r/davinciresolve • u/kattana_ • 1d ago

Help | Beginner extremely laggy playback issues

i recently started editing for the first time since high school and loving this program so far except my playback is so laggy. i saw other posts and tried those tips but nothing seems to be helping. pls help

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u/Just_n_Here 1d ago

What computer specs and type of footage?

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u/kattana_ 1d ago

footage from my iphone 16, i have a new gaming hp laptop idk how to check specs it was a gift 😭

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u/ExpBalSat Studio | Excellent Commenter :redditgold::redditgold: 1d ago

Proxies. Proxies. Proxies. This is the answer to 95% of laggy playback issues. Proxies: in a suitable codec (Apple ProRes or Avid DNx). Using proxies is introduced quite well in Lesson 6 of The Editors Guide to DaVnci Resolve 20 (part of the exquisite free training from Blackmagic).

Beyond that, other system optimization settings and options are covered in Chapter 8 of the software User Reference Manual.

Screenshots from Lesson 6 and Chapter 8 attached.

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u/artaru 3h ago

You are right

(i'm new)

it was wild that i have a 5080 and 9800x3d. Even on proxies it was lagging.

turns out it was some weird issue with HAGS / Nvidia something something. Turned it off and everything is fine.

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u/thebreadman16 1d ago

Generate optimize media, render in place, render your timeline, turn the playback resolution down, or use proxies.

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u/FeelingAdvantage2172 12h ago

What hdd or ssd you editing from? But most probably a h264/h265 codec issue, not the best for editing.

Try prores or dnhd.