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--- davinci_resolve_notes [2023.11.09 06:10] – Steve Isenberg
+++ davinci_resolve_notes [2025.06.25 16:03] (current) – Steve Isenberg
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 =====DaVinci Resolve - Notes=====
-Resolve is used for video editing. ([[MacBook|MacBook shorts]])
+Resolve is used for video editing. ([[MacBook|MacBook shortcuts]])
 ====Timesaving Keystrokes====
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 In Media Storage, under Master, create a bin for each camera.\\
 Then find clips on top and copy them below, into the appropriate bin
+====Edit with Two Monitors====
+in Workspace:
+   * Dual Screen > On (see that it is checked)
+   * Primary Display (will hold: Timeline Viewer (video at cursor), Timeline, and Inspector) - this is where you do most of the editing
+   * Secondary Display (will hold: Items in the bin, Effects.)
+   * Single Viewer Mode (else will see two screens above timeline)
+Primary display, turn on:
+  * Inspector
+Secondary display, turn on:
+  * Index (and in it, Markers)
+  * Effects
 ====1440x1080 to 1920x1080====
 You want the narrow image to fill the frame.
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   - For Pixel Aspect Ratio, select “1.3x Anamorphic” from the dropdown
   - OK
 ====Sorting clips in Media Manager====
 Note that selecting a bin and doing Sort By, sorts the bins and not the clips in the bin.  To sort the clips in a bin:
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   - Click on Clip Name heading and see them sort
   - Use the icon on top to display by icons
 ====Renaming clips====
 Useful to help when setting up your B-rolls.\\
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   - track right and track left
   - Open FX, drag Box Blur to the boxie
+====Save a Frame as an Image -- Export Frame====
+from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnainUbQ4qY]]
+  - Select clip in timeline
+  - Go to the Color tab
+  - In video preview, move the time marker to the frame you'd like to save
+  - Right-click on the video preview, and select Grab Still
+  - On the left in the Gallery, right-click on the still and select Export
+  - Find the place on your computer to save it and name it
+  - Change file type to JPEG or whatever, and hit Export to save the frame as an image
+=====Rendering=====
 ====Captioning your Movie====
-First, you need a caption file that Resolve can read.  If you use Zoom you may have a VTT or caption file.  For Resolve you need a SRT file.  Two ways to get this SRT file.  (You can also manually enter the captions but I'm not discussing that here.)
+First, you need a caption file that Resolve can read; if you use Zoom you may have a transcript VTT file. (You can also manually enter the captions but I'm not discussing that here.)
 ===Prepare the caption file===
-  - Copy the .vtt file to new file with an .srt extension
+for Resolve version 19+, it's easier than before.
-  - Edit the new .srt file
+  * Optionally remove the names from the captions  (so the caption is “hello world” instead of “John Smith: hello world”). To do this:
-    - Delete the first two lines: the WEBVTT file and the blank line beneath it
+    - Copy the ...transcript.vtt file (to save its original form) to a new file, say XX.vtt.
-    - For each timestamp, replace the period with a comma.
+    - Edit the XX.vtt file and remove the names from the captions
-      * From: 00:00:03.090 (from VTT)
+      * remove names from captions using vim: ''<color #666666>:g/[A-Za-z].*:/s/^.*: ⁄⁄ </color>''
-      * To: 00:00:03,090 (in SRT)
-    - Optionally, you can removed the names from the captions (so the caption is “hello world” instead of “John Smith: hello world”)
-Preparing the file using vim:
-  - fix dot to comma: ''<color #666666>:g/^[0-9]/s/\./\,/g</color>''
-  - remove names from captions: ''<color #666666>:g/[A-Za-z].*:/s/^.*: ⁄⁄ </color>''
 //There may be programs that do this conversion but that's not what I'm using.//
 ===Adding the captions to your movie===
   * In Resolve, Timeline Edit
-  * File > Import file > Import Subtitle, select the .srt file.
+  * File > Import file > Import Subtitle, select the ...transcript.vtt or XX.vtt file.
   * In timeline, above Video 1, right-click and add subtitle track.
-  * It becomes a third track area, above audio and video track areas.
+  * It becomes a third track area, above the audio and video track areas.
   * Move the timeline cursor to the place where the first caption should go (if captions start at 00:00:03,090, then move cursor to approximately there)
-  * Copy the srt file to this track to align with this cursor (at approximately 00:00:03,090).
+  * Copy the ...transcript.vtt or XX.vtt file to this track to align with this cursor (at approximately 00:00:03,090).
-  * On the caption track, choose the eyeball to make captions visible.
+  * (might not need to do this:) On the caption track, choose the eyeball to make captions visible.
   * Then select the caption track, and go to inspector.  I have found these to be useful, but play around till you're happy:
     * Open Sans size 35 line spacing -10 Left alignment
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 ===Rendering with Captions Showing===
-  * Use Custom (you can not export to YouTube directly)
+  * Use Custom
-  * Video
+  * Video tab
   * Open Subtitle Settings
-  * Export Subtitle
+    * Select export Subtitle
-  * Format “Burn into video”
+    * Format “As a separate file” -- it'll have a ''.srt'' extension
+  * Open YouTube settings
+    * Select Upload directly to YouTube
+    * Enter title, description, privacy, and category
+  * After the upload to YouTube completes, edit it, select language, and upload the ''.srt'' captions file that Resolve created, use its timing information.
+//The subtitle format “Burn into video” permanently overlays the captions into the video and they are always visible during playback. \\
+The subtitle format “As a separate file” produces a .srt file that can be separately uploaded to YouTube and allows the viewer to turn captioning on and off.\\
+The subtitle format “As embedded captions” embeds the captions into the video file's metadata and they are not visible unles the playback device or software explicitly supports and enables them.//
+====Render just part of your timeline====
+Suppose you want to render just a part of your timeline (to a MP4 or to YouTube for example), rather than the whole timeline.  I'll do this when I have a meeting with several totally different topics and I want to save each topic as its own YouTube video.
+  - Create your video with the multiple separate parts.
+  - Deliver tab
+  - Just above timeline, see ''Entire Timeline'', drop it down and select ''In/Out Range''
+  - Move cursor to start of desired output, right click and select ''Mark In''
+  - Move cursor to end of desired output, right click and select ''Mark Out''
+  - Set up rest of parameters for your export, eg, YouTube, file name, etc, as usual.
+  - Add to Render Queue
+That's all to it.\\
+To undo the In/Out, select a spot on the timeline and select ''Entire Timeline''
+As of 3/15/2024, during my first attempt, it appears that you can in/out one part of your timeline, set it to be rendered; then in/out another part and set it to be rendered; and then render both.  Thus one timeline can produce two or more rendered files.  Nice.
-====Save a Frame as an Image -- Export Frame====
-from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnainUbQ4qY]]
-  - Select clip in timeline
-  - Go to the Color tab
-  - In video preview, move the time marker to the frame you'd like to save
-  - Right-click on the video preview, and select Grab Still
-  - On the left in the Gallery, right-click on the still and select Export
-  - Find the place on your computer to save it and name it
-  - Change file type to JPEG or whatever, and hit Export to save the frame as an image
-====Combine MTS files to MP4====
-In Any Video Converter Ultimate...
-  - Select Convert Videos
-  - In Finder, go to the directory private
-  - See: AVCHD, right click on it and Show Package Contents
-  - See: BDMV, right click on it and Show Package Contents
-  - See: a bunch of MTS files like 00000.MTS, 00001.MTS
-  - Select all of these (shift click)
-  - Copy these to Any Video Converter
-  - Make sure they are in the right order, 00000, 00001, 00002, etc
-  - Choose the output format, I use: HD MP4 Video (X264, Auto size up to 1920x1080, AAC, Stereo, 44100 Hz
-  - Put checkmark in the box Merge All Files
-  - Specify file name
-  - Select output folder (e.g., Any Video Converter)
-  - Convert Now
 =====Other Notes=====
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 From and with great thanks to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge4b_Ktw5bk]]
+====Combine MTS files to MP4====
+In Any Video Converter Ultimate...
+  - Select Convert Videos
+  - In Finder, go to the directory private
+  - See: AVCHD, right click on it and Show Package Contents
+  - See: BDMV, right click on it and Show Package Contents
+  - See: a bunch of MTS files like 00000.MTS, 00001.MTS
+  - Select all of these (shift click)
+  - Copy these to Any Video Converter
+  - Make sure they are in the right order, 00000, 00001, 00002, etc
+  - Choose the output format, I use: HD MP4 Video (X264, Auto size up to 1920x1080, AAC, Stereo, 44100 Hz
+  - Put checkmark in the box Merge All Files
+  - Specify file name
+  - Select output folder (e.g., Any Video Converter)
+  - Convert Now
 ====Cleaning Up After====
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   * LiSong Pro
-=====Application Problems=====
+======Application Problems======
+===== DaVinci Resolve Performance Issues on macOS Sequoia =====
+====Problem Description ====
+After updating MacBook to macOS Sequoia, DaVinci Resolve runs slowly with high GPU pressure (green portion fills Activity Monitor graph). Simple actions like pressing L to play may take over a minute to respond.
+==== Root Cause ====
+The high green usage in Activity Monitor indicates **GPU (graphics processing) pressure**, which is likely causing DaVinci Resolve slowdowns after the macOS Sequoia update.
+**Why this is happening:**
+  * macOS Sequoia changed how it manages GPU resources
+  * DaVinci Resolve is heavily GPU-dependent for video processing
+  * Your GPU is being overwhelmed or not allocated properly
+  * Sequoia may have different GPU scheduling/memory management
+==== Solutions ====
+=== 1. Check GPU Settings in DaVinci Resolve ===
+  - Go to **DaVinci Resolve → Preferences → Memory and GPU**
+  - Try switching between Metal and OpenCL (if available)
+  - Reduce GPU memory usage slider if it's maxed out
+=== 2. Lower Playback Quality ===
+  - In the viewer, change playback quality from ”Auto” to ”Half” or ”Quarter”
+  - This reduces GPU load during timeline playback
+=== 3. Generate Optimized Media ===
+  - Select clips in Media Pool → right-click → **Generate Optimized Media**
+  - This creates GPU-friendly versions for smoother playback
+=== 4. macOS System Fixes ===
+  - **Restart your Mac** (clears GPU memory)
+  - Check **System Settings → Battery → Options** and disable “Low Power Mode” if on
+  - Close other GPU-intensive apps (Chrome, other video software)
+=== 5. DaVinci Resolve Updates ===
+  - Check if there's a newer version optimized for Sequoia
+  - Blackmagic often releases compatibility updates after major macOS releases
+=== 6. Reset Preferences ===
+  - Hold **Option** while starting DaVinci Resolve to reset preferences
+==== Additional Notes ====
+If these solutions don't help, you might need to wait for a DaVinci Resolve update specifically addressing Sequoia compatibility issues.
+==== Related Issues ====
+  * GPU pressure after macOS updates
+  * Video editing performance degradation
+  * macOS Sequoia compatibility problems
-====Cannot move or resize Resolve window====
+=====Cannot move or resize Resolve window=====
 While the program works, it's stuck in one place on one of your screens, it cannot be resized or moved.  Frustrating if you want to make the window bigger or smaller.  For me it was stuck on one monitor the lower left.