They intend for the keyboard to last and will offer replacement parts as needed. The DaVinci Resolve keyboard is built into a sturdy metal case with keycaps that are designed to take some pounding.

The DaVinci Resolve search dial (job/shuttle/scroll wheel) truly feels like it has the same type of ballistics and tactile feedback that a Sony dial gave you. That's not simply cosmetic - there are a number of plastic editing keyboards with a shuttle knob - it's about precision engineering. The keyboard is very reminiscent of Sony's BVE keyboards of the past. Blackmagic Design was kind enough to loan me a keyboard for a couple of weeks of testing for this review.

Speed is lost using a mouse-centric, drag-and-drop approach, so the DaVinci Resolve keyboard is designed to put speed back into modern edit workflows. After some post-NAB feedback and adjustment, the keyboard is finally ready for prime time, running with DaVinci Resolve 16.1 (currently in public beta) or later.īlackmagic Design's Grant Petty comes from a broadcast engineering background and knows how fast tape editing was with the right controller.

They also added a dedicated editor's keyboard - something that warms the heart of any editor who started their career in a linear edit suite. Replay: Blackmagic Design doubled-down on advanced editing features in 2019 by introducing a new editing mode to DaVinci Resolve 16 called the cut page.