DaVinci Resolve Integration

Clipthesis can send clips directly to DaVinci Resolve's Media Pool, transferring tags as keywords and optionally routing clips into bins by tag prefix.

Studio Edition Required

The Resolve integration requires DaVinci Resolve Studio. The free edition of Resolve does not support external scripting. If you're using the free edition, you can still drag and drop files manually.

Setup

Before using the integration:

1. Open DaVinci Resolve Studio
2. Go to Preferences → System → General
3. Set External scripting using to Local
4. Make sure you have a project open

Testing the Connection

Go to Settings → DaVinci Resolve and click Test Connection. Clipthesis will check if Resolve is running and responsive. On success you'll see the current project name.

Common connection issues:

Problem	Solution
Resolve not detected	Make sure Resolve is running with a project open
Scripting not enabled	Enable it in Preferences → System → General → External scripting using: Local
No project open	Create or open a project in Resolve

Sending Clips

1. Select one or more clips in the library grid
2. Press ⌘⇧R or use the Send to Resolve action
3. The Send dialog opens and checks the connection automatically
4. Choose a destination bin in the Media Pool (or create a new one)
5. Click Send

A progress indicator shows each file being added. When complete, you can click View in Resolve to bring Resolve to the foreground.

Unavailable Clips

If any selected clips are on disconnected drives, the dialog shows how many are unavailable. Only clips with an accessible file path are sent.

Tag Transfer

Enable Transfer tags as keywords in the send dialog to include each clip's tags as comma-separated keywords in Resolve's Media Pool metadata.

Prefix Routing

When tag transfer is enabled and your tags use a colon prefix convention (e.g. scene:interview, scene:broll), the dialog offers prefix routing:

1. Select a prefix from the dropdown (e.g. scene:)
2. Clipthesis groups clips by the tag value after the prefix
3. A sub-bin is created for each group inside the destination bin
4. Clips are routed to the matching sub-bin

Example: with prefix scene: selected and destination bin "Project A":

Clip Tags	Destination Bin
scene:interview, location:studio	Project A / interview
scene:broll, location:park	Project A / broll
(no scene tag)	Project A

This automates the tedious process of manually sorting clips into bins.

Bin Management

The send dialog shows a tree view of your Media Pool bins. You can:

• Browse the bin hierarchy
• Select a destination bin
• Create a new bin inside any existing bin