Level 6 Mastering DaVinci Resolve

Exporting a Universal Master
Stereo

This guide assumes you have a finished graded timeline and stereo .wav file supplied by your sound designer. It also assumes your main deliverable will be a DCP derived from this export.

Checklist

  1. Make sure you have setup your monitoring as per instructions here

  2. Make sure your timeline resolution and aspect ratio is correct.

  3. DaVinci timelines are stereo as a default

  4. Add your finished sound to your stereo timeline and CHECK SYNC


Goto the Deliver Page

On the Video Tab choose your Format, Codec and Resolution. ** For level 6 films this is usually ProRes 4444 2K or 4K

Use these settings for stereo

Exporting a Universal Master
5.1 Surround Sound

This guide assumes you have a finished graded timeline and 5.1 .wav file supplied by your sound designer with the following 5.1 order - L - R - C - LFE - Ls - Rs. It also assumes your main deliverable will be a DCP derived from this export.

Checklist

  1. Make sure you have setup your monitoring as per instructions here

  2. Make sure you have setup a 5.1 timeline as per instructions here

  3. Make sure your timeline resolution and aspect ratio is correct.

  4. Check your play-out, are the 5.1 tracks assigned correctly

  5. Add your finished sound to your 5.1 timeline and CHECK SYNC

Goto the Deliver Page

On the Video Tab choose your Format, Codec and Resolution. ** For level 6 films this is usually ProRes 4444 2K or 4K

Use these settings for 5.1

Choose your save location, add to render queue and render.

ATTENTION

  • This is your Master. All other deliverables should be made from this.

  • You need to fully check this export. Once you have done a quality control check of this export you can safely assume all deliverables form this master will be correct.

  • ****** If you play a 5.1 Quicktime in a stereo system

    • centre will go to both left and right

    • L + Ls will go to stereo left

    • R + Rs will goto stereo right