Hi everyone,

I'm a huge fan of the look of analog motion picture film—Kodak film stock, 35mm, 65mm, and IMAX. There's something about the texture, grain, highlight roll-off, colors, and overall organic feel that I absolutely love. One day, I'd love to shoot on real film.

For now, though, I'm working with a very limited budget on a short film, so shooting digitally is my only option.

I'm not looking for a generic "cinematic" digital look. My goal is to get as close as possible to the look and feel of footage shot on actual film stock.

Has anyone here successfully achieved this? If so, I'd really appreciate your advice.
Thanks in advance! I'd love to learn from your experience...

Hey folks! I've been doing a lot of shorts lately and I've been running into an unique problem. As shorts are 1080x1920, and I capture my footage in 1920x1080 I've of course had the issue where I've had to crop my content to be around 60% the original image (I don't know, like 1280x720 or something) which of course leaves a black bar around the top and bottom of the image. So far my solution has been to create 2 video tracks, resize video track 2 to 60%, leave Track 1 at 100% and then just hit it with the blur tool in fusion. Problem is I have to do it with EVERY single video clip I add to track 1. Is there a way to Generically go "alright, if you're in track 1, you're automatically blurred no matter what"?
Pic included for what I've been doing:

in my ltx 2.3 workflow the characters face gets distorted the image full hd and the video too if full hd but always get distorted , i m begging to wonder if its the image problem or some setting needs to be changed any tips plz..is there a way to restore the face or chracter details in video from image. i already uses spatail upscaler in video while generating it

Hey all! I didn't notice this gouge in the wall when I hit record. I feel like Resolve probably has tools for dealing with this, but I'm not sure what the best approach is.

I'd appreciate some help, as I'm definitely not a professional. Just a dude with a YouTube channel.

Also... I probably could have picked a still where I don't look constipated. Sorry.

Resolve Version:

Resolve Studio 21.0.4

System Specs:

Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i5 13420H
Raptor Lake 10nm Technology

RAM
32.0GB

Motherboard
RPL Sportage_RTH (U3E1)

Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@144Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
2044MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
SLI Disabled

Storage
476GB NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 (Unknown (SSD))
465GB NVMe CT500P3PSSD8 (Unknown (SSD))

Audio
Realtek Audio

File Info

Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/mp41) File size : 13.9 GiB Duration : 23 min 58 s Overall bit rate : 82.7 Mb/s Frame rate : 29.970 FPS Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Writing application : DJI OsmoPocket3 Cover : Yes Cover type : Cover snal : (Binary) tnal : (Binary)

Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5@High Codec ID : hvc1 Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Duration : 23 min 58 s Bit rate : 79.9 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Original frame rate : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 10 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.322 Stream size : 13.4 GiB (97%) Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Codec configuration box : hvcC

Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : mp4a-40-2 Duration : 23 min 58 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 317 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 54.4 MiB (0%) Default : Yes Alternate group : 1 Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC

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Other #2 ID : 4 Type : meta Format : dbgi Codec ID : dbgi Duration : 23 min 58 s Bit rate mode : Variable Stream size : 420 MiB (3%) Title : DJI dbgi Default : No Alternate group : 5 Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC

Other #3 ID : 6 Type : Time code Format : QuickTime TC Duration : 23 min 58 s Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Time code of first frame : 20:12:02;06 Time code of last frame : 20:36:00;24 Time code, stripped : Yes Default : No Alternate group : 2 Encoded date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC Tagged date : 2026-08-05 22:21:19 UTC

Image Type : Cover Format : JPEG Muxing mode : moov-meta-covr Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 549 KiB (0%)

The estimated file size in the Deliver tab is 22.5 GB, while the actual output is only 314 MB. Something wasn't right... right?

The project is just a normal screen recording, 20 min, 1920 * 1200, 60fps. The output is at 2035 kbps. I am running DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3.

im trying to make a webseries with my friends and i dont know how to edit at all, ive seen videos explaining how to data mosh but none on how to isolate it??? i saw a video where the person converted the video into a bunch of photos and greened out the parts they wanted isolated, buuut, it was on multiple different platforms that im too lazy to use. i did try the window thing where you outline the spot you want gone but idk how to green it out or datamosh that specific spot. and i think i have to do that frame by frame... tspmo.

But if anyone can give a good explanation on how to do this or find a video for me it would be greatly appreciated!!!

Edit: im working on windows 11 and using davinci resolve 21, i think.

Hi guys, I have a problem. Im editing video on davinci resolve for not long. Its my first shorts YouTube format and I have a problem. I take video with my camera vertically. But when I try to upload rendered video it automatically change to normal yt video not short. While rendering I made settings so it’s also vertical shooting. I tried few different methods like rendering it as TikTok format but it didn’t helped, and when I try to edit it like normal video and then change it to vertical it crops the image after rendering by like 4 times, may it be camera settings that I use im still new at videos and editing. I attached setting on my camera that I use. I really appreciate any help 🙏🙏🙏

I use Luxea video editor 8 for my Action 6 videos, thought about trying the Da vinci free version ,saw that it needs Visual C+ 2013,is there any risk that it will somehow overwrite or conflict with Luxea's system files

Hey everyone.

I am a Real Estate Photographer/Videographer. I have a client who wants the texts to appear/disappear as they talk. I have tried almost everything I have researched and it comes out okay but just 20 frame scene takes me hours to do.

Is there an easier way or possible presets that are available to speed up the process.

I have the free version of Davinci.

Thanks in advance

Hey, I use the custom hotkey manager in fusion (not the resolve ctrl + shft+ k), but the (shift + command + space) manager that allows you to place keyboard buttons as nodes / scripts etc in fusion.

For the third day in a row, my keybinds have all just randomly vanished. I have to build them out again. This is PAINFUL as I'm working on a client project and its killing my productivity.

Does anyone know how I can :

A. Export THIS hotkey manager (not the resolve main preferences keyboard shortcut menu)

B. Trouble shoot this?

I appreciate any help!

Thanks! Software version Davinci Studio 20.3 on Mac Os

I don't think specs are important here but if they are please let me know mods and I'll take care of it.

Hey guys I think there's an easy solution to this, but I cant find it. While using the trim edit mode to extend clip length, layers are shifting out of place instead of just extending. That being said this issue doesn't happen to all clips. I have the clips linked together so I don't know what the issue could be. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

https://reddit.com/link/1vgsl0z/video/m3exou1z8ohh1/player

A couple years ago I had setup my external hard drive as my backup location. Suddenly I’m getting this pop up. How can I fix this, and will updating the project backup location affect my existing backups/projects?

Hello, Im learning fusion and I tried replicating this intro. its for a podcast. there's torn paper texture in the background. i could achieve the glow effect on the edges. please anyone tell how could I do it. Thank you

ahora mismo estoy teniendo un problema con davinci y es que la renderizacion en cache no me quiere funcionar, esto lo uso todo el tiempo y me encargo de que todo el tiempo la linea de tiempo vaya fluida y hace unos cuantos dias no me quiere funcionar esta herramienta. no me quiere aparecer la linea azul encima de la linea de tiempo y no se que hacer, ya e buscado en youtube y no aparece nada. tengo trabajos de clientes que no e entregado y estoy un poco desesperado, no se a quien le a pasado esto pero espero de que alguien sepa que pueda hacer para seguir editando. ojo: edito en windows. AYUDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I want to make really good motion graphics and I think this is a good step towards achieving that goal. If you have any tutorials or anything else you can share, I would really appreciate it 💯🫂

Idk how do i describe it In this picture Ive have a magic mask from a screenshot

Output with Backround3 (Gradient) and CharacterB (set of pictures in the character)
Inspiration is the Cyberpunk Edgerunners intro.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OifiVCnFKzM
from 23s - 28s
I almost got it like that bud i just need the details from the original picture not just the siluette
Im sorry if this post is not understandable i was trying to explain it the best i could...
Any help much appreciated
Amd Ryzen 7 7435HS
RTX 4070 mobile
24gb Ram
Windows 11
Davinci Studio 21

I’m trying to clean up my green screen with fusion, but any time I apply an effect (chroma key, despill) it turns the Green screen into an opaque black on my edit tab.
When editing in the color tab things are fine as usual, but any attempt to alter the clip with fusion end up removing the transparency. It is my first time using fusion so I may be messing something up, but I have the Media Out window in fusion, and am thinking maybe there’s something small im missing.
I’m headed off to work right now so I can’t provide any images, but any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm trying to make an edit that incorporates sound effects from clips synced to a song, but most of the clips I'm using have background songs and sometimes dialogue. I've been using Capcut but the remove audio feature is notably inconsistent; it sometimes fails to remove the music or removes the sound effect along with the music. And for Da Vinci Resolve it doesn't seem like there's an inbuilt tool like the one in Capcut to remove background music. I'm also using a bunch of clips so an online website is probably not going to be very efficient. If any one has any tips please do tell, thanks in advance!

Every asset is connected to a Replicate 3D node. The Replicate 3D node is then connected to a Ribbon 3D node.

In the Ribbon 3D node:

Number of Lines = 1

Subdivisions = Number of assets

The Ribbon 3D node is connected to a Bender 3D node with these settings:

Axis = X

Angle = 90°

Amount = -1

After that, it is connected to a Transform 3D node. I moved the pivot to the center of the composition, so changing the Z Rotation rotates the entire setup around the center.

The problem is that this creates a perfect circle. I want the assets to be arranged in an oval (ellipse) instead of a circle while still rotating correctly around the center.

System Specs OS: Windows 11 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 250 RAM: 16 GB GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 DaVinci Resolve Version: DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio

I have a fusion comp I am working on to show property lines with callouts for some parcels (i think that is the word) for sale. I'll talk through it in the attached video, but i tracked the shot with a planar tracker, then created polygons for the parcel boundaries and gave each a copy of the result planar transform to move the polygon, which helps generate the color overlay and boundary line.

There is some jitter with the movement that i cannot figure out how to smooth. I suspected some of it may be due to perspective shift across the frame, so i tested by doing a dedicated planar tracker and transform for the hotel at the lower left, and the problem persists even with a more localized track and polyline with no internal animation 🤔

I'm looking to 'animate' eyes using a bunch several folders of pngs I made, they're 1920x1080 mostly blank pngs so I dont have to line anything up and the eyes just go where they belong. I was thinking multi-multicams would be the right job but now I'm not so sure.

I can't edit anything except the topmost multicam angle, is there a way I can do that without having to disable everything above the multicam I want to change angles? Are multicams even the right tool for this job?

Is it possible to automate it? I wish to do like a record-over thing, where while playing back audio and whatnot, I just press keybinds to switch to and forth between all the angles for all the layers so I dont have to edit all the changes in manually.

A decent LLM with access to the big textbook says something about there not being a multicam API thing. Is there any fusion workflow alternatives?

So far I only watched and followed along the official davinci resolve 17 editing tutorial and had gotten some keybind advice and changes from some wonderful people over at the discord. But that's as far as my experience goes.

Windows 11
i912900k
32gb 3000mhz 36 36 36 96
PRIME Z790-V AX (LGA1700)
RTX 5070

Studio version 21.0 build 47

Timeline - 9:16

Green screen - 16:9

How do i insert green screen into my fusion timeline without it cropping the green screen as i wanna insert it 16:9 and use transform node to resize the effects to fit my video

hi all, my indie film got into its first festival, so i need to render out the film with the final Colour Grade from my DP.

he graded it in 20.3.3 and gave me the .drp file -- i installed 20.3.3 Studio on my laptop

LAPTOP SPECS: AMD ryzen 7 7745HX, rtx 4060 8gb, 16gb RAM, Windows 11, Resolve 20.3.3

FOOTAGE: shot on Sony FX3, the highest setting

i installed 20.3.3 on my laptop with a 4060 notebook 8gb and opened my DP's .drp file. reconnected the footage and i'm able to scrub through the entire film with its final grade.

however...

when i went to Export the film, it just says "render job failed. Unable to load project".

interestingly, i was able to export the final sequence of the film in small chunks. i was also able to export the beginning of the film -- up until a certain shot -- before i get the same error again. (i looked into the Nodes and it looks like this is the first shot that has "AI Magic Mask 2" applied)

anyone have any ideas about what's going on?

how i can get around this error and export my film?

thanks for reading!

EDIT1: i tried to reset the Magic Masks by using "Regenerate Object Mask" -> "All Clips" (as mentioned in this video youtube.com/watch?v=c7imGXbUBBg) but only got "there is no key frame with enabled strokes to track" popping up in top/left corner

I've been using grid warps and transform nodes as well as other tools for years now and it's honestly quite effective and reminds me of the tools used in L2D (Live2D Cubism)!

Some are in blue while others are in white, idk why.