Thu, Oct 22

Resources.

Hand-picked sites for agency and marketing teams, from creative, copy and design to social, influencers, PR, production, strategy, media and AI, each with our take on when to use it.

Studio

  • Studioblackmagicdesign.com

    DaVinci Resolve (opens in a new tab)

    Blackmagic Design's post-production app, combining editing, colour grading, Fusion visual effects and Fairlight audio, for Mac, Windows and Linux. The free version works up to Ultra HD; the paid Studio version adds AI tools and higher resolutions.

    Our takeOur pick for colour. Even if the team edits in Premiere, use the free version for grading, and buy Studio only when a job needs 10-bit or beyond-4K delivery.

    Free, with paid plansVisit site (opens in a new tab)
  • Studiopexels.com

    Pexels (opens in a new tab)

    A library of free stock photos and videos. Its licence allows use in ads and marketing, lets you modify the files and doesn't require attribution.

    Our takeGood for social posts, mock-ups and placeholders. Read the licence before using identifiable people in ads: it bars implying that they endorse a product.

  • Studiohandbrake.fr

    HandBrake (opens in a new tab)

    A free, open-source video transcoder for Mac, Windows and Linux. It converts footage to MP4, MKV or WebM using H.264, H.265 or AV1, with built-in presets and a batch queue.

    Our takeHandy for shrinking heavy exports into review copies or platform-ready files. It runs locally and needs no account, so client footage stays on your machine.