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DaVinci Resolve Video Checker

Check the codec, OS and edition together.

Resolve support is not only a file-extension question. Compare the detected media characteristics with documented Resolve 20 container and codec support.

✓ Browser-local✓ Free / Studio✓ Windows / macOS

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MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and other formats MediaInfo can read.

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Editing environment

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Resolve-specific rules

Free and Studio do not always expose the same decode coverage.

The MVP uses Blackmagic's Resolve 20 codec list conservatively. On Windows, H.264 and H.265 support is described in terms of OS-supported profiles, with more profiles and GPU acceleration available in Studio. The checker therefore avoids turning uncommon 10-bit/chroma combinations into a false universal pass.

H.264MOV, MKV and MP4 are covered by the current Resolve 20 rules; Windows Free is treated cautiously for higher-bit-depth profiles.
H.265 / HEVC8/10-bit OS-supported profiles are documented on Windows, with broader profile/acceleration support in Studio.
AV1Resolve 20 documents decode in MOV, MP4 and MKV on Windows and macOS.
VP9Common MOV/MP4/MKV workflows are documented, while uncommon containers remain test-required.

Related tool

Check variable frame rate separately.

If the source is a phone, screen recording or downloaded stream, frame timing can matter even when the codec is supported.

Open VFR Checker

Related guides

Read the troubleshooting guides for this workflow.

Use the guide for the symptom, then return to the checker with the actual file facts.

Guide 05

Resolve H.265 Not Working

Troubleshoot H.265/HEVC files in DaVinci Resolve by checking container, bit depth, profile, OS and Free versus Studio conditions.

Read guide →Guide 06

Resolve 10-bit 4:2:2

Understand why 10-bit 4:2:2 footage can be conditional in DaVinci Resolve and how OS, codec, profile and edition affect the workflow.

Read guide →Guide 07

Variable Frame Rate Guide

Learn what variable frame rate means, how to detect VFR, when it can affect editing, and when a CFR edit copy is actually useful.

Read guide →

Related Lab Cases

Compare Resolve results across codec and timing cases.

ClipCompat Lab Cases use tiny synthetic files so compatibility logic can be checked without relying on private user footage.

Case 01Supported

H.264 CFR

A small synthetic MP4 that represents a conventional H.264 editing baseline.

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Case 02Editing Risk

H.264 VFR

Synthetic H.264 MP4 with irregular frame timing to test VFR detection and verdict priority.

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Case 03Conditional

HEVC 10-bit 4:2:2

A synthetic HEVC source that exercises environment-dependent bit-depth and chroma rules.

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Case 05Target-dependent

AV1 MKV

A synthetic AV1-in-MKV source that intentionally produces different target guidance.

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Case 04Test Required

VP9 WebM

A synthetic VP9-in-WebM file that tests a less universal editing path.

Open case →