{"id":11656,"date":"2012-08-14T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=11656"},"modified":"2016-09-13T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T20:19:26","slug":"davinci-resolve-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/davinci-resolve-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundtripping with DaVinci Resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the following video tutorials you’ll learn a color grading workflow to move your project from a video editing app to DaVinci Resolve…and back again.<\/h2>\n

Denver Riddle over at ColorGradingCentral.com<\/a> <\/strong>has the lowdown on the best way to get your project in and<\/em> out of DaVinci Resolve<\/strong>. \u00a0Although you can certainly bring in a flattened final video into Resolve for color correction and grading, it\u00a0severely\u00a0limits your ability to make future editing changes to the project. \u00a0Instead, Denver’s color grading workflow<\/strong> is a much better alternative, utilizing the ability of your video editing application<\/strong> and DaVinci Resolve<\/strong> to input\/export XML files.<\/p>\n

Although some colorists ask for an XML file<\/strong> directly from their video editor clients, a much better solution would be to obtain a media managed project<\/strong> instead. \u00a0In the following Part I video, Denver demonstrates how to media manage projects in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X and Premiere<\/strong>. \u00a0Once you, the colorist, receives the media managed\u00a0project\u00a0you’ll need to prep it to be optimized in Resolve – delete\u00a0unused\u00a0clips and remove effects or filters that might cause potential\u00a0conflicts. \u00a0Here’s how:<\/p>\n