# Supported Formats Non-exhaustive, but lists the ones I find interesting. - Video - [[BRAW]] - [[CinemaDNG]] RAW Sequence - [[SlimRAW]] - NEV Nikon RAW Video - Stills - Canon RAW Formats - CRM, RMF, CR2 - DNG - NEF Nikon RAW Image - TGA, TIF - Audio - WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, FLAC, Opus - ! NOTE: the Linux version may not support embedded AAC ## Fujifilm Formats Resolve does not support Fuji's RAW stills format, nor the JPG metadata. There are [scripts](https://fujiframe.com/articles/fujifilm-metadata-in-davinci-resolve/) using the ExifData tool to export metadata. The [Adobe DNG Converter](https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/adobe-dng-converter.html) tool can convert RAF to DNG. # Tips See also: [[blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve|How to Install on Solus Linux]] Adjustment layers vs clip and timeline grades ## Hotkeys ### Nudge Clip `,` for 1 frame left `.` for 1 frame right ### Fullscreen Preview `ctrl+f` to view the player in fullscreen. ## Match Frame Finds the current frame on the timeline in the media pool, or finds the frame on the timeline from the media pool. ```cardlink url: https://youtu.be/JjTZGpJcr4Q title: "What is Match Frame in DaVinci Resolve and How to Use It" description: "Match Frame is a very useful editing technique and here in DaVinci Resolve, we can very easily execute that. So in this tutorial, we will look at what it is ..." host: youtu.be favicon: https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/fc303b88/img/logos/favicon_32x32.png image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JjTZGpJcr4Q/maxresdefault.jpg ``` ## Markers, Flags, Keywords, etc ```cardlink url: https://www.simonsaysai.com/blog/how-and-why-to-use-markers-flags-and-keywords-in-blackmagic-design-davinci-resolve-16 title: "How (and why) to use markers, flags, and keywords in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 16" description: "Our guide to using markers, flags, and keywords in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 16." host: www.simonsaysai.com image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621173d1c16e2272d70ece63/621173d1c16e2224640ed9b4_60be3ade7148362d8969f55a_11.png ``` ```cardlink url: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=92119 title: "Blackmagic Forum • View topic - Finding a Clip with Metadata on the Timeline?" host: forum.blackmagicdesign.com ``` ```cardlink url: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=194025 title: "Blackmagic Forum • View topic - How select timeline clips by name davinci?" host: forum.blackmagicdesign.com ``` ### Markers Markers can be attached to a clip (if selected) or timeline. They can be named and contain notes. ### Flags Flags attach to a clip or media source and affect all clips with that source. ## Color Correcting Footage I found for Night Beams recordings that using a color space transform at the end of the chain is the best way to get a nice starting point quickly. However, for some cameras getting the colorspace and gamma right is hard, and directly impacts the results it is possible to get. Using the manufacturer's provided LUT for the X-T4 resulted in major headaches with the 2023-05 Night Beam show. I spent hours and hours trying to get the colors to vaguely line up with the other cameras and just never succeeded. But using the color space transform method, it took only a few seconds. - BMPCC4k - Colorspace: Blackmagic 4k v5 - Gamma: Blackmagic - X-T4 - Colorspace: - Gamma: Fujifilm - X-T5 - Colorspace: - Gamma: Fujifilm ## Additional RAW Codecs on Windows Download Adobe's DNG Converter and install it. This will add support for DNG and others. Okay honestly I don't fully remember what I needed the DNG Converter for, but it added some codec or something so Resolve could load something. Relatedly, to get NEF support, install Nikon's NEF Codec from their website. Another hack for codecs is to download Blackmagic's Desktop Video installer and extract the needed codec without installing everything else. I can't remember which codec it is tho. Man my brain is swiss cheese. ## Linux Transcode While the official codec list claims that `mkv` and DTS `aac` are supposed in version 18 and above, my testing has not shown that to be the case. Instead, the video needs to be extracted from `mkv` into `mp4` and the audio needs to be extracted to `aac` or converted. Since even the paid Studio version doesn't support AAC audio needs to be transcoded. ```sh ffmpeg -i input.mpv -c:v copy -c:a pcm_s16be -q:a 0 -f mov output.mov ``` ## Misc In the comments to Camera Conspiracies video on Resolve complaints, many people provide solutions and workaround to his complaints which are very useful. ```cardlink url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaI2pvmVWjY title: "The Davinci Video Blackmagic Needs to Watch" description: "Davinci Resolve Studio 18.5 is the best video editing program I know of. I like it better than Premiere Pro and other programs. There are just a few bugs a..." host: www.youtube.com favicon: https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/d960d123/img/favicon_32x32.png image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IaI2pvmVWjY/maxresdefault.jpg ``` - Clip groups?? - Ctrl+Home to remove grade - Alt drag for fine adjustments Multicam from timeline: ```cardlink url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G327SvB8VUg title: "Converting a Timeline into a MULTICAM! - Davinci Resolve 17" description: "☕☕☕ SAY THANKS?! BUY ME A COFFEE: https://mralextech.net/Ko-fi ☕☕☕🔥🔥🔥 FREE RESOLVE RESOURCES PLUS MORE!: https://bio.link/mralextech 🔥🔥🔥How to multicam..." host: www.youtube.com favicon: https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/339bae71/img/favicon_32x32.png image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G327SvB8VUg/maxresdefault.jpg ``` # Plugins ```cardlink url: https://www.dehancer.com/store/video/davinci_resolve title: "Dehancer" description: "Dehancer is a film-like app and DaVinci Resolve OFX video plugin for color grading with 3D Lut profiles. Dozens of real photographic and motion picture films are precisely captured, emulated and packed in a simple to use and effective plugin with truly analogue controls simulating real film behaviour." host: www.dehancer.com favicon: /dehancer-favicon-2021.ace0cc6e.png ``` # Notes The hardware dongle is manufactured by [[Feitan Technologies]]. # References - https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/SupportNotes/DaVinci_Resolve_18_Supported_Codec_List.pdf - https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=78058 - https://github.com/gohny/davinconv ```cardlink url: https://youtu.be/WLcW4UWPC5Y title: "Import MP4 and H.264 Videos in Davinci Resolve on Linux" description: "This video tutorial explains how to import and make use of MP4 / H264 video files in Davinci Resolve on Linux.▼ Commands to use on the terminal:Encode in MJP..." host: youtu.be favicon: https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/aef0ced3/img/favicon_32x32.png image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WLcW4UWPC5Y/maxresdefault.jpg ```