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To load a preset’s settings into a project:
1 Open a project with a preset you want to update.
2 Click an item in the Presets list.
3 Click Load.
If a dialog appears saying either “Do you want to replace current project’s config with
this selected Preset” or “Apply Current Configuration to System?, click Yes.
4 If there’s a custom preset that you’ve created that has outlasted its usefulness, you
candelete it.
To delete a custom preset:
1 Do one of the following:
Right-click a project in the Project Manager, and choose Project Settings from
thecontextual menu.
Open any project, then open the Project Settings, and select the Presets panel.
2 Click an item in the Presets list to select it.
3 Click Delete.
4 When the Confirm Delete dialog appears, click Yes.
Master Settings
This panel is project specific and lets you set up and adjust the most essential properties of the
timelines in your project, including the timeline format, video monitoring method, and conform
options. In many workflows, you’ll want to adjust these settings before getting started with
your project.
By default, all timelines use these project-wide settings. However, beginning with
DaVinci Resolve 16, you can optionally create timelines with individual Format, Monitoring, and
Output Sizing settings. However, if you change a timeline to use “Basic Settings,” then that
timeline will mirror the project-wide options that are selected in the Project Settings.
Timeline Format
This group of settings affects the geometry and image processing of the current project.
Timeline resolution: A drop-down menu that lets you choose a frame resolution preset
to use for image processing while grading. DaVinci Resolve is resolution independent,
so you can change the resolution at any time and all windows, tracks, sizing changes,
and keyframe data will be automatically recalculated to fit the new size. For example,
you can work on a 4K project while monitoring at HD resolutions if your room is only
set up with an HD monitor, and then render the finished project at 4K resolution
for final delivery. Alternately, you can downsize an HD project to an SD resolution
to create another set of deliverables. For more information on Resolve’s resolution
independence, see Chapter 133, “Sizing and Image Stabilization.
Frame size (Labeled “For X x Y processing”): Lets you set resolutions not found in the
“Timeline resolution” drop-down menu.
Pixel aspect ratio: Used to select PAR settings for image formats that don’t use the
default square pixel format. You can apply a 16:9 anamorphic PAR, a 4:3 PAR for
SD projects, or a Cinemascope ratio.
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