Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 371)

CHAPTER RENDER
RENDER 371
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Important: When using either FCP7 Easy Setup, make sure you select the appropriate QuickTime codec
from the Output Type pop-up menu before you begin rendering, in case you don’t like the default
codec.
Render Properties Settings
‘Start rendering at’ indicates the timecode that will be rendered into the dpx file header and this number
is also used to label the file, as a frame count. When rendering a timeline there is a logical count of
the frame numbers, permitting simple clip playback on other devices. While typically set to hour one,
you may find it useful to start each reel for a feature film with an increment of the hours. Reel two, for
instance, would start at 02:00:00:00.
Typically, image files are rendered using no Prefix or Suffix and a standard eight-digit length of the File
Name. You can type your own prefix and suffix labels to be used in the file path when rendering or by
checkbox selection use the Source Prefix, Suffix, and number of Digits.
When entering text to use for the Prefix or Suffix, you can also use a selection of variables to
populate these parts of the file name based on clip metadata (you can also use these variables in the
Destination Path field).
%L Filename
%R Resolution
%T EDL Reel
%V Version Name
%I Shot number (within the Rendering Timeline)
%S For stereoscopic projects, the stereo render word (“left” or “right”)
The Number of Digits selection allows the user to enter the amount of digits required for the
rendered file. This is particularly useful to make the rendered files immediately readable by another
manufacturer’s system.
Render Properties (Detail)