DaVinci Resolve Handoff
Bring AI video to DaVinci Resolve from the Astorie canvas with a structured editing and color handoff. Select stable takes, verify exported file properties and test key clips on a Resolve timeline before grading your full sequence.
Grading exposes subtle compression, exposure shifts and frame-to-frame flicker that can pass unnoticed in a small browser preview. Comparing an unchecked clip drop with a structured Resolve handoff helps you catch weak shots before building your node tree.
Start with your approved video takes on the canvas and the target settings of your DaVinci Resolve project.
Review generated shots on the Astorie canvas and pick the strongest take for each beat. Give every selected clip a clear shot number and take label so the edit and color timeline stay aligned.
Export the selected clips using the download controls available in your workspace. Inspect the resulting files on disk to confirm their actual resolution, frame rate, container and audio tracks.
Set up your DaVinci Resolve project timeline to match your delivery frame rate and resolution. Import one or two representative clips first and play them through at full size to verify clean decoding and motion.
Apply an initial exposure and color balance pass to check how highlights, dark gradients and fine edges respond. If a shot breaks apart or flickers under grading, return to the canvas and generate a cleaner replacement take.
Evaluate three visual properties in DaVinci Resolve before committing to detailed secondary windows or look development.
Play each clip at native speed and step through high-motion frames. Watch for subtle brightness pumping, edge crawl or texture boiling that will become more distracting once contrast is increased.
Generated video often carries a baked look from its prompt and reference image. Check whether bright skies, skin tones and dark shadows retain usable gradation or clip immediately when you adjust lift, gamma and gain.
Place adjacent shots side by side in the timeline and compare color temperature, black levels and saturation. When one shot drifts too far from the rest of the scene, revising the prompt or reference image on the canvas is often cleaner than forcing an extreme grade.
Keep your canvas exports and DaVinci Resolve project settings aligned across the handoff.
| Input | Approved video clips generated on the Astorie canvas, along with your shot order and reference stills. | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | Downloaded media files ready for import and inspection in DaVinci Resolve; exact file formats depend on current workspace export controls. | |
| Review | Verify frame rate, dimensions, playback stability, compression response and shot-to-shot color continuity inside Resolve. | |
| Plans and credits | Generating or replacing shots on the canvas uses workspace credits by model; check current plan details on the pricing page. | |
| Rights and exports | This workflow does not promise native Resolve project files, XML/EDL timelines or mezzanine codecs such as ProRes or DNxHR. |
Use these related tools and guides to organize media, references and sequence exports.
Review the general editorial handoff checklist for shot order, version tracking and file inspection.
Check supported video generation modes, reference connections and canvas node steps.
Capture a clean reference frame from an approved shot to guide replacement takes or matching angles.
Do not plan around a native `.drp` project file or automatic XML timeline export unless that option is explicitly shown in your current workspace. In practice, you export selected media files from the canvas and assemble or conform the sequence inside DaVinci Resolve.
No specific mastering codec is guaranteed by this workflow. Check the file format produced by your active canvas export controls, inspect its properties in DaVinci Resolve and transcode to optimized media or render cache inside Resolve if your grading workstation requires it.
Treat exported AI clips according to the file properties they actually carry rather than assuming a camera log profile. Check how the footage maps in your Resolve project settings and test a gentle primary adjustment before applying a show LUT or color space transform.
Keep your original prompt and reference image organized on the Astorie canvas so you can generate a revised take with calmer lighting or simpler motion. Export the new version and swap it into your Resolve media pool after verifying its frame count and dimensions.
Organize your selected takes on the canvas, export a test clip and check how it holds up on your Resolve timeline before grading the full cut.
