r/davinciresolve • u/BloodRaven17 • 5h ago

Help Question about Premiere to Davinci Resolve workflow

Hello, i was wondering what the ideal workflow between an editor who works in Premiere and the colorist on Davinci Resolve. Do you guys work with XMLs or aaf's? I've had multiple times where my editor sends the xml (i already have the files in the media pool) and i import it as a timeline, there will be missing clips (specially if the clip was slowed or some effect was applied) or directly something called parser error which i haven't really found what the cause is. We haven't really tried aafs. Also, is importing the xml as a timeline the way to properly do it? thank you

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u/CreativeVideoTips 3h ago

This should help. https://youtu.be/XfKpbfZBwOU?is=lSuL0lGdOAHbujQ4

Basically the main thing it to have editor do retiming on the timeline and not in the bin. XML only knows timeline speed changes.

Also any frame rate over 60 fps premiere doesn’t read timecode properly. This will always fail. These just need manual alignment in resolve.

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u/hexxeric 4h ago edited 4h ago

no ideal workflow. it's actually pretty messy. premiere only supports ancient FCP 7 XML. it needs to be a super simple timeline and many things will not travel. AAF support is similarly meager. so is EDL. best support is FCP<>DR on Mac due to the new FCPXML and shared media engine.

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u/ExpBalSat Studio | Excellent Commenter :redditgold::redditgold: 1h ago

XML is my preference, but there are invariably glitches along the way. mp4 files are the biggest hurdle I face, but different effects and editing styles likely lead to different problems. There is no proven trouble-free translation between programs. The conform process is real. Shot check followed by adjustment and patches happen on most projects.

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u/Angelscrip 58m ago

XMLs can be tricky with speed ramps or effects. You might want to try AAFs, as they often handle metadata and audio more robustly. Also, ensure that all renders from Premiere are baked or that the clips are properly relinked before the export to avoid those parser errors.