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— Optimized media resolution: A drop-down list lets you choose whether to generate optimized 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.
— Optimized media format: Specifies the format in which optimized media files will be written. You can choose from among a variety of Uncompressed, ProRes, and DNxHD formats, depending on your requirements.
— Render cache format: Specifies the format in which render cache files will be written. You can choose from among a variety of Uncompressed, ProRes, and DNxHD formats, depending on your requirements.
— Enable background caching after X seconds: Specifies the duration of inactivity after which automatic background caching will begin.
A series of checkboxes let you force specific types of effects to be cached when you use the User Cache, which is a more selective manner of caching than the Smart Cache. These include:
— Automatically cache transitions in user mode: If you’re using User mode and you find that your workstation does not have adequate performance to play transition effects in real time, you can force these categories of effects to be automatically included in the Sequence Cache and cached when you’re using the User mode of caching.
— Automatically cache composites in user mode: If you’re using User mode and you find that your workstation does not have adequate performance to play composite mode or opacity effects in real time, you can force these categories of effects to be automatically included in the Sequence Cache and cached when you’re using the User mode of caching.
— Automatically cache Fusion effects in user mode: If you’ve created effects for a clip in the Fusion page and you find that your workstation does not have adequate performance to play that clip in real time, you can force these categories of effects to be automatically included in the Sequence Cache and cached when you’re using the User mode of caching.
Working Folders
These fields let you specify to which folders cache and gallery files are written.
— Proxy generation location: All proxy media files that you create are saved in the directory path specified by this field.
— Cache files location: All render cache files that you create are saved in the directory path specified by this field. This path defaults to a hidden “CacheClip” directory that’s created at the location of the first Media Storage Volume you specify in the DaVinci Resolve Preferences window.
NOTE: If the volume you’ve selected to use for the cache becomes unavailable, DaVinci Resolve will warn you with a dialog.
NOTE: If the volume you’ve selected to use for the cache becomes unavailable, DaVinci Resolve will warn you with a dialog.
NOTE: If the volume you’ve selected to use for the cache becomes unavailable, DaVinci Resolve will warn you with a dialog.
— Gallery stills location: By default, all stills you save are saved in the DPX format, and are placed in the directory path specified by this field. This path defaults to a hidden “.gallery” directory that’s created at the location of the first Media Storage Volume you specify in the DaVinci Resolve Preferences window.