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Turn “Automatically import” on and “Link to source camera files” on.
The “Link to source camera files” checkbox only appears when you import AAF files. Turning
this option on when automatically importing media relinks the imported project to the original
camera source files that are kept track of by Media Composer/Symphony via the “Source
Name” metadata within the AAF file.
When You’re Only Relinking to Clips Already in the Media Pool
Turn “Automatically import” off.
Turning “Automatically Import source clips into media pool” off is useful in situations where you
only want to conform the imported AAF or XML to clips in the Media Pool. This is most useful in
situations where you’ve imported all of the camera original media into the Media Pool first, for
example when creating the dailies that were then edited, and you want to conform the imported
AAF or XML to the media that’s already there.
 First, if there are already clips in the Media Pool, DaVinci Resolve tries to conform as
many of these clips as possible by matching the file paths in the XML or AAF to the file
paths stored for each clip in the Media Pool.
 Second, for all remaining clips not found, DaVinci Resolve tries a clip name match of
clips that are already in the Media Pool.
 Third, for all remaining clips not found, DaVinci Resolve tries a timecode match (and
reel name match if this is enabled) of clips that are already within the Media Pool. In this
case, the file name is not used.
Beware When Choosing a Volume or Folder to Search
When prompted to choose a folder to search, you can optionally choose an entire
volume; DaVinci Resolve always searches through all subdirectories, and eventually all
media on that volume will be found. However, depending on the size and number of
files on the selected volume, this operation could take an unexpectedly long time,
especially on a SAN volume.
Importing Clips Before Importing
an EDL, AAF, or XML
When you import media prior to importing an EDL, DaVinci Resolve follows a specific set of
rules to determine which Media Pool clips correspond to clips in the resulting timeline. These
rules also apply to situations where you’ve imported media prior to importing an AAF or XML
file, in situations where you want to prioritize specific media over the file paths embedded in
those imported timeline formats.
The following sections go into detail on what these rules are, and how to use them to
youradvantage.
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