Should Blackmagic Charge for Major Updates?
From The Creative Jam Podcast by Casey Faris & MrAlexTech
May 6, 2025 · 34 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential for Blackmagic to introduce paid upgrades for DaVinci Resolve Studio and the implications of such a change.
DaVinci Resolve Studio has always included free major updates - even years after you’ve paid once. But what if that’s about to change? In this episode, we explore the possibility of Blackmagic introducing paid upgrades for Resolve Studio. Would that be a betrayal of everything Resolve has stood for… or just the next logical step for sustainable development? We dig into the pros, the cons, the community expectations, and what we’d be willing to pay for. Plus: how this compares to some of the competition. The Resolve Creators podcast is your one stop listen for all things DaVinci Resolve, with tips on running your own YouTube channel and doing creative things as a career. Plus: behind the scenes stories from Casey Faris and MrAlexTech. Casey hosts a YouTube channel focused on teaching creators how to make amazing things using Fusion, he also is the lead trainer at GroundControl.film which specializes in Fusion Training. Ground Control also runs Resolvecon! MrAlexTech hosts a YouTube channel that can teach you about anything in Resolve and is the creator of the Magic Animate plugin for DaVinci Resolve.
People in this episode
Hosts: Casey Faris, MrAlexTech
Topics covered
- Blackmagic
- DaVinci Resolve
- software updates
- community expectations
- sustainable development
- YouTube channel tips
Keywords
- Blackmagic
- DaVinci Resolve
- paid upgrades
- software development
- community feedback
- YouTube
- creative career
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blackmagic, GroundControl.film, Resolvecon
Products: DaVinci Resolve Studio, Magic Animate
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