Frame Flex on Photos not translating properly into Resolve

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Frame Flex on Photos not translating properly into Resolve

PostThu Aug 16, 2018 8:42 pm

Hi, this is more of a feature request than a "problem", but if anyone has a workaround please let me know!

We are creating a documentary series which uses a significant amount of photos in every cut. I have been trying to find an efficient way to roundtrip these photos from Avid to Resolve and back to Avid. Frame Flex has been a useful option for creating "pan & zoom" animations on photos while retaining access to full resolution of the photo.
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Unfortunately, though Resolve supports Frame Flex for footage, it does not properly interpret the weird aspect ratios and frame sizes of photos. Resolve seems to assume everything is 16:9 whether it is or not, and displays or renders based on this assumption.

For example, this is how Avid transcodes the media associated with photos animated with frame flex:
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However when we render out of Resolve with "Render at Source Resolution" checked this is what happens:
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Note that all of the "Images Sizes" are now 16:9 and not the original source resolution. Would it be possible, in the future, for Resolve to support true source resolution interpretation/rendering of DNxHR media?

Also, has anyone found a workaround for this?
Thanks!

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