I have been paying for Adobe's Creative Suit subscription for years which included all its photography and video suites, and all the other good stuff but the prices slowly got out of control in time, so I finally decided to switch to its Photography suite only that includes Lightroom and Photoshop, which are indispensable in my workflow, especially the Lightroom which does the heavy work for stills.
Get Davinci Resolve Studio version for free
For Video creation and editing purposes, I needed something to replace the Premiere Pro so I switched to Davinci Resolve and never looked back. I am not an advanced video editor but I still opted for the full Studio version since it is such a good deal! It also has a free version which offers probably %95 percent of the features that an average creator needs, and for the 5% remainder, there is the Full version, the DaVinci Resolve Studio which sells for a one-time $299 fee (Check what are the upgrades when you switch from free to Studio version here). Yes, you heard it right, no subscriptions are necessary! You pay $299 once and get the full package with advanced features, and life-long free updates that Blackmagic releases.
And it gets even better, there are ways to get the $299 Studio version for free when bundled with other Blackmagic products, here are the options:
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor
This is a special keyboard with shortcut keys and a search dial that are designed to speed up the editing process in Davinci Resolve and sells for $395. With this hardware, the $299 Resolve Studio version is included for free, so you get the excellent speed editor for only $96. You may choose to sell it for over that value if you choose not to use it later. (Blackmagic has a full-featured Resolve Editor Keyboard that also comes with a free activation key, but at $595 I think it is a bit over-priced so I recommend the Speed Editor version for $395 instead.
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K BH #BL4KPKCAM • MFR #CINECAMPOCHDMFT4K 315 reviews
The Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K features a 4/3" MFT sensor and captures up to 4096 x 2160 DCI 4K images at rates up to 75 fps in a variety of codecs including Blackmagic Raw at several bit rates and various ProRes 422 options. This is a dedicated video camera with so many professional features with a price tag of only $1295, and comes with the Resolve Studio version.
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2
This is another pro-level video camera with Super35 sensor and Canon EF mount, sells for $1595 and similarly comes with a free Davinci Resolve Studio activation key.
Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera 6K L mount
Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera 6K L Mount
This is the latest and greatest Blackmagic Cinema camera with Leica L mount and full-frame sensor. It can record up to 6K36 fps Open Gate / 4K Anamorphic and has 13-stop dynamic range. At $2595, this is one of the most expensive options to get a free Resolve Studio version, but if you need the camera, why not get both?
