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About Supported Still Image Formats
DaVinci Resolve supports the import of greater-than-one-frame-in-duration TIF, JPG, PNG, DPX,
TGA, and DNG still image files that appear in Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 7, and Premiere Pro
XML files, and AAF files exported from Media Composer. These clips appear as ordinary clips
in the DaVinci Resolve Timeline. Export of still images is limited to Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut
Pro X XML formats.
About Supported Alpha Channels
Media with embedded alpha channels is supported for any project as long as it’s in a media
format that DaVinci Resolve supports; this includes TIFF, OpenEXR image sequence formats,
and four-channel QuickTime formats such as ProRes 4444, DNxHR 444, and QuickTime
Animation. Alpha channels are automatically enabled, and can be used for compositing directly
within the DaVinci Resolve Timeline.
Alpha channels can be exported in round-trip workflows when rendering individual source
clips. However, when rendering a program as a single clip, all composited effects are rendered
together to produce a single output media file. For more information on rendering clips with
alpha channels, see Chapter 164, “Delivery Effects Processing.”
About Imported Text Effects
DaVinci Resolve supports the import of text generators when importing XML project files from
both Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Pro 7. All imported text effects appear in the DaVinci Resolve
Timeline as Basic text generators. Some, but not all, formatting parameters are imported,
depending on the project file format being imported.
About Imported Audio in AAF Projects
Any combination of audio track types, channel map order, MXF and QuickTime files, and
rendered or unrendered clips should import without problems.
NOTE: When exporting an AAF project, DaVinci Resolve is capable of writing mono
media in stereo tracks.
Preparing Unsupported Clips and Eects You Want to Grade
If there is an unsupported effect within your NLE of choice that you want to move into
DaVinci Resolve for grading (for example, clips with effects filters that are native to a
particular NLE), here’s a simple workflow to follow.
To “bake” an effect into a clip you’re sending to DaVinci Resolve:
1 Export that clip as a self-contained media file using whatever DaVinci Resolve-
compatible mastering codec you prefer.
2 Reimport the resulting media file into your project.
3 Edit it into your project’s timeline to replace the original effects clip.
4 Export a version of the resulting sequence for use in DaVinci Resolve.
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