Tom Watson
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Go to your Project Settings, Master Settings Tab, then scroll down to Working Folders.
There you can set where these are stored. I have mine going to a SSD. In your case, you will learn where the default storage is sending them.
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Anything you want to move together needs to be linked. For example, I had about 75 subtitles on a timeline where each is only meaningful to a particular clip, just as the audio must be in the correct place. When I did as you did and cut a section out early in the timeline, used the delete gaps command, and immediately said, “OH $h!t” Quickly did and undo then linked the subtitles to the video and audio. I normally do all my editing before adding the extras, but it’s when you are almost done and find that spot that just doesn’t work that must be fixed that causes all the grief.
When you click on a video clip that also has audio in the timeline, the audio also highlights because they are linked. If you then right click the highlighted clips, at the very bottom of the menu that pops up you will see “Link Clips” with a check mark. If you uncheck that check mark you will separate the audio from the video. Conversely, if you want to link a new audio clip to that video clip you can lasso both clips, and when they are highlighted, right click and enable the check mark on the Link Clips.
To add my subtitles to my linked video and audio clips, I also lasso the corresponding subtitle clip, then right click and check mark the Link Clips. Essentially anything you link together will move together. Depending on how complicated your timeline is, it can either be rather simple or a lot of work.
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This is similar to what I went through a couple years ago with 4K 10 bit V-log. I ended up liking resolve so much I now have two licenses, one stand alone and one dongle. I have never looked back nor have I ever regretted moving to Black Magic. Then to make sure you see what you are going to get, you will eventually be considering a Deck Link.
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Now that the discussion is going, hopefully someone that works with 59.94 MXF files will be able to answer your question. I don’t have any of those file or I would try is when I get home.
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What kind of clips are they? Some types of clips will not work in the free version. It’s been several versions of Resolve since I have tried a free version, but I do remember that I could not load 4K 10 bit V-Log clips into the free version, but they worked just fine in the Studio version.
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That is a constant battle, to get a render that looks the same on all devices. There will always be some variation because not all devices are calibrated he same. Whenever I see a huge difference between devices, it has always been something I have done wrong. Mostly an improper setting somewhere. The first thing I would do is to check the metadata of your video with something like “MediaInfo” or “ffprobe” if you have one of them. Then there are Color Page settings and render settings that must all be correct for your desired output. The metadata may give you a clue as to where to look.
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I am using Resolve 17 beta 2 Studio and have not had that problem. For me, dragging clips to the timeline is working normally.
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I keep all my files in their original form. With the original files,you know you are retaining everything the camera was able to capture.
The All-I 400Mbps files are going to be much smaller than either of the formats you cited, and you still will not be able to play them in any of the free desktop players that I have found. That is except for Media Player Classic which does play 10 bit VLog and VLogL video files. Of course the playback will not be color corrected, but you can review the footage.
The Cnx Video Player claims to be able to play many of these video files, but you must purchase the codecs to do so from them. Since I have not done so, I do not know if this player actually does play these files.
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How you save your video depends on the end use of the video. Are you shooting family videos, YouTube Videos, or doing professional work?
I personally only use V-Log-L when shooting with my GH5, and V-Log when shooting with my S1H. When doing a two camera shoot, the footage can be perfectly matched in post.
Preset profiles seem to have far less tolerance when your exposure is less than perfect, whereas with V-Log you can often save some pretty messed up exposures.
The downside to V-log is you must know how to color grade. Color grading has a very steep learning curve, but you can learn enough basics to play with V-Log by watching tutorials on YouTube.
Color Grading Software is also necessary. I would recommend the free version of Black Magic DaVinci Resolve to experiment with. Black Magic also offers some very good tutorial videos on their website that are free.
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I think the Black Magic videos are the best. You can download the video and the files they are working on.