Over the last 14 years, I’ve gone from a child editing the footage he shot around the house in Windows Movie Maker, to an independent filmmaker who edits his films on Adobe Premiere Pro.

Editing software is a cornerstone to my workflow when it comes to films. And shifting from one software to another is always a big step.

However, the last 3 months has seen me quickly getting upto speed on Davinci Resolve after a decade of loyalty towards the Adobe Suit.

Here are 3 reasons that I have personally found that has made this switch much easier than I thought it would be.

Reason #1 - Pricing

Adobe Premiere Pro comes under the Adobe Creative Cloud which is priced at $59.90 / month and the individual app is priced at #9.99 / month. Meanwhile, Davinci Resolve is free to use with a premium option “Studio” is available at a one time payment of $259. The free option comfortably meets most of the editing needs unless you are a working professional. Even for the premium option, a lifetime copy of the software only comes upto 5 months of Creative cloud subscription.

Reason #2 - Autosave

Software crashing and corrupted files have been something I’ve dealt with for the longest time in Premiere Pro. While it autosaves any changes every 5 minutes of working, it always seems insufficient for some reason.

Davinci Resolve autosaves every time a change is made to the timeline and overall I’ve never had a crash yet within my 3 months of actively using this software. Project Backups are a lifesaver as well.

Reason #3 - All in One Experience

The design philosophy of both the softwares is where a major shift in user experience happens. Adobe Premiere Pro relies on other Adobe softwares for a smooth workflow experience. While I do admit it works really well when integrated with Audition and After Effects, the fact that you then, have to pay for an additional 2 softwares seems problematic.

Davinci Resolve has Fairlight and Fusion in built that deals with audio and effects perfectly well. This allows for a better all in one user experience rather than integrating with multiple softwares.

Ultimately, its your preference. But trying something new, never hurts.

Even though I’ve listed 3 ways Davinci Resolve is better, there are ways Premiere Pro might be easier to use as well. And in the end its all about preferences. But those preferences must come after trying both the softwares.