ShotAI + DaVinci Resolve Workflow

How does ShotAI work with DaVinci Resolve?

ShotAI works alongside DaVinci Resolve to bring AI-powered search to your color grading, editing, and finishing workflows. Start by pointing ShotAI at your media pool — whether that is a local drive, SAN, or object storage. ShotAI processes every clip regardless of format (BRAW, ProRes, H.264, R3D) and builds a searchable semantic index.

During your edit or grade session in Resolve, you can quickly locate specific shots by switching to ShotAI and searching in natural language. Looking for "handheld tracking shot through a market" or "wide establishing shot with warm color temperature"? ShotAI finds matching clips in seconds across terabytes of media. The visual similarity search is particularly powerful for colorists who need to find reference frames or match shots across different scenes.

Export from ShotAI generates a DaVinci Resolve-compatible timeline (EDL, XML, or AAF) with precise timecodes. Import this into Resolve and the clips appear in your Media Pool ready for the timeline, Color page, or Fusion. For collaborative workflows, multiple editors and colorists can search the same indexed library simultaneously without conflicts.

What formats does DaVinci Resolve use that ShotAI supports?

DaVinci Resolve's format support is extraordinarily broad, and ShotAI matches it. Cinema camera formats are particularly relevant: Blackmagic RAW (.braw) from Blackmagic cameras, RED R3D from RED cameras, and ARRIRAW from ARRI cameras are all indexed by ShotAI with full metadata preservation. For editing and delivery, ShotAI handles ProRes, DNxHR, H.264, H.265, and MXF — all formats that move seamlessly between Resolve's Edit, Color, Fusion, and Fairlight pages. VP9 and AV1 web formats are also supported for YouTube and streaming archive workflows.

What are the benefits of using ShotAI with DaVinci Resolve?

• Accelerate the conform process by finding specific shots across massive media libraries using natural language descriptions
• Visual similarity search helps colorists find matching reference frames across different scenes and shooting days
• Search across BRAW, R3D, and ARRIRAW footage without rendering or generating proxies first — ShotAI indexes camera originals directly
• Collaborative search allows multiple editors and colorists to query the same indexed library without locking or conflicts
• Export EDL/XML/AAF timelines that import cleanly into Resolve with frame-accurate timecodes for any supported format