See this wiki for projects that have existing timelines in resolve and you just want to add your surround mix and export
Davinci Resolve - How to Import Surround Sound Mix and Export Surround File
Open Davinci Resolve | |
When you get trough the prompts Open a New Project or Existing Project | |
Click on Media Tab and add 5.1 audio clip to media pool | |
Find the clip with the 5.1 interleaved audio that was exported Right click it and choose "Add into Media Pool" | |
Choose to Change the frame rate Click "Change" | |
Next - Go to the Edit Tab | |
Right click in the Media Pool area >Choose >Timeline>CreateNew Timeline | |
Set the Timeline to be 1 Video Track 1 audio track that is 5.1 Uncheck Empty Timeline Click on "Create" Now add you video on to the timeline with the surround sound audio file set to 5.1 | |
Next go to >Fairlight>Bus Format | |
Bus 1 Choose Format 5.1 Click on OK | |
To Start the Self Contained QuickTime export of the Final Resolve Project click on the Deliver Tab | |
In the upper left corner click on Render Settings Choose >ProRes>ProRes 422 HQ | |
Make Sure Single Clip is selected and Title the Filename and choose a location to save the file | |
Click Browse to navigate to the folder you want to save the QuickTime | |
Pick a Storage Drive and folder to save the file Click OK | |
Make sure the Export Video is checked Or what ProRes Codec you'd rather use for lower or higher quality | |
Or if you would like to export a UHD 3840 x 2160 version choose that setting FPS 23.976 (or 24 or whatever frame rate your timeline is) | |
Choose Advanced Settings Make sure Retain Sub-black and Super White Data is checked | |
Scroll back up in the tool and choose the Audio Tab Check the Export Audio box and set to Linear PCM, 24 Bit and Bus 1 stereo | |
Audio tab set to Bus1 5.1 | |
Finally, if you are trying to playout via VLC OR ARE ADDING CAPTIONS you will need to change the timeline Start Timecode setting to start playback at 0 hour. Go to DaVinci Resolve locate the sequence you want to change in the Bin | |
Right click it and >Timelines>Starting Timecode | |
Set TimeCode to 00:00:00:00 | |
Choose to Start Render to create the QuickTIme | |
Once the file renders open in Quicktime and choose >Window>Show Movie Inspector | Should see audio settings as surround 5.1 (C, L, R, Ls, Rs, LFE) |
Back in your timeline... To export the generated subtitles as a .srt file, navigate to the subtitle track and right click Click on Export Subtitle... | |
This menu should be called up Name your file and make sure you're saving it to the right destination Click Save |