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The existing file size estimation in the Delivery page is that of disk space used in percentage, it would of a great help, if we are able to get and estimate of the file size of the timeline being exported in Megabytes or Gigabytes.
So while exporting we will be sure of the target file size to decide on the time taken to transfer the file and also if they can be sent via the messaging services like whats app which has a max limit of the file size within 64mb.

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This is so important. I even go to the extent of exporting once in Resolve and again in Premiere just so that I can control the file size. I know there's a calculation you can do but I really think it should just be built in.

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I would love this feature as I often have to render timelines to a max file size. Currently I find myself rendering multiple times before getting it right. With Compressor this feature is there and is amazing. Should not be too difficult to include...

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Two circles with "space before/after" is completely useless.

radomir wrote:+1
Two circles with "space before/after" is completely useless.

They are useless for the people who use Resolve nowadays. This software is made with Hollywood studios in mind and they don't care much about space their movies occupies. For them they are perfectly ok because few gigabytes more or less are good enough estimation

georgekg wrote:

radomir wrote:+1
Two circles with "space before/after" is completely useless.

They are useless for the people who use Resolve nowadays. This software is made with Hollywood studios in mind and they don't care much about space their movies occupies. For them they are perfectly ok because few gigabytes more or less are good enough estimation

Yes, Resolve WAS only a color grading program. And it USED TO cost $10K++.

However, it is now either free or $300, depending on the features you need. It includes editing, audio, motion graphics, etc. At that price point it is no longer a "Hollywood studio..." only offering. In fact, I feel pretty confident in saying that the VAST majority of users are NOT "Hollywood studios".

In many smaller shops, like myself, space is a consideration. If not during editing, archiving, etc. certainly during uploads, when the time to upload at <100Mb/sec is a factor (the current fastest official residential upload speed for Xfinity, for example, is 40Mb/sec).

Because of this, for MANY users "size does matter"...

Scott

Some workarounds: I use an iPhone App called "Video Space" to estimate how much room I'll need for a complex render. There are so many variables involved, it's actually hard to estimate how much space a compressed file will need, because so much depends on signal content (contrast, movement, etc.). I solve the problem of not running out of space by manually checking the drive first before I hit the render button.

As far as I know, I don't think FCPX, Premiere, Baselight, Lustre, Mystika, Nucoda, or Scratch will go out and tell you if you're going to run out of space, either. I'm not saying it's impossible, I'm saying it's harder to do than you might think. Even when I run the numbers on the app, it's usually +/- 15% or so. We try to use big drives so there's no question it'll fit, which is mandatory for 4K features and so on.