*** ### HEAD LEADER & STARTING TIMECODE ⚠️ Prior to Delivery, configure and confirm the following from the the Edit Page • ⇧4... > [!CHECKLIST]+ HEAD LEADER & STARTING TIMECODE > - [ ] Include Head Leader with... > - [ ] Bars & Tone > - [ ] Slate > - [ ] Sync Pop at 2 Seconds Prior to Program Start > - [ ] Configure Program Start Timecode > - [ ] Select Timeline in Bin... > - [ ] Timelines > ✅ Starting Timecode... > - [ ] 09:59:30:00 > ✅ OK > - When using a 30-sec head leader, this setting configures timecode hour 01:00:00:00 to occur during the first frame of program. > - If using the supplied leader with Aspect Ratio 'Squarrows' presented during the countdown... > - [ ] Configure Head Leader to Indicate Container Aspect Ratio [^1] > - [ ] Select Head Leader on Timeline... > - [ ] Inspector > Video Tab > Retiming and Scaling... > - [ ] Scaling > ✅ Fill - [[Screenshot 2025-12-10 at 12.20.39.png\|SCREENSHOT]] > - [ ] Your target Container Aspect Ratio should be indicated by the appropriate 'Squarrows' pointing to the corners of your frame - [[Screenshot 2025-12-10 at 12.27.53.png\|SCREENSHOT]] ## RENDER SETTINGS - Apple ProRes > [!Checklist] CHECKLIST > > - [ ] Select Preset: ✅ ProRes 422 HQ > - [ ] Render: 🔘 Single clip > - [ ] Render: ✅ Entire Timeline [^2] > - [[Screenshot 2025-12-10 at 12.14.14.png\|SCREENSHOT - RENDER RANGE > ENTIRE TIMELINE]] ### VIDEO TAB > [!Checklist]+ CHECKLIST > - [[Screenshot 2025-04-02 at 12.49.06 AM.png\|SCREENSHOT - VIDEO Tab - 4K-DCI 1.90:1]] >> > - ✅ Export Video > - [ ] Format: ✅ QuickTime > - [ ] Video Codec: ✅ Apple ProRes > - [ ] Codec Type:... > - [ ] Apple ProRes 422 HQ (10-Bit source - XF-AVC) > - [ ] Apple ProRes 4444 (12-Bit source - CRM Canon RAW) > - [ ] Resolution: ==*Match Camera and Timeline Resolution, or custom Container Aspect Ratio*== > - Standard Aspect Ratios > - [ ] 3840 x 2160 • 1.78:1 • 4K-UHD > - [ ] 4096 x 2160 • 1.90:1 • 4K-DCI-Full > - Custom Aspect Ratios > - [ ] 4096 x 1716 • 2.39:1 • 4K-DCI-Scope > - [ ] 2880 x 2160 • 1.33:1 • 4K-'4:3' >%% >> [!Warning]- Warning - Pillarbox or Windowbox Padding >> - To correct this, in the Edit page, [[BMDResolve - Modify Project Resolution|Modify your Project / Timeline Resolution]] to match your original camera aspect ratio. >> >> ![[ASPECT RATIO - Inadvertent Blanking]] >%% > - [ ] Frame Rate: ==*Match Camera / Project and Timeline Frame Rate*== > - [ ] ✅ 23.976 FPS > >> [!Checklist] Advanced Settings >> - [ ] Pixel aspect ratio: 🔘 Square >> - [ ] Data Levels: 🔘 Auto >> - [ ] ✅ Retain sub-black and super-white data >> - [ ] Color Space Tag: ✅ Same as Project (Rec.709) >> - [ ] Gamma Tag: ✅ Same as Project (Gamma 2.4) >> - [ ] Data burn-in: ✅ None >> - [ ] ✅ Bypass re-encode when possible >> - [ ] ✅ Force sizing to highest quality >> - [ ] ✅ Force debayer to highest quality (if timeline contains RAW footage) >> - [ ] ✅ Render All Video Tracks >> - [ ] Enable Flat Pass: ✅ Off >> - [ ] 🚫 Disable sizing and blanking output - OFF #### SUBTITLES > [!Checklist]- SUBTITLES (If req'd) >![[BMDResolve - SUBTITLES]] ### AUDIO TAB > [!Checklist]+ CHECKLIST > > - [[Screenshot 2025-04-02 at 12.51.39 AM.png\|SCREENSHOT - AUDIO Tab]] >> > - ✅ Export Audio > - [ ] Audio Codec: ✅ Linear PCM > - [ ] Sample Rate: ✅ 48kHz > - [ ] Audio Bit Depth: ✅ 24 > - [ ] 🚫 Render one track per channel • DISABLE > - [ ] 🚫 Render as discrete audio tracks • DISABLE > - [ ] Output Track 1: ✅ Main 1 *or* Bus 1 (Stereo) > >> [!Warning] Dual-Mono Mixdown Warning >> Selecting *Render one track per channel* or *Render as discrete audio tracks* may result in inadvertent Dual Mono (Centre-Panned) playback of delivered file. > >> [!Bug]- Audio Bit Depth Bug >> Resolve often defaults to 32- or 16-bit audio. Override this to match your source audio bit depth (24-bit). ### FILE TAB > [!Checklist] CHECKLIST > >- [[Screenshot 2025-04-02 at 1.18.57 AM.png\|SCREENSHOT - FILE Tab]] >> > - [ ] Location: ✅ Browse > - Select output location > - [ ] Filename uses: ✅ Custom name > - ##-CAT-TTLE - MEZZANINE - YYMMDDddd > - 30-PSA-ZOOT - MEZZANINE - 260402Thu > - [ ] Render speed: ✅ Maximum > - [ ] Disk space used after render: > - ⚠️ Check that your render will have sufficient space to complete. > >> [!Warning] >> - Minimum required disk space remaining = 10% > >> [!Idea]- CONFIGURE DRIVE ACCESS for OPTIMAL RENDER SPEED >> - When selecting an output location, ‘bouncing’ to an alternate destination drive during render may significantly accelerate disk access speed, shortening render time. >> - Example: If all source media is located on DRIVE-A, select DRIVE-B as your destination to potentially double your export speed. >> - Be sure to label, check, and copy your 'bounced' file appropriately after output. [^1]: Container Aspect Ratio refers to the file's Output Resolution, and may be different from the Image Aspect Ratio if additional Letterbox or Pillarbox 'Blanking' is included. [^2]: The drop-down menu to configure 'Render Range' is located at the top of the timeline pane, at centre of window.