Emergency! Lost Half GradeS, But Don’t Understand Why?

[Chris Martin]

Did you conform in Resolve or liad a preconformed file?

If you conformed in Resolve have you checked your master session for grades?

If you preconformed how did you build your color list? EDL? Scene detect? If you opted for preconform workflow using edl then all your grades will be local.

Paerhaps you called up an older session?

[Peter Chamberlain]

In relation to projects saving and backup. You should consider implementing TimeMachine for a general backup and from the Resolve Project manager ‘Export’ the project to another drive so its easy to import. This is often done only at the end of a project so you can save it with the source media.

As to why some of your grades are missing. It could be that you have some source files that are used multiple times and as you come across each in the timeline you have re-graded them. If this was the case you should use a local or alternative version. Please refer to the manual for the details.

Finally, to help fault finding, please detail the OS and version of Resolve you are using and as Chris mentioned a little detail on workflow.
Peter

[Sascha Haber]

Even if I never had that problem before, the last thing I do before I render or close something is to use “Create stills from Middle Frame” function.
I keep switching projects a lot due to the long saving times but I always need to acces old grades.
This saved me a couple of times when the project itself was corrupt.

A slice of color…

Resolve 9.01 OSX 10.8.2

Colorist / Aerial footage nerd
https://vimeo.com/saschahaber

[Desmond Ford]

Thanks for the tip. It’s turns out that that was the problem.

Basically, I just right clicked and selected Use Local Version and they all came back! I had created a second timeline from the edl that I was messing around with, which compromised the original timeline.

I went back and read the manual on the subject. I never realized that all clips were automatically linked in all timelines. So now I’ll have to always be sure to unlink them.

I don’t think most people realize this yet so I’ll be sure to spread the word.

Thanks again, Peter.

[Filipe Santos]

Having the same issue… Been working all night long and just pushed some button by accident… Don’t even know which but with the behaviour I’m guessing it was USE REMOTE GRADES… the thing is that I don’t recover my stills when I go to USE LOCAL GRADES… don’t even know what to do now….

any help? please?

[Marc Wielage]

Wow, here’s a 5-year-old thread back from the dead.

I would say if you’re working on the same project over a period of days, always export a DRP backup file to an external drive, just as a precaution. Worst-case scenario, import that backup file, open it up as a session, and all the work you did up to the save point should be there.

I have not ever encountered any lost work except in a crash, and even then, it’s generally only a handful of shots, like 10-15 minutes’ of worth (when an auto-save had not yet happened). In theory, Live Save should solve this problem, but I don’t think that replaces the need for daily backups.

[Filipe Santos]

Yeah…. I didn’t understand what was going on but, never having needed to resort to backup files I had autosave always saving on the same file instead of creating new files with each autosave… not a smart move. Anyway, did it all from scratch and got autosave running properly now but it was a lesson learned the hard way…

thanks man!

[Marc Wielage]

For me, lessons learned the hard ones are among those I never forget. There are mistakes out there that you only make ONCE. Sometimes, it’s important to make them, get them out of the way, and avoid them from that point on.

It is a total pain in the ass to have to redo a job, but the good news is: it always takes less time the second time because you already know what you did before. I haven’t had to do this with Resolve yet, but I did have that experience with some earlier color-correctors (including the original daVinci 2K). Crap happens, you move on and get by.