Which action initiates rendering after a job has been added to the Render Queue?

• A. Start Render
• B. Add to Render Queue
• C. Export as MP4
• D. Save

Answer: (A)

Starting the render is the action that actually encodes and writes the output files. After you’ve defined your settings and added the job to the Render Queue, you must trigger rendering by clicking Start Render. That button tells DaVinci Resolve to go ahead and process the queued job(s) with the chosen settings, producing the final video files.

Adding to the Render Queue only places the job in line to be processed; it doesn’t begin encoding. Choosing Export as MP4 is about selecting a format within the delivery settings, not starting the render. Saving stores project data but does not perform any encoding.