XAVC and DaVinci Resolve Lite: Import and Edit XAVC with DaVinci Resolve Lite

I have the latest version of Resolve Lite. From what I understand people have been using Resolve Lite to view 4K XAVC footage and transcode to 1920x1080 Pro Res. I realise that in order for 4K XAVC colour correction I must purchase a full license of Resolve. My question is in regards to Resolve handling the 4K XAVC playback. Does anyone else have problems getting smooth playback in Resolve Lite? Is it because this is Resolve lite that it won't allow full speed playback of 4K XAVC?



Note that you can use the FREE version of Davinci Resolve Lite to open 2k or 4k files with the only limitation being that it can not output higher than HD resolution files. You’d need the full paid version of Davinci Resolve Lite to go higher than HD, but this is still a great option for those looking to wrangle out some files from their 4K XAVC files.

For editing the 4K XAVC with DaVinci Resolve Lite, you should check for your Mac or Windows computer environments below:

Minimum system requirements for Mac:

• Mac OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion
• 12 GB of system memory is recommended and 8 GB is the minimum supported
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.1.1 or later
• CUDA Driver version 6.5.45
• NVIDIA Driver version – As required by your GPU
• RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.19.0 and Firmware 1.3.19.7 or later
• RED Rocket Driver 1.4.36.0 and Firmware 1.1.17.3 or late

Minimum system requirements for Windows:

• Windows 7 Pro 64 bit with SP1
• 12 GB of system memory is recommended and 8 GB is the minimum supported
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.1.1 or later
• NVIDIA/AMD Driver version – As required by your GPU

If your Mac or Windows computer environments over the requirements list above, you can get the full version of Davinci Resolve Lite and can be edit the 4K XAVC what you want, if your computer requirements under that, or your computer over the requirements of that but edit the 4K XAVC files unsmoothly, you’d better transcode the 4K XAVC files to the Davinci Resolve Lite compatible format or downscale the 4K XAVC to a lower resolution such as 1080p Avid DNxHD or 720p Avid DNxHD.

To convert 4K XAVC to Davinci Resolve Lite easily and quickly, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac (Best XAVC/XAVC S Video Converter for Mac Review) is highly recommended. This program features high efficiency and seamless conversion. With it, you can transcode 4K XAVC to Davinci Resolve Lite compatible video(QuickTime, ProRes, Avid DNxHD is well supported by this powerful editing system) with original quality. Besides, this software can also transcode 4K XAVC files for editing in Final Cut Pro 7/X, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc NLEs. 

If you are running on Windows, please get Pavtube Video Converter.

The trail-before-purchase is supported, just feel free to try it:

          

Key Features:

• Three simple clicks to convert 4K XAVC videos to Davinci Resolve Lite compatible formats.
• Aside from Davinci Resolve Lite, you can directly convert 4K XAVC to iMovie, QuickTime, Windows Movie Maker and more video editors supported formats without additional settings.
• Edit your 4K XAVC videos before converting them. With the built-in editor, you can trim or crop your videos. And you are able to add subtitles and watermarks to the videos as well.
• Perfectly compatible with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion and 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Note: The conversion speed is very fast because it supports batch conversion and NVIDIA CUDA & ATI Stream (AMD APP) acceleration technologies. It converts multiple video clips at the same time, moreover it can shut down computer after the process is complete, so run the app overnight and you could enjoy the created videos next morning when you are up.

Install and run it, you will see the interface. The following is a simple instruction of how to use this Pavtube Video Converter for Mac: 

How to Convert and Import 4K XAVC Files to Davinci Resolve Lite

Step 1. Add 4K XAVC files

Click "Add Video" button to load .mts files to the program. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.



Step 2. Select output format

As is mentioned above, Avid DNxHD is well supported by Davinci Resolve Lite. So just click the format bar to follow “Avid Media Compose” ＞ “Avid DNxHD 720p (*.mov)” or “Avid DNxHD 1080p (*.mov).”



Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.



Step 3. Start the conversion

Finally, simply hig the big Convert button to start converting 4K XAVC to Davinci Resolve Lite friendly video formats. 

Within several minutes, you can find the converted file on your computer by clicking the "Open" button. And then you can import the converted files to Davinci Resolve Lite easily.

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