Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 130)

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Because of its similarity to importing XML files, the procedure for importing AAF files can be found
later in this chapter, in “Importing AAF and XML Files .” A list of compatible media formats appears
in an appendix to this manual. For the most up to date list of compatible media formats, see
www.blackmagic-design.com.
About XML Import
DaVinci Resolve can also import projects that were exported to the Final Cut Pro XML format. Since this
format was designed to contain every type of editorial construct and effect that Final Cut Pro is capable
of using within a project, this project format has the most metadata of all.
DaVinci Resolve is capable of translating a subset of the effects in a Final Cut Pro XML project file into
their Resolve equivalents, but not all.
Supported Effects
The following subset of effects are compatible with DaVinci Resolve:
Composite Modes
Transitions
Opacity settings (along with keyframes, they’re nonadjustable within Resolve)
Linear Speed effects
For more information about supported effects in Resolve, see the “Working With Effects” section later
in this chapter.
Unsupported Effects
Resolve is not currently compatible with:
Still images with greater then 1 frame duration
Freeze Frames
Final Cut Pro Filters
Variable Speed effects
Motion settings, either animated or non-animated
Generators, Motion clips, and Master Templates
Nested sequences (XML files with nested sequences won’t import at all)
Audio (all audio is stripped from the project)
Even though these unsupported effects are neither imported nor displayed in Resolve, the majority
of them are preserved internally, and are reinserted into exported XML files so that those effects will
reappear in Final Cut Pro.
Important: When preparing edited sequences for DaVinci Resolve import, do not use media with mixed
frame rates. Resolve treats all media as if it were at the frame rate of the project, so importing a mixed
frame rate sequence may produce unexpected results.