia]

@@Dada228822 we’d kind of assumed there must be some version of fusion running behind the scenes for the fusion text etc. but to find the whole thing 🤌