DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Table of Contents DaVinci Resolve for Mac 4 Selecting Hardware Configurations Which Mac? 5 6 GUI Monitor 8 Graphics Processing Unit 8 PCIe and Thunderbolt Expanders 8 UHD and 4K-DCI Image Processing 9 ™ Connecting a Calibrated Grading Monitor 10 File System and Media Storage 11 Important note about Solid State Disk (SSD) speeds 12 Installing the DaVinci Resolve Application 13 Updating Third Party Drivers for Resolve
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Table of Contents Using a Mac as the DaVinci Resolve database server 47 DaVinci Resolve Control Surface Dimensions and Weights 48 48 Warranty 49 3
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve for Mac Building the world’s highest performing color grading system is simple with this easy to follow guide. DaVinci Resolve features the Emmy™ award winning For your grading monitor or projector Resolve also color correction technology that uses 32 bit float supports the range of Blackmagic Design video I/O based YRGB image paths for the highest quality cards to provide a SDI output to your calibrated grading display.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Selecting Hardware Configurations DaVinci Resolve is configurable for different operational requirements based around the performance you need and the available hardware options: DaVinci Resolve for Mac operates on current Intel Resolve offers a number of user settings, which will based Mac Pro, iMac and Retina MacBook Pro optimize playback performance on lower powered computers.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Which Mac? MacBook Pro iMac To give you some guidance on the performance of The current model iMac can provide faster image systems, the 2012 and 2013 15" MacBook Pro with processing than a MacBook Pro due to the availability Retina Display is supported, with some processing of faster CPUs and GPUs in the top models.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE which permit you to add a RAID controller for storage Mac Pro and to add extra GPUs via a PCIe expander chassis. This guide details configurations for the 2012 Mac Pro and older models. The guide will be updated Resolve is multi GPU aware and while it will operate to include the new 2013 Mac Pro when they on a single GPU sharing the GUI and image become available.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE GUI Monitor PCIe and Thunderbolt™ Expanders The Resolve GUI is optimized for 2560x1440 screen The 2012 MacPro offers connection to an external resolution but will work with a MacBook Pro 15- inch expander chassis via its PCIe interface. This permits Hi-Res (1680 x 1050) Widescreen Display and also extra GPUs to be installed for use by the unique 1920 x 1080 and higher screen resolutions. If you processing controller in DaVinci Resolve.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE UHD and 4K-DCI Image Processing With the increasing use of digital cameras, many You can also grade and display UHD/4K-DCI images colorists want to grade UHD, 4K-DCI or higher if you connect a PCIe expander to your Mac Pro, resolutions in real time.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Connecting a Calibrated Grading Monitor All colorists grading for TV or film deliverables will The UltraStudio 4K offers a variety of input and need to use a proper calibrated grading monitor output conections in a rack mount chassis and is connected to a SDI video I/O card for 2D or 3D connected via Thunderbolt to the MacBook Pro, monitoring. This video output device will utilize a iMac and 2013 MacPro computer.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE File System and Media Storage DaVinci Resolve for Mac supports a number of Facilities with SAN based shared storage can internal and external storage systems however work concurrently with projects that are being almost any storage, designed for Mac OS X and graded in other Mac, Windows or Linux suites. high bandwidth media, will be suitable for use.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Important note about Solid State Disk (SSD) speeds Some models of SSD cannot save video data at The Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, a Mac OS X and the speed indicated by the manufacturer because Windows 8 application, can be used to measure the disk uses hidden data compression to reach accurately if your SSD will be able to handle these higher write speeds. This data compression uncompressed video capture and playback.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Installing the DaVinci Resolve Application After selecting and configuring your hardware there are just a few steps starting with the DaVinci Resolve Installer: Installing or updating Resolve is essentially the same For the full version of DaVinci Resolve, the included process. Log in as the user that will be operating USB dongle contains the Resolve for Mac license Resolve.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Updating Third Party Drivers for Resolve DaVinci Resolve uses a number of third party drivers GPU you will need to visit the NVIDIA download site which you may need to install or update depending to get the correct NVIDIA driver to install. on the DaVinci Resolve and OS version and also the CUDA drivers hardware configuration you are using.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Systems with RED Rocket DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Lite can It is important to use the version of the RED Rocket perform RED R3D decoding at various resolutions driver and firmware that is certified for use with and debayer qualities based on the performance of Resolve. your computer hardware, particularly the CPU speed Please refer to readme file that is supplied with each and number of cores.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE First Time You Start Resolve There are three hardware items to configure when We recommend you identify your primary drive you first start the Resolve application. Open the now and then add and remove other drives as Hardware Setup by selecting the Preferences needed but dont change the primary drive until window from the DaVinci Resolve application you have considered how to back up and restore menu. your stills.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Configuring Third Party Control Panels You can use DaVinci Resolve with your mouse and If using a JLCooper Eclipse CX, follow the Eclipse keyboard, with a pen and tablet and also with CX documentation to connect and configure it one of the supported third party control panels. with an Ethernet port on your Mac.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Assembling Hardware for DaVinci Resolve Building a DaVinci Resolve system is as simple as knowing where to find the certified parts and configuring them for Resolve. To help make it easy to start, we have listed all of the parts you need and where to find a supplier.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on MacBook Pro with Retina Display Suitable for SD and HD 3 Suitable for on-set, pre-grade, preview and training 3 Grading monitor and external storage via Thunderbolt™ The retina MacBook Pro 15" is suitable for on-set, Setup pre-grade, previewing and training. It can provide The Resolve interface like many premium applications a preview of material in HD and apply shot by shot requires a high GUI resolution.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on MacBook Pro with Retina Display Shopping List Software DaVinci Resolve for Mac http://www.blackmagicdesign.com Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/resellers/ Control Panel DaVinci Resolve Control Surface (Note: includes the DaVinci Resolve software) http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/davinciresolve Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on MacBook Pro with Retina Display Shopping List Capture Card Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 4K Alternatives with a different feature set Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 3D Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express Blackmagic Design Intensity Exteme Blackmagic Design Mini Monitor Blackmagic Design Mini Recorder (Note: HD-SDI I/O and HDMI output is supported by Resolve) http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ Where to Buy http://www.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on MacBook Pro with Retina Display Shopping List Optional USB 2.0 Keyboard Logickeyboard Apple DaVinci Resolve Model: LKBU-RESOLVE-AM89-US http://www.logickeyboard.com/shop/apple-davinci-resolve-2952p.html Where to Buy http://www.logickeyboard.com/shop/apple-davinci-resolve-2952p.html Optional USB 2.0 Extender ICRON USB 2.0 Ranger 2204 http://www.icron.com/products/usb_new/usb20-ranger-2204-cat5-extender.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on MacBook Pro with Retina Display Shopping List Optional ThunderBolt Expansion (Note: The ThunderBolt expansion is not suitable for GPU use but some models can be used for a Red Rocket or storage HBA) Multiple alternative options shown Magma ExpressBox 3T http://www.magma.com/expressbox-3t Magma ExpressBox 1T http://www.magma.com/expressbox-1t Where to Buy http://www.magma.com/where-to-buy Sonnet ECHO-EXP2F http://www.sonnettech.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on MacBook Pro Connection Diagram MACBOOK PRO RESOLVE CONTROL SURFACE MEDIA STORAGE ULTRASTUDIO 3D GRADING MONITOR 24
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Suitable for HD and higher resolutions 3 Real time processing of HD images 3 Preview, grade and render 4K images 3 Grading monitor and external storage via Thunderbolt™ The late 2012 27" iMac provides a flexible and Setup simple desktop workhorse for real time previewing, The Resolve interface requires a high GUI resolution, grading and finishing material up to and including which is available on the 21.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Shopping List Software DaVinci Resolve for Mac http://www.blackmagicdesign.com Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/resellers/ Control Panel DaVinci Resolve Control Surface (Note: includes the DaVinci Resolve software) http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/davinciresolve Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/resellers/ Alternatives with a different feature set Avid Artist Color http://www.avid.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Shopping List Capture Card Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 4K Alternatives with a different feature set Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 3D Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express Blackmagic Design Intensity Exteme Blackmagic Design Mini Monitor Blackmagic Design Mini Recorder (Note: HD-SDI I/O and HDMI output is supported by Resolve) http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Shopping List Alternatives with a different feature set Apple iMac 27" Late 2012, 3.2GHz Intel Core i5 or faster http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with 2GB of GDDR5 memory Alternative with reduced performance Some of the image processing operations like temporal noise reduction need high RAM and so these operations might not be available on GPUs with limited RAM Apple iMac 27" Late 2012, 3.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Shopping List Optional Direct Attached External Storage Multiple alternative options shown PROMISE Pegasus R4, 4 Bay RAID http://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?region=en-US&m=1040&sub_m=sub_m_8&rsn1=40&rsn 3=47&statistic=pegasus PROMISE Pegasus R6, 6 Bay RAID http://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?region=en-US&m=1040&sub_m=sub_m_8&rsn1=40&rsn 3=47&statistic=pegasus Where to Buy http://www.promise.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Shopping List Optional RED R3D Processing Card RED Rocket http://www.red.com/ Where to Buy http://www.red.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on iMac Connection Diagram iMac RESOLVE CONTROL SURFACE MEDIA STORAGE UltraStudio 4K VIDEO AUDIO SDI EMBED HDMI AES ANLG ANLG ULTRASTUDIO 4K GRADING MONITOR 31
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Recommended for HD and 2K 3 Great for HD and 2K in real time 3 4K playback performance depending on configuration 3 Internal, external and SAN storage options The 2012 Mac Pro offers four PCIe slots for installation When using the 2012 Mac Pro, significantly f aster of cards and therefore there are many possible overall performance can be obtained using the configurations to consider.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE The most important item to check if you are Alternatively you can consider the GTX680. This card, installing DaVinci Resolve on an older Mac is to unless specifically listed for Mac, will not provide a GUI confirm you are using the 64bit kernel, not 32bit.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE as the slowest performer of your group will dictate Expander Configurations the fastest speed the system can operate. There are While a single shared GPU for both GUI and image also literally hundreds of possible slot configurations processing is supported, Resolve is optimized for between the Mac Pro and the PCI Express expansion using more than a one GPU for image processing. chassis.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Choosing graphics cards for your Mac Pro and The Mac Pro provides two auxiliary PCIe power OpenCLbased image processing GPUs, including connections. The number of power connections features previously only available on CUDA like required by a graphics card might be 2, 1 or none. noise reduction, for the 2012 Mac Pro we have only When choosing GUI and GPU cards for your Mac qualified support for NVIDIA CUDA GPUs.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Where to install your hardware for basic 2012 Mac Pro configurations MAC PRO SLOT CONFIGURATION Dedicated GUI GPU and dedicated GPU for image processing Slot Board Function 1 Single or double width GPU GPU for image processing 2 Single width GPU GPU for GUI 3 DeckLink capture card Video & audio I/O 4 HBA or RAID card Storage interface MAC PRO SLOT CONFIGURATION Single shared GPU for GUI and image processing, with RED Rocket for R3D fil
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Where to install your hardware for 2012 Mac Pro and PCIe expansion chassis configurations EXPANDED SLOT CONFIGURATION using 2x GPU cards for 3D stereoscopic image processing Slot Mac Pro Slot CUBIX PCI Express Expander 1 Single or double width GPU 1 Double width GPU 2 CUBIX PCIe x16 card 2 3 DeckLink capture card 3 4 HBA or RAID card 4 Double width GPU EXPANDED SLOT CONFIGURATION using 3x GPU cards and DeckLink 4K Extreme for 4K mon
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List Software DaVinci Resolve for Mac http://www.blackmagicdesign.com Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/resellers/ Control Panel DaVinci Resolve Control Surface (Note: includes the DaVinci Resolve software) http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/resellers/ Alternatives with a different feature set Avid Artist Color http://www.avid.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List Capture Card Blackmagic Design DeckLink 4K Extreme Alternatives with a different feature set Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme 3D+ Blackmagic Design DeckLink Studio (Note: HD-SDI I/O and HDMI output is supported by Resolve) http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ Where to Buy http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/resellers/ Computer Apple Mac Pro Mid 2012, 2.4GHz 12-Core or faster http://www.apple.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List GUI Monitor Apple LED Cinema Display 27” http://www.apple.com/displays/ Where to Buy http://store.apple.com/ Alternatives with a different feature set Any monitor meeting the following criteria: > DVI-D or Mini DisplayPort input > IPS or TFT LCD flat panel with black bezel > 2560x1440 is the preferred screen resolution, 1920 x 1080 and higher screen resolutions are also supported.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List Internal Graphics Processor for Shared GUI and Image Processing Multiple options shown below for Mac OS X 10.8.4 supported CUDA based GPUs For installation within the MacPro as a single shared GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 for Mac with 2048 MB GDDR5 SDRAM http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-3682-KR Where to Buy http://www.evga.com/Products/WhereToBuy.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List External Graphics Processor for Image Processing Multiple options shown below for Mac OS X 10.8.x supported CUDA based GPU For installation externally to the MacPro in an approved PCIe expander chassis NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN with 6GB GDDR5 SDRAM http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-titan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 with 3GB GDDR5 SDRAM http://www.geforce.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List Optional PCI Express Expansion CUBIX GPU-Xpander Desktop ELITE Model: XPDT-X16-ELDHE (Hi-flow exhaust - recommend for up to 4 GPUs) http://www.cubix.com/gpu-xpander-desktop Where to Buy http://www.cubix.com/catalog/buy-xpander-desktop Alternative Cyclone Microsystems PCIe2-2707 Order number: 600-2707-1-15-S http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_systems/600-2707.php Where to Buy http://www.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List Optional Direct Attached External Storage Multiple alternative options shown Accusys A08S-PS, 8 Bay RAID http://www.accusys.com.tw/products/storage/a08s-ps.html Accusys A12S2-PS, 12 Bay RAID http://www.accusys.com.tw/products/storage/a12s2-ps.html Where to Buy http://www.accusys.com.tw/where-to-buy/dealer-agent.html CalDigit HDPro2, 8 Bay RAID http://www.CalDigit.com/HDPro2/ Where to Buy http://www.caldigit.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Shopping List Optional Fiber Channel SAN External Storage Rorke Data Galaxy Aurora, 36 Bay RAID http://www.rorke.com/solutions/galaxy/aurora Where to Buy http://www.rorke.com/about/contact Alternative Oxygen Tec O2 24 bay enclosure Model: 4K24FS http://www.oxygentec.com/newWeb/pro/display.asp?id=232&chanpin=true&type=cp_jieshao&name_cn=% B2%FA%C6%B7%BD%E9%C9%DC&shuxingid=12&daili= Where to Buy http://www.oxygentec.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve on Mac Pro Connection Diagram MAC PRO SPEAKERS PCIe EXPANSION (OPTIONAL) GUI MONITOR MEDIA STORAGE RESOLVE CONTROL SURFACE 46 GRADING MONITOR
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Using a Mac as the DaVinci Resolve database server For facilities that have a number of DaVinci Resolve > systems you can share projects and the project At the prompt enter the computer's administrator password, then return databases by using the PostgreSQL database > supplied with the full version of DaVinci Resolve You should see “postgres$” followed by the cursor; next type and a Remote Database Server.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE DaVinci Resolve Control Surface Dimensions and Weights WIDTH DEPTH WEIGHT CENTER PANEL 195.5mm (7.69in) 574.1mm (22.60in) 460.7mm (18.14in) 12.2kg (26.9lb) LEFT PANEL 195.5mm (7.69in) 333.5mm (13.13in) 421.8mm (16.60in) 4.8kg (10.6lb) RIGHT PANEL 195.5mm (7.69in) 333.5mm (13.13in) 421.8mm (16.60in) 4.8kg (10.6lb) 195.5mm [7.69in] HEIGHT 1238mm [48.75in] 590.57mm [23.25in] 470mm [18.49in] 373.93mm [14.
DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE Warranty 12 Months Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that DaVinci Resolve control Design parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has surface will be free from defects in materials and workmanship been modified or integrated with other products when the for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.
