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Exporting to AAF/XML
Whether you’ve edited your project from scratch inside of DaVinci Resolve, or you’re doing a
round trip with an application that uses AAF, Final Cut Pro 7 XML, or Final Cut X XML project
exchange formats, you can export any DaVinci Resolve timeline in the Edit page to any project
format DaVinci Resolve supports. Whatever your workflow, keep the following in mind:
 Timelines are automatically exported when you render a timeline in the Deliver page:
When you use the “Final Cut Pro Round-Trip” or “Avid AAF Round-Trip” render setting
presets, or a preset created from one of them, a corresponding XML or AAF file is
automatically exported along with the media you render.
 Even if you’ve imported a project from another application, you can re-edit imported
projects before export: If necessary, you can freely re-edit projects you’re planning
to export. When you export an AAF or XML file, the Timeline will be sent back to the
originating NLE, or onward to the finishing application of choice.
 Unsupported effects are sometimes preserved in Round Trip workflows: If there
were effects or clip constructs in the original sequence that were not compatible with
DaVinci Resolve, how those effects will be handled depends on the project format
you’re exporting to, and whether or not you’ve edited the project. For XML projects,
unsupported effects are saved internally by DaVinci Resolve, and are exported with
the XML file that you output no matter what. Consequently, they should reappear
when you reopen the exported file in the originating NLE. For AAF projects, you can
export unsupported effects as long as you don’t re-edit the project. However, if you
do re-edit the project, then you can only export an AAF file that’s been stripped of all
unsupported effects.
 Project formats can be converted to other formats: Using DaVinci’s Export commands,
compatible project formats can be converted from one format to another. For example,
an imported EDL can be output as Final Cut Pro X XML. For that matter, Final Cut Pro
7 XML can be imported and then exported as Final Cut X XML. Or, an AAF file from
Media Composer can be imported and then exported as a Final Cut Pro XML file to
be opened in any NLE or finishing application compatible with that format, such as
Premiere Pro or Smoke.
To export an AAF or XML file after you’ve rendered the graded clips:
Do one of the following:
1 To export the current Timeline, choose File > Export AAF, XML, or press
Shift-Command-O.
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Open the Edit page, right-click the Timeline you want to export in the Media Pool,
and choose Timelines > Export > AAF/XML.
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When the Export XML dialog appears, type a name for the file and choose a location
for the exported XML file, then click Save.
2 An XML version of that timeline is saved, complete with references to the graded media
you rendered, and is ready for import into an NLE or finishing application.
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