<aside> 🗂️ Reason For This Error:

1. Snap Captions cannot find the location it needs to install itself
2. The Folder Doesn’t exist
3. Snap Captions doesn’t have permission to install due to security settings </aside>

<aside> 💡 **SOLUTION:

1.** You can manually install Snap Captions into Davinci Resolve as detailed below.

STEP 1:

For Windows

• [ ] Unzip the Snap Captions zip file
• [ ] Copy the below pathname
• %APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Scripts\Comp
• [ ] Paste it into the file explorer
• [ ] Drag the Lua file in there

For Mac

• [ ] Unzip the Snap Captions zip file
• [ ] Copy the below pathname
  • /Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Scripts/Comp
  • [ ] Right click on finder and click “go to folder” paste in the path
  • [ ] Drag and drop the Lua file there

STEP 2:

<aside> ☝ Missing folder/ Sometimes, when DaVinci Resolve installs, some folders aren’t created. We’re not sure why 🤷‍♂️. No worries though!

If you have any missing folder (e.g., modules, lua, etc.), you can create the folder (using the same name) yourself and copy the utf8 file inside

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Grab the file named utf8_snapcaptions from the zip folder and place it in the location below:

For Windows

• %APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Modules\Lua

For Mac

/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Modules/Lua

2. Unlock the security protected folder and reinstall

For Windows

1. Log in as administrator
2. Right-click on the file → Properties → Security
3. Modify the permissions

For Mac

1. Refer to this page: https://support.apple.com/lv-lv/guide/mac-help/mchlp1204/14.0/mac/14.0

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