How to Import AVI files to DaVinci Resolve 9/10/11/12

This article teaches you how to import AVI files into DaVinci Resolve smoothly for film-making by converting AVI to DaVinci native DNxHD .mov video. 


Q: "Hello I recently installed Resolve 12 and I have some AVI files i need to import. Opening the drives in the media browser i can see the folder but not the files in it. Are there any plugins i can use to add codecs to resolve?"

As far as I know, DaVinci Resolve allows full unlimited editing and grading of DPX, CIN, EXR, QuickTime, ProRes, DNxHD and MXF files all in real time, but AVI is not. If you want to import AVI to Davinci Resovle for editing, things become difficult. What we need is to find a fast way to get around the AVI files to Davinci Resolve incompatible issue.

Based on our multiple testing, we finally work out a solution to editing AVI Files in DaVinci Resolve flawlessly. In fact, it is easy, fast and worth the effort. The best way to let DaVinci Resolve work with AVI clips is to convert these AVI files to Davinci Resolve most compatible format like DNxHD. Brorsoft Video Converter is just what you want.

Overall, it is an easy-to-use yet powerful high-quality video converter, player and editor. This software can deal with almost all kinds of AVI videos. With it, users can effortlessly AVI for smoothly editing in DaVinci Resolve. What's more, it can generates more optimal editing formats/codecs for you to use in different NLE apps, such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker and more. For Mac users, please get Video Converter for Mac. Below is how. Just take a look at the brief guide below.

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How to convert and import AVI files to Davinci Resolve

Step 1. Install and launch the AVI to Davinci Resolve converter. Click the Add button to import your AVI videos to the program. Checking the "Merge into one file" box allows you to merge several videos into one file.



Step 2. Click the format bar and move mouse cursor "Avid Media Composer". Here we recommend the "Avid DNxHD 1080p (*.mov)" as the best video format.



Tip: You can click "Settings" button to adjust the resolution, bitrate, etc. Just customize the parameters to meet your need.

Step 3. Click "Convert" button to start converting AVI to DNxHD for importing to Davinci Resolve.

After the conversion is finished, just run Davinci Resolve and import the generated DNxHD .mov files. You will find the output video work perfectly on DaVinci Resolve 9/10/11/12.

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