Howto davinci resolve

archlinux

configure RX580 amdgpu-pro drivers:

wget https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/aur-43227c96bde5619f54d1fd2ba2a74bf0e943066c.tar.gz
tar xvf aur-43227c96bde5619f54d1fd2ba2a74bf0e943066c.tar.gz
cd aur-43227c96bde5619f54d1fd2ba2a74bf0e943066c
makepkg -si

install opencl-legacy:

yay -S opencl-legacy-amdgpu-pro lib32-opencl-legacy-amdgpu-pro

download qt5-webkit:

wget https://phoenixnap.dl.sourceforge.net/project/fabiololix-os-archive/Packages/qt5-webkit-5.212.0alpha4-20-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

install qt5-webkit:

pacman -U qt5-webkit-5.212.0alpha4-20-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

download latest davinci resolve:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vidalinux/resolve-flatpak/main/shell/download-resolve.sh

install jq package:

sudo pacman -S jq

show available davinci resolve versions:

curl -o- https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/api/support/nz/downloads.json |
  jq -r '.downloads[]
          | select(.urls["Linux"] != null)
          | select(.urls["Linux"][0]["product"] == "davinci-resolve")
          | [.urls["Linux"][0].downloadTitle, .urls["Linux"][0].downloadId]
          | @tsv'

show available davinci resolve studio versions:

curl -o- https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/api/support/nz/downloads.json |
  jq -r '.downloads[]
          | select(.urls["Linux"] != null)
          | select(.urls["Linux"][0]["product"] == "davinci-resolve-studio")
          | [.urls["Linux"][0].downloadTitle, .urls["Linux"][0].downloadId]
          | @tsv'

edit download-resolve.sh:

 else
_downloadid='6d977a8a9f384a3a9b3f28f6ca1efedd'
_referid='77ef91f67a9e411bbbe299e595b4cfcc'
_pkgver=18.5

download davinci resolve binary with script:

./download-resolve.sh

get sha256sum from davinci resolve binary:

sha256sum DaVinci_Resolve_18.5_Linux.zip

install davinci-resolve with yay:

yay -G davinci-resolve

edit PKGBUILD and modify downloadid and sha256sums:

_downloadid='6d977a8a9f384a3a9b3f28f6ca1efedd'
# Variables for FREE edition
        pkgdesc='Professional A/V post-production software suite from Blackmagic Design'
        _archive_name=DaVinci_Resolve_${pkgver}_Linux
        sha256sums=('4fe0c5dd57cc3a41a1d798bc8be66d946b182ec1c90af03d2eb6d8259314e5b0')

edit /usr/share/applications/DaVinciResolve.desktop:

Exec=/usr/bin/progl /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

davinci-resolve-checker

install required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S expac mesa-utils python-distro python-cached-property

install other required dependencies from aur

yay -S python-pylspci

clone git repo:

git clone https://github.com/Ashark/davinci-resolve-checker.git

execute the script:

cd davinci-resolve-checker
./davinci-resolve-checker.py

install obs amd encoder

install obs with amf support:

yay -S obs-studio-amf

if using wayland launch obs with the following settings:

VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/amd_pro_icd64.json:/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/amd_pro_icd32.json obs

references

• https://discord.com/channels/930482284774191215/984132126574276689
• https://fedoraproject-org.translate.goog/wiki/SIGs/HC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DaVinci_Resolve
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AMDGPU_PRO
• https://gist.github.com/c0debreaker/94d65d0a48d9173436c949fe62903964
• https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/obs-studio-amf
• https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/02/davinci-resolve-on-linux-amd-gpu-drivers

[progl]

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ashark/archlinux-amdgpu-pro/master/progl

[shutter]

• https://www.shutterencoder.com/en/