Best setting to render out shorts and long form video with davinci resolve -

When rendering YouTube Shorts and long-form videos in DaVinci Resolve, the ideal settings depend on your target platform (usually YouTube), resolution, frame rate, and maintaining a good balance of quality and file size. Here’s a breakdown of the best settings for both formats:

🔹 Shorts (Vertical Video: 9:16, e.g. 1080×1920)

Deliver Page Settings:

Format: MP4
Codec: H.264
Resolution: 1080×1920 (Vertical)
Frame Rate: Match source (usually 30 or 60 fps)
Quality: Restrict to 10,000–20,000 kb/s (for YouTube Shorts, 10,000 is generally sufficient)
Encoding Profile: High
Key Frames: Automatic or Every 1 sec
Audio: AAC, 320 kb/s, 48 kHz

Project Settings (before you start editing):

Timeline Resolution: 1080×1920
Timeline Frame Rate: Match source (30 or 60 fps)

✅ Tip: YouTube Shorts must be under 60 seconds and vertical (9:16).

🔹 Long-Form Videos (Standard: 16:9, e.g. 1920×1080 or 4K)

Deliver Page Settings:

Format: MP4 or MOV (MP4 preferred for YouTube)
Codec: H.264 or H.265 (H.265 offers better compression but takes longer to render)
Resolution:
- HD: 1920×1080
- 4K: 3840×2160 (if shot and edited in 4K)
Frame Rate: Match your timeline/source (usually 24, 30, or 60 fps)
Quality:
- Best: Restrict to 30,000–50,000 kb/s for 1080p
- For 4K: 80,000–100,000 kb/s
Encoding Profile: High
Key Frames: Automatic or Every 1 sec
Audio: AAC, 320 kb/s, 48 kHz

🔧 Optional (Advanced/Pro-Level):

Color Space Tag: Rec.709
Gamma Tag: Rec.709
Enable “Use optimized media” and “Render at maximum bit depth” if quality is your top priority.
Render in place heavy effects or fusion clips before export to avoid crashes or lags.

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