# What video format goes from Blender PC to Resolve Mac? **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support\ **Tags:** pixel, low-poly\ **Created:** [April 12, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788 "2023-04-12T08:31:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/1 "2023-04-12T08:31:02Z")
A client edits the videos i give them on a mac in DaVinci Resolve. Usually i export MOV H.264 high quality realtime encoding PCM 320 audio Edit: these are 3-15 min video tutorials and they will be sent to my client via wetransfer, so i want them to be videos rather than image sequences. And normally it works fine. But recently its not worked for them. Could it be that my most recent vid was at 24 rather than 25fps? Any sugestions? ---
**Author:** ![Matakani](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Matakani](https://blenderartists.org/u/Matakani)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/2 "2023-04-12T09:18:45Z")
Are the old videos also failing to play? Then the problem is their system, not yours. ---
**Author:** ![anon95228951](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@anon95228951](https://blenderartists.org/u/anon95228951)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/3 "2023-04-12T10:27:46Z")
ProRes or DNxHD. ---
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/4 "2023-04-12T10:43:24Z")
I think they can play them, but can’t import them into Resolve. ---
**Author:** ![Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/okidoki/32/1434104_2.png) [@Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/u/Okidoki)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/5 "2023-04-12T11:56:21Z")
Wasn’t there something about Quicktime discontinued by Apple since… and using mp4 format… (almost interchangeable ) ?? Ahh yes: > **[QuickTime File Format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_File_Format)** > > QuickTime File Format (QTFF) is a computer file format used natively by the QuickTime framework. > The format specifies a multimedia container file that contains one or more tracks, each of which stores a particular type of data: audio, video, or text (e.g. for subtitles). Each track either contains a digitally-encoded media stream (using a specific format) or a data reference to the media stream located in another file. Tracks are maintained in a hierarchical data structure consisting of objec... ---
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/6 "2023-04-12T12:30:19Z")
Bloody Macs making everything harder for everyone! I did try MP4 as well but with a separate WAV for the sound as I can’t use PCM sound in an MP4. And I also sent an MP4 with MP3 sound. ---
**Author:** ![Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/okidoki/32/1434104_2.png) [@Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/u/Okidoki)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/7 "2023-04-12T12:35:08Z")
Well… supported codecs… _(which version…)_ > **[Support Center | Blackmagic Design](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion)** > > Blackmagic Design customer support provides the latest software updates, support notes, instruction manuals and contacts for any product related questions. ---
**Author:** ![Sworly](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/sworly/32/1067052_2.png) [@Sworly](https://blenderartists.org/u/Sworly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/8 "2023-04-12T12:35:30Z")
Generally, mp4 is a bad idea if a file needs further processing. It’s a delivery format, unlike authoring formats like ProRes or DNxHD. When artifacts like color banding are burned into an mp4, the subsequent edit might get even lower quality. ---
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/9 "2023-04-12T12:47:09Z")
Thanks, Okidoki ! Hmmmm… it looks like MKV may be the best option! Yeah… these videos are tutorials of 3-15 minutes. They’ll end up on youtube with no extra colour correction or anything - just a little intro added - maybe with a face over a looped section of the video… as they’ll end up on youtube it’s best to see if banding will be an issue early on, rather than after my client posts. ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/10 "2023-04-12T12:54:16Z")
Do a quick test of MKV (5 sec vid should suffice) and send, to be sure it works. Seems like I had an MKV a few months ago (exported from OBS) and after effects wouldn’t import it. Agreed on MP4, it’s not good as an edit codec. Depending on the file, it will drag premiere to a halt due to needing to decode it for every frame. Zoom captures are usually a prime offender. ---
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/11 "2023-04-12T13:21:31Z")
Yeah, Adobe products won’t use MKV. And it looks like Resolve won’t use MOV or MP4. Though everything is using H.264 it looks like there’s no universal video format. ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/12 "2023-04-12T13:23:13Z")
There’s no universal cross-OS video format, anyway 😅 this is all so simple if you can just do all your video editing on Windows, shame you’re stuck in this situation ---
**Author:** ![Reg\_Nullify](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/reg_nullify/32/739065_2.png) [@Reg\_Nullify](https://blenderartists.org/u/Reg_Nullify)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/13 "2023-04-12T13:46:18Z")
Why not see if they’ll accept an uncompressed image sequence? Those work fine in Resolve, in that they can be imported to play as a single integrated video clip. ---
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/15 "2023-04-12T14:26:37Z")
Not sure about sending 15 mins of uncompressed image files over the internet. ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/16 "2023-04-12T14:58:34Z")
I would suggest a single Prores codec file. ---
**Author:** ![yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/yogyog/32/1028325_2.png) [@yogyog](https://blenderartists.org/u/yogyog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/17 "2023-04-12T15:50:20Z")
I can’t find ProRes that as an output option on Blender. ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/18 "2023-04-12T15:51:59Z")
Try this: [https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/428/write-apple-prores-files-from-blender](https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/428/write-apple-prores-files-from-blender) Also this: [How to render in ProRes 422 HQ from PC? - #6 by Jaqueline](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-render-in-prores-422-hq-from-pc/1128491/6) ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/what-video-format-goes-from-blender-pc-to-resolve-mac/1459788/19 "2023-04-12T15:53:25Z")
Sorry, should have been more clear on that. I render exr, then combine it into a prores clip in post. This may or may not be an option you have, but I noticed Joseph just provided some good resources that may assist as well.