Blackmagic Design in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Blackmagic Design.
Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. is an Australian maker of digital film cameras, broadcast hardware and post-production software. DaVinci Resolve is given away free, and the company earns its money from the paid Studio licence and from the hardware it sells alongside it.
Founded
2001
Based in
Melbourne
Chief executive
Grant Petty
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Blackmagic Design’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Blackmagic Design. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2001
The year Blackmagic Design was founded, in Melbourne
In a sentence
Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. is an Australian maker of digital film cameras, broadcast hardware and post-production software. DaVinci Resolve is given away free, and the company earns its money from the paid Studio licence and from the hardware it sells alongside it.
In a paragraph
Blackmagic Design was founded in 2001 and is based in Melbourne, Australia. Grant Petty is its CEO; Doug Clarke is a co-founder.
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Fact sheet
Company
Blackmagic Design
Founded
2001
Based in
Melbourne, Australia
Website
blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
Products we list
DaVinci Resolve
Ownership: Privately held
Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. names no parent on its own site, and Forbes says Grant Petty cofounded it in a Melbourne garage in 2001 with software engineer Doug Clarke and still runs it.
Leadership
GP
Grant Petty
CEO
DC
Doug Clarke
Co-founder
Partner program
Developer Partnerships: Blackmagic says it works with technology companies such as Apple, Adobe and HP, and asks anyone wanting to partner to write to developer support through a form. No commercial terms are given.
What they make
DaVinci Resolve, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
DaVinci Resolve
Video editing, color, effects and audio post-production in one app
Screen Recording & VideoFrom $94.99 for Studio on iPadFree plan4.5 on the App Store
3.4GPA
Best for serious editing and color work without a subscription. DaVinci Resolve is the big one: editing, color, visual effects and audio in a single app, and most of it is free.
BValue
AFree
AFeatures
BEase
BPlatforms
DaVinci Resolve’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 03 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Blackmagic Design’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Blackmagic Design, and Blackmagic Design’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Blackmagic Design’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
