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DaVinci Resolve Supported File Formats

DaVinci Resolve is a professional video editor for video post processing like color correction, audio post production, and adding visual effects. When importing files to DaVinci Resolve but failed, your file format may not be supported. Here, we will tell you the video formats supported by DaVinci Resolve and suggest you how to convert to videos to DaVinci Resolve when you can’t import videos to DaVinci Resolve.

Video not Importing to DaVinci Resolve? Convert It to DaVinci Resolve Supported Format

DaVinci Resolve supports a few file formats including MP4 and MOV, but not importing issue happens frequently. To solve that, you should convert videos to DaVinci Resolve supported formats and codecs first with Winxvideo AI, and then import it to the software.

Part 1. What Formats Does DaVinci Resolve Support?

The DaVinci Resolve video editor extends its supported file formats to four main types, and the list covers all popular sets.

  1. Supported video formats and codecs: QuickTime MOV, MP4, AVI, R3D, MXF, Prores, DNxHD, MXF, DPX, CIN, EXR, etc.
  2. Supported audio formats: AAC, MP3, AIFF, WAVE and Broadcast Wave.
  3. Supported image file formats: .tif, .psd, .png, .dng, .jpg, .exr and .dpx.
  4. Other files: FCPXML, EDL, AAF files.

For more details, you can check table below about the video formats compatible with the latest version of DaVinci Resolve. If your file format is not listed, you have to convert it to DaVinci Resolve accepted format with a video converter like Winxvideo AI.

Note: If you are using DaVinci Resolve 17, 16, 15, 14 or 12.5, you can go to its official website to learn their compatible file formats. BTW, MKV file is supported by DaVinci Resolve (version 17.2 and newer) if the codecs are supported ones.

DaVinci Resolve 18 supported file formats:

Mac OS

Windows 10

Format

File Ex.

Codec

Decode

Encode

Decode

Encode

ArriRaw

ari

ARRI 12 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

ArriRaw

mxf

ARRI 12 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

AVC HD

mts

Canon C100 8 bit, C100 Mk2, XA15, XA11, XA35, XA30

Yes

-

Yes

-

AVC Intra HD

mxf

Canon C100 8 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

AVCHD

mts

Panasonic P2 8 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

AVI

avi

Cineform YUV 10 bit
Uncompressed RGB 10 bit
Uncompressed YUV 8 & 10 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CINE

cin

10, 12 & 14 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

CinemaDNG

dng

Compressed & uncompressed 12 & 16 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

Cinema RAW Light

crm

Canon RAW Light

Yes

-

Yes

-

Cinema RAW

rmf

Canon Raw

Yes

-

Yes

-

Cineon

cin

10 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DNG

dng

12 & 16 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

DPX

dpx

8, 10, 12 & 16 bit
Alpha, RGBA 8 bit
Half Float 16 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DPX

dpx

Grayscale 8, 10 & 16 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

DPX

cdx

Action Cam Raw

Yes

-

Yes

-

easyDCP

dcp

2K DCI 12 bit; 2K DCI Flat 12 bit; 2K DCI Scope 12 bit; 4K DCI 12 bit; 4K DCI Flat 12 bit; 4K DCI Scope 12 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

easyDCP

mxf

IMF Extended
IMF Standard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

JPEG

jpg

8 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

JPEG 2000

j2c

2K & 4K DCI, Scope, Flat 12 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MPEG 2

mts

AVCHD

Yes

-

Yes

-

MPEG 2

m2ts

AVCHD

Yes

-

Yes

-

MP4

mp4

H.264

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MXF OP-Atom

mxf

1080i Avid 1:1 8 bit
DNxHD 1080i 100 8 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MXF OP-Atom

mxf

Apple ProRes

Yes

-

Yes

-

MXF OP1A

mxf

DNxHD 1080i 145/120/115 8 bit
DNxHD 1080i 220/185/175 10 bit
DNxHD 1080i 220/185/175 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 100/85/80 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 145/120/115 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 220/185/175 10 bit
DNxHD 1080p 220/185/175 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 36 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 444
DNxHD 720p 100/85/55/45 8 bit
DNxHD 720p 145/120/75/60 8 bit
DNxHD 720p 220/185/110/90 10 bit
DNxHD 720p 220/185/110/90 8 bit
DNxHR 444
DNxHR High Quality 10 bit
DNxHR High Quality 8 bit
DNxHR Standard Quality
DNxHR Low Bandwidth
NTSC Avid 1:1 8 bit
PAL Avid 1:1 8 bit
RGB 1080i Avid 1:1 10 bit
RGB 1080p Avid 1:1 10 bit
Sony MPEG4 422 (255Mbit)
Sony MPEG4 422 (450Mbit)
Sony MPEG4 444 (450Mbit)
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 100 1280x720
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 100 1920x1080
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 100 2040x1080
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 200 1920x1080
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 300 3840x2160
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 300 4096x2160
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 480 3840x2160
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 480 4096x2160
Sony XAVC Intra CBG 50 1440x1080
Sony XAVC Intra VBR 100 2048x1080
Sony XAVC Intra VBR 300 3840x2160
Sony XAVC Intra VBR 300 4096x2160
Sony XAVC Intra VBR 480 3840x2160
Sony XAVC Intra VBR 480 4096x2160
XDCAM MPEG2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MXF OP1A

mxf

Panasonic XAVC-I 4K Varicam 35 MPEG4 10 bit
Sony F55, X-OCN LT
Sony F55, X-OCN ST
Sony FS700, Z100 8 & 16 bitSony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 1080i25 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 1080i59.94 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 1080p23.98 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 1080p25 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 1080p29.97 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 720p23.98 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 720p25 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 720p29.97 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 720p50 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX HQ 4:2:0 720p59.94 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Sony XDCAM EX SP 4:2:0 1080p23.98 (25 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM EX SP 4:2:0 1080p25 (25 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM EX SP 4:2:0 1080p29.97 (25 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:0 1080i50 (35 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:0 1080i59.94 (35 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:0 1080p23.98 (35 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:0 1080p25 (35 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:0 1080p29.97 (35 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 1080i50 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 1080p23.98 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 1080p25 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 1080p29.97 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 1080p59.94 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 720p23.98 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 720p25 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 720p29.97 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 720p50 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD HQ 4:2:2 720p59.94 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD LP 4:2:0 1080i50 (18 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM HD LP 4:2:0 1080i59.94 (18 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM HD LP 4:2:0 1080p23.98 (18 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM HD LP 4:2:0 1080p25 (18 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM HD LP 4:2:0 1080p29.97 (18 Mb/s CBR)
Sony XDCAM HD SP 4:2:0 1080p23.98 (25 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD SP 4:2:0 1080p25 (25 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM HD SP 4:2:0 1080p29.97 (25 Mb/s)

Yes

-

Yes

-

Nikon RAW

nef

Nikon Electronic Format

Yes

-

Yes

-

OpenEXR

exr

Compressed DWAA & QWAB
Compressed ZIP, RLE & PIZ formats 16 bit
Uncompressed RGB 16 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

OpenEXR

exr

Multiple Layer ZIP, RLE & PIZ formats 16 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

Quicktime

mov

Apple ProRes 422
Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)
Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)
Apple ProRes 4444 RGBA 16 bit
Apple ProRes 4444 XQ 16 bit

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Quicktime

mov

Cineform 3D 16 bit
Motion JPEG 8 bit
MPEG4 8 bit

Yes

-

Yes

-

Quicktime

mov

Cineform RGB 10 & 16 bit
Cineform YUV 10 bit
DNxHD 1080i 100 8 bit
DNxHD 1080i 145/120/115 8 bit
DNxHD 1080i 220/185/175 10 bit
DNxHD 1080i 220/185/175 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 100/85/80 100 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 145/120/115 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 220/185/175 10 bit
DNxHD 1080p 220/185/175 8 bit
DNxHD 1080p 36 8 bit
DNxHD 444 1080p
DNxHD 720p 100/85/55/45 100 8 bit
DNxHD 720p 145/120/75/60 8 bit
DNxHD 720p 220/185/110/90 10 bit
DNxHD 720p 220/185/110/90 8 bit
DNxHR Low Bandwidth
DNxHR Standard Quality
DNxHR 444
DNxHR High Quality 8 bit
DNxHR High Quality 10 bit
Grass Valley HQ 1920x1080
Grass Valley HQ 1440x1080
Grass Valley HQ 1280x1080
Grass Valley HQ 1280x720
Grass Valley HQ 720x576
Grass Valley HQ 720x486
Grass Valley HQ 720x480
Grass Valley HQ 8 bit
Grass Valley HQX 16 bit
H.264
H.264 8 bit
Uncompressed BGRA, ARGB 8 bit
Uncompressed RGB 10 bit
Uncompressed RGB 8 bit
Uncompressed YUV (UYVY) 8 & 10 bit
Photo JPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Quicktime

mov

HEVC H.265

Yes

-

-

-

Quicktime

mov

Motion JPEG A 8 bit
MPEG4

-

-

-

-

Quicktime

mov

MPEG4 Video

-

-

Yes

Yes

Quicktime

mov

Uncompressed ARGB 8 bit

Yes

Yes

-

-

Quicktime

mov

VP9 420 8-bit
VP9 422 8-bit
VP9 420 10-bit
VP9 422 10-bit

Yes

-

-

-

Part 2. How to Import Video to DaVinci Resolve for Editing?

Now that you have known the video/audio/image formats and codecs supported by DaVinci Resolve, you can import a file to this video editor to starting video editing. To save your time, below are quick steps.

Import Video to DaVinci Resolve

Step 1. Launch DaVinci Resolve on your computer.

Step 2. Click New Project, and enter a name for the new project.

Step 3. Import the video or videos to starting editing, by clicking the Media tab at the bottom.

Step 4. Click the Edit tab at the bottom and you can add visual effects and more.

Step 5. Click the Deliver tab at the bottom, then the settings window will pop up.

Step 6. Move your mouse to the upper left corner, and the Custom setting is selected by default. Here, just check the box next to Export Video.

Step 7. Choose MP4 from the drop-down menu next to Format.

Step 8. Click on Add to render queue.

Step 9. Under Render Queue, click on Render All to start exporting DaVinci Resolve video.

BTW, not importing files to DaVinci Resolve issue can be tackled with a video format converter, and below word are about how to convert videos to DaVinci Resolve supported video formats with Winxvideo AI.

Part 3. How to Solve Videos not Importing to DaVinci Resolve?

If errors and crashes like "Failed to read video track information from file" happen when trying to import videos to DaVinci Resolve, chances are that the unsupported file format is imported such as MKV and WMV. So, Winxvideo AI is here to help convert any files to DaVinci Resolve supported file formats.

Convert Video to DaVinci Resolve

Step 1. Download Winxvideo AI, install and launch it on your computer.

Step 2. On the main UI, click on "Video Converter" button to navigate to the video conversion window.

Step 3. Click on the "+ Video" button to add your video.

Step 4. When the Output Profile window pops up, navigate to General Profile and choose MP4 Video (h264+aac) as the output format as it has been proved to be the best video format for DaVinci Resolve to process.

Step 5. Optionally, you can click the Edit button to trim/crop your video or add subtitles, and click the Settings button to adjust video frame rate, aspect ratio, resolution, etc.

Step 6. When everything is done, click the Browse button to select a destination folder and then hit the RUN button to start converting your file to DaVinci Resolve supported file format.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does DaVinci Resolve support MP4?

Yes, DaVinci Resolve supports MP4 file format. Both free version and paid version can encode and decode H.264 encoded MP4 videos with GPU acceleration, but only paid version can process H.265 encoded MP4 files with GPU acceleration when you import MP4 videos to DaVinci Resolve or export DaVinci Resolve to MP4.

2. Does DaVinci Resolve support MKV?

Yes. DaVinci Resolve v17.2 and above support MKV files. Older versions like DaVinci Resolve 17, 16, etc. don’t support MKV files. For sure, if you can’t import MKV videos to your DaVinci Resolve video editor, you need to convert it first.

3. What formats does DaVinci Resolve support?

Davinci Resolve supports the following video formats: ARI, MTS, MXF, AVI, CIN, DNG, DPX, CDX, MP4, MXF, EXR, MOV.

Davinci Resolve doesn’t fully support SWF, WMV, MPEG, VOB, FLV, MKV, WEBM, 3GP, RMVB, TS, M2TS, M4V, ASF.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

author - Donna Peng

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Donna Peng's fascination with multimedia began at an early age - shortly after she licked the physical disc and then she's been obsessed ever since. Her decade-long career at Digiarty after the graduation has seen her unmatched expertise in the field of DVD, digital video, software and anything related to home theatre. She is currently fascinated with photography.

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