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Hi
by the export video section there is a field call Encoder. You have two (I have two) possibilities Native or NVIDIA (look down my graphic cart type). What the main difference and what is or could be best for me or is there no difference at the end.
Thank
Regards

1st is GPU, 2nd software (CPU).
Difference- speed, GPU is way faster. There is difference in quality, but in Resolve both options are not the greatest.
If you want optimal h264/5 delivery export DNxHR/Cineform and use 3rd party encoder (x264/5 based)- Handbrake, ffmpeg etc.
The topic been discussed countless times. Use search.

Thanks
Claude

at a given quality software encode will deliver the smallest files. This is true for NVENC vs x264, but I've heard Resolve's version of software h264 is not very good, so not sure how they compare.

Native is software encoding, slower but often better quality.

NVIDIA is GPU encoding. Significantly faster, but often of lesser quality.

I use NVIDIA for review, and Native for final delivery.

Resolve's encoder at Best quality is slightly better than x264 at CQ 16, which is damn good!