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Adding FX shots after the edit
I have a few FX shots I need to give to my graphics guys for some repair after I have done an initial grade to fix a color cast in the footage.
What is the best way to export just those 4 shots (out of a 200 shot timeline) and reimport those shots into the Resolve timeline for final tweeks?
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4 Replies
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I always just have editorial export a new DPX sequence and/or uncompressed quicktime file (depending on the project) for that shot only. It must have the correct timecode for the shot it is replacing in the EDL (you can change this in Resolve in the media pool if they don’t give it to you correctly). Once I have the new file(s) in DaVinci I usually force the reel assignment for them by selecting (assist using reel numbers from media pool folder name) in project settings, and then as long as the timecode and shot length are the same (and you have the correct reel assignment for the footage, in this case by making a new folder in the media pool with the correct reel name from the EDL and placing your new shot in that folder) Resolve will give you a “C” conflict icon on the shot in the conform page and you can select the new replacement shot, thereby “Resolving” the conflict and getting a nice green “R” icon on the shot in the timeline. Shot is replaced and you can re-color the shot at that point. Hope that wasn’t too wordy an explanation. That’s how I have done it on both feature and commercial work, but somebody might have a better way, Resolve gives you lots of options at fixing problems.
Chris Hall
Colorist – Basher Films
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If it’s just 4 shots and you need a grade on it, I would just render out those shots separately in a format your VFX dept prefers. When they give it back to you, just delete the old shot from the timeline, and drop insert the new ones – they should drop right in.
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What would really be great would be a feature that would allow for direct shot replacement without have to deal with a proper reconform of just a few shots. I would love to be able to just right click a shot in the conform and point it to a new file or dpx sequence on disk.
-adam
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Have a look at the ‘Change Parent Directory’ feature in the Media Pool. If the new shots have the same convention as the old but are in a different folder just select the old shot, select ‘change Pare…’ and browse to point to the new location.
Peter
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