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Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:46 am

... they added H.265 GPU encoding. In general H.264/5 encoding in resolve is unstable and is best ... avoided. So you will export to DNxHR HQX and transcode to H264/5 with your favorite flavor of ... had hardware de/encode for years in free. And Linux doesn't support h.264/5 at all in free.

Fri Jun 07, 2024 3:16 am

... differ. In your case they appear to be AVCHD (H.264) and an unknown audio format. Converting between ... level. We don't test on or support Arch Linux, but we expect Resolve's codec support to ... at the Linux threads in this forum discussing transcode workflows.

Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:33 am

I installed Resolve on a Arch Linux Distro not problem but the problem is all my ... cams or other devices that use AAC audio. I transcode all my source footage to ProRes with a simple ... I also use Handbrake to render my Target to h.264 or h.265, so no problem there as well. I only ...

Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:46 am

... I need to export a video-only mp4 track, then an audio-only file, then transcode the audio and stitch them together with ffmpeg? I can't really ... the free edition doesn't have the same support. Incidentally, the last H.264 and AAC patents expire in 2028, and any extensions to the standards ...

Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:23 pm

... be in the official repos. At least it is in Linux Mint. Open the video file in question with ... What happens if you don't copy the video but transcode (almost lossless) to DnxHD or Prores instead ... -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le ** I never use h.264 directly in most projects. Instead I transcode ...

Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:12 am

What's missing in the Linux version, for you? AAC is the reason I stayed on Windows. I have paid, so 264/265 ... But basically all consumer cameras use AAC audio, so it would be constant FFMPEG transcode mess. But then you've got to cope with all the hassle of dealing with h264 ...

Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:40 am

Gordonjcp wrote:
What's missing in the Linux version, for you?

AAC is the reason I stayed on Windows. I have paid, so 264/265 isn't a concern. But basically all consumer cameras use AAC audio, so it would be constant FFMPEG transcode mess.

Sat Aug 27, 2022 11:59 am

... Resolve free on windows and mac supports h.264 and h.265 8 bit. Resolve free on Mac supports ... 10 bit. Resolve studio on Mac, Windows and Linux supports H.264/5 8 and 10 bit All of them will support DNxHR HQX (12bit) so can transcode for free (Shutter Encoder) and edit anywhere. ...

Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:24 am

... Resolve free on windows and mac supports h.264 and h.265 8 bit. Resolve free on Mac supports ... 10 bit. Resolve studio on Mac, Windows and Linux supports H.264/5 8 and 10 bit All of them will support DNxHR HQX (12bit) so can transcode for free (Shutter Encoder) and edit anywhere.

Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:36 am

... is the standard we use because we have to deal with windows mac and linux DNxHR will work on Mac, Windows, and Linux and has lots of different choices for frame rates, aspect ratios, and amounts of compression. H.264 is a really, really terrible codec for a lot of reasons. Particularly ...

Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:36 am

... and import all the media and once imported transcode to mp4 If it were me, I would use multiple ... it standard def? HD? Are you sure archiving to H.264 is a good idea? It's kind of a crappy format, ... because we have to deal with windows mac and linux

Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:38 am

Hello everyone
I use davinci resolve in arch linux.
I can not import h.264 videos into media pool.
I know I have to either buy studio version or transcode to a supported format.
but I do not know which format I should use and how to transcode video.
can someone help me?

Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:38 am

... paid version of Resolve? Free does not support H.264 or H.265 in Linux. Neither paid or Free supports AAC Audio. You will need to transcode any footage that uses these codecs to something resolve ...

Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:45 pm

... paid version of Resolve? Free does not support H.264 or H.265 in Linux. Neither paid or Free supports AAC Audio. You will need to transcode any footage that uses these codecs to something resolve ...

Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:04 pm

... Resolve (free) neither encodes nor decodes H.264, and purchasing Studio is on my schedule but ... to decode h264 video and encode h264 video on Linux, doesn't allow you to decode or encode any ... video I will be ready. BTW why don't you just transcode your source files to PCM with the same ...

Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:20 am

... Executive Summary If you need to work with the H.264 source footage with DaVinci Resolve (free), ... from disk space shortage, use ffmpeg and transcode into HQ profile (440 Mbps bitrate), otherwise, ... left the dark side moved to DaVinci Resolve on Linux only a week ago and just finished my first ...

Wed May 19, 2021 7:08 am

... waste time, quality and space transcoding H.264/H.265 video. To transcode just the AAC audio (to PCM 32bit in this example), ... popular format for videos with audio (mp4 + aac) on Linux.

Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:32 am

... Studio version, then don't waste time, quality and space transcoding H.264/H.265 video. To transcode just the AAC audio (to PCM 32bit in this example), whilst copying the existing video ...

Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:55 am

... looks to be a limitation of the free CentOS / Linux version. The Studio version lists support for H.264 / H.265. Look here on the bottom of page 11: https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/SupportNotes/DaVinci_Resolve_16_Supported_Codec_List.pdf ... AAC is entirely unsupported. Using ffmpeg to transcode ...

Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:44 am

... actually works, but why is it ignoring the h.264 under Linux only? Am I missing any dependencies for that? (I'd ... support aac/mp3 on Linux, you're going to have to transcode audio to wav format "pcm16e" (unless ...

Sun Nov 01, 2020 4:26 pm

... content with LPCM wav audio. I may be wrong. Either way, please familiarize yourself with the codec you're using, the supported codecs list for Linux (or Windows or Mac - as per your system). this will allow you to identify the specific issue and search in more specific terms like this

Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:51 pm

I'm using DaVinci Resolve on Linux and I understand that the free version doesn't support MP4 (or perhaps more specifically H.264). This is unfortunate as this is practically the ... off the top of their head what the best format to transcode to would be to get similar quality and file ...

Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:24 am

... with your hardware or OS software). But most Linux distributions are free of charge, so you are (legally) not allowed to use such codecs (mp3, h.264 etc.). Private usage is a legal grey zone ... the process. Since it's part of my workflow to transcode video/audio anyway I don't have a problem ...

Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:28 am

I run the free version of Davinci Resolve 16 on Linux Mint 19.3. On the Deliver page, I just don't see an option to render as MP4. There is no H.264 option in the video codec option list. Because ... video came to 36gb!). Also, I always have to transcode the video into MP4 H.264 using Handbrake, ...

Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:40 am

There is no license required to ingest h.264. You must have a license to "use" the patented h.264 codec - no matter if you encode, decode or transcode your footage. This is as far as I understand all those legal babble from their license ...

Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:58 am

A few months ago I switched from Windows 10 to Linux and everything is working great, except that ... version of DaVinci Resolve doesn't support h.264 and aac. All of the files I work with are ... There is no other way if you don't want to transcode all your footage for editing.

Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:23 am

... from Resolve. I'm using Resolve Studio with Linux Mint as well - no problems so far with my h.264 media files and encoding them. All I do before editing ... MP3 to PCM. Then import the media into Resolve. I also transcode video to a more NLE-friendly format like ProRes ...

Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:42 am

I always say, H.264 and H.265 files are not great for post. I always tell our clients to transcode these to simpler file formats with less overhead, ... fastest and best software I know which is running under Linux, that was the reason for me to buy it! Actually I'm ...

Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:16 pm

Hallo Uwe, I'm on Linux, so I don't know if I'm of any help - I imported some of my h.264 media files and tried to replicate your situation. All ... as I know Resolve free only supports PCM audio. Could you transcode your video file to h.264 and PCM audio and retry? ...

Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:10 pm

... you get the Studio version you will need to transcode all your H.264/H.265 footage before editing. Only the Studio version ... without transcoding. Also, in the free version on Linux, the codecs your cameras use won't work at all (unlike ...

Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:50 pm

I transcode everything to PCM before editing -? I need to sync mts h.264 embedded audio with external mp3 audio via waveform, so ... paid for. I don’t need everything to be free. (I found some linux users just don’t like paying for software at all)

Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:59 am

Bought Resolve Studio. Running it on Linux. Surprised to learn it will import h.264 video but not aac audio. (or mp3, for that matter). ... be able to import just about anything and have it transcode to an intraframe or low-res proxy in the background ...

Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:07 am

Bought Resolve Studio. Running it on Linux. Surprised to learn it will import h.264 video but not aac audio. (or mp3, for that matter). ... be able to import just about anything and have it transcode to an intraframe or low-res proxy in the background ...

Sat May 25, 2019 12:23 am

... I am thinking of converting from Win 10 to Linux (most likely Ubuntu or Mint). 1) Is it true that my Sony XAVCS .mp4 will have to be transcoded to a different codec to be read by Resolve ... by it. For example, it says that .mov h.264 files can be encoded, but not .mov h.264 8-bit. ...

Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:26 pm

Yes, Resolve Studio does support h.264. You could also transcode your footage to ProRes (with ffmpeg) or Cineform. ... to pay for it - no matter if you are in Windows, Mac or Linux. Or you use Flowblade, Shotcut, OpenShot or any of the ...

Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:55 am

I agree with all above, h.264 must be added on the free version of Resolve for Linux. Most of the people who are going to download it are Linux ... h.264. At least for AAC, you can use ffmpeg to quickly transcode it without re-encoding the video. Re-encoding the ...

Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:22 pm

... 1. Buy a license for Davinci Resolve Studio which includes support for h.264 2. Transcode your videos to a suitable codec like DnxHD or Prores. You may use ffmpeg for that: ...

Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:15 pm

If I understand correctly, the Linux version of Resolve does not support mp4-files. Only Resolve Studio supports h.264 under Linux. What's the recommended format to convert ... Yes, that's the best option. I use ffmpeg and transcode everything to ProRes or DnxHD. Using h.264 ...

Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:40 pm

... but I do believe this is a bug specific to linux and resolve 15. Here's why I think that... ... you probably can't import any media in h.264, or really any format that comes out of a ... pretty much resigned myself to using ffmpeg to transcode my GoPro and Lumix G7 footage to ProRes ...

Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:30 pm

... out for the Studio version, you probably can't import any media in h.264, or really any format that comes out of a consumer camera... I've pretty much resigned myself to using ffmpeg to transcode my GoPro and Lumix G7 footage to ProRes for editing because I need that ...

Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:22 pm

... for starting this discussion :D I know there are ways around not having h.264, like encoding in ffmepg, but it’s an extra step that could seemingly ... review though, it’s a hassle to export from Resolve in one format, then transcode into another format again for streaming. I can’t think of one ...

Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:14 pm

... seem reasonable that just because we’re using Linux, we don’t have the ability to encode into h.264. It’s a common non platform specific codec. If I’m ... can if you want to). Their are many options to transcode to h.264/x.264 so it's not much of a problem to ...

Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:49 am

... version supports the encoding of Quicktime H.264 .MOV files. Last I checked, the Linux Studio version allows h264/hevc decoding . You can ... as usual. 2. Use an external tool like ffmpeg to transcode from another export format. Yup, that or Handbrake ...

Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:40 am

... version supports the encoding of Quicktime H.264 .MOV files. 2. Use an external tool like ffmpeg to transcode from another export format. That’s really about ... have a need for it. Particularly for studios running Linux. Cheers, Mike

Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:24 am

So Resolve doesn't like h.264 on Linux. Seems like this is unavoidable until BMD decides to add ... have a good, reliable ffmpeg command to run so I can transcode footage to DNxHD or ProRes? I've tried fiddling with ...

Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:38 pm

... clips, we can decode (playback) anything using H.264, but can only encode (write) H.264 material ... h.264 import on Studio, no h.264 export on the Linux Resolve. BMD should just add both to Linux ... into h.264 for Resove import), you do need to transcode your audio beforehand. You can use ffmpeg ...

Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:51 am

... clips, we can decode (playback) anything using H.264, but can only encode (write) H.264 material ... able to play it back? If so, I’ll have to pre-transcode anything I ingest in the .mp4 format to ... supported. Again, this is purely for the Linux variant of DaVinci. I’m looking to implement ...

Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:39 am

even with 3 1080ti full loaded linux occasionally is that.

Just transcode the darn h264 To dnx/ prores.

Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:19 pm

... about performance (or the lack thereof) with H.264 footage on different hardware. While 'transcode!" used to be the usual mantra, some are reporting ... to assemble their own configuration for Windows or Linux. My questions would be: – Is it correct that there ...

Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:48 am

... about performance (or the lack thereof) with H.264 footage on different hardware. While 'transcode!" used to be the usual mantra, some are reporting ... to assemble their own configuration for Windows or Linux. My questions would be: – Is it correct that there ...

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