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lackmagic Design recently re- leased DaVinci Resolve for iPad, a free app that gives iPad users powerful color correction and editing tools, as well as cloud capabilities for multi-user collaboration. The cut page in DaVinci Resolve for iPad is well suited for use during tight deadlines and documentary work, with a streamlined interface that's fast to learn and designed for speed. The iPad app's color page is user friendly, with features designed to make it easier for new users to get great results while they learn its advanced tools. Blackmagic Design is offering DaVinci Resolve for iPad as a free download via the Apple iOS App Store. The company also has a "Studio" version of DaVinci Resolve for iPad, which mimics the same features that are accessible in the desk- top version of DaVinci Resolve Studio. Some of Studio's advanced features in- clude AI tools, such as magic mask, voice isolation and dialogue leveler, which are powered by the DaVinci Neural Engine. The Studio version of Resolve for iPad is available for a one-time $95 purchase. Freelance colorist Natacha Ikoli is an early adopter of DaVinci Resolve for iPad. Splitting her time between Brooklyn and France, Ikoli finds herself working on inde- pendent films and documentaries in the lead up to festivals, such as Sundance in January, and installation pieces for various artists the rest of the year. "I tend to keep an exclusive rela- tionship with one or two studios, just because you [get used to] their system," she explains. Ikoli regularly works at Nice Dissolve in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, where she recently graded Invisible Beauty using a DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel and DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel, as well as DaVinci Resolve for iPad. She also employed the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor keyboard, Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K streaming solution and Blackmagic Cloud. Ikoli also graded Joonam at the studio. "Nice Dissolve, during the pandemic, ended up being the place that I went the most because founder Pierce Varous was eager to put in place a system to keep working remotely and very effectively," says Ikoli. "Lots of places would just take the drive home, or come in staggered, but in this case, we quickly established the remote (workflow) the first few months of COVID…And then that encour- aged me to sort of open my vision of where I want to live." Now in France for the next few months, Ikoli says she used DaVinci Resolve for iPad while at Nice Dissolve as a support tool, downloading it right when it became available. "As soon as it came out, we were like, 'Okay, this is really cool because…I often work with independent filmmakers — sometimes first-time filmmakers — [and] it's their first experience with a colorist. A lot of times they're not in New York proper, or they do everything at once when they come to New York. They will do sound, color and graphics all at once, so really it's packed weeks often. This has allowed us to kind of send them some links to review with the confidence that this looks exactly the same as what we have projected here in the room. The level of accuracy is pretty stunning." The fact that DaVinci Resolve for iPad is available as a free download allows the client or filmmaker to have the same viewing experience as Ikoli, who is mon- itoring the project on her own iPad. The client might be at the session for the first few passes while the looks are being es- tablished, and then will allow her to work unsupervised. "Clients will take a look at a final review link on it," she explains. "I would also sometimes review on it as well. Let's say we have a specific situation where we're doing a remote session: I'm at the studio, the client is at home with their iPad. I have it right here, and I'm checking that the stream that they're getting is accu- rate and if there's any discrepancy." Echo Bay Media (www.echobayme- dia.com) is based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and has built a successful track record of conceiving, pitching and creating documentary/travel series. The studio's credits include Departures, about two friends who backpack around the world, as well as Descending, which focuses on SCUBA diving throughout the world. Additional credits include Over the Horizon, about sailing from New Zealand to the Marshall Islands. They are also contracted by broadcasters on occasion to provide production services, as was the case for the CBC's Arctic Vets, for which they went north to follow veterinarians as BLACKMAGIC DESIGN'S DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR IPAD BY MARC LOFTUS EARLY ADOPTERS WEIGH IN ON THE NEW APP B REVIEW Freelance colorist Natacha Ikoli DaVinci Resolve for iPad is a free app.