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Another benefit of Folders is that when you select a Folder, you can see the full contents of all
Smart Bins inside of it in the Media Pool browsing area. Selecting any one Smart Bin then
restricts the Media Pool to showing only the media reference by that Smart Bin.
Folders can be renamed, removed, opened as a new window, or sorted along with all other
Smart Bins by right-clicking them and using commands in the contextual menu.
Duplicating Clips in the Media Pool
You can duplicate clips in order to create an instance of that media that’s treated as a
completely new source clip, entirely separate from the original instance of that clip that was
imported into DaVinci Resolve. The duplicate is capable of storing individualized metadata and
markers that are completely distinct from the original clip that was imported into your project.
To duplicate one or more clips:
1 Select one or more clips to duplicate.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Duplicate Clip
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Hold the Option key down while dragging one or more selected clips to another bin
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Right-click a clip in the Media Pool, and choose Duplicate Clip from the
Contextual Menu
Adding Clips From the Timeline to the Media Pool
You can also drag one or more clips from the Timeline back into the Media Pool to create a
duplicate.
As with duplicating clips in the Media Pool, each duplicate is created as a new source clip that’s
entirely separate from the original instance of that clip that was imported into DaVinci Resolve
and is capable of storing individualized metadata and markers that are completely distinct from
the original clip that was imported into your project.
For example, the original clip in the Timeline remains conformed to the original clip that was first
imported into the Media Pool; deleting the original clip from the Media Pool will make that clip
“non-conformed” in the Timeline, while the duplicate you just created remains linked and
available. If you’re in this situation, you can always turn Conform Lock Enabled off for that clip in
the Timeline and reconform the Timeline Clip to the duplicate you just created, but that’s an
extra step because the duplicate clip is considered by DaVinci Resolve to be a whole new
piece of media that just happens to share the same clip details.
This may seem strange, but there are a variety of finishing workflows that use this capability, so
it’s good to know about.
Duplicating Timelines
Timelines can be duplicated for a variety of reasons: to create a backup of a timeline at a
specific date, to create a variation of an edit, or to create separately graded versions.
To duplicate a Timeline:
 Select a Timeline in the Media Pool, and choose Edit > Duplicate Timeline.
 Press Command-4 to give focus to the Timeline, and choose Edit > Duplicate Timeline.
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