Export formats

OTIO.otio

OpenTimelineIO is the open standard for describing an edit, and it is the right file when your destination is a pipeline rather than one particular editor. Resolve imports it natively, and because the format is documented and open, anything you build yourself can read it too.

Opens in: DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, any OTIO-aware pipeline.

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What it carries

Worth reading before you export rather than after you import.

  • Carries it:Cuts and timing
  • Partly:Crop and reframe— rides as metadata rather than applied layout
  • Partly:Motion and speed
  • Does not carry it:Colour grade
  • Partly:Audio levels— audio tracks come through
  • Does not carry it:Multicam angles

How to export OTIO from Eddie

  1. 01

    Open the edit

    Open the edit you want to hand to another tool.

  2. 02

    Choose OTIO

    Pick the OTIO row in the export menu.

  3. 03

    Import or parse it

    Import it into Resolve, or read it directly — OTIO is a documented, open format, so a script can walk the timeline without an editor in the loop.

What it costs

Timeline files for another editor use credits — one price for the artifact, whichever window produced it.

See what credits cost

Questions

Why choose OTIO over FCPXML?
Choose it when something other than an editing application is going to read the file. OTIO is an open standard with libraries behind it, which makes it the sane choice for an automated pipeline.
Does Resolve open it directly?
Yes — Resolve imports OTIO natively. Cuts, tracks and audio come through; crop and layout ride along as metadata rather than as applied changes.
Can I drive this from a script?
Yes. Eddie ships a CLI, a headless SDK and an MCP server, so an export can be part of an automated run rather than a click.

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