Answers.Body: <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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Answers.Text: 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.
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Answers.Text: 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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Body: <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>
  
Tags: <video-editor><davinci-resolve>
Title: DaVinci Resolve delivers distorted 1920x1080 videos
UserDisplayName: Angelwing00
ThreadText: # 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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