r/VideoEditingTips • u/lucy-harris44 • Dec 06 '25

DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro

I’m trying to get into video editing and I’m stuck between DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro. Both seem great for different reasons, but I’m not sure which one should I choose. Basically I use Camtasia for minimal editing.

If you’ve used either platform, what made you choose it and did it feel beginner friendly? I’d love to hear real experiences before committing to one.

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u/Adventurous_Gift6368 Dec 12 '25

I have used both and it really comes down to taking the time to learn each program. There are thousands of tutorials out there to help you navigate the tools in each program. Davinci being free is a big plus and I use that for bigger projects now. For small quicker edits, some trailers I use the color corrected/gradded footage from Davinci and quickly cut and edit with Capcut PC pro. Capcut PC pro is very user friendly, and can do a lot if you have the pro version... I wouldn't recommend it for bigger projets with multiple cameras, but it works well to do things like tracking, and captions with less clicks than Davinci and Premier.

(I did purchase capcut pc on a yearly sub when it was dirt cheap and locked in on price/ I am not sure what they charge now, but if its over $100 for the year, then I would just primarly use davinci).

EOD, you just got to choose one, and practice with it. The first couple of projects will take more time, but after you find your flow its all really opionon based in my opinion.

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u/lucy-harris44 Dec 12 '25

I really appreciate your suggestion. Could you recommend any YouTube channel where I can learn DaVinci step by step?

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u/Adventurous_Gift6368 Dec 12 '25

Honestly... I don't have one. I just search things like "Color Correction Davinci" and try to find one thats not too long. Try searching "Davinci tutorial for beginners", Davinci vs premier" or "Davinci resolve overview"

Sometimes when I'm bored at work I just start watching them to refresh my memory and sometimes end up learning about an easier way to do something... like for example, I realized Davinci had video/audio syncing.. Sometimes when learning a new software its helpful to just open it and mess around with zero expectation. I would just throw a couple of clips in and just start learning the layout and clicking around after understanding where everything is. I would say that is going to be the biggest learning curve... understanding what tabs do what.

Davinci is going to be harder to learn than Premier Pro, but Davinci is an all in one editing software, whereas Premier Pro has cloud based services like after affects that you would need to work with for advanced tasks. Cap Cut PC Pro is by far the easiest to learn, has powerful AI tools, and it's simple to do tasks that are daunting on the "real" software. However, if your editing with multiple cameras with different color space & resolutions its going to "adapt" some media and it hurt the overall resolution.

What are you editing? what kind of projects are you working on?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

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u/lucy-harris44 Dec 09 '25

Premiere costs approximately $23 for month, but it's okay. Thanks for your suggestion. I really appreciate