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 Assist using reel names from the: When this checkbox is turned on, DaVinci Resolve
uses reel numbers when conforming clips to match any imported project. This setting
must also be turned on if you want to choose different reel name extraction methods
for individually selected clips using the Clip Attributes window. Turning this checkbox
off forces DaVinci Resolve to identify clips using file names when conforming XML and
AAF projects. File names can only be used for conforming XML or AAF files, or when
importing a DaVinci Resolve project. There are four options:
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Source clip file pathname: Obtains the reel number by extracting it from each media
file’s path. This makes it possible to extract a reel number from all or part of the file
name, or from all or part of the name of any folder in the path that encloses that file.
This extraction is defined using the Pattern field.
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Pattern: A code that defines how a reel number should be extracted from the source
clip path name. For more information about creating patterns, see “Using the Pattern
Field” in Chapter 47, “Conforming and Relinking Clips.”
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Media Pool folder name: The reel number is obtained from the name of the bin in
the Media Pool that encloses that clip. This option is often used for stereo projects,
deriving the reel number from “Left” and “Right” named directories. It’s also useful
for projects that are inheriting new VFX clips on a daily basis.
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Embedding in source clip file: Useful for file formats where the reel number is
embedded within the media file itself. QuickTime files created by Final Cut Pro, DPX
frame files, and CinemaDNG files are all formats that are capable of containing reel
number header data.
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Source clip filename: If there is no defined reel number, often it’s easy to just use
the source clip filename. This is a safe option to use in situations where you want to
manually choose different reel name extraction methods for individual clips using
the Clip Attributes window.
 Limit reel name matching to X characters: For situations where you’ve been provided
with media files with extra characters in the reel name that don’t correspond to the
names used in the project file you’ve been given, “Limit reel name matching to X
characters” lets you omit a specific number of characters from the end of a reel name.
This works in conjunction with the following setting.
 Ignore the first X characters of the reel name: For situations where you’ve been
provided with media files with extra characters in the reel name that don’t correspond
to the names used in the project file you’ve been given, “Ignore the first X characters
of the reel name” lets you omit a specific number of characters from the beginning of
the reel name. Combined with the previous setting, you can trim any reel name to a
conformable subset of characters.
 Extract reel names from EDL comments: Media file formats such as R3D have reel
names, obtained from the file names, that are longer than the eight characters that are
allowable in a standard EDL. This option allows DaVinci Resolve to extract reel names
from appropriately formatted EDL comments, such as those output from Final Cut Pro 7.
 Sort timeline using reel number and timecode: Lets you change the behavior of C
mode sorting in the Timeline. With this checkbox turned on (the default), all clips in the
Timeline are sorted by reel number first, and then by source timecode. This way, clips
with similar timecode from the same reel will appear next to one another in C mode.
If you turn this checkbox off, reel number is ignored, and all clips in the Timeline are
sorted only by source timecode. This may result in clips from multiple sources being
mixed together, but it is useful in specific situations.
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