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All Other Render Settings for Output
This section covers the different render settings that are available for customizing your output.
Depending on which Render Setting mode you chose, some of these may be hidden, but this
section covers the full list found in the Advanced panel of controls.
If you choose one of the Easy Setups, then some of these settings will be locked, and others
will be editable, depending on the requirements of that setup. If none of the Easy Setups is
suitable for the task at hand, you can leave the Easy Setup drop-down menu set to none, and
manually choose the necessary settings for the task at hand.
Video Panel
This panel contains all video-oriented parameters.
Format and Codec Controls
These top-level parameters let you choose whether or not to render video, and which format to
render it to. Depending on which Format, Codec, and Type you choose, other options may or
may not appear.
 Export Video: Turn this checkbox on to render the source video. Turn this checkbox off
if you want to render the source audio all by itself; this disables all video controls, and
shows an Audio Format drop-down menu in the audio section of settings.
 Format: A drop-down menu that gives access to the container formats that are
currently available on your system. The available options depend on whether you have
Final Cut Pro and QuickTime installed, and on the operating system you’re using. This
list is constantly growing, as new file formats are added over time, so be sure to check
each new version for the latest supported formats.
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AVI: A now-deprecated file-based media format that, despite its age, remains
popular with Windows applications. Supports delivery using the Cineform, Grass
Valley HQ and HQX, and Uncompressed RGB and YUV codecs.
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Cineon: An older uncompressed image sequence format developed by Kodak,
designed for film scanning and digital mastering, which delivers RGB 10-bit.
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DCP: Native DCP encoding and decoding for creating unencoded DCP files only. If
you have a license for Frauenhofer’s EasyDCP, a setting in the Configuration panel
of the System Preferences enables you to choose whether to use EasyDCP (for
creating encrypted DCP output), or the native DaVinci Resolve encoding.
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DPX: An uncompressed image sequence format favored by the film industry for
mastering and delivery for DCDM mastering, which can be delivered as RGB 10-, 12-,
16-bit integer and half float, or RGBA 8-bit.
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easyDCP: (when installed) An option that allows you to master a DCP or IMF
directly from DaVinci Resolve in conjunction when you have an installed license of
Fraunhofer’s EasyDCP software.
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EXR: The OpenEXR format is a high-dynamic-range image sequence format
developed by ILM for applications requiring high quality and multiple channels.
Used for outputting ACES and HDR deliverables. You can deliver to a variety of
RGB Half and RGB Float settings. When choosing the RGB half (DWAA) or (DWAB)
compression codecs, an additional “Compression level” setting appears that lets you
choose how much compression to apply.
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