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I really want to like DaVinci Resolve. However, as a beginner level video editor, the amount of issues I keep encountering on what I consider to be the tiniest

I really want to like DaVinci Resolve. However, as a beginner level video editor, the amount of issues I keep encountering on what I consider to be the tiniest of projects (>10-30 second videos, using 2-4 PNG images), I can't fathom anyone using it professionally. From things rendering completely different from the preview, to straight up not rendering parts at all, random crashing during encoding, and so on, I am honestly surprised to see any positive feedback on this product at all.

capableweb 4y ago
What OS and hardware are you using it on? Regularly use it (Resolve 17) on both Windows and Linux with larger projects than that (100s of 4K clips, multiple audio tracks, added effects, color grading and more) and haven't encountered the issues you've mentioned at all. When I try the beta versions (including the beta of 18), I've run into many problems, including seemingly random crashes, but never for the stable versions. Using AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU, multiple 4K monitors with a desktop PC. > I am honestly surprised to see any positive feedback on this product at all If I see software that many people are raving about but I can't even run properly, my first guess is always that it's my fault, or my hardware, or my Linux setup somehow. I think the same applies here. If most people can run it without hiccups, then probably something is a bit weird with your setup. If everyone had the same issues that you have, then they surely wouldn't have gotten the attention they are getting from everyone. Have you tried reaching out to their support team or sharing your issues on the public forum?
- Jackson__ 4y ago
  I'd like to believe it is my hardware, but other video editing software, as well as software in general, runs perfectly fine on my GTX1080/i7-4790/32GB Ram system. I've tried it after every single clean re-install of windows 10 over the past few years, with every major stable and beta version they offered at the time, while never managing to not run into issues. In the end I've come to accept that there simply must be some combination of effects and other things that I will habitually end up with that are not working properly together.
  - capableweb 4y ago
    Yeah, that sucks... If you ever end up coming across it again, try to send over the project file over to support to see if they can figure something out. The times I've written them, they've been very responsive and helpful (but I am a Studio license holder), not sure how support works for the free version.
  - magicalhippo 4y ago
    I too ran into similar issues you describe when trying Resolve a few times. Also on Windows. Gave up and just use ffmpeg directly for the few things I need.
mmaunder 4y ago
We use Resolve on a wide range of laptop configs with no issues including M1. Try another computer. I’m guessing the problem is on your end. Or you haven’t tried it since v14. You may also have something installed that is causing the issue.
m0shen 4y ago
I don't know about the preview issues, but I have also had some bizarre issues during encoding. Specifically h264 using the mp4 container will crash encoding almost 100% of the time. This started a couple of major versions ago, and continues to today. When encoding h264 in a mov container, no crashes, any other codec, no crashes. I would say simply try a different container and then use ffmpeg to copy / transcode into a format you want to deliver.

capableweb 4y ago

What OS and hardware are you using it on? Regularly use it (Resolve 17) on both Windows and Linux with larger projects than that (100s of 4K clips, multiple audio tracks, added effects, color grading and more) and haven't encountered the issues you've mentioned at all. When I try the beta versions (including the beta of 18), I've run into many problems, including seemingly random crashes, but never for the stable versions. Using AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU, multiple 4K monitors with a desktop PC. > I am honestly surprised to see any positive feedback on this product at all If I see software that many people are raving about but I can't even run properly, my first guess is always that it's my fault, or my hardware, or my Linux setup somehow. I think the same applies here. If most people can run it without hiccups, then probably something is a bit weird with your setup. If everyone had the same issues that you have, then they surely wouldn't have gotten the attention they are getting from everyone. Have you tried reaching out to their support team or sharing your issues on the public forum?

Jackson__ 4y ago
I'd like to believe it is my hardware, but other video editing software, as well as software in general, runs perfectly fine on my GTX1080/i7-4790/32GB Ram system. I've tried it after every single clean re-install of windows 10 over the past few years, with every major stable and beta version they offered at the time, while never managing to not run into issues. In the end I've come to accept that there simply must be some combination of effects and other things that I will habitually end up with that are not working properly together.
- capableweb 4y ago
  Yeah, that sucks... If you ever end up coming across it again, try to send over the project file over to support to see if they can figure something out. The times I've written them, they've been very responsive and helpful (but I am a Studio license holder), not sure how support works for the free version.
- magicalhippo 4y ago
  I too ran into similar issues you describe when trying Resolve a few times. Also on Windows. Gave up and just use ffmpeg directly for the few things I need.

mmaunder 4y ago

We use Resolve on a wide range of laptop configs with no issues including M1. Try another computer. I’m guessing the problem is on your end. Or you haven’t tried it since v14. You may also have something installed that is causing the issue.

m0shen 4y ago

I don't know about the preview issues, but I have also had some bizarre issues during encoding. Specifically h264 using the mp4 container will crash encoding almost 100% of the time. This started a couple of major versions ago, and continues to today. When encoding h264 in a mov container, no crashes, any other codec, no crashes. I would say simply try a different container and then use ffmpeg to copy / transcode into a format you want to deliver.