You know that feeling when you just want to do something - anything - just so you get to use that awesome new tool you got? DaVinci Resolve is a tool like that.
I've started on a music project involving lengthy 4K video, where I want absolutely pristine quality, and since I just never got along with HitFilm Pro (had some tech issues, and it just feels glitchy and unpolished to me anyway), I decided to try the free edition of DaVinci Resolve...
...and I instantly loved it! Fast, stable, polished. Simple things are quick and easy, but you can also dig down and do very advanced stuff. In particular, being familiar with modular synths, I really like Fusion, which is basically that, but for video.
Since I have two GPUs, an interest in 4K and HDR and whatnot, I decided to upgrade to Studio - especially since it includes lifetime updates, and one can currently get the Speed Editor keyboard as a bonus with it! (HATE dragging things with the mouse, so that jog wheel was irresistible.)
I'm not sure where the "steep learning curve" reputation comes from - but then again, I'm a programmer, and a heavy Cubase/Nuendo user. ;-) Either way, Resolve is certainly a very capable professional grade application, but it's consistent and well designed, so don't let that scare you off! I could pretty much instantly get started doing basic edits and exports, and a day later, I was playing around with transitions, sky de-banding in Fusion, keyframe automated color grading and whatnot. If you want an application that can actually DO stuff, I don't see how it can get much easier than this!
As one would expect, the color grading part is of course brilliant, with a very effective UI. (It makes the color tools in photo applications feel terribly slow and awkward...) Now I kind of want those trackballs as well - but Resolve is already pretty smooth to use with the on-screen wheels and curves!
All in all, brilliant, powerful application with great price/licensing terms. Highly recommended!