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

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[@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.

[@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)

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@work.alezcollection]

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

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it helped!

[@jase22au]

Yeah for me too.

[@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

[@iAmHyperTiger]

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

[@Terribleguitarist89]

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

[@JorisHermans]

Tell me about it 😅

[@PoltuRaymusic]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@Lyrasine]

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

[@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

[@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

[@jahanban]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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! 💯🔥

[@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.

[@johnpaulonakane]

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

[@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.

[@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 ❤

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

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

[@elesierelesier3378]

Your last tip works to me. Thanks man

[@JorisHermans]

Glad to hear it!

[@AVH_BBX]

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

[@eloheisemusic]

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.

[@rehab_herr]

you have no business being this nice

[@et3rn4l61]

First one worked already, thank you brother

[@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 😂😂

[@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

[@VedangRaul]

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

[@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.

[@KingCrownShots]

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

[@EL_N0IR_2201]

Thank you. This video is booked marked now so useful

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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! 🙏🏻💥

[@Way2Randomofficial]

You hooked me the first 10 seconds. Nice edting

[@francois5291]

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

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it worked!! 🙏🏻🔥

[@Terran_tino]

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

[@SergesMike]

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

[@talitemjenimchen3048]

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

[@Onesnapmedia]

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

[@rius4029]

Huge like! U saved me! Now I can keep editing videos for my yt from my shitty pc

[@rhadvana]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@ak_hell075]

Guy is such a life saver thank you!

[@gster109]

The first trick did the job, thank you !

[@exelyugure]

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

[@ClareFPV]

Great video mate. Yeah on my 4 yeas old computer DR runs a but slow compared to Premiere Pro. I will give it a shot and implement these great tips.

[@HellBoy8152]

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

[@aaaoe1732]

Thank you this is really helpful😭😭😭😭

[@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

[@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.

[@roaddogdashcams]

Got to keep on risin'!

[@Infmilklover911]

this helped sooooooooooo much thx i really needed this

[@bollersepp1591]

Thank you for your great videos!

[@ChristianSongFitness]

solved my issue, Thanks for the video!

[@JorisHermans]

Most welcome 🙏🏻💥

[@munnahtalks8784]

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

[@markallisonparamotor]

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

[@DustinSheffield]

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

[@DerekTechReviews]

Nice one bro... Thank you so much.... I am planning on switching to davinci

[@CleClark]

This was helpful! Going to do EVERYTHING in my POWER to avoid proxies... But the rest definitely gave some perspective. Currently rocking a base model MacBook Air and trying to squeeze all the performance I can in resolve. 🤣

[@rolf5932]

what macbook air are you running? The new m1 or an intel based?

[@cleclarkphoto]

M1 base model! :)

[@rolf5932]

@@cleclarkphoto I’m also considering it since I’m on a low budget. How has the video editing been?

[@JorisHermans]

Remember that Apple will start putting M2 chips in their MacBook Airs in July 2022!

[@CleClark]

@@JorisHermans - 100% agree with Joris. Waiting for the M2 MacBook Air is worth. That, or wait until the release drives the M1 MacBook Air prices down. 😉

[@mustafaalassady5905]

Thank you bro you the best it's work 😭😍❤

[@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!

[@phaseone1291]

thank you Joris I have some problem solved

[@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...

[@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

[@cxoxixtx]

Thank You Very Much!!!!

[@maw-lz9pf]

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

[@la1duck408]

thanks man been loooking for this

[@jay_hebi]

My problem with the first solution thanks so much 😓☺️

[@VeeScaliaDesigns]

Amazing info ! Thank you so much !

[@Mekkhiiii]

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

[@JorisHermans]

🤷🏻‍♂️

[@777Youchi]

THANK YOU !!! You helped me so much !!!!

[@TriniWeekes]

thank you my friend. you always provide helpful information

[@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.

[@miesezeiten7549]

You saved my life thank you man!!

[@JorisHermans]

Wow, damn! 😱 Well, you're welcome 😎

[@TucsonArizona]

Great Video! Thanks!

[@3DAstroTC]

Fantastic, solved my problem, thanks!

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it helped!

[@StuartHetzler]

That last tip helped a lot.

[@bunkertons]

Thanks, mate!

[@altermoremusic]

Thats cool! Thank you 😊

[@SunnySideOfficial]

Great video! Helped me out for sure

[@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.

[@proxyhasnosleep]

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

[@boahandarrowsproductions4326]

Will try the proxy option. I normally use the generate optimized media for a faster render. Then delete them after the project is done to get space back on my SSD.

[@OziisJourney]

Your videos are the best !

[@BlacFireSan]

Very easy and it worked

[@samgarcia4451]

Smashin! Thanks for the useful tips.

[@cetrick_yeanay]

thank you Joris!

[@sharadrbhoir]

Thanks a ton for excellent suggestions!

[@ArjunRM]

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

[@JorisHermans]

next week!

[@GaryCunninghamyouareenough]

Thanks so much Joris - much appreciated man 🙏🏻

[@marwanmaadawy7226]

That was really helpful tbh Thanks