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The Importance of “Version 1”
There are specific operations in DaVinci Resolve where “Version 1,” otherwise known as “the default version,” is the only version that’s used, regardless of how many other versions are available, or which version was previously selected. The default version can be named anything you want, but whatever its name, the default version is the first version in the list, and it’s important. Here are some examples:
— Importing additional timelines that use the same clips: In this case, if you’re importing timelines and ”Use local version for new clips in timeline” is disabled in the Color section of the General Options panel of the Project Settings, then only the default version of each clip is relinked.
— Whenever you switch a timeline between local and remote versions: In this case, every clip in the Timeline will be switched to the default version, regardless of what you had selected previously.
Consequently, if you plan to reconform your clips to a newer version of the edit that you’re importing, or pursue other workflows that are off the beaten path, it’s a good idea to make sure, no matter
how many versions you end up creating, that the most important grade is always copied back to the default version.
1 Choose Color > Memories > Save Memory A (Option-1). You can use any memory you want, but Memory A is convenient for this example.
2 Choose Color > Grade Version > Default (Command-U).
3 Choose Color > Memories > Load Memory A (Command-1) to apply the saved memory to the default
1 Press CRNT and then press A (or any memory button you like). These controls are available on either the Transport or T-bar panel.
2 Press DEFAULT VERSION on the T-bar panel.
3 Press A (or whichever Memory button you used) to apply the saved memory.
— Choose Color > Grade Version > Default (Command-U).
— Press DEFAULT VERSION on the T-bar panel.
Deleting Unused Versions
In cases where you want to make absolutely sure there’s no alternative to the grade you want a clip to have, there’s an easy way to delete all versions except for the version that’s currently in use, thereby making it the default version.
1 Choose the local or remote version you want a clip to use.
2 Right-click the thumbnail of the clip you want to eliminate extra versions from, and choose Delete Unused Versions from the contextual menu.