Eventually, a free “lite” version for Mac was released. Soon the price dropped and development changed. It was focused on color grading only and not fully featured as we know it now.
At this point, DaVinci was still the domain of high-end film productions and very, very expensive. Around 2009 DaVinci Systems was acquired by Blackmagic design who made DaVinci Resolve their focus for development. Before we get to the business end of what’s the difference between the free and studio version of DaVinci Resolve, it’s worth looking at its evolution.
