DaVinci Resolve is arguably the most powerful video-editing software you can get for free and is used by industry professionals working on films and TV shows. Version 18 is a major release that adds loads of new features, some of which are aimed at experienced users, but they won't cost you anything to explore. The biggest change is the launch of an online-collaboration service called Blackmagic Cloud (Blackmagic Design is the company behind DaVinci Resolve). This lets you host your projects online, so you can work on videos with people anywhere in the world, and make creative decisions together. Adjusting the colour in videos is one of DaVinci Resolve's main strengths and this latest version further expands its capabilities. Its new 'object mask' tool is able to track the movement of thousands of individual objects, as well as people and animals, so that when you tweak their colour it remains consistent throughout the video. There's also a new 'depth map' that lets you focus on action in the foreground, such as by making the people talking stand out, or add atmosphere to the background of a scene.
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