Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 127)

CHAPTER CONFORM
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Set timeline resolution to:
Two fields let you specify the width and height of the framesize you want to work at in
Resolve. This defaults to your project settings, but can be overridden by turning on the
“Automatically set project settings” checkbox.
Timeline framerate:
Disabled. This defaults to your project settings.
Use drop frame timecode checkbox:
By default, this is derived from the frame rate of the selected file.
EDL framerate:
Choose the framerate of the sequence that you exported as an EDL. You can convert
the EDL framerate from 30 to 24 frames per second if you set the Timeline framerate
to 24 fps and if the EDL framerate is set to 30 fps; this is useful when an offline edit is
done at 30 fps with media using 3:2 pulldown. Note that 25 fps to 24 fps conversion is
not supported.
Use drop frame timecode checkbox:
Only enabled if the EDL framerate pop-up menuis set to 30 fps, turn this on if your EDL
uses drop-frame timecode.
6. When you’re finished choosing options, click OK.
The EDL is imported, a new session appears highlighted in the Timeline Management
list, and its corresponding sequence of clips appears in the Timeline. Clips that could not
be linked to a corresponding file in the Media Pool appear with a red x to indicate that
they’re unconformed.
Conforming EDLs to “Flattened” Master Media Files
On the other hand, preparing an edited sequence for grading, along with each individual clip of media,
can be time-consuming for effects-intensive projects, or it may be an unnecessary step for a project
with no effects whatsoever.
In these cases, it can be simpler and quicker to export a flattened master media file that can be split
back apart into its individual clips in DaVinci Resolve. This workflow is similar to the traditional tape-to-
tape workflow, except that you’re using a digital, rather then a tape-based master to work from.
There are two ways you can do this. The easiest is to use the Preconform button in the Conform page
to split a single master file back into the individual clips it’s made up within a new session.
To preconform a flattened master media file to an EDL:
1. Before you import any media, make sure that the “Timecode calculated at:” pop-
up menu in the Project tab of the Config page is set to a frame rate that matches
your project.
Make sure you’ve picked the correct frame rate, since this option can’t be changed
once you’ve added media to the Media Pool.