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Vidova vs DaVinci Resolve
Vidova's AI agent makes the edit from a brief and exports OTIO for Resolve. Resolve is a free full editor, with Studio for $236. Compare AI, MCP, exports and price.
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Vidova
People who want an AI agent to do the editing on a real timeline, in the browser or from Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients.
DaVinci Resolve
Editors who want a free full editor with colour, audio and effects, or Studio for one payment.
The short answer
DaVinci Resolve is a free professional editor for Mac, Windows and Linux, with editing, colour, audio and effects pages. Studio adds the Neural Engine AI tools for $236 once. You make the edit yourself. Vidova is built around an AI agent: you upload footage, describe the edit and the agent makes it on a timeline you can change. The two also work together: make the rough cut in Vidova, export it as OTIO with the source media and grade it in Resolve.
At a glance
| Feature | Vidova | DaVinci Resolve |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent edits a timeline from chat | Yes.The agent cuts, trims, captions and arranges clips on the timeline from a chat request, then previews frames to check its work. | Partly.Resolve 21.1 supports outside AI assistants such as Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex. We found no built-in agent that edits from a chat. |
| Multitrack timeline you edit by hand | Yes.Every agent edit lands on a multitrack timeline. You can change, keep or undo each edit. | Yes.A full professional timeline, with colour, audio and effects pages. |
| Edit from Claude, Cursor or other MCP clients | Yes.A hosted MCP server at mcp.vidova.ai/mcp. Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Codex can open and edit your projects after one sign-in. ChatGPT has a Vidova plugin in its plugin directory. | Partly.Resolve 21.1 supports AI assistants, and Digital Production reports a native MCP server in Resolve Studio. Community bridges also exist. |
| Generate images, video, voice and music | Yes.Images, video clips, voiceover and music from a prompt, placed in the same project. | No.Studio's Neural Engine tools, such as Smart Reframe and magic mask, change footage. We found no image, video or music generation. |
| Animated captions | Yes.Transcribes speech and adds animated captions that you can style. | Note.We did not check Resolve's caption tools for this page. |
| Editable export to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve | Yes.FCPXML for Premiere Pro and OTIO for DaVinci Resolve, with the source media. | Note.Resolve is the professional editor itself. Vidova hands a timeline to it as OTIO with the source media. |
| Free plan or trial | Yes.7-day free trial with 2,000 credits and no watermark. Free plan: a card check that charges nothing, and a watermark on previews and exports. | Yes.The free version exports up to Ultra HD at 60 fps. Studio adds the Neural Engine tools. |
| Platforms | Note.Editor in the browser on desktop and phone. Vidova Recorder, a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux, records your screen. | Note.Mac, Windows and Linux. |
| How AI use is billed | Note.One credit balance per account. The agent, generation, analysis and cloud renders spend credits. Editing by hand and device exports use none. | Note.DaVinci Resolve is free. Studio, with the Neural Engine tools, is listed at $236 once, down from $295. |
Which one should you choose?
Choose Vidova if
- You want the rough cut made from a brief, then graded in Resolve.
- You want an agent in the browser on any computer, with nothing to install.
- You want to edit from Claude, Cursor or Codex over a hosted MCP server.
Choose DaVinci Resolve if
- You want a free full editor with colour and audio pages.
- You want to pay once for Studio's AI tools.
Pricing
Vidova
- 7-day free trial$0
2,000 credits and no watermark.
- Free$0
Card check, no charge. Previews and exports carry a watermark.
- Creator$19 / month
Or $190 a year. Usage every month, or twice as much for $29. No watermark, and exports up to 4K at 60 fps.
- Pro$39 / month
Or $390 a year. 3x Creator usage every month, or up to 5x for $59.
- Studio$88 / month
Or $880 a year. 7.5x Creator usage every month, or up to 15x for $174.
DaVinci Resolve
- DaVinci ResolveFree
Exports up to Ultra HD at 60 fps in 8-bit.
- DaVinci Resolve Studio$236 once
Listed down from $295. Adds the Neural Engine tools.
Blackmagic sells Studio once. Vidova Creator is $19 a month, or $190 a year, and recording with Vidova Recorder is free.
How editing differs
Resolve is a manual editor first, with one of the strongest colour pages of any editor. You place every clip yourself. Vidova is agent first: the agent picks the shots, cuts them on the beat, adds captions and titles, and checks frames of its own work before it hands the cut over.
Use both: rough cut in Vidova, grade in Resolve
Vidova exports an editable timeline as OTIO for DaVinci Resolve, packaged with the source media. Let the agent make the rough cut from all your takes, then open it in Resolve for colour and sound.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vidova a DaVinci Resolve alternative?
Yes, if you want an AI agent to make the edit. If you want a free full editor with colour grading, Resolve fits that better, and you can use both.
Can I move a Vidova edit into DaVinci Resolve?
Yes. Export the timeline as OTIO. The package includes the source media, so Resolve opens the edit with every clip in place.
Can Claude edit in DaVinci Resolve?
Resolve 21.1 supports AI assistants such as Claude, and Digital Production reports a native MCP server in Resolve Studio. Community bridges also exist, and they need Resolve open on your computer. Vidova's hosted MCP server needs only its URL and one sign-in.
Sources
The Vidova team wrote this page. We checked DaVinci Resolve’s public pages on November 14, 2026 and Vidova’s own plans on November 8, 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on each product’s site before you buy. If something here is wrong, email contact@vidova.ai and we will fix it.
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