Quality settings
The Quality picker in the Chart group controls the rendering quality stack: supersampling level, motion blur sample count, and anti-aliasing mode. Default is Auto.
Quality levels
No motion blur, minimum supersampling. Renders fastest — every scrub frame returns near-instantly. Use for layout and color work before delivery.
2× supersampling, 4 motion blur samples. Suitable for client previews and low-bitrate exports where render time matters more than peak quality.
4× supersampling, 8 motion blur samples. Broadcast-safe output for 1080p/4K deliverables. Good balance of quality and render time.
8× supersampling, 16 motion blur samples. Maximum quality — sub-frame motion blur, physically correct AA. Takes longer per frame but produces the best possible output.
Renders Draft while you scrub the timeline viewer. Switches to Ultra automatically when Resolve starts a Deliver job. Also switches to Ultra when the playhead is parked (not moving) for a clean still-frame preview.
How Auto works
Auto detects the rendering context from Resolve's render request:
- › Deliver job — Resolve requests a sequential range of frames starting from frame 0. framechart detects this as an export and switches to Ultra for all frames in the job.
- › Parked playhead — when you pause on a specific frame without scrubbing, framechart re-renders that single frame at Ultra quality so still-frame previews look sharp in the viewer.
- › Scrubbing — any other render request (interactive playback, jog) uses Draft so the viewer stays responsive.
You don't need to remember to switch to Ultra before exporting — Auto handles it. Pin a specific level only when you need consistent behaviour in both contexts (e.g. always Ultra for a comparison screenshot workflow, or always Draft to keep a complex timeline snappy when you're not exporting yet).
Motion Blur and Quality
Motion blur in framechart is sub-frame accurate: each motion blur sample renders a partial-frame offset of the animation. The Quality level controls how many samples are accumulated:
| Quality | MB samples | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 0 (off) | No motion blur |
| Standard | 4 | Light, fast |
| Cinematic | 8 | Clean broadcast-quality trails |
| Ultra | 16 | Sub-pixel-accurate, cinematic |
The Motion Blur toggle in the Effects group lets you disable blur entirely regardless of Quality level. Shutter Angle controls the trail length (180° = standard film; up to 720° for a stylised long-exposure look).