
To facilitate color grading where a full-resolution image is usually required the Optimize Media function may be disabled with a simple click. The process and playback resolution of proxies can be preconfigured or dynamically controlled via the Choose Automatically command. Now that process of proxy creation is relegated to the background and all but invisible to the user via the Optimize Media function. In prior versions of the software it was necessary to create a dedicated timeline in order to produce working proxies for smooth operation and playback on the timeline.

One notable new feature in Resolve 12 is the manner of proxy creation.

The LITE version of Resolve, is remarkably (still) a free download BMD recommends however a minimum of 16GB of RAM to take full advantage of Resolve’s expanded capabilities. This flexibility may come at a price for some broadcast facilities, but not necessarily in dollars. Unusual among the even most popular NLE platforms, Resolve 12 supports direct playback of all major camera formats including the increasingly popular (especially in Asia) the long GOP formats like Panasonic’s LongG.

Resolve 12 features a revamped user interface with an integrated NLE and open timeline supporting a wide range of frame rates, formats, and resolutions.
