I too have Resolve Studio. Nice software. But I still can't find myself doing timeline editing with it. Vegas for "me", is just easier and faster. As @RogerS mentioned, proxies. HDR? Unless you have a monitor that is HDR, not sure about using it. HEVC? It reminds me of when H264 was first introduced. Most software and computer builds struggled with it. Then there is the possibility of having a variable frame rate video file, common in cellphone videos no matter the make/model. MediaInfo will let you know.

There is SHUTTER ENCODER and/or HANDBRAKE can make those 60P 4K HEVC MOV files more acceptable for Vegas.

doesn't support Dolbyvision I'd skip HDR as well at the capture stage

The Dolby Vision profile used by modern iPhones is based on HLG, so setting Vegas HDR mode to HLG gives me sufficiently good results, even without interpretation of the extra Dolby Vision metadata. (I have not yet done a comparison though with results from Final Cut, so maybe I'm missing out on extra HDR quality and haven't realized it yet.)

Unless you have a monitor that is HDR, not sure about using it.

I have an HDR screen and playing these video clips with HDR looks gorgeous 😀. I don't want to capture without it anymore.

I too have Resolve Studio. Nice software. But I still can't find myself doing timeline editing with it.

Same here, I also greatly prefer the Vegas workflow. I'm a long time Vegas user since version 3.0, I have made attempts in the past to switch to Resolve, and also to Final Cut, but came back to Vegas every time. But right now, the performance problems here are just too great, so for this kind of project I guess I will have to begrudgingly use Resolve or Final Cut.
I will try out proxy files though (do the proxy files support HDR?).

Btw, a rather bizarre detail: when I render the project in Vegas to a UHD HDR10 HEVC file with the Magix HEVC encoder and NVENC enabled... the rendering process performs with higher fps than the timeline preview playback. At least to me, that's unexpected, as rendering is usually slower than preview...

I can't answer support in the encoders as to whether they will retain all of your settings. But rendering on Vegas is surprisingly fast depending on the file format and whether you use CPU/GPU. I rendered a plain vanilla MP4 1080HD video to 720HD. It was blistering fast. Using computer in my signature below.

I've only seen screenshots but DolbyVision on the phone or in FinalCut and HLG in Vegas looked quite different. If it's acceptable though that's fine. I'd probably opt for Final Cut for this workflow if it's an option as Apple knows its own products.

... and I also have DaVinci Resolve Studio installed which plays them back on the timeline just fine with a smooth 60fps.

If DaVinci Resolve Studio 18, so it should because Studio 18 works with Dolby Vision when selected as a preference (but the free Resolve version doesn't have Dolby Vision access).

Hi @juafromspace, please keep your HDR-shooting!

According to your HW the workflow can go in 2 steps without any proxy.

• cut and edit in 8bit mode till you are satisfied with your story - if no smooth playback view, use dynamic RAMview;
• color grade in HDR10 mode, don't choose HLG which is a TV-Station-format - you said you have an HDR(10) display.

I did a small test for iPhone footage and the result looks great

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Forget those Dolby Dielby Vision, it's just cheating for their license that you could buy. But we are HDR-amateurs.

Stay with HDR10 - 10bit depth HDR-video for displays we're able to purchase, and license free.