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DaVinci Resolve · Import, export and hand-off

How to open a Premiere Pro project in DaVinci Resolve

Updated 5 stepsFor DaVinci Resolve

The short answer

DaVinci Resolve can't open a Premiere Pro project file (.prproj). In Premiere, export each sequence with File > Export > Final Cut Pro XML, then in Resolve choose File > Import > Timeline and select the .xml.

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5 steps

In DaVinci Resolve

  1. 01Open the project in Premiere
  2. 02Export each sequence
  3. 03Set up the Resolve project
  4. 04Import the XML
  5. 05Relink and rebuild

  1. 01

    Open the project in Premiere

    Resolve can't read .prproj files, so the conversion starts in Premiere Pro.

  2. 02

    Export each sequence

    Select a sequence in the Project panel and choose File > Export > Final Cut Pro XML. Repeat for each sequence you need.

  3. 03

    Set up the Resolve project

    Create a project in Resolve and set the timeline frame rate to match the Premiere sequence.

  4. 04

    Import the XML

    Choose File > Import > Timeline (Shift+Cmd+I or Shift+Ctrl+I), pick the .xml, keep Automatically import source clips into media pool ticked and click OK.

  5. 05

    Relink and rebuild

    Relink offline clips with the red Relink Media button above the Media Pool. Rebuild titles, graphics and grades in Resolve.

Good to know

Before you start

Note 1
No Premiere bins, effects or Lumetri grades come across. The XML carries the edit, not the whole project.

Eddie AI

Do it in Eddie

Eddie can't open a .prproj either, but it can take a Premiere sequence in another way.

In the Eddie desktop app, import from Premiere through the Eddie AI AE panel and pick the sequence. Eddie takes it in as one piece of footage. To recut instead, import the source clips, ask for the edit, and export it as a Resolve project.

Back to Resolve

Open the edit, click Export and choose Resolve. The default is a Resolve project (.drp) that opens with the timeline built; behind the arrow is a Resolve FCPXML you bring into the project you have open with File > Import > Timeline. In the desktop app, Send to DaVinci Resolve builds the timeline in the Resolve you have running, through Eddie's script (Workspace > Scripts > Eddie AI AE).

If you imported the footage through the desktop app, the timeline points at your original camera files. If you uploaded on the web or pulled from cloud storage, it points at Eddie's proxy media: relink to those in the Media Pool with Relink Selected Clips, not to the camera originals.

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One Eddie edit exported as a Premiere project, a Final Cut timeline and a Resolve project, with MP4, SRT and CSV files beside them.

From the help center

FAQ

Questions

Can DaVinci Resolve open .prproj files?
No. Export Final Cut Pro XML from Premiere Pro and import that into Resolve.
Will my Premiere effects transfer to Resolve?
Mostly not. Cuts, basic transforms, speed and audio levels usually transfer; effects, titles and grades don't.

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