<p>I don't think I can help with your specific render issue without more description, but the method you describe doesn't really seem like a very good way to do it in Davinci Resolve.</p>
<p>If you have a still image, you're probably better off masking out the transparent window with polygons right in DR than using a separate png file.</p>
<p>Adding snow would be better (and more realistic) if done in Fusion with Particles (pEmitter &amp; pRender nodes).  Here's a tutorial video specifically for making snow:</p>
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                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKV8oGaCLwY?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div></p>
<p>(This may not be the best one, just the first one I found.  There <em>lots</em> of Fusion tutorial videos out there.</p>

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2023-05-18T10:32:16.290Z
Very late, but still: Thank you for the answer I will look into it :)
Homerun_
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Theodore
<p>I want to create a simple background video for a Lofi video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCMB81A70k" rel="nofollow noreferrer">like this</a>. Besides being comical, the elements seem quite simple: moving background, some smoke and train movement. I tried something like that with falling snow back a window, but it does not even start to render. Or it does, but never leaves 0%. I got some .png files to make the window transparent etc. and then move them with keyframes. Falling snow is done by adding a prerendered video of snow and removing the black background. I tried performance enhancing settings and have a quite powerful CPU and GPU. Is there perhaps something I am doing that Davinci just doesn't like? Do you have other thoughts of why this does not work?</p>

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2023-02-01T17:25:31.460Z
At the moment we have no idea what you are doing so we cannot comment. You'd need to post settings, how you have created masks, windows etc. Have a look at other questions here asking for help to understand what info helps us diagnose.
Dr Mayhem
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Davinci Resolve: Animating several layers of photos
Homerun_
# Davinci Resolve: Animating several layers of photos

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-31)

I want to create a simple background video for a Lofi video [like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCMB81A70k). Besides being comical, the elements seem quite simple: moving background, some smoke and train movement. I tried something like that with falling snow back a window, but it does not even start to render. Or it does, but never leaves 0%. I got some .png files to make the window transparent etc. and then move them with keyframes. Falling snow is done by adding a prerendered video of snow and removing the black background. I tried performance enhancing settings and have a quite powerful CPU and GPU. Is there perhaps something I am doing that Davinci just doesn't like? Do you have other thoughts of why this does not work?

**Tags:** animation, davinci-resolve, photos

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: At the moment we have no idea what you are doing so we cannot comment. You'd need to post settings, how you have created masks, windows etc. Have a look at other questions here asking for help to understand what info helps us diagnose.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-02-02. Score: 1

I don't think I can help with your specific render issue without more description, but the method you describe doesn't really seem like a very good way to do it in Davinci Resolve.

If you have a still image, you're probably better off masking out the transparent window with polygons right in DR than using a separate png file.

Adding snow would be better (and more realistic) if done in Fusion with Particles (pEmitter & pRender nodes). Here's a tutorial video specifically for making snow:

(This may not be the best one, just the first one I found. There *lots* of Fusion tutorial videos out there.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Very late, but still: Thank you for the answer I will look into it :)  

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