Best export settings for 1920×1080 25p YouTube video?

Can somebody advise me on the best export settings for YouTube.

I’m shooting in 1920×1080 25p

If I choose the default YouTube setting in Resolve the file size is a bit on the Large size.

I have chosen Custom for export and I use:

MP4, H.265 with Quality set to Automatic, but a friend said I s…

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Thanks for that.

Hi Pete

I’ve managed to find MP4 files, which do open in Resolve so I’m assuming the MP4 files are what I use?

I have latest Resolve. Version 17.2.0

I’ve checked folders in Resolve, it just does not import the AVCHD file on the screen grab image in previous post.

I have a Sony A7 III and DaVinci Resolve can’s see the files.

When I go to import media I an click on the AVCHD file, but when I click import it does not come in.

I have a Panasonic GH5 and an iPhone and footage from both these comes in no problem.

I don’t know why Resolve won’t recognise the Sony files, any ideas?

I’ve attached a screen grab showing…

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Managed to sort it. It was a Mac thing. Had to go into Mac System prefs/Security and Privacy/Microphone and check the DaVinci box as it was unchecked.

Is this what you mean? see attached screen grab. This is how it was set by default, I’ve changed nothing.

I have full version of Resolve 16.2.7 and the voice over tool in Fairlight is just not happening.

I’ve followed the manual and watched three different YouTube tutorials. I ‘patch’ and choose all the right settings but when I ‘arm’ the voice over track by pressing the record button the level indicators don’t move when I speak, if I make an actual…

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Makes sense, David, and thanks for the input. Yes, confusing that the main menus simply grey out things that only work in other pages, they should just disappear altogether to save the confusion, I’m sure BM coders can work that one, just have them invisible instead of greyed out.

Fairlight page thing does not help. I need a fast keyboard shortcut…

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In paid for version of Resolve if I click ‘Mark’ at the top the Keyframe options are greyed out i.e. Add Keyframe, Add Static Keyframe etc, see image. It’s a drag as I add loads of keyframes for the audio volume to get volume to go up and down at certain points and I have to move the mouse over and click the tiny keyframe symbol each time,…

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Great, sorted, thanks.

Nope, still shows with extra minute tagged at beginning, regardless.

Getting Timeline to start at 00:00:00:00

I’ve gone into Resolve ‘Preferences’ and set the ‘User/Editing’ ‘Start Timecode’ to 00:00:00:00, however, project still starts at 01:00:00:00, any ideas?

Closing Resolve and re-starting retains my User settings, but existing and new projects insist on starting Timecode at 01:00:00:00, which is a drag for my…

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You seen the Resolve manual 😉 Thanks for ‘Google’ tip though, and for link.

I have about 50 clips on timeline, how can I add a 1-second cross-dissolve to all of them in a few mouse clicks (on iMac)? Can it be done? At the moment I’m ‘right clicking’ on each and every one of them one at a time and this is really time consuming as I have about 100 videos like this I have to edit.