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Options when importing an XML file
3 Choose the options that are applicable to your particular project. By default, these
options are based on metadata within the file you selected.
 Source file: The file you selected in the previous step.
 Import timeline: If there are multiple sequences within the selected XML source file,
this pop-up menu lets you choose which sequence to import as a DaVinci Resolve
timeline.
 Timeline name: The name of the Timeline you’re about to create. This defaults to the
name of the sequence that was exported, but you can change it if you like.
 Master timeline start timecode: The timecode at which the imported timeline will start.
This automatically matches the start timecode of the selected Import Timeline.
 Automatically set project settings: Leave this option on to automatically change the
frame size and frame rate settings in the Project tab of the Config page with those
in this window. You can import timelines with frame rates that are different from the
Project frame rate.
 Automatically import source clips into media pool: Leave this checkbox on to
automatically import the media referenced by the XML project file you selected into the
Media Pool based on the embedded file paths. If the media files are not automatically
found at these locations, you will be prompted to manually select a directory where the
clips are located.
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Ignore file extensions when matching: Turn this checkbox on if you want to
manually choose a different directory of media to link to, for example if the XML
you’re importing links to ProRes Proxy media, and you want to relink to another
directory of corresponding ProRes 4444 or camera raw media.
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Link to source camera files: For AAF files only. Turn this checkbox on if you want to
reconform the imported project file to the camera original files that correspond to
the offline media that’s currently referenced.
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