Export to DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve export

After you’ve edited the transcript, cleaned up words, and optionally normalized audio, choose the DaVinci Resolve export destination from Sequence’s export flow.

The selected variant controls which transcript edits, silence removals, profanity settings, markers, audio choices, and title options are sent to Resolve.

Before exporting

NEW in v1.3.0: Sequence now exports Final Cut Pro XML files that are compatible with Resolve. This lets users of the free version of DaVinci Resolve import timelines, and it streamlines our export logic to a single format.

Previously (up to v1.2.5): Sequence saved a .drp project file and built a Resolve timeline from the active variant via DaVinci Resolve's Lua scripting bridge. This required Resolve to be installed, running, and able to accept scripting commands - features only available in the Studio version.

What Sequence sends to Resolve

Video clips

Sequence builds Resolve video clips from the same timeline projection used for export: hidden transcript sections, removed silence, filler cleanup, profanity skip behavior, and sentence re-ordering are all reflected in the timeline.

External or prepared audio

If the variant uses normalized audio or a separate external audio file, Sequence includes audio clips for that source. This means your Resolve project can use the cleaner prepared audio rather than being limited to the embedded source audio.

Profanity beep clips

When the variant uses Beep for profanity handling, Sequence generates or reuses a beep tone at the same decibels as the variant, and places beep clips at the edited timeline positions. The beep duration is sized to cover the relevant cleaned-up word ranges.

Titles

If you include titles, Sequence creates Resolve title data from the visible transcript. Caption text follows your caption settings and profanity redaction choices.

Markers

Project markers are loaded and sent to Resolve with their names and timeline positions. Sequence maps them through the edited timeline so they land in the right place after removals and re-ordering.

After export

When the export succeeds, Sequence records it in the variant history. From there, continue with grading, finishing, audio mixing, effects, and any editor-specific polish inside Resolve.