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Importing and Exporting Stills
It’s possible to import still images in different graphics formats into the Gallery, which can be
particularly useful when a client provides reference images to which they’d like you to refer. It’s
also possible to export stills from the Gallery, which is good for sending a series of reference
stills for approval to a remote client. In both cases, you can choose whether to import or export
images with an accompanying LUT.
For both import and export, DaVinci Resolve supports the following file formats: DPX, CIN,
TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PPM, BMP, and XPM.
To import one or more still images:
1 Right-click anywhere on the gray background of the Gallery.
2 Choose one of the following commands:
Import: Imports image files, along with a matching DRX file, if one is present in the
selected directory.
Import With Output LUT: Imports an image and DRX file, along with a matching
LUT file, if one is present in the selected directory.
3 When the Import Stills dialog appears, choose the type of files you want to import
from the “Files of type” drop-down menu, then navigate to the files you want to import,
select them, and click Import.
To export one or more still images:
1 If you want to export Gallery stills with labels that have been added to them, right-click
anywhere in the background of the Gallery and choose “Use labels on still export” in
the contextual menu so it becomes checked.
2 Select one or more stills in the Gallery.
3 Right-click one of the selected stills, and choose one of the following commands:
Export: Two files are saved for each still you selected. An image file in the format of
your choice, and a DRX (DaVinci Resolve eXchange) file that contains the grading
metadata that was saved with that Gallery still.
Export With Display LUT: If you have a Video Monitor Lookup Table specified for the
current project in the Color Management panel of the Project Settings, this command
will output the image as it is processed by the specified LUT. A DRX file is also
output containing the grading metadata that was saved with that Gallery still.
4 When the Export Stills dialog appears, choose a file format to export to from the “Files
of type” drop-down menu, then choose a location, type a name into the Save As field,
and click Save.
Each of the selected stills is exported with all accompanying files. Each file uses as its
prefix the name you typed into the Export Stills dialog, followed by an underscore, the
still ID number of the selected still, and the three-letter file extension.
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