Playback pause delay / Timeline lag when moving clips-

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Playback pause delay / Timeline lag when moving clips-

PostWed Jun 11, 2025 5:30 pm

Hi everyone!
I'm a new DaVinci Resolve user, switching over from Premiere after 10 years. I've almost fully transitioned my workflow, but I’ve come across a couple of small issues on Edit workspace:

1) There’s a 2–3 frame delay after pressing the spacebar to pause playback. I often have to nudge the playhead back a few frames to stay in sync with the music beat.

2) I use two timelines — one for cut and culled footage, and another for the master edit. When moving clips between timelines, I experience a 1–2 second delay, which disrupts the flow.

I haven’t found any settings in DaVinci Resolve that address these issues, and I don’t believe it’s a hardware problem, as everything runs smoothly in Premiere.
Any advice or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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