In this video I'm showing you Blackmagic Cloud
and the benefits that it gives you to be able to edit collaboratively
together with others in DaVinci Resolve.
This video is actually part 2 of a series I've done with
John from Here To Record.
Over on his channel we showed how the new Cloud Pod and Cloud Store devices
enable you to easily sync footage between multiple locations
for remote editing!
So make sure you watch his video after you watch this one. I've put the link in the description below.
So I've got my Blackmagic Cloud Store Mini just off to the side here
and is basically an 8TB SSD hard drive
with super fast 10 Gigabit networking
and the built in ability to sync you files automatically with services like
Google Drive and Dropbox.
John and I have set up a shared Dropbox folder,
so whenever he adds files to his Cloud Pod in Sweden,
they automatically get uploaded the Dropbox,
and then my Cloud Store Mini here in the UK,
instantly downloads them ready for me to use, and visa versa.
Now this is perfect because it means we both have a local copy of all the assets
and the footage that we need to edit the video.
But how do we both work on the edit together at the same time?
Well that is where Blackmagic Cloud comes in!
It allows you to create a DaVinci Resolve project server in the cloud
so that your editing project can be accessed anywhere in the world
and worked on by multiple people at the same time.
First go to cloud.blackmagicdesign.com and sign up for a free account
the create a project server.
Now each project server does cost $5 per month,
but you can house as many projects within that server as you like.
And if at any point you feel you don't need your projects in the cloud anymore
All you do is just download them to your local machine
and cancel the subscription.
You're not tied in to keep paying and paying and paying!
Now once you've created your project server on the web,
you can then open up DaVinci Resolve,
click "Cloud" in the top left
and then login using your new Blackmagic Cloud account.
You'll then be able to create new projects like normal in DaVinci
but now the project files are being hosted in the cloud
and can be collaborative if you want them to.
So let's find out what you can do with it...
First off then I'm going to invite John as a member to my cloud project server
using his Blackmagic Cloud account.
Then I'm going to open up the project and go up to File,
and select "Multiple User Collaboration".
This is what will allow both myself and John to work on the file at the same time.
I can see who's in the project at any time by clicking down here
and it will show me a list of members.
And I can even text chat with other members
right inside of DaVinci here.
But for this demo myself and John have a Zoom call running in the background
so that we can talk to each other while we work.
So John take a look at the first draft
go through the timeline and let me know if you've got any feedback.
Yeah it's actually looking good so far, but I think we should add some B-roll shots in there
I can add a quick marker here so you know where to put them.
As John adds markers onto his timeline
they appear instantly in my timeline too,
so I can go away and start working on adding the B-roll,
while he continues to review the rest of the video.
ALEX: Right I've added a couple of the B-roll clips now so take a look and tell me what you think.
JOHN: Yeah it looks good. I think I'll just change the order of them a bit here.
Any changes John makes to the timeline
and I get this icon appear in the top right hand corner of my viewer
telling me that changes have been made.
And then if I click it...
It instantly updates my timeline
with all of the changes that John just made.
When one member starts editing the timeline
it locked the timeline and puts everybody else in a "read only" mode.
So you don't get multiple people all trying to make changes.
to the same clip at the same time.
All other members can see who's working on a timeline
because their user icon appears in the media pool
and next to the viewer.
Whoever has control of a timeline
can easily unlock it to allow others to start making changes
by right clicking on the timeline in the media pool,
selecting "Timeline" and then clicking "Unlock Timeline"
to then allow others to start making their changes.
You also can have one person working in the timeline
while another person is working in the colour tab at the same time.
So let's so a couple of colour tweaks while John finished off the edit.
As I'm adjusting the colour to this clip,
John will see a Yellow update icon appear in his viewer
and if he clicks that icon
it will then apply my colour grades to his timeline.
So you can see how easy it would be
for multiple people to be working on an edit at the same time.
ALEX: So John what do you think are we good to go?
JOHN: Yeah I think so!
Now before we get on to the big benefits that Blackmagic Cloud gives you for exporting a video
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A NAS as they're know in short
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But it's connected to your network
so multiple people and devices can access
and work from it at the same time.
Whether that be from home,
in your office,
or remotely from anywhere in the world.
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Take my QNAP for example,
I've got five of Western Digitals Red Plus 12TB hard drives
that give me a total of 60TB worth of storage.
Plenty for all my video editing projects.
I've also fitted four Western Digital SSD's
to get even faster read and write speeds
thanks to SSD caching.
I went with the Western Digital drives as they're optimised
and specifically designed for use in a NAS enclosure,
and are tested for 24/7 use.
If you want to find out more about my NAS setup
and how it has completely changed they way I work
check out my video linked in the description below.
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Now because John has all of the original media locally,
and access to the DaVinci Project file in the cloud,
I don't have to spend a bunch of time rendering out the export,
and uploading it to something like WeTransfer, to send it to him.
Instead all he needs to do is head to the Deliver tab in DaVinci Resolve
and export it himself.
Which saves A TON of time!
And while his machine is busy rendering out the main video,
I still have full access to the project on my machine.
So I could then be utilising that time
to create social clips for example
and reformatting the main video to 9:16
for social sites like TikTok and Instagram.
So there you have it, I hope you've enjoyed the video
and have seen just a glimpse of how powerful Blackmagic Cloud can be
for collaborative editing.
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Remember to see the full video on
how to use the Cloud Pod and the Cloud Store to
sync footage between multiple locations
head over to the Here To Record channel now.
Just click the video... about here.
Or I'll put the link down in the description below as well.
And finally if you need help with your setup
my email address is on screen now
you can ping me an email and we'll setup ad one-to-one consulting session
and get all of your broadcast questions answered.
And once you've done all that, I will see you on the next video!