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How to connect the FilmScribe Plugin to your account

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Short answer

In the plugin, click Connect. It shows an eight-letter code and opens the approval page in your browser, where you are already signed in to FilmScribe. Check that the code matches and click Approve. A few seconds later the plugin opens its home page with the timeline open in DaVinci. You never type a password in the plugin.

Available on Agency Closed beta

Before you start

Install the plugin and open it in DaVinci Resolve Studio. In the browser on the same computer, stay signed in to your FilmScribe account. The plugin uses your account's language (English, Português or Español), set in your profile in the app.

Step by step

  1. Step 1: Click Connect

    In the plugin, click Connect.

    The plugin's sign-in screen, with the Connect button.
    App screenshot The plugin's sign-in screen, with the Connect button.
  2. Step 2: Check the code

    The plugin shows an eight-letter code and opens the approval page in your browser. If it doesn't open, click Open in browser. The code is valid for 10 minutes.

    The eight-letter code in the plugin, waiting for approval.
    App screenshot The eight-letter code in the plugin, waiting for approval.
  3. Step 3: Click Approve in your browser

    On the Connect the FilmScribe Plugin page, check that the code matches the plugin and click Approve. If you didn't ask for it, click Decline.

    The approval page in FilmScribe, with the code, what the plugin can do and the Approve button.
    App screenshot The approval page in FilmScribe, with the code, what the plugin can do and the Approve button.
  4. Step 4: Go back to DaVinci

    Within 5 seconds the plugin opens Home, with the timeline open in DaVinci at the top and, at the bottom, your plan and the hours you have left.

    The connected plugin's home page, with the plan and hours at the bottom.
    App screenshot The connected plugin's home page, with the plan and hours at the bottom.

Optional steps

You don't need these steps to finish the task. Use them if you want.

  • OptionalDisconnect whenever you want

    At the bottom of the plugin, Sign out disconnects this computer. In the app, the Connections tab of your profile also shows the plugin and disconnects it.

    Sign out, at the bottom of the plugin.
    App screenshot Sign out, at the bottom of the plugin.

Frequently asked questions

Do I type my password in the plugin?

No. You approve in your browser, where you are already signed in to FilmScribe. No password goes through the plugin.

The code expired before I approved it. Now what?

The code is valid for 10 minutes. When it expires, the plugin shows Get a new code: click it, and the new code opens the approval page again.

How long does the plugin stay connected?

Until you sign out, disconnect it in the app or change your password. If the plugin goes 45 days without use, it asks you to connect again.

What can the plugin do in my account?

Upload your timeline's audio using your plan's hours, follow the file until it's ready and bring to your editor what your plan includes. It never touches your subscription, your payments or your account details.

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