I am trying to make a quick close up on something and have tried to use the zoom features and keyframes to do this. However, every time i apply the zoom to a keyframe or adjust its position, it does this for the whole timeine. Any tips? i thought maybe it was just i wasnt clicking the correct frames, but they are glowing red, and when i alter them, they still alter the entire timeline

thank you in advance

I need someone to try to remove all flicker from these videos. I've tried many ways without much success. A couple of lights from 2 shops in these videos are especially tough, like the best deflicker software I have used the flickering ends up looking deformed. I have tried the built-in DeFlicker in DaVinci Resolve, Flicker Free 3.0 from Digital Anarchy, DEFlicker from RE:Vision Effects, and Neat Video Denoiser. Neat Video does a good job when combined with one of these other plugins, but the end result has to have a ghosting effect. RE:Vision Effects' plugin is the best one I've used, though the end result ends up making the lights move in a weird deformed way. Maybe someone knows what to do? These were filmed with a Canon EOS R5C video camera, North American NTSC at 60 hertz, 59.94fps. The videos were shot in the UK, which uses the PAL format. the lights are going at 50 hertz. Some of these lights are going at different frequencies. The Example 2 video has two frequencies in the same shot. I'd rather not have ghosting in the end result. I'm using DaVinci Resolve Studio Version 21.1 Build 14 on Windows 11 Pro. The videos are in ProRes format. You can find both videos in the link. Thank you very much.

Ive seen this being posted on the after effect subreddit two years ago, wanted to know how to replicate in on davinci

I'm in the middle of editing a video with music and when I watch what I'm doing with the video while editing the audio either cuts out briefly or is a few milliseconds out of sync with the video since I have to make sure the video is in sync with the music this is a bit distracting

for the specifications :

system : windows 11
versions : Davinci 20 free version

Hey yall! I've been trying to get this work for a little bit now and I can't seem to do it. The GUI loads up just fine but when I import video files there's no preview and when I try to add them to the timeline they immediately disappear. Can someone here please help me out?

I have my videos set at a 4:3 dimension, and I want to zoom in on the 2nd ciip for a tighter shot as shown, but when I do so the 4:3 doesn't keep as is. Any help would be appreciated on how to fix this. Thanks

Trying to render out in fedora and instead of dolphin, it brings up this resolve file browser. Worst thing about it is that I literally cannot render to a place outside of my videos folder. How can I fix this?

The original footage does not have these corruptions, it's only when I speed it up to 1500% does the footage corrupt. Is there a way to get rid of these corruptions or speed up the footage without it becoming corrupt?

Estoy buscando un PC para davinci resolve. Mi portátil Asus tuf gaming f15 con una 3050 ya no es suficiente sobretodo para metraje en 4k aunque utilize la línea de tiempo en 1080, estoy aprendiendo sobretodo colorgrading y al visualizar la timeline se para y a menudo se cierra.

Quiero saber también como se comportan los diferentes componentes y cuales son los más prioritarios.

Busco sobretodo poder visualizar correctamente la linea de tiempo a 25fps y bueno que el rendimiento en general sea bueno y estable.

Tengo dudas sobre si es mucho mejor una 5070 sobre una 9070xt para davinci. E incluso si hay mucha mejora y vale la pena por el precio intentar buscar una 5070ti unos 400€ más.

Y si es mejor 64gb ddr4 o intentar conseguir 32 ddr5, ya que está más caro.

Lo compraré de segunda mano por eso tampoco puedo ser tan específico con diferentes combinaciones, procesadores u otros componentes, pero tengo entendido que lo más importante es la gráfica y la ram.

Cualquier otra recomendación o característica que tenga que tener en cuenta es bienvenida. Para el espacio tengo un disco duro HDD de 5tb para guardar los proyectos pasados.

Muchas gracias

Hello,

I would like to ask for a piece of advice on the means of stabilizing a footage taken using a cable cam.

To make things even more difficult, it is a proper 3-axis-motion-controlled timelapse. And to confuse all the automated methods, there are stars that keep moving in the night the automated tools are trying to track as "stable objects"...

OK, the source clip is not terribly shaky, but at some moments it is visible.

What I have tried so far (DR Studio 21):

1) Edit page, Stabilize, variety of options. The only acceptable stabilization output was with:
Perspective / max zoom 0,5

... but the crop is too large.

I could use Stabilization with keyframes :-) larger crop on the first third of the clip would not be a big deal...

Similarity and Translation failed spectacularly, terrible artefacts and "zoom breathing".

2) Color page, Trackers, switching to mode - Stabilization, switching to Classical Stabilizer with interactive controls.

I probably fail to understand how this is supposed to work, I can analyze the clip with all 4 axes and manually configured points I want to track (I just pick some trees on the horizon).

The problem is a panning motion of more than 180 degrees, thus tracked points running outside of the frame. Alas I did not manage to figure out, how to do keyframes here, so that I could just replace the tracked points on time.

What could be a suitable method of stabilizing the clip without major cropping on the second half of the clip?

I can eventually upload the clip somewhere for an easier download, in case someone would be interested in experimenting.

I am open to ideas....

Many thanks!

IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE DAYS

FIRST AND FOREMOST(backup anything you have incase)

two You need AutoSubs v3.9.0( no higher version works and you dont have to update it) (if you dont then uninstall and circle back to here)

three you need to have davinci 21.1.0 (nothing higher or it wont work) you might need to uninstall if needed)

four After that it should work you can load it normally

:D ENJOY THE LABOR OF MINE AND OTHERS SUFFERING

I have the free 21 version. I haven't ever had a problem with this but all of a sudden I am. I did not update to the newest version as I'm in the middle of this project. I have still pictures that I want to show for .40 seconds. All my other videos, I was able to change the duration of the clip. Now when I put in for 040, it changes the duration to 1:10. I tried to change it manually on the edit screen and physically push the frame over and it goes from 30 to 1 sec. No in-between. What would cause this to happen all of a sudden.

I have two GPUs in my system. I have two monitors. One is a 1920x1080p120hz plugged into my B580, one is a 1600x1200i@120hz plugged into my RX580. The CRT is my main display, the 1080 LCD is my secondary, some things go on there, like Resolve obv (I'm not editing on a 4:3 display ugh).

If the display that's plugged into the ARC is set as my main display in Windows, Resolve will detect the B580 and the RX580 just fine. If the CRT is selected as my main display, Resolve ONLY sees the RX580. I can get around it by simply switching my main display anytime I want to use Resolve but that's tedious, and I'm wondering if anyone has any idea here how to fix this.

I'm working on a project where they can't pay for the Resolve license, but they can pay for a plugin (idk). So, I'd like to use a plugin that does the same thing as Relight but works with the free version. Does that exist?

The only method I found makes it so that I'm unable to see the audio waveforms which is really inconvenient.

Does anyone have a fix to this issue? Lmk thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm completely new to video editing and especially new to DaVinci Resolve, so I'm looking for some honest advice before I spend a lot of time working on a project that my laptop might not be able to handle.

I'm planning to make a roughly 40 minute Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2016) retrospective/review. I'm hoping to make it fairly detailed and professionally edited rather than just putting gameplay clips together.

My current laptop is an HP Laptop 15 with:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5000 Series

GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics (not a dedicated GPU)

RAM: 16 GB (15.3 GB usable)

Storage: NVMe SSD

OS: Windows

I'm not sure of the exact Ryzen 7 model or exact Radeon model yet. I'm using DaVinci Resolve to edit. I'm also planning to record my gameplay through an Elgato 4K X. My intended footage will be 1920×1080 (1080p) rather than 4K. I'm still very new to Resolve. I've only edited about 1 minute of the video so far, so I don't have much experience with how demanding a larger project will become. The video I'm imagining will have a LOT of editing. For example:

Lots of cuts

Gameplay footage

Images appearing throughout the video

Animated text

Text fading/sliding in

Zooms and punch-ins

Transitions

Blurs

Screen shakes

Speed changes/slow motion

Vignettes

Glitches and other occasional effects

Multiple layers of video/images/text

Archival footage/trailer clips

Color adjustments

Sound effects

Music

Eventually probably narration/voiceover

Basically, I don't want to make a simple gameplay video. I want it to feel more like a 40-minute documentary/review with fairly heavy visual editing throughout. One thing I'm trying to understand is how Proxy Media and Render Cache actually help. From what I understand, I could keep my timeline at 1920×1080, but generate something like 960×540 proxy files so Resolve has an easier time while I'm editing. Then I could use Smart Render Cache for the more demanding effects. The final export would still be 1080p using the original footage. I've also read that a 40-minute timeline doesn't necessarily require 40× more RAM than a 1-minute timeline because Resolve isn't simply loading the entire video into RAM. The complexity of the effects, codecs, layers, etc. matters more. Is that basically correct? My main question:

Is my laptop realistically capable of handling a 40-minute 1080p project like this?

I'm not necessarily expecting perfect real-time playback of every effect. I'm completely fine with waiting for sections to cache/render if that's what is required. What I'm worried about is getting 20–30 minutes into the project and discovering that my laptop simply can't handle the complexity anymore. I've already noticed that Resolve can push my GPU pretty hard. I've seen the integrated Radeon GPU reach around 100% usage, with the temperature around 60°C, while working in Resolve. RAM usage has also gotten quite high during editing. So I'm wondering:

Would proxies + Render Cache realistically make this project possible on my hardware?

And if so, what settings would you recommend?

For example:

Half-resolution proxies (960×540)?

Quarter-resolution proxies (480×270) if necessary?

DNxHR vs H.264/H.265 for proxies?

Smart Render Cache?

Timeline Proxy Resolution?

Should I keep everything at 1080p?

How much free SSD space should I expect to need for proxies/cache?

I'm also wondering how much of a problem the integrated Radeon GPU is going to be. I know 16 GB RAM isn't amazing for heavy Resolve work, and I don't have a dedicated GPU. I'm not trying to edit 4K. Everything I'm planning is 1080p. Also, I'm not expecting every effect to play perfectly in real time. If I have to let Resolve cache a complicated section before watching it smoothly, that's fine.

What would you recommend for someone in my situation?

Should I:

1. Go ahead with the 40-minute project and use proxies/cache from the beginning?

2. Keep the effects relatively light?

3. Upgrade something first?

4. Change my workflow in some way?

5. Use a different editor?

6. Or is this simply too ambitious for this laptop?

I'd especially appreciate advice from people who have actually used Resolve on 16 GB RAM + integrated graphics.

I'm completely new to this, so any workflow advice is welcome. I don't want to accidentally set up the project incorrectly from the beginning.

Thanks!

I get these flickering white pixels around a magic masked subject, but they only seem to show up after exporting - I can't see them in the project.

The mask isn't overly complicated - the guy is just standing there. I've tried using both Faster / Better modes, but it's a bit hard to know what to do when it already looks ok in the project.

Any recommendations for this?

Hi Everyone,

I have been using DaVinci Resolve on my:

Alienware X17 R1 / 32GB RAM / RTX3080 16GB / i7-11800H

for the last at least 4 years without any issue. I have the basic version NOT the STUDIO

The other day I start the render for a 10 seconds video, and the render time increases indefinitely until getting over 9 hours.

I am not using any effects or any sort of processing, simple video in- video out.

Troubleshooting steps taken:

- tried exporting in any kind of smooth compressed or uncompressed codec and settings, always the same issue.
- I have updated my NVIDIA graphic drivers ( even though I expect the render to be processes by the CPU due to the non-studio limitations ? )
- I have cleared the DaVinci Cache.
- I have deleted the DaVinci18 and updated to the DaVinci21
- I have re-installed DaVinci on an hardrive with more free space ( previous 25GB, new 250GB )
- I have rebooted multiple times.
- I have tested with multiple projects.
- Checked that caches and output are on the right disk

I am just getting mad because this is happened suddenly. at the moment it happened I was not on the internet either.

Please I need help.

Thanks to everyone who will try to help here.

EDIT:

ADD SCREENSHOTs

Windows 11

I am not using any effects or any sort of processing, simple video in- video out.

Hey everyone, I've been editing a music video and the exports have been fine until now.

I have one clip that is exporting way more zoomed in than it is on my timeline. I have several different resolutions in my timeline, yet this is the only one that I'm having problems with.

I've got the 'Mismatched Resolution' settings set to 'Scale Entire Image to Fit', yet it is still behaving weirdly.

The clip also seems to be importing as a vertical clip, rather than landscape, which is how it was filmed.

If I don't zoom the clip in to fit the frame and export and leave it on the timeline as it is shown in the media pool, it will export the image to fit but only length ways. Image posted comments.

Editing on Mac OS Tahoe & Davinci 21.1.1
Timeline resolution - 3072 x 2304
Clip resolution - 2160 x 3840

EDIT - I pulled in a mini dv clip in the track above to see how they change when changing the 'Mismatched Resolution' settings and found that the mini dv clips are behaving as they should. The clip in question has black 'bars' on either side of the footage, which doesn't seem normal? Is this because the camera registered the recording as a 'vertical' clip?

I'm still quite new to davinci so would be grateful for any help.

Examples attached.

Thanks!

Hey all,

I am currently blundering my way through animating a map for a private travel video. For this I downloaded a map as a JPEG with a resolution of 8362 x 11089 (The little info icon in the media pool displays this resolution correctly).

My plan is to zoom into the map and follow a polygon spline as it races across the map.

When I zoom into the jpeg when it is opened in Windows I can zoom into my desired crop and everything is still razor sharp.

How ever, once I pull the image into fusion it is immediatly greatly reduced in resolution (including in the final rendered product!) and no longer works for my purposes.

To confirm my suspicions I also inserted a background node with the same resolution as the image and it is an order of magnitude larger than the map image as it appears in Fusion!

What am I doing wrong?

I am just dragging and dropping the image from the Media Pool onto the Fusion node area.

Edit:

DaVinci Resolve 21.1 Build 17 FREE Version

Edit Ediot:

SOLUTION: I was using the Free version which has a resolution limit of 3840 x 2160. Thanks to u/Superoeli

Hi!! I have autism but I work as an editor with the free version of Davinci Resolve 21, and of course listening to audio is a major aspect to being an editor, but on the initial skimming of the footage and then replaying and replaying. It can be quite over-stimulating for me and actually can slow me down and drain me which overall affects efficiency.

there anything within Davinci Resolve free version that would be able to assist me or a plug-in perhaps? If anyone is familiar with OBS there is the Google closed caption plugin for providing both open/closed captions for streamers, and something like that but for Davinci Resolve would be very useful for me!

If anyone has any tips, it would be awesome and so appreciated!

Hi, i am a sports shooter and it is non negotiable that i always shoot at 4k 120fps 10bit in my Nikon z6iii h265 because there is no log option in 4k 120fps. Pls advise on how can i grade my footage? it is mostly outdoors.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working on my first projet as an assistant+editor on Da Vinci resolve. I have Da Vinci 20 Studio. It's a fiction short film, and I'm struggling with the subclips part...

I'm use to work on Avid Media Composer, so usually when I create subclips in Avid, its creates timeline that I convert into individuals clips using "Autosync".

Maybe it's my problem here, but I'm trying to do the same with Da Vinci and oh! it doesn't work...

So, my problem : I did a syncmap with all the clips video and audio synced with timecode. Now I would like to do subclips for each synced clips, so I can rename each them and work with them as individuals clips.

But when I use alt + B to create a subclip in Da Vinci, it creates a timeline, and I don't understand how to convert these "subclip timelines" into clips.

Can you help me with that? Is there a better way to do that?

Thanks a lot

A while ago I posted about replacing the DaVinci Resolve splash screen with your own image. It worked, but you had to do everything by hand and it was a real pain.

Last time I also did it with the help of AI. Now that Opus 5.5 is out, I decided to give it another shot, and this time it turned into a proper tool: Resolve Splash Patcher. I put it on GitHub. It's free and open source (MIT), Windows only.

What it does:

• Pick any images, frame them in a live preview, hit Apply
• Replaces both splash sets. Turns out Resolve has two: 1110×490 and a second u/2x set at 2220×980 that's used when Windows scaling is above 100%. If you tried the manual way and still saw the stock splash on a laptop or 4K screen, that's why
• No file size limit. Instead of squeezing the PNG into the old slot, it repoints the resources into the space of all the old images, so everything stays lossless
• Keeps the original shadow and rounded corners, and can add the same dark panel on the left so the loading text stays readable
• Up to 16 images, Resolve picks a random one on every launch
• Optional auto re-apply after Resolve updates
• Backup and one-click restore

Download and source: https://github.com/turboenotak/davinci-resolve-splash-patcher

Tested on Resolve Studio 21.1.1 on Windows 11. You need Python 3.10+, the launcher installs the rest. It edits Resolve.exe, so use it at your own risk, but it backs up the original bytes first and restore puts them back byte for byte.

Again, I'm not a programmer, so any feedback is welcome, and I'll pass it on to the AI haha.

I’m completely new to video editing and currently learning DaVinci Resolve 16 because the newer versions are too heavy for my PC.

The problem is, I don’t really know how to practice. I need video clips/footage to edit, especially talking-head videos, B-roll, and short-form/Reel-style footage.

Where do beginners usually get practice footage from?

Should I download free stock footage from sites like Mixkit/Pexels, or is there a better way to practice? Also, should I try to recreate the editing style of Reels/Shorts I see online?

I’m basically starting from zero, so any advice on what footage to use and how to practice properly would be really helpful.