Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 141)

CHAPTER CONFORM
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Keep in mind that sessions with handles have completely different timing then the original session, and
are not meant to be used, played, or exported in place of the originally graded session. Sessions with
handles are only meant to be used to render media with handles. To export an EDL or XML file, select
the originally graded session first.
Exporting EDLs
If you’ve re-edited a session, or you’ve rendered media with reel names or timecode that doesn’t match
the original media you imported, you can export a new EDL that reflects these changes, and that can
be reimported into whatever application you want to send the graded project to.
Tip: If you haven’t re-edited the session, and you haven’t changed the reel names or timecode of the
rendered clips, you may be able to simply relink the original edited sequence in whichever NLE it
originated to the graded media rendered by DaVinci Resolve. Keep in mind that in Source mode, the
Render window automatically clones the reel names and timecode of each rendered clip so that the
graded clips match the original ungraded clips.
To export an EDL:
1. Open the Conform page and select the session you want to export an EDL from in the
Timeline Management list.
2. Right-click anywhere in the Timeline and choose “Save EDL” from the contextual menu.
3. When the Save EDL dialog appears, type a name and choose a location for the
exported EDL, then click Save.
The EDL is saved, and a dialog appears reminding you of the file path to which it was
saved. Click OK to dismiss it.
Exporting XML Files Back to Final Cut Pro
If you’re doing a Final Cut Pro to Resolve round trip, the Conform page is where you export the XML file
you want to send back to Final Cut Pro after you’ve rendered the graded media.
Keep in mind that you can freely re-edit projects that you’re planning to send back to Final Cut Pro,
splitting clips, adding transitions, adding and replacing media, and altering edit points. The state of a
session’s timeline when you export an XML file is what appears when you import that XML file back into
Final Cut Pro.
You can also send projects back to Final Cut Pro via XML if they were originally imported via EDL or
AAF, making this a very robust way of moving projects from Resolve to Final Cut Pro regardless of
where they originated from.
To export an XML file after you’ve rendered the graded clips:
1. Open the Conform page and select the session you want to export an XML file from in
the Timeline Management list.
2. Click the Export button at the bottom of the Timeline Management list.