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 Source clip file pathname: Obtains the reel name by extracting it from each media
file’s path. This makes it possible to extract a reel name 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.
 Pattern: A code that defines how a reel name should be extracted from the source clip
pathname. More information about creating patters appears later in this chapter.
 Media Pool bin name: The reel name is obtained from the name of the bin in the
Media Pool that encloses that clip. For example, in a stereoscopic workflow you might
want to export offline stereo media with the “Left” and “Right” bin names in which
they’re organized as reel names. Another example would be organizing VFX being
incrementally processed in individually named bins, such as “VFX_Tuesday_10-12.”
 Embedding in Source clip file: Useful for file formats where the reel name is
embedded within the media file itself. CinemaDNG and other digital cinema cameras,
QuickTime files created by Final Cut Pro, and DPX frame files are formats that can
contain reel name header data.
 Source clip filename: If there is no defined reel number, often it’s easy to just use the
Source clip filename.
 User Defined: This option is only available when you manually alter the reel name for
one or more selected clips in the Media Pool using the Clip Attributes dialog. Choosing
User Defined lets you type any string of text you like to use as the reel name.
Update Timecode from Audio — LTC
Some cameras do not offer the ability to sync to an external timecode source. Their recorded
timecode may be time of day or free run timecode, but it would not be frame accurately synced
to other cameras, the dual system audio recorder or the digital slate. This makes multi-cam or
dual sound system syncing a time consuming manual operation.
DaVinci Resolve offers a solution to this problem if, by connecting an externally generated
timecode to the camera audio input, the video that’s recorded by the camera has a timecode
reference recorded on the audio track during the shoot.
Select this clip, or clips, in the media pool, then right-click on one of the highlighted clips and
select “Update timecode from audio - LTC.” DaVinci Resolve automatically and instantly updates
the clip timecode using the LTC it finds on the audio tracks. You can now use the clips as
though they were synced on set.
Changing Clip Thumbnails
in the Media Pool
When the Media Pool is in Thumbnail mode, each clip is represented by a small image that
defaults to the first frame of that clip. You can scrub the thumbnail of any clip to view its
contents using the pointer after hovering over it for a moment. However, when you’re done
scrubbing, moving the pointer away from any clip returns its thumbnail to the first frame of
media, which may or may not be representative of its contents.
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