hi on this channel we talk a lot about DaVinci Resolve and its latest and greatest features
but in this video I want to talk about all the accessories that I use alongside the software
and which ones I think are worth it which ones are over hyped maybe some that are under hyped let's
dive into it but first a quick word I've actually been taking a lot of time to work on my DaVinci
Resolve course literally hundreds of you have been asking me to add content involving the desktop
version not just the iPad so I've completely overhauled it and added about 20 new videos
completely going over the desktop version covering multiple monitors and actually specific videos
on how to switch from Premiere and how to switch from Final Cut and comparing the user interfaces
to help make the transition easier all of those new videos are going to be live early or by the
by midweek next week and because I put so much time in energy into it I am going to be raising
the price this will be the last weekend that you can join in at the price that it currently
is so if you're interested the link is down in the description below but for now we can can get back
to the the main video that we were talking about so first let's talk about the speed editor I've
been using the speed editor pretty much since it came out and to be honest it's one of the things
that I'm on the fence about recommending all the time it really involves asking the question what
buttons and shortcuts and type of editing style are you into because unfortunately the buttons
on it are non-customizable whatsoever you can't reprogram any keys or switch them out even in the
software however the biggest selling point is the scroll Wheel by a mile because here's the
thing you can get other editing keyboards that have little scroll reels on them we're going
to talk about one of those in a few minutes but what the wheels do on those other keyboards is
actually just doing the left and right arrow key shortcut just very quickly but what that causes
is very like jittery scrolling and pretty much just one speed of scrolling on the speed editor
you can actually change between shuttle Jog and scroll basically three variations of speed to get
throughout your timeline and so you can go to scroll mode for example and get across a long
timeline very quickly or you can change the mode to get extremely precise and really just
a good feeling while editing to put your playhead exactly where you want to be to make Cuts or move
things around it's relatively compact I actually brought it with me to NAB plugs in just via a USB
and is powered by whatever you're plugged in but it does also have an internal battery so you can
actually use it through Bluetooth which is how you use it for the iPad version if you look at
the button layout and find yourself using a lot of those buttons most of the time then I think
it's well worth it moving on to another editing keyboard This is the torbox Neo this I've also
been using for the past handful of years and it basically supplements the con of the speed editor
I use this in my left hand and it's basically just filled with a bunch of different shapes of buttons
and wheels and toggles almost looks like a giant fidget toy this has been a huge game changer and
one of the biggest reasons that combined with the scroll wheel of the speed editor I've been able to
edit 30 to 40 percent faster than what I used to by just using keyboard shortcuts the software is
incredible because it's so easy to use and very very quickly I can open it up add a new shortcut
to a key kind of close it out and there's not a lot of fuss with this product which I think is
incredibly important for something that's supposed to be good for product the other cool thing is the
shortcuts and button layouts will change depending on the application you currently have open so you
can customize all the buttons for DaVinci Resolve but then if you open up Photoshop or Premiere
or Final Cut or literally any other program on your computer it will then completely change the
layouts depending on what you have set up so it's incredibly versatile I think it's well priced and
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thanks for making this video sound so good next up you have the Blackmagic Cloud store so I did
a video on this last year because they actually sent one out to me the Mini version which is the
eight terabytes there's also the pocket I believe it's called where it's just kind of the interface
and then you plug in your own hard drives that's a couple hundred bucks and then they have the
Cloud store which starts at like 10 terabytes and can go up to like 360 terabytes for a ridiculous
amount of money but at their core they're all the same product it allows you to take a hard drive
and turn it into a Nas system that is directly working with DaVinci Resolve you can plug in an
HDMI and get a really cool interface going where you can kind of see where the data is stored you
can see what sort of region rights you're getting depending on what you're plugged in whether it's a
10 gig one gig ethernet USB type-c port I did ask Blackmagic last year if you're able to have user
upgrades for the drive since it can be limiting to just have eight terabytes forever in theory they
totally built it to where a normal user could take it apart and upgrade the I believe it's just m.2
ssds sitting inside there they haven't confirmed if that will avoid any warranties or anything like
that so don't go ripping it apart just yet at the end of the day it's a fine Nas system it's
definitely pretty expensive I think the pocket one is definitely probably a no-brainer you can
play in any hard drive you want and then you get the nice user interface of getting a Dropbox or
a Google Drive backup solution you can kind of create a shared network for multiple editors in
the same space to edit off of I can have Michelle edit at this desk just drop a bunch of footage on
the Cloud store and then instantly we both have access to it because the project is syncing via
Blackmagic cloud and then the footage and assets are syncing via the Cloud store this definitely
goes on my list on not necessities and it's definitely a hyper Niche product for a certain
group of people finally we have the control panels now these of course are specifically
designed for the color page Blackmagic gave me one for about a month last year to review
it was the mini panel which they I guess at some point in recent times actually dropped the price
by a thousand bucks it used to be 3 000 and now I believe it's 2 000. there's also the micro which
basically is the same as the mini just chops off the screens and extra buttons on top and then of
course you have the advanced panel which is going to run you about I think 25 or 30 grand needless
to say that one is definitely more reserved for the ultra professional colorist but the micro
and mini panels are an interesting bunch I mean I absolutely loved the experience of using them it
took about a week to really get my muscle memory down and become faster using it than just using
my mouse to scroll around the color page so it just takes kind of learning where the buttons
and dials are but once you actually start grading I think it's an incredible process I actually got
to witness someone using a panel For the First Time Brendan Washington we're hanging out in a b
the whole week I was trying to softly convert him to resolve took him over to the booth and my Apple
psychology brain told me if I can get him to just touch the panel he'll have a blast and immediately
want this entire setup and I don't know if he's gonna switch but it definitely worked at least in
the moment he got pretty hooked and I think the reason people fall in love with using panels so
much is because it can feel more natural using physical like wheels and the balls and and the
dials rather than using a mouse to have to look at a user interface on a screen and drop down menus
your cursor can only go to one spot at a time you can literally be doing multiple things at once
with the panels so if you find color grading as a big part of your process or you want to start the
Journey of being a colorist where you do color work for other people I think these panels are
actually incredibly priced they're not cheap but they're not not cheap products if you're primarily
an editor who just dabbles in color or does quick Rec 709 conversions real quick it would definitely
be more of a want than a need buy which hey it's your money do with it what you want but anyone
who does substantial color work every week I think you'll pay for itself pretty quickly let me know
if I miss any accessories that you have fallen in love with I would love to learn about more
accessories out there specifically for resolve again if you're interested in learning more
about my beginner course if you're new to DaVinci Resolve or switching over from another program
check those links down in the description below thanks for watching see you guys in the next video