User Manual

To optimize a database:
Right-click a database, and choose Optimize from the contextual menu. A dialog
appears to confirm if you really want to optimize that database. Click Optimize
to proceed.
Legacy User Organization in the Databases Sidebar
DaVinci Resolve was originally designed as a multi-user application for use in commercial
suites. While DaVinci Resolve is still very much used in that capacity in high-end facilities
around the world, starting in DaVinci Resolve 14 the interface that was previously used to create
and manage multiple users on a single workstation has been eliminated in favor of a simpler
method of managing multiple databases right in the Project Manager, via the Databases
sidebar. However, if you’ve upgraded databases that were previously organized using multiple
users, the Database > User > Project structure of older databases is maintained via a drop-
down menu to the right of that database’s name in the Databases sidebar.
Legacy users in a database
Saving Projects
Once you’ve created and opened a project, you want to make sure that you regularly save
your work.
Methods of saving projects:
 Choose File > Save Project (Command-S).
 Push the SAVE button on the DaVinci control panel.
 To save the current state of your project as a copy with a new name, choose File > Save
Project As (Command-Shift-S), then enter a name into the Save Current Project window
and click Save.
To revert to the last saved state of a project:
If you don’t want to save, but you want to revert to last saved state of the project,
choose File > Revert to Last Save.
As you work on your project, the word “Edited” appears to the right of the project name at the
top of the DaVinci Resolve UI to let you know that you have unsaved changes. If you don’t save
in over 15 minutes, the word “Edited” turns yellow, and if you still don’t save in over 30 minutes,
it turns red to let you know that you probably should save. If you move the pointer over the word
“Edited,” a tooltip appears letting you know when the last save was performed.
The word “Edited” to the right of the project
name lets you know you have unsaved changes
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