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Methods of project management:
To create a new project: Double-click the Default Project, or click the New Project
button. A new project is created, and DaVinci Resolve opens up the Media page.
Oncea project is open, you can alter its project settings by clicking the gear icon.
To open a previously saved project: Double-click any Project icon, or Item if you’re in
List view. You can also select a project and click the Open button.
To open a project in Read-Only Mode: Right-click a Project icon or Item, and choose
Open in Read Only Mode. This lets you open a project without danger of altering it.
If you make changes, you can use the Save As command to save a new copy of the
project with a new name.
To rename a project: Right-click a Project icon or Item, choose Rename, and type a
new name in the dialog that appears, clicking OK when you’re finished.
To load project settings from another project to the currently open project:
Right-click a Project icon or Item (other than the currently open project), and choose
“Load Project Settings to Current Project.
To update the thumbnails of a project in the Project Manager: Right-click any project,
and choose “Update Thumbnails.
To delete a project: Select one or more projects, then either press the Backspace key,
or right-click one of the selected projects and choose Delete. Click OK when a dialog
asks you to confirm the operation.
NOTE: You cannot move or delete the currently loaded project.
Importing DRP Projects From the macOS Finder
This is a feature that’s specific to macOS. If you double-click a DaVinci Resolve .drp file in
theFinder, this will automatically open DaVinci Resolve, import that project into the File Browser
regardless of what kind of database you’re using, and open that project so that you’re
ready to work.
Importing and Exporting Projects in Disk Databases
If you’re using Disk Databases to manage your projects, you can copy and import projects using
the project folders in the file manager of either macOS or Windows. This method does not work
for DaVinci Resolve on Linux.
Moving projects from one disk database into another using macOS or Windows:
1 Locate the disk database directory in which the project you want to copy is stored.
If you don’t know where the designated disk database directory is, you can open
DaVinci Resolve and check the directory path for the current disk database in the
Databases sidebar.
2 Copy the project folder from the source workstation to the designated disk database
directory on the destination workstation. If you don’t know where the designated
disk database directory is, you can open DaVinci Resolve on the workstation you’re
copying the project to and check the directory path for the current disk database in the
Databases sidebar.
3 Once you’ve copied the project folder into the correct location, you’ll need to quit
and reopen DaVinci Resolve. Afterwards, the imported project should appear in the
ProjectManager.
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