Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 58)

CONFIGURATION 58
Common use of Input Format Preset
If your project originated on film it will have been scanned at some time prior to editing and grading, and
often to make sure all the image area is captured the image is slightly over-scanned. This means you will
see the full open gate image and depending on the scanner, some of the edges around the image, or
even sometimes the round corners or distortion in the corners of the image.
To avoid the time prohibitive process of manually resizing every shot so that it matches every other,
simply create a resize of a reference image. Save this new image size as an Input Format Preset and
select this preset. The optical quality zoom and positioning controls will produce outstanding results,
on the fly, so you don’t need to pre-render and you can always make further adjustments during your
grading session. To create an Image Format Preset, simply make a size change with the formatter on the
Format screen, click on the ‘Save As’ button, enter a preset name, and save.
Deck Capture and Playback
The deck window is used to select the format of video that will be either imported or exported from the
system when using a video tape recorder. You should set these parameters before selecting the Deck
screen and once set, select the ‘Apply’ button at the bottom of the Config screen.
Deck Capture and Playback