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About Resolution Independence
If you only read one paragraph of this chapter, read this: Resolution Independence in
DaVinci Resolve means you can add clips to a timeline in any combination of resolutions to fit
the project resolution you’ve chosen to work at, and you can later output that timeline to as
many other resolutions as necessary in order to create multiple deliverables. When you do so,
all effects and transforms will automatically readjust themselves to match the sizing of each new
timeline resolution, and most transforms are calculated and processed using the full native
resolution of the source media you’ve linked to that clip.
In short, what this means is that you can create multiple deliverables in multiple resolutions by
simply changing the timeline resolution or by using a lower resolution setting in the Deliver
page compared to the timeline resolution when you create a new job to render out, and every
effect will be the right size automatically.
Timeline Resolution
The timeline resolution is one of the most fundamental settings of your project, defining its
frame size. It’s found in the Master Settings panel of the Project Settings, where you can choose
a predefined resolution from the “Timeline resolution” drop-down menu, or you can type a
custom resolution into the X and Y fields below.
The project-wide Timeline Resolution parameters found in the
Master Settings panel of the Project Settings window
Mixing Clip Resolutions
Media used in a project does not have to match the timeline resolution. In fact, it’s extremely
common to mix multiple resolutions within the same timeline. Clips that don’t match the current
resolution will be automatically resized according to the currently selected Image Scaling
setting (described below).
Changing the Timeline Resolution
As mentioned earlier, you can change the timeline resolution whenever you like. When you do
so, each Edit page transform, Fusion clip effects output, Color page Power Window, Input and
Output Sizing adjustment, tracking path, spatial keyframing value, as well as any other other
resolution-dependent ResolveFX effect or transform operation in DaVinci Resolve is
automatically and accurately scaled to fit the new resolution.
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