FilmScribe + DaVinci Resolve the timeline arrives cut, so you go straight to color.
You upload your footage, read the transcript with speakers and mark the lines that make the cut. We hand back an .xml that DaVinci Resolve imports as a timeline, with every piece pointing to the exact spot in the original file. Captions come as SRT at your project's frame rate, and vertical clips come ready as MP4.
- Editor: DaVinci Resolve (.xml)
- Source: 6 min script, 11 scenes
- Media: original file
- Handles: 0.3 s before and after each line
- Gap between passages: 1 s
- Ready: timeline for File > Import > Timeline
What lands on your Edit page
The .xml carries the edit: which passages go in, in what order and where they sit in the raw media. The file is small and your media stays on your drive, so you relink and move on to color and to audio in Fairlight.
Captions travel separately, as SRT, onto a subtitle track in the same timeline.
| File | What it carries | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Cut timeline (.xml) | The lines you picked, on the original file's timecode | Studio, Agency and trial |
| Captions (.srt) | Text and timing of each caption, with presets and frame rate | Every plan |
| Vertical clips (.mp4) | A 9:16 clip with burned-in captions, ready to post | Every plan |
| Audio (.mp3) | The full audio or just the passages you picked | Every plan |
Your synced timeline as the base of the cut
If you sync cameras and an external recorder in DaVinci, you don't want a timeline that points to the raw files. Export your synced timeline as .xml, send it to us and tell us where the transcribed audio starts. The cut comes back on top of your tracks.
Titles, adjustment layers and transitions don't fit in the .xml. They're listed in a notice, so you know what to check before you move on.
- Editor: DaVinci Resolve (.xml)
- Source: favorites, 22 passages
- Media: my synced timeline
- Transcribed audio starts at 01:00:00:00
- Multicam: the active angle comes in
- Notice: 2 transitions became straight cuts
From raw footage to a DaVinci Resolve timeline
- 01
Upload your footage
The camera file, the recorder audio or a YouTube link. We transcribe it with speakers, chapters and emotions.
- 02
Pick the lines
Star favorites, select passages, build a script at the length you need, or start from your clips.
- 03
Export for DaVinci Resolve
Choose DaVinci Resolve, set the handles before and after each line and the gap between passages, and download the .xml.
- 04
Import the timeline
In DaVinci, use File > Import > Timeline and point to the .xml. Relink to the original file when it asks.
Who uses it with DaVinci Resolve
It also works with Premiere Pro (.xml) and Final Cut Pro (.fcpxml), and transcription covers 90+ languages. See every editor →
Frequently asked questions
How do I import the FilmScribe XML into DaVinci Resolve?
Download the .xml, open your project in DaVinci Resolve and use File > Import > Timeline. The timeline shows up in the Media Pool, with every piece on the original file's timecode. If DaVinci doesn't find the media on its own, relink to the file that's already on your drive.
DaVinci Resolve already transcribes. Why use FilmScribe?
DaVinci Resolve Studio transcribes and creates subtitles from audio inside the app, which works well once your footage is on the timeline. FilmScribe comes earlier: you read and pick lines from hours of footage without opening the project, with speakers, chapters and emotions, and on Studio and Agency also scored hooks and a script at the length you ask for. The timeline arrives already cut.
How do I add the SRT captions in DaVinci Resolve?
Download the SRT at your project's frame rate, import it through the Media Pool and drag it onto the timeline: it lands on a subtitle track. If an SRT from somewhere else throws an error, the free SRT to DaVinci tool cleans it up first.
Does it work with audio only, like a ceremony recorder?
Yes. If you upload just the audio, the exported timeline is audio only. If you synced that audio with your cameras in DaVinci, send the synced timeline and the cut comes back on top of it.
Does the timeline keep the raw media's timecode?
Yes. Every passage points to the exact spot in the original file, so the timecode you see in DaVinci is the camera's. When you send your own timeline, tell us where the transcribed audio starts, for example at 01:00:00:00, and the cut respects it.
Which plan includes the DaVinci Resolve export?
The .xml timeline is on Studio and Agency, and on their trial, which lasts 3 days or 1 hour of footage. SRT captions, vertical clips and MP3 are on every plan.
Open DaVinci with the cut done. Spend your time on color.
Upload your raw footage or paste a YouTube link. We transcribe it, you pick the lines and import the cut timeline.
See the result on your own recording before adding a card.