Note: First ensure that you have a Frame.io Project mounted with Frame.io Drive.

Workflows

Open a new file from your mounted Project into Resolve.
Drag and drop any media file from the mounted Project to import into the timeline, or drag and drop your media directly from the Finder location into Resolve. (Note: This requires no downloading onto your desktop as it's from the mounted Project based in cloud storage.)
Continue to edit on your timeline with the cloud-based media within Resolve.
When exporting, you can render directly to your mounted Project which will upload automatically to Frame.io. The newly exported file will upload to Frame.io to that Project location. Make sure to monitor Upload Status in Frame.io Drive app to ensure file has completed it's uploaded.

Version Stacks

If the Resolve project is being saved to the Mounted Project, each save will create a new version on Frame.io up to a max of 250 versions. Once max is reached, oldest versions will be moved to trash. Only the latest version is ever visible in Finder/File Explorer.

Requirements

Preferences

You’ll find DaVinci Resolve's Preferences here:

DaVinci Resolve > Preferences

Once you save DaVinci Resolve’s Preferences on your computer, those changes are saved between uses.

User

Configure these settings under User > Project Save and Load > Save Settings:

Live save: ☑️
Project backups: ☑️
Timeline backups: ☑️
- Adjust the backup timing intervals, as desired.
Backup location: choose a location on a local SSD.

System

Configure these settings under System:

Memory and GPU > Memory Configuration > Limit Resolve memory usage to: set to the maximum amount of system memory you wish Resolve to use.

Media Storage > Media Storage Locations:

Mount:
- Make sure the first path in the list is a local SSD, not a mounted Project.
- After that, Add your team’s Mounted Storage drives to the list.
Direct I/O : ☑️ (Enabled for each path)

Project Settings

ℹ You’ll find Project Settings in DaVinci Resolve here:

File > Project Settings

Project Settings must be defined at least once for each Project.

Working Folders

Define these paths under Master Settings > Working Folders:

Proxy generation location: a folder where DaVinci Resolve will transcode proxy media.
Cache files location: a folder on a local SSD.
Gallery stills location: a folder on a local SSD.

The Connection Between `Media Storage Locations` and `Working Folders`

DaVinci Resolve will use the first path listed in System > Media Storage > Media Storage Locations plus the names of two specific folders to create the expected Working Folders path.

The names of those two folders are:

CacheClip - for the Cache files lcoation
.gallery - for the Gallery stills location

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For example, if this is the first path in Media Storage Locations:

My SSD/For DaVinci Resolve/

Then:

Cache files location - if you type in CacheClip then click Save, the resulting path will be:

My SSD/For DaVinci Resolve/CacheClip

Gallery stills location - if you type in .gallery then click Save, the resulting path will be:

My SSD/For DaVinci Resolve/.gallery

(Optional) Path Mapping

Using DaVinci Resolve across multiple operating systems? Traditionally, that means team members would have to relink media in their Project each time they open it.

But with Path Mapping, you can tell DaVinci Resolve:

Transform this macOS path into another path when someone opens this Project from Windows (or Linux).

Since mounted Projects mounts differently based on which operating system you're using, that means Path Mapping can significantly reduce the amount of media relinking your team will do over the course of working together on a Project.

For more details on Path Mapping, see this chapter in the DaVinci Resolve Reference Manual:

Project Settings

Render Cache

Use Render Cache to improve playback performance for resource-intensive Clips in a Timeline, with or without Effects applied.

Render Cache uses the codec in Project Settings > Master Settings to cache Clip data on your local computer:

Optimized Media and Render Cache > Render cache format: choose the desired codec.
Working Folders > Cache files location: choose a folder on a local SSD.

What’s the difference between the `Smart` and `User` modes for `Render Cache`?

Smart - executes a Render Cache in a specific order of operations.

User - executes a Render Cache based on the options you enable for each Clip in a Timeline.

You can enable these options on individual Clips or for a group of Clips in a Timeline.

Learn more about Render Cache from these Blackmagic Design Master Trainers:

Render in Place

Render in Place renders, exports, and reinserts shots into a Timeline with effects and color applied.

The difference between Render in Place and Render Cache? Render in Place creates an actual media file (not cached data) you can share with the rest of your team on shared storage.

Also, Render in Place lets you revert to the original media, make any changes to that Clip, then render a new piece of shared media with those changes. Select a Clip in your Timeline (Page: Edit > Timeline), choose Decompose to Original, make any changes, then Render in Place again.

Note: For more details on Render Cache and Render in Place, see these chapters in the DaVinci Resolve Reference Manual: