Kinvermark wrote:You've got to admire the OP's artistry in portraying himself as a victim of corporate greed.

The Software would be perfect for my need if it had fullscreen preview. I mean at least I understand how that is necessary now, still would really really love this feature in the free version. I don't earn money with it and that's another reason why I don't want to pay that much. So for me this would be 300$ for one feature, that's what I mean. Yes I know what else comes with this bt as I said I only need this one feature, the other ones aren't that useful to me. You can still get the speed editor Davinci R 17 included for 295. Its not only only full screen you also get hardware h264 encoding more Color correction tools and effects. Or did I miss something and in another version (I am using 17) this is in the free version? I can't afford 300$ for a fullscreen preview but it really makes me not want to use Resolve if I don't have it. The by far biggest downside though is that Video Clean Feed or FullScreen Preview on a second monitor is only in the Studio version, which is 300$ and that's the only feature of the Studio version I need but at the same time this is borderline a dealbreaker for me. Swerik wrote:I wanted to switch to Resolve and I do like it, I'm starting to get used to everything and use AutoHotKey to work around some of my habits. The free version still supports external playback hardware. If you don’t want to pay for the software, I’d recommend buying a cheap Decklink or Ultrastudio card so you can properly monitor on an external display, instead. If you aren’t using it to make money, then the free version still gives you 90% of the capabilities of the Studio version, and is one of the most feature filled “demo” versions of a professional software packages anyone could possibly ask for. $300 for the Studio version is effectively “free”, if you’re using the software to make money. Let me once again be the old man in threads like this, who reminds people that before it was acquired by Blackmagic in 2009, Resolve used to cost a minimum six-figures just to get a basic, barely working system going.

Hardware sales is how BMD makes the money that is required to support the development of Resolve itself. Yes it’s necessary, because exclusively using Clean Feed means that you probably aren’t ever going to buy Decklink or Ultrastudio hardware to properly view your playback on an external monitor. Is it really necessary to put such a simple and common feature behind the paywall?

Free DaVinci Resolve 18.5.0.41