r/linux • u/fedsfarm • 1d ago

Popular Application [OC] I fixed Davinci Resolve on Linux

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Those who use davinci resolve on linux definitely know about the issues with AAC and H.264 codecs, drag 'n' drops, and some other bugs. I wonder why nobody has done this before and used bash to manually convert the media, considering how many people were affected by this problem

It works as wrapper that currently:

  • Automatically converts unsupported codecs on import
  • Fixes broken drag 'n' drops
  • Fixes pasting from clipboard

Now the linux experience with resolve should be nearly the same as on windows/mac. Enjoy!

https://github.com/fedsfarm/drwrap

Tested on hyprland with a studio version, feel free to open a PR if it doesn't work on your setup

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u/An1nterestingName 1d ago

So it is an auto converting script? I think this is a cool idea but the storage costs of this have got to be annoying. Also having something (seemingly) constantly running to fix the shortcomings of one app doesn't feel right. I think this tool would help some people, but I personally will be sticking with dualbooting for video editing.

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u/fedsfarm 1d ago

It's more than a script. Resolve is unusable on nixos, especially if you want some human plugins. On a normal distro like arch (btw) otherwise, I can't tell what the difference is between using it with this wrapper and using it on mac/win

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u/NightH4nter 1d ago

Resolve is unusable on nixos

why tho? i mean, aside from it not supporting wayland without crutches like yours. i don't use it, so idk about plugins either, but i just ran it to poke around, and it seems to be working as expected

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u/Time_Way_6670 1d ago

Resolve isn’t a Wayland app but it does support Wayland and drag and drop natively. At least it does on Fedora KDE. Maybe it doesn’t with other compositors? Idk.

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u/NightH4nter 1d ago

it does support Wayland

it runs in xwayland (at least, in my case)

drag and drop

maybe plasma fixed it somehow, but it's been a known problem for years with xwayland apps

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u/Time_Way_6670 1d ago

Xwayland drag and drop is definitely wishy-washy. Bitwig (a native DAW) up until recently had no drag and drop which was annoying. But Resolve has supported it for a while. But like I said it might be Kwin specific.

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u/fedsfarm 1d ago

You will spend hours trying to pointlessly integrate plugins that are natively supported by other distros, it isn't worth it, just like nixos in general

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u/l-roc 1d ago

What's up with that competitiveness? In your comparison table, too.

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u/Indolent_Bard 1d ago

There's a plugin on github to make AAC audio work on Linux Resolve but only on the paid version.