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— Video: This is the correct option to use when using a broadcast display set to the Rec. 709 video standard.
— Full: If your monitor or projector is capable of displaying “full range” video signals, and you wish to monitor the full 10-bit data range (0–1023) while you work, this is the correct option to use.
For more information about data levels, see Chapter 9, “Data Levels, Color Management, and ACES.”
— Retain sub-black and super-white data: Turning this checkbox on lets DaVinci Resolve output the undershoots (sub-black) and overshoots (super-white) within the headroom of video encoded data levels to video. When this is turned off, these out-of-bounds values are clipped in video output.
— Video bit depth: Choose the bit depth that corresponds to the capability of your display. You can choose between 8-bit and 10-bit. Monitoring in 10-bit is more processor intensive, but preferable to avoid the appearance of banding that may not in fact be in the image data being processed by DaVinci Resolve.
— Monitor scaling: Defaults to basic, and is only enabled to smooth the edges of video being viewed on a projector with very large screens. These settings minimize high frequency artifacts that may be seen. This may also be noticeable if you have a 2K or HD project but are monitoring on an SD monitor. The other option, Bilinear, has different effects on the monitored image depending on your display device, so you may need to check to verify that it’s appropriate
for your environment.
— Use Rec601 Matrix for 4:2:2 SDI output: Don’t use this checkbox unless you know what it does. You know who you are.
— Enable HDR metadata over HDMI: (only available in Studio version) Turning on this checkbox outputs the metadata necessary to send High Dynamic Range signals over HDMI 2.0a and have it be correctly decoded by an HDR-aware video display. When this checkbox is enabled, it’s
recommended to also enable the “HDR mastering is for X nits” checkbox in the Color Management page, and set the “nit” level (slang for cd/m2) to whatever peak luminance level your HDMI connected HDR display is capable of.
Optimized Media and Render Cache
These settings govern the resolution and codec of optimized media that DaVinci Resolve can generate in order to facilitate greater real time performance, as well as cached media that’s generated by the Smart and User Cache.
— Proxy media resolution: A drop-down list lets you choose whether to generate proxy media at each clip’s Original size, or at Half, Quarter, One-Eighth, or One-Sixteenth the resolution of the original media, or allow DaVinci Resolve to choose this automatically for you based on your timeline settings.
— Proxy media format: Specifies the format in which proxy media files will be written. You can choose from among a variety of Uncompressed, ProRes, and DNxHD formats, depending on your requirements.