<p>I don't think it's a limitation of the free version.  Check all the project and system settings in Davinci. There are a lot of them - maybe one of them is set to something other than 1920x1080</p>

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2019-05-05T02:05:21.330Z
I figured out the problem. I was confused about the project settings of 1920*1080 with pixel ratio "square", I thought this is somehow wrong, but I was wrong. The "square" is just the pixel width height ratio, not related to the 1920*1080 setting, I didn't know the pixels can be rectangle.   So the problem is, I set imported footages pixel ratio 16:9 and project pixel ratio square, so the export result is not rignt, when I change the footage pixel to square, result is fine.
Angelwing00
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2019-06-01T14:49:39.383Z
You can answer your own question here. You should. It improves visibillity. Re: pixel aspect ratio; until you're spending >$10K on anamorphic lenses, or unless you're using ancient camcorders, you can leave this at square.
Jason Conrad
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2019-04-30T13:31:39.057Z
2019-04-30T13:31:39.057Z
tomh
<p>I'm new to DaVinci Resolve, and new to video editing too.
I used the newest version of DaVinci Resolve 16. I used OBS Studio to record some game/desktop footage at 1920x1080 and 30 fps. I then imported said footage into DaVinci with no issues and edited it. Everything was normal. However, after rendering, the result looks wrong (see the image below)
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/lSdDq.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lSdDq.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>The output video canvas seems to be 1920x1080, but the actually image is squeezed.</p>

<p>My project settings for the timeline are:
- 1920x1080.
- Pixel ratio is square -- I have a few options (square, 16:9, 4:3 and cinema), but when I choose 1920x1080, the 16:9 and 4:3 checkboxes stay dark and I can't select them.</p>

<p>I tried also to change the "Clip attributes", which include PAL 16:9 and NTSC 16:9. None of it worked.<br>
I used the "Youtube 1080P" rendering option preset.</p>

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DaVinci Resolve delivers distorted 1920x1080 videos
Angelwing00
# DaVinci Resolve delivers distorted 1920x1080 videos

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-30)

I'm new to DaVinci Resolve, and new to video editing too.
I used the newest version of DaVinci Resolve 16. I used OBS Studio to record some game/desktop footage at 1920x1080 and 30 fps. I then imported said footage into DaVinci with no issues and edited it. Everything was normal. However, after rendering, the result looks wrong (see the image below)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/lSdDq.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/lSdDq.jpg)

The output video canvas seems to be 1920x1080, but the actually image is squeezed.

My project settings for the timeline are:
- 1920x1080.
- Pixel ratio is square -- I have a few options (square, 16:9, 4:3 and cinema), but when I choose 1920x1080, the 16:9 and 4:3 checkboxes stay dark and I can't select them.

I tried also to change the "Clip attributes", which include PAL 16:9 and NTSC 16:9. None of it worked.  
I used the "Youtube 1080P" rendering option preset.

**Tags:** video-editor, davinci-resolve


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-30. Score: 1

I don't think it's a limitation of the free version. Check all the project and system settings in Davinci. There are a lot of them - maybe one of them is set to something other than 1920x1080

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I figured out the problem. I was confused about the project settings of 1920*1080 with pixel ratio "square", I thought this is somehow wrong, but I was wrong. The "square" is just the pixel width height ratio, not related to the 1920*1080 setting, I didn't know the pixels can be rectangle.   So the problem is, I set imported footages pixel ratio 16:9 and project pixel ratio square, so the export result is not rignt, when I change the footage pixel to square, result is fine.  
> **username_2**: You can answer your own question here. You should. It improves visibillity. Re: pixel aspect ratio; until you're spending >$10K on anamorphic lenses, or unless you're using ancient camcorders, you can leave this at square.  

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