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Using Stereoscopic OpenEXR Media
DaVinci Resolve is compatible with stereo OpenEXR files to accommodate professional cinema
and specialty workflows. Stereo OpenEXR clips include the media for both eyes stored as
separate parts so that a single OpenEXR file may output either a single image or stereo 3D
images when used with an application that supports it, such as DaVinci Resolve. This means
you can edit stereo OpenEXR media, grade it, and make all of the stereoscopic adjustments
that the Stereo palette of the Color page supports.
If you import stereo OpenEXR clips to the Media Pool, they will at first appear to be regular
non-stereo clips that output a single image. However, these can easily be converted to stereo
3D clips using the following procedure.
To set stereo OpenEXR clips to be usable as stereo clips:
1 Import the OpenEXR media to the Media Pool as you would any other clips.
2 Select one or more OpenEXR clips, then right-click the selection and choose
“Convertto Stereo” from the contextual menu. Those clips will now appear with a
stereo 3D badge to indicate that they’re stereo.
Using Stereoscopic CineForm Media
DaVinci Resolve is also compatible with CineForm stereo QuickTime files. CineForm clips
encode the media corresponding to both eyes and mux (multiplex) it together in such a way so
that CineForm files may output either a single frame of image data, if used in an application that
is not capable of stereoscopic processing, or stereo 3D media when used with an application
that is, such as DaVinci Resolve. This means that you can edit CineForm media using nearly any
NLE, export a project via whatever workflow is convenient, and end up with a stereoscopic
project that can be graded in DaVinci Resolve.
There are two ways of creating CineForm files. One is by using a camera or recording system
that processes dual synchronized video signals to create a single set of CineForm media. The
other is to use the CineForm conversion tools that come with GoPro CineForm Studio to
reprocess dual sets of stereo 3D assets into the CineForm format.
The CineForm codec itself encodes full-frame image data using wavelet compression, at any
resolution, at up to 12-bits, in a choice of RGB, Y’CbCr, or RAW color spaces. DaVinci Resolve is
compatible with CineForm in a QuickTime wrapper using any supported color space, allowing
access to the dual streams of image data that are provided.
When the time comes to output your program, keep in mind that while DaVinci Resolve can
read CineForm files, CineForm files cannot be rendered out of DaVinci Resolve unless you’ve
purchased an encoding license for OS X or Windows from GoPro. Furthermore, DaVinci Resolve
cannot render Stereoscopic CineForm files.
If you import stereo CineForm clips to the Media Pool, they will at first appear to be regular
non-stereo clips that output a single image. However, these can easily be converted to stereo
3D clips using the following procedure.
To set stereo CineForm clips to be usable as stereo clips:
1 Import the CineForm media to the Media Pool as you would any other clips.
2 Select the CineForm media you need to convert, then right-click the selection and
choose “Convert to Stereo” from the contextual menu. Those clips will now appear with
a stereo 3D badge to indicate that they’re stereo.
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