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 Motion estimation mode: When using Optical Flow to process speed change effects or
clips with a different frame rate than that of the Timeline, the Motion Estimation pop-up
lets you choose the best-looking rendering option for a particular clip. Each method
has different artifacts, and the highest quality option isn’t always the best choice for a
particular clip. The default setting is “Project Settings,” so all speed effected clips are
treated the same way. There are several options.
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“Standard Faster” and “Standard Better” are the same options that have been
available in previous versions of DaVinci Resolve. They’re more processor-efficient
and yield good quality that are suitable for most situations.
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“Enhanced Faster” and “Enhanced Better” should yield superior results in nearly
every case where the standard options exhibit artifacts, at the expense of being
more computationally intensive, and thus slower on most systems.
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“Speed Warp” is available for even higher-quality slow motion effects using the
DaVinci Neural Engine. Your results with this setting will vary according to the
content of the clip, but in ideal circumstances this will yield higher visual quality with
fewer artifacts than even the Enhanced Better setting. This setting is only available
on a clip by clip basis; it’s not available in the Project Settings.
Optical Flow Quality Settings Affecting Speed Effects
The “Motion estimation mode” pop-up in the Master Settings panel of the Project Settings let
you choose the tradeoff between quality and processing speed to use when processing optical
flow-based slow motion and frame rate retiming effects. The “Standard Faster” and
“Standard Better” settings are the same options that have been available in previous versions
of DaVinci Resolve. They’re more processor-efficient and yield good quality that are suitable for
most situations. However, “Enhanced Faster” and “Enhanced Better” should yield superior
results in nearly every case where the standard options exhibit artifacts, at the expense of
being more computationally intensive, and thus slower on most systems.
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