Table of Contents Link to heading

Installation Link to heading

Go to resolve’s official site to download and run their installer. If double clicking on icon does not run the app, run the app in the terminal with /opt/resolve/bin/resolve and debug from there.

Debugging Link to heading

This video shows the installation process for Ubuntu 24.04. It includes a comprehensive guide on hunting down and resolving dependencies issues which is useful and applicable to any Linux executable.

Example of missing dependencies error message: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_once_init_leave_pointer

Running Resolve with preloaded libraries example:

LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so /usr/lib64/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0" /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so" /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

Copying required libraries into /opt/resolve/libs/ omits the need for LD_PRELOAD

cp /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so /opt/resolve/libs/

cp /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so /opt/resolve/libs/

cp /usr/lib64/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 /opt/resolve/libs/

Note: rpm2cpio can be used to extract contents of RPM packages.

Alternate Installation Method Link to heading

I have not personally tried these methods.

Docker/Podman: https://github.com/fat-tire/resolve
Distrobox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmRiZQ9IZfc

H264/H265/AAC Codec Workaround Link to heading

FFMPEG Conversion Link to heading

https://opensource.com/article/17/6/ffmpeg-convert-media-file-formats

Example:

for file in *.mp4 ; do ffmpeg -i ${file} -crf 16 -c:v libx264 -c:a aac outfolder/`basename ${file} .mp4`-16.mp4 ; done

Smart Folders with Incron Link to heading

https://www.reddit.com/r/davinciresolve/comments/15ldzah/solution_to_the_mp4_h264_h265_issue_on_linux/ https://passthroughpo.st/painless-linux-video-production-part-3-organization-and-workflow/

Transcode Footage While Editing With Macro Link to heading

This is a Studio specific problem, as the studio version still does not support AAC codec.

A script I wrote that converts a footage on the fly with a hotkey: https://github.com/jchai01/davinci-resolve-aac-workaround-macro

Exporting videos with AAC Plugin Link to heading

https://github.com/Toxblh/davinci-linux-aac-codec

Magic Byte Codes Link to heading

One way to workaround several Linux-specific annoyances. Consider supporting them and paying for their product especially if you are making money from it.

Download link to davinci-resolve-studio installer: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion

On an arch system, you can use yay -S davinci-resolve-studio.

Version 19: sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's/\x74\x11\xe8\x21\x23\x00\x00/\xeb\x11\xe8\x21\x23\x00\x00/g' /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

Version 19 beta (beta 2, 3 & 4):

cd /opt/resolve

sudo perl -pi -e 's/\x03\x00\x89\x45\xFC\x83\x7D\xFC\x00\x74\x11\x48\x8B\x45\xC8\x8B/\x03\x00\x89\x45\xFC\x83\x7D\xFC\x00\xEB\x11\x48\x8B\x45\xC8\x8B/g' bin/resolve

sudo perl -pi -e 's/\x74\x11\x48\x8B\x45\xC8\x8B\x55\xFC\x89\x50\x58\xB8\x00\x00\x00/\xEB\x11\x48\x8B\x45\xC8\x8B\x55\xFC\x89\x50\x58\xB8\x00\x00\x00/g' bin/resolve

sudo echo -e "LICENSE blackmagic davinciresolvestudio 009599 permanent uncounted\nhostid=ANY issuer=AHH customer=AHH issued=03-Apr-2024\n akey=3148-9267-1853-4920-8173_ck=00 sig=\"00\"\n" > .license/blackmagic.lic

Version 18: sudo perl -pi -e 's/\x00\x85\xc0\x74\x7b\xe8/\x00\x85\xc0\xEB\x7b\xe8/g' /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/LinuxCrackSupport/comments/1f17xw6/davinci_resolve_studio_19_crack_for_linux/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LinuxCrackSupport/comments/1cnslsp/davinci_resolve_studio_19_beta_2_patch_guide/ https://www.reddit.com/r/davinciresolve/comments/l73wyu/found_a_link_for_just_davinci_downloads/

Troubleshoot Link to heading

Your GPU Memory is Full + Blank Video Screen on Linux Link to heading

Open the NVIDIA settings app and switch from “on demand” to “performance”.

ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/davinciresolve/comments/1fp44ab/your_gpu_memory_is_full_on_linux_resolved_for_me/

Can’t Move or Maximize Resolve Window Link to heading

Hold down the super key and drag the window around with your mouse (super refers to the key with the Windows logo). Still looking for a solution.
alt+F10 is usually the shortcut to maximize the window of any software.

Nvidia GPU Installation Link to heading

Ensure you are installing the latest proprietary Nvidia driver with the installer that comes with your distro and it should work out of the box.

Arch Specific Link to heading

It is unlikely anyone would face this issue.

Manage to successfully install GPU to run Resolve with this guide: https://github.com/QuantiniumX/Guide-to-install-Arch-Linux/blob/main/Graphics/Nvidia.md

mkinitcpio -P this command required a large enough boot partition. When installing your operating system, ensure boot partition > 512mb.

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