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DaVinci Resolve AI vs Eddie

Eddie vs. Resolve's AI

Resolve's AI matches takes to a script you wrote and cuts a multicam to whoever is talking. Eddie builds the story from unscripted footage and sends the timeline back to Resolve.

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A multicam podcast episode cut to whoever is speaking

The short answer

Should I use Eddie or DaVinci Resolve's built-in AI?

Both, for different jobs. Resolve's IntelliScript builds a timeline from a script you provide: the take that best matches the script's dialog goes on track one, and alternates go on other tracks. Multicam SmartSwitch cuts a multicam clip to the active speaker, which Blackmagic calls a good first pass. Neither picks soundbites from an unscripted interview. Eddie does: describe the story, and Eddie builds the edit from every clip and sends the timeline back to Resolve with the media relinked.

Resolve is the better choice for the jobs its tools were built for: cutting scripted takes to the script, cleaning dialogue on the timeline with Voice Isolation, and reframing with Smart Reframe. Blackmagic's manual labels each of them Studio Version Only. Eddie's bin import, timeline import and Send to Resolve also run on the free edition of Resolve 21.1 and later.

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Side by side

Eddie AI vs DaVinci Resolve's AI tools

Eddie AI compared with DaVinci Resolve's AI tools, feature by feature
Eddie AIDaVinci Resolve's AI tools
What it isAn AI video editor. Chat to go from raw footage to a finished video, or to a timeline that opens in Resolve.AI tools on the DaVinci Neural Engine inside Resolve Studio: IntelliSearch, transcription and text-based editing, IntelliScript, Multicam SmartSwitch, Smart Reframe, Voice Isolation and more.
Choosing the linesDescribe the story. Eddie picks the soundbites across one or more sources, with an optional target length and pacing. No script needed.IntelliScript matches takes to a .txt or Final Draft file of the spoken text. It picks the “best” take by matching the dialog only.
MulticamSyncs the angles and cuts to whoever is speaking. The Resolve project export keeps the angles switchable.Multicam SmartSwitch cuts a multicam clip to the active speaker, from the audio and lip movement.
Searching footageSearches transcripts for a phrase, topic or speaker, and the picture and sound for moments you describe.IntelliSearch finds people, objects and lines of dialog in the Media Pool, after the clips are analyzed.
Transcription languages100+ languages, detected automatically.14 languages built in. More come with the Extended AI Transcription Support Package.
Clean dialogueRemoves wind, hum and noise from under the voice in Eddie's player and rendered video. Project files for Resolve keep the original sound.Voice Isolation removes loud, unwanted sounds from voice recordings on the timeline.
Where the edit landsA Resolve project (.drp) or Resolve FCPXML, relinked to your original media, or a finished MP4.Your Resolve timeline.
Resolve editionBin import, timeline import and Send to Resolve run on the free edition of Resolve 21.1 and later, and on Studio. Eddie's own panel inside Resolve needs Studio.The manual labels these tools Studio Version Only.
PricePay as you go. Credit packs from $10 that never expire, no subscription. 500 free credits to start, about 2 hours of footage, no card required.DaVinci Resolve Studio is $295, listed on sale at $236 when we checked.

Facts about DaVinci Resolve's AI tools come from Blackmagic: DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual, DaVinci Resolve 21, What's New and DaVinci Resolve Studio, checked . Plans change, so check their site before you buy.

Use Resolve for this

When Resolve's own tools are the better choice

These are jobs Resolve Studio does on the timeline you already have, and that Eddie does not do or does not carry into the project file.

  • You shot from a script

    IntelliScript reads a plain-text or Final Draft file of the spoken lines, puts the best-matching take of each on track one, and keeps the alternates on other tracks. Blackmagic warns that scene descriptions and character names in the file will likely cause problems.

  • You need clean dialogue in the timeline

    Eddie's cleaned audio plays in Eddie and in rendered video, but project files for Resolve keep the original sound. Use Voice Isolation in Resolve for clean dialogue in the timeline.

  • The cut is done and needs a new shape

    Smart Reframe reframes clips across extreme aspect ratio changes, such as a 16:9 shoot that needs a vertical version.

Start to finish

What Eddie adds to a Resolve workflow

A story assembly after the request More of Maya, less of the intro

Does it cut unscripted interviews?

Tell Eddie the story, the length and the speakers to favour. It reads every clip and builds the edit, without a script. Ask for a different opening or more of one speaker, and it rebuilds it.

Rough cuts
Every line of an interview logged with the speaker and timecode

Does the timeline come back into Resolve?

Yes. The Eddie extension reads clips, multicams and timelines from the media pool, and the timeline returns with the media relinked, ready for colour and the finish.

The Resolve round trip
A multicam podcast episode cut to whoever is speaking

Does it handle multicam?

Eddie syncs the angles and cuts to whoever is speaking. Export the Resolve project and the angles stay switchable in DaVinci Resolve 21.

Multicam
A finished interview shot with a name title and captions, made by Eddie

Can Eddie make the whole video, not just a cut?

Yes. Ask in chat and Eddie cuts the story from all your footage, then finishes it: captions and titles, motion graphics, music, voiceover, stock or generated b-roll, and a colour style. Ask for changes the same way. When it is right, download the finished MP4.

Everything Eddie does

How it works

From raw footage to the finished video

Eddie finishes the edit itself, and it is powerful enough to go into your editor when you want it to. Download the finished MP4, or open the same edit in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro, relinked to your original media.

  1. Three interview clips, each checked as read by Eddie

    Bring it in

    Upload your footage, or send clips from your editing app with the Eddie desktop app. Eddie transcribes and logs every one.

  2. Logged shots on a timeline beside the prompt Cut a 3-minute story

    Ask for the video

    Describe the story, the length and the look. Eddie cuts it, places the b-roll, and adds captions, music and graphics. Ask for changes in chat.

  3. A 4:32 MP4 exported in 1080p, and the same timeline sent to Premiere Pro with 251 clips relinked

    Get the finished file

    Download the MP4. Or send the edit to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro with every clip relinked. Avid is in beta.

Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve Final Cut Pro Every export format

From editors

What editors say about Eddie

  • Footage logging

    “It's the first filmmaking AI tool I've come across that's going to legitimately change the way I deal with all my footage.”

    Luc Forsyth158K YouTube Subscribers

  • Logging & selects

    “Eddie handles the work I used to dread on a big interview project, the transcribing, the tagging, the pulling of selects.”

    Kush S.CEO & Co-Founder at Key AI · G2

  • Rough cuts

    “I drop in a raw documentary-style shoot, walk away, and come back to a rough cut that already has the structure I would have spent an afternoon assembling by hand.”

    Snow W. L.CEO, Runbear · G2

FAQ

Eddie AI vs DaVinci Resolve's AI tools: questions

Does Eddie replace DaVinci Resolve?

No, it works with it. Eddie builds the edit and sends it to Resolve as a project or FCPXML, relinked to your media, so colour, sound and titles happen in Resolve. Eddie can also finish the video itself and render the MP4.

Can DaVinci Resolve make a rough cut automatically?

From a script, yes: IntelliScript lays out the best-matching takes in script order, with alternates on other tracks. From a multicam clip, SmartSwitch picks the angle. Neither chooses soundbites from an unscripted interview. Eddie does, from a brief, and sends the timeline to Resolve.

Do Resolve's AI tools work in the free version?

Blackmagic's manual labels IntelliScript, Multicam SmartSwitch, Smart Reframe, Voice Isolation and transcription Studio Version Only. Eddie's bin import, timeline import and Send to Resolve run on the free edition of Resolve 21.1 and later, as they do on Studio.

Does Eddie's audio cleanup carry into Resolve?

No. Eddie's cleaned audio plays in Eddie and in rendered video, but project files for editing applications keep the original sound. Use Voice Isolation in Resolve for clean dialogue on the timeline.

Will Eddie's multicam edit open in Resolve as multicam?

Yes, with the Resolve project export: Eddie writes real multicam clips with switchable angles. The Resolve FCPXML flattens multicam into cuts.

Does Eddie AI train on my footage?

No. Your footage is not used to train our models, and we do not look at your content. Your media stays yours.

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