How To Export A Dolby Vision Encoded File

Dolby Vision encodes from DaVinci Resolve Studio are predominantly used for review and approval purposes, peer-to-peer sharing and for distribution to social media services.

Therefore, this can be used after grading, performing Dolby Vision analysis and doing additional trims.

Navigate to the Deliver page and select H.265 from the available presets at the top of the render settings window. Leave the format as QuickTime or set it to MP4. Leave the option ‘Use hardware acceleration if available’ enabled as this setting speeds up the rendering process.

Under the Quality setting, disable the Automatic setting and restrict the bitrate to 20,000 Kb/s. Encode file should be set to Main10.

In the Advanced settings, leave the Data Levels set to Auto. Color Space Tag and Gamma Tag should be set to Same as project.

Dolby Vision Profile 5.0 retains the Dolby Vision analysis and trim metadata and is supported on all Dolby Vision playback devices.

In Dolby Vision Profile 8.4, Dolby Vision metadata is generated on a frame-by-frame basis during the encode.

The encoded file can now be easily shared and played back on a TV, smartphone, tablet, or any other device that supports Dolby Vision playback. You can also copy this encoded file to a USB flash drive and connect it to a Dolby Vision enabled TV for review.

If you want to encode a finished Dolby Vision mezzanine file that has been imported into Resolve, make sure that the Dolby Vision Version and Mastering display selection in the Resolve project match the Dolby Vision metadata.

You can also encode directly to Dolby Vision from existing Hybrid Log Gamma and HDR10 sources. When encoding from HLG, set the Output color space to Rec.2100 HLG. The encoder will take care of the EOTF transformation required for the selected profile.

If your source is HDR10, set the Output color space to P3-D65 ST2084 or Rec.2100 ST2084, depending on the encoding primaries of the file. The encoder manages the EOTF and transformations that may be required for the selected profile.

On the Deliver page, select Profile 8.1 if you’d like to encode such content to Dolby Vision, as this profile will generate frame-by-frame metadata during the encoding process.

Furthermore, Profile 8.1 is cross compatible with HDR10 devices. Profile 8.4 is supported by all social media platforms that support Dolby Vision. This profile will generate frame-by-frame metadata during encoding and is cross compatible with hybrid log gamma devices.

As profiles 8.1 and 8.4 are cross compatible with generic HDR formats, they can also be uploaded to platforms that do not support Dolby Vision yet.

You can also select Profile 5.0. If no Dolby Vision metadata is present, this profile also generates frame-by-frame metadata during encoding.

To set up your project, simply follow the instructions described earlier in the video.