How to Make Davinci Resolve Run Faster & Smoother | 5 Tips

[@BlindIdiotGaming]

The first tip about changing playback resolution helped me a ton in Davinci 18... Literally nothing about my recording software or Davinci has changed since the last thing I edited, yet for some reason playback was so choppy, it wasn't even showing me the correct frames on screen. Setting it at half res seems to have made it run immensely smoother, thanks.

[@fluentvietnamesewithfunnystory]

This. This is GOLD! My Mac got super slow with 4K videos and it does get much faster when I follow your advice! Thanks a lot man!

[@steppingstonemediagroupllc]

@3:17 - Dude I want to thank you very, very much for making this video. I inadvertently activated 3-D Keyer on my video track, forgot about it, and it was bogging my entire project down... big time. I am now back on track thanks to you. Keep up the nice work!

[@GOG_FGC]

i have to say, as an advocate editor who is so passionate about it. this is gold. alot of people drag out things or come up with long process fixes for issues that are just insanely explained. you kept it as short as possible, no non sense and straight to the points with some entertainment. im not one to ever comment but i had to give you some praise. this is just gods work. thank you

[@HeavyMix3]

From 95% CPU usage to 5% with my 5900X, thanks a lot you rock 🤟

[@TheAscendedHuman]

Use intel cpu for everything else besides gaming. Not sure why you went with ryzen, they're tuned more for gaming...

[@HeavyMix3]

@@TheAscendedHuman That's exactly the opposite what are you talking about rofl

[@TheAscendedHuman]

@@HeavyMix3 everyone knows intel is better… ryzen is for gamers lol

[@Valeriamtzp]

Im really lost and dont know where to go, could you help me? 😬 I have a 10 yo laptop that had 4gb of ram, i dont remember any other specs, recently i put in another 4 gb ram stick so i thought it would handle resolve but it kinda doesn't, the mouse gets stuck and it take a while to move stuff, do you know a forum where i can go and ask what to do or do you have any suggestions?

[@TheAscendedHuman]

@@Valeriamtzp Also I know the "get a new laptop" answer is brain dead, but technology has advanced so much in the last 10 years, it's exponential growth. GPUs from 7 years ago are several leagues slower than modern GPUs, same with CPUs. All the modern components are on a different level, however you don't have to get the newest of the new if you're on a budget, components from a few years ago will work just fine too, you might only be able to find them used however.

[@Owshun.]

The text changing after going back to 4K is normal actually. You spaced the text based on pixel measures, if you use more pixel, then, the measure used on 1080p will look smaller ! So every bit of effects using a pixel measurement will be affected when going back to 4K

[@YuiSenpai]

yup, basic resolution skills

[@DeltaJes-co8yu]

Whether it is normal or not is the point. What you see in timeline is not what you get in the end. That is the point!

[@AVH_BBX]

Your tips made my video's look so much better. Thanks for al the great content👌

[@work.alezcollection]

The "Timeline Proxy Mode" option made a huge difference. Thanks for the help!

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it helped!

[@jase22au]

Yeah for me too.

[@VikashSinghGusain776]

that render cache trick worked for me. thanks man. God bless you and happy new year. May this new year brings you and your family, joy, happiness and fullfilment.

[@PMJ_music-99]

0:06 I was watching this with my resolve 17 turned on and thought its causeing issues in youtube too. Nice edits man.

[@devmicaelomota]

I was having an awful experience with Davinci Resolve and Mac Os Monterey in the last update, solved by generating the proxy media, thanks, man!

[@martyjay1970]

Thanks for the tips Joris, I didn't use them all, but the ones I did really helped speed up my workflow.

[@ericaheap]

which ones did you use? just curious

[@eloheise]

0:33 What??????? man I was depressed trying to figure out what to do and you're telling me you forgot to what? you made my day man.

[@BlockMasterT]

This helped so much! I couldn't see if my transitions were smooth, this made it actually possible to tell. Before I was just going frame by frame to see lol

[@tenlugggaming2341]

Honestly just halving the timeline proxy of my 2k video helped out a ton! 5900XT and 3060ti I can finally use them to their fullest potential without bricking my entire project

[@JorisHermans]

So, turns out you can't record a video without breathing... who knew 🤷🏻‍♂

[@GaryCunninghamyouareenough]

🤣🤣🤣 "I forgot to breathe there" 🤣🤣🤣

[@CrissJohnsonY]

Thank you for this video, much appreciated, I was wondering if you know the solution to my problem - whenever I have mixed fps clips or even when I just add text and color generators to my project, the exported mp4 or mov file lags like your video in the first few seconds and that's an exported file. The only solution I found is to export as pro-res but the gamma is different and image is too bright so I have to then add it to Premiere and lower the levels and export it again but this time as mp4 h264.

[@thebigbassam4000]

LOL that had me laughing unexpectedly honestly

[@BrbDanny]

Lies i can record a video without breathing just fin-

[@mysisterskeeper9593]

That part was funny , rewatched it a couple times 😂😂

[@BrokenG-String]

The first tip already solved my problem 100%. Only had to change to half and it worked like a charm. Thanks so much man.

[@Lyrasine]

Thank you so much! Davinci was struggling to render HD video at x2 speed, but now it runs smoothly

[@verditf2]

"i forgot to breathe" first tip was already a life saver, i was facing the same problem, my face turned from purple to normal in a few seconds, thank you so much!

[@gimbalair]

Really easy to understand and follow, i’ve been having real issues with an M1 mac, the adjustment clip idea is perfect as i do grade.

[@r.k.4479]

i had to look so much for the right setting when i started, the proxy-media finally did it! Thumbs up and thank you!

[@Vladyyy]

Since no one made a summary... Davinci Optimization Settings 1. Playback -> Timeline Proxy Mode 2. Toggle CG & FFX or use Adjustment Clips 3. Generate Proxy Media (Select Files -> Right Click) 4. Render Cache (Playback -> User or Smart) 5. Lower Timeline Resolution (Via Project Settings, Render in Full Resolution)

[@altermoremusic]

Thats cool! Thank you 😊

[@VOXELofficial]

Wonderful suggestions! Thanks a lot,man! :-)

[@aaphotofilm]

Amazing video Joris, that was a good tip about changing the setting to HD then check if everything is ok then back to 4K before rendering, thats a good one, i didnt know this, I hope you can show us how to make a cool looking intro in DR like yours, just so we can get some idea, thanks for this video.

[@rehab_herr]

you have no business being this nice

[@xoxx.Marcelina]

THANK YOU SM FOR THE TIPS 🫂🤍 For choppy playback: 1:36 Playback > Timeline Playback Res > Quarter ** improve playback. cutting clips & adding music will not affect final render (RENDER IN 4k) For color grading: 2:19 Do colorgrading in adjustment clips. - How? 2:32 In "Cut" tab, click Effects (located at the top) > click and drag Adjustment Clip to timeline > click Adjustment Clip in timeline then hit "Color" tab > perform color grading > click "Edit" tab and then turn off/on Adjustment Clip OR 2:59 click color wheel icon in top right OR 3:14 click "Inspector" tab in top right For optimizing media 3:34 Media Pool > select clips you want to turn into proxy's > Generate Proxy Media (i don't have that option?? so i clicked Generate Optimized Media) For rendering cache: 4:21 Playback > Render Cache > Smart or User When editing a 4k project: 5:14 click all clips in timeline > File > Project Settings > Timeline Format > Timeline Resolution > 1080 x 1080 HD Square - IMPORTANT ‼️ BEFORE RENDERING (adding text & effects), YOU NEED TO SWITCH BACK TO 4K

[@melsgalleria]

I have had nothing but editing issues this week, and I learned that part of that has to do with the type of files my camera records in. However, these tips I am sure will help me drop some of this lag.

[@5moreminutes117]

Dude i don't comment often, so see this as a compliment. I was so struggeling with editing at last time. I already knew about the playback res. but i still cut on a (you could say old) notebook so even that wouldn't have save my ass. But the Proxy Tip really made it work for me. Thanks

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Running an integrated graphics card at the moment so tips like these have been a good send 😅😅

[@JorisHermans]

Tell me about it 😅

[@BladeIntoOblivion]

This is gold, brother. Was trying to edit some dji footage to no avail, found you. For me Proxy media made the biggest difference. Thanks!

[@usmvnjaved]

Man, I'm still trying to find out if your humor comes naturally or you plan it in the script? Either way, it looks so beautifully natural. Love that ❤

[@MrComet33]

I literally tried everything to make it run smoother and this last one about changing the resolution really helped thank you so much now I can actually start editing on da vinci.

[@jahanban]

This is the best video out there to get a smooth experience in Davinci Resolve when editing 4K. 👍

[@johnpaulonakane]

this popped out at the very right exact time. thanks..more power to you!

[@blueb_llz]

"for me it doesnt make that big of a difference" *casually changes my whole life*

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

I forgot to breath...Pure gold right here.

[@thesolomonuti]

Thank you so much! God bless You Man ❤

[@heisclint]

omgggggg men thx so much i just tried the first thing in the video and things already running smoother ur getting a sub ok let me finish the video now mans also forgot to breath got me on the floor

[@CompositeNation]

Amazing video about optimization brother! Interesting the thing you mentioned about text letter spacing behavior between 1080p and 4K, as an image processing software developer, I can say this is a "bug" that can be fixed by dynamically set in Davinci's code that the spacing should have a multiply factor based on the pixel width / height. Blackmagic should know about this so they can fix it, your workaround is great but is better that we as developers to know this kind of feedback about bugs to improve the software. I just love Davinci is an amazing piece of software, smooth UI and amazing UX.

[@kykypenn]

Do you have any videos for beginners for DaVinci?

[@EpicGamingGuruReal]

This video maybe old but its very well done and highly informative. Thank you so much for explaining so much about Davinci Resolve. Saved me a huge amount of massive headaches!!!

[@JorisHermans]

Old but gold! 😎 I still use these techniques when using a lot of effects in a video! 💯🔥

[@Matt_McFaul]

thank you! Great tips...any tips on how to fix Davinci barely using my descrete graphics? My GPU usage doesn't ever seem to go over ~25% use 😕 and even with 64gb of ddr4, and a Core i9 processor, while using all of your settings except proxy rendering clips down to 1080p. Proxy at 1/4 in the preview, timeline set down to 1080p, cleared cache...oh yeah, and that blue or red line that you have with prerending the cache doesn't happen on mine. 18.6 I should add that I have set davinci for Cuda and my gpu manually as well.

[@rhadvana]

I'll definitely try these tips out, thank you man!

[@la1duck408]

thanks man been loooking for this

[@VedangRaul]

thanks a lot!! i have just learning da vinci and this video was very helpful as my laptop is average at best.

[@crookedfilms4190]

I am about to buy a laptop for Davinci resolve. Here are the specs I am going for: I5 12th gen Rtx 3050 4 gb 32 gb ram 512 ssd Will this be enough for color grading in Da vinci?

[@roaddogdashcams]

Got to keep on risin'!

[@st3ph342]

Great vid bro!

[@mainaccount0411]

Spent hours surfing the internet for solutions, finally i came across you, you saved so much hours or if not days of my life, thank you man

[@markallisonparamotor]

Nice tips, it saved me a billion dollars on a new setup. thanks, shall I mail you the money?

[@lcax8804]

You know you are in good hands when the guy forgets to breath less than a minute into a video.. :)) I call that dedication.

[@Way2Randomofficial]

You hooked me the first 10 seconds. Nice edting

[@BeanVIII]

great video, thank you friend. editing has become so much smoother using your tips. by the way you sound exactly like Niki Lauda in the movie rush.

[@Onesnapmedia]

Thank you so much! This video has made my life so much easier.

[@SunnySideOfficial]

Great video! Helped me out for sure

[@KingCrownShots]

Thank you for your help ❤I totally forgot about playback previews usually need to be lower quality on the timeline

[@thiagolopesdasilva6620]

The last technic was the most dumb but the most effective! It's like how I never thought about that before! It's so obvious! Thank you!

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it works for you too! 🙏🏻💥

[@et3rn4l61]

First one worked already, thank you brother

[@SergesMike]

You are a legend in explanations 🙏🙏👌👌😎😎😎

[@VeeScaliaDesigns]

Amazing info ! Thank you so much !

[@talitemjenimchen3048]

Thank you so much. I have a low spec and setting the playback to half resolution helped.

[@asoup1972]

Thanks for the help. I found the tips at 1:14 and 5:16 really worked for me.

[@JorisHermans]

That's the one that always helped me the most too. Just make sure to check your project again when you switch back to 4K because sometimes text and certain elements don't line up anymore.

[@LehushasProduction]

Maaaan!! You saved me, I recently started to use proxies in Premiere and it was so awesome, now I tried DaVinci and firstly thought they are generated by the program itself, then I saw too many lags (8k 60 fps videos editing), decided to dive more into settings and saw - I can generate Optimized media (I thought it was proxies....) So much time wasted((( And after you I saw real proxies - man it become soooo smooth and easy - thanks!! For whom optimized media was created... Its useless

[@DeltaJes-co8yu]

great tips. But since we use proxies for timeline, what is the benefit of reducing 4k to HD and then switching back?

[@HellBoy8152]

Awesome, I have decent hardware but this really helps with lag a lot so really appreciate the video!

[@BigGreenGlizzy]

Thank you Josh Wolf 10 seconds in and ik this is the right video

[@BigGreenGlizzy]

1:20 in and my problem is already solved

[@DustinSheffield]

Forgot to breathe - happens to me all the time. new sub!

[@OziisJourney]

Your videos are the best !

[@rautshsale1948]

so lol would you suggest all? just start trying, mixing and matching until we have good results? anything to be aware of, if we try all?

[@samgarcia4451]

Smashin! Thanks for the useful tips.

[@exelyugure]

Playback feels much smoother now, its still lags a bit but its waaaay much better. Thankyou!

[@Terran_tino]

love the intro ser! - keep the mistake, good choice that was cool!

[@munnahtalks8784]

Love you man.. You made my day and work very beautifull

[@j5s9cStu]

Just a quick one Joris. When you ask Da Vinci to render your clips in a lower resolution, to make editing quicker, you said it takes a while, does Da Vinci let you know when they're ready? Thanks 👍

[@matlanstudio]

thanks man,such a good tips,done subscribe👍👍

[@elesierelesier3378]

Your last tip works to me. Thanks man

[@JorisHermans]

Glad to hear it!

[@jeffdavies2824]

The proxy clips had the largets impact on my viewing, though I ended up using all 5 tips in the end. The speed was sufferable after applying these tips! Thank you!

[@jeffdavies2824]

Oh and the tip on the adjustment layers was a huge help for a noob like me! Thanks again.

[@maw-lz9pf]

Nice bro, thank you for the detailed information, i learned a lot

[@chill_marco]

the breathing bit was genius LMAOOOO great video btw

[@JorisHermans]

Me: almost dies in a vid... Comments: Genius! 😅😎🙏🏻

[@spottedowldiy]

I have the opposite problem, playback is speeding up, a bit choppy I guess, but its playing back at about 1.25 times faster than normal...why?

[@proxyhasnosleep]

your a life saver!!! i went from using 100% of my cpu to 30%

[@tomate5849]

Helped me a lot thanks

[@ArjunRM]

Hey Joris, when are the results of the commercials coming out?

[@JorisHermans]

next week!

[@TeipelFilms]

Nice video, just a side note - when you put yor studio lut on at 2:44 you can see that purple and especially magenta are clipping like crazy. Maybe try to tame that in for the LUT or people will have artifacts and banding using it :) I would try a saturation compression on the CST in the end of the node graph you've built it with.

[@MotionPictureTrips]

Thanks, I'm gonna give these a try, I was about to uninstall the thing as everybody in reddit is blaming users for not having dual GPU systems and 128GB+ of RAM. Even Davinci themselves say Resolve runs better with multiple GPUs. I have a laptop with an RTX 3080 GPU, and it still lags. It's not a super fast system, but neither it's a turtle.

[@Infmilklover911]

this helped sooooooooooo much thx i really needed this

[@David-cz7mm]

Amazing 🤩 thanks a lot man 👍🏼

[@Mekkhiiii]

"Forgot to breathe" lol dang we have those moments dude 🤣

[@JorisHermans]

🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thestarkiller01]

I've tried all of this before. My ancient machine is just 2 or 3 steps above an abacus. I can't even get videos to show a preview in Davinci Resolve. I've even tried older versions of the software. For the moment I am forced to use VSDC until I can afford a dedicated video editing computer. All in all it isn't terrible software, but Davinci would be a serious upgrade.

[@dennispimentel]

changing the timeline resolution did the trick! Also, do you recommend maxing out the dedicated RAM in the settings too?

[@JorisHermans]

Haven't tried it myself but I've heard from other people, depending on your setup that it could make a difference too

[@TheAscendedHuman]

No, you need to leave ram available for your pc. Davinche isn't the only thing running on your computer...

[@adamknox8416]

Thanks! I was about to give up on Davinci. I Have an 11th gen I7 so I didn't think I would have trouble. It's a laptop but still. Anyways the generate proxy media is THE SHIT!! So thanks!

[@aaaoe1732]

Thank you this is really helpful😭😭😭😭

[@dopexmc7901]

nice video, would you say that a "lenovo p620" is enough for 12k Postproduction / Da Vinci? (instead of building an own custom Pc)

[@bollersepp1591]

Thank you for your great videos!

[@francois5291]

Great and you solved my problem :) No lag anymore.

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it worked!! 🙏🏻🔥

[@sharadrbhoir]

Thanks a ton for excellent suggestions!

[@LordFlashheart]

Best. Channel. On. KZbin.

[@JorisHermans]

Agreed! 💯😅

[@tziyue6810]

Thanks helped a lot!

[@ak_hell075]

Guy is such a life saver thank you!