DaVinci Resolve Guru: Moving Timelines Between Editing Apps
1h 33mIntermediate2016-11-18
Authors

Patrick Inhofer
Professional Film and Video Colorist
Course details
In this installment of DaVinci Resolve Guru, colorist Patrick Inhofer guides you through the process of moving your timelines into DaVinci Resolve from Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and Avid Media Composer. This process is often called "round tripping" by colorists and editors. You'll find out how to prepare timelines for export into DaVinci Resolve, and learn what features will survive import into Resolve and what features will kill the round-tripping process.
You'll also explore the concept of conforming. Conforming is verifying your timeline in Resolve precisely matches the timeline exported from your non-linear editor. Plus, learn the options for sending your color corrected timeline back to your nonlinear editor for final graphics and export.
Learning objectives
Why move your timelines into Resolve?
Understanding the round-tripping process
Understanding XML
The differences between round-trip workflows
How to verify your timeline is imported correctly
Rendering out individual clips vs. rendering out single clips
You'll also explore the concept of conforming. Conforming is verifying your timeline in Resolve precisely matches the timeline exported from your non-linear editor. Plus, learn the options for sending your color corrected timeline back to your nonlinear editor for final graphics and export.
Learning objectives
Why move your timelines into Resolve?
Understanding the round-tripping process
Understanding XML
The differences between round-trip workflows
How to verify your timeline is imported correctly
Rendering out individual clips vs. rendering out single clips
Skills covered
DaVinci ResolveBlackmagic DesignVideo EditingVideoLimited Series
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know before watching this course
- 03 - Using the exercise files
1. Moving Timelines - Basic Concepts
- 04 - What is round-tripping and why do people take the extra time
- 05 - The two round-tripping workflows
- 06 - Why conforming is essential to round-tripping
2. Preparing Timelines for Import INTO DaVinci Resolve
- 07 - Analyzing camera originals
- 08 - Intro - Importing the editor's timeline
- 09 - Editor task - Simplify (and fix) the timeline
- 10 - Editor task - 'Baking in' speed ramps and effects
- 11 - Editor task - Dealing with graphics, text and generators
- 12 - Editor task - Exporting a fully texted 'reference movie'
- 13 - Editor task - Exporting an XML AAF from Premiere Pro, FCPX and Avid
3. Importing & Conforming Your Timeline INTO DaVinci Resolve
- 14 - Importing XMLs - Default settings
- 15 - Importing XMLs - 'Reel Assist' option 1
- 16 - Importing XMLs - 'Reel Assist' option 2
- 17 - Conforming 101 - Fixing initial problems
- 18 - Conforming 101 - Shot replacement
- 19 - Conforming 101 - 'Force Conform' missing clips
- 20 - Optional - Consolidating to your drives
4. Final Steps & Alternative Workflows in the Conform Process
- 21 - Pre-rendering Find (hidden) problems before they happen
- 22 - Using the 'Offline Reference Movie'
- 23 - Alternative conform - The flat file workflow
- 24 - Alternative conform - Rendering the flat file
5. Exporting Your Color Corrected Timelines FROM DaVinci Resolve
- 25 - Setting the render for the Handles workflow
- 26 - Exporting XMLs & AAFs out of DaVinci Resolve
- 27 - Checking your renders
Conclusion
- 28 - Next steps
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