This video tutorial explains how to import and make use of MP4 / H264 video files in Davinci Resolve on Linux. ▼ Commands to use on the terminal: Encode in MJPEG: ffmpeg -i raw_footage.mp4 -vcodec mjpeg -q:v 2 -acodec pcm_s16be -q:a 0 -f mov footage_mjpeg.mov Encode back to H264: ffmpeg -i final_cut.mov -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -crf 0 final_video.mp4 ffmpeg wiki: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264