AI-Powered DaVinci Resolve · Windows

From Raw Footage
to Ready-to-Edit —
In Minutes.

FootagePipeline analyzes, transcribes, and organizes your footage into structured, searchable material — so you can start editing faster and stay focused on the story.

Built for editors, creators, and teams who want speed without sacrificing creative control.

A workflow accelerator — not an editing replacement.

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FootagePipeline interface showing the AI-powered video editing pipeline
Hours of footage processed automatically
100% local — your footage never leaves your machine
DaVinci Resolve native integration
1 Day from raw footage to edit-ready starting point

The Real Problem

Editing Starts Long Before the Timeline

Before you ever make a cut, you're spending days doing work that has nothing to do with storytelling.

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Digging Through Hours of Footage

Scrubbing through clips one by one looking for the moments that matter.

Days lost
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Searching for Usable Moments

Trying to remember which clip had that great line, or that perfect shot.

Hours wasted
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Organizing Clips Manually

Logging, sorting, and naming files before you can even think about editing.

Energy drained

It’s slow — and it delays the real creative work.

The Solution

FootagePipeline Handles the Setup

FootagePipeline transforms raw footage into structured, searchable material so you can move from footage to editing — fast.

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Transcribes every word

Every interview clip is automatically transcribed and indexed, so you can find any line of dialogue instantly.

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Organizes clips automatically

Footage is classified, sorted, and grouped into usable categories without any manual logging.

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Surfaces potential moments

AI highlights the clips and soundbites most worth reviewing, so you know where to focus your attention.

The Pipeline

Five Steps from Footage to Edit-Ready

FootagePipeline works directly inside DaVinci Resolve, automating the preparation phase from ingest to assembly.

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Python Resolve

Transcribe & Index

FootagePipeline triggers DaVinci Resolve’s built-in AI transcription across all interview clips, producing word-searchable text for every piece of spoken content in your project.

Result: Search every word of every interview instantly.

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Python

Organize Footage

Clips are automatically classified as interviews or b-roll, renamed using a consistent convention, and organized into the correct bins in your Resolve Media Pool — no manual logging required.

Result: A clean, structured project from day one.

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AI

Surface Key Moments

AI reads your transcripts and flags potential soundbites, emotional moments, and topic transitions as color-coded markers in Resolve. You review and promote the ones worth keeping.

Result: The strongest moments highlighted before you start cutting.

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AI Resolve

Generate Starting Points

FootagePipeline analyzes your full catalog and generates assembly proposals — suggested clip sequences with timecodes and track assignments — built directly as timelines in DaVinci Resolve.

Result: A starting point for your edit, not a blank timeline.

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You

Shape the Final Story

From here, it’s all you. Pacing, emotion, narrative arc — the creative decisions that define the film are yours to make. FootagePipeline just got you here faster.

Result: More time for the work that actually matters.

What's Included

Everything a video editor needs, automated

FootagePipeline covers the full preparation pipeline — from ingest to assembly — with tools that integrate directly into your DaVinci Resolve workflow.

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Footage Ingest & Organization

Automatically classifies, renames, and organizes footage into structured bins in your Resolve Media Pool. Interviews and b-roll handled separately.

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AI Transcription

Triggers Resolve’s built-in speech-to-text across all interview clips. Every word is indexed and searchable. Speaker identification included.

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Catalog Search

Describe what you’re looking for in plain English. AI returns the best matching clips with suggested in/out points ranked by relevance.

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Potential Soundbite Markers

AI reads your transcripts and flags potential soundbites, emotional moments, and topic shifts as color-coded Resolve markers for you to review.

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Footage Intelligence

AI analyzes your full catalog and identifies the strongest content opportunities, producing a set of footage briefs as the basis for assembly proposals.

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Assembly Proposal Builder

Turns footage briefs into structured assembly proposals — clip sequence, timecodes, and track assignments — then builds them as real Resolve timelines.

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Topic Mini-Cut

Give AI a topic and it finds the best interview sync and b-roll clips, then sequences them into a short proposed cut to use as a starting point.

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Silence Trimmer

Non-destructive silence and pause removal. Uses word-level transcripts to trim mid-sentence gaps without touching your original media.

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Coverage Brief

Scores your catalog 0–100 for AI readiness and shows exactly what’s missing before you spend time on analysis.

Why Editors Use It

Built to get you to the edit faster

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Spend Less Time Searching

Every word of every interview is transcribed and searchable. Find the exact clip you need in seconds, not hours.

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Start With Structure

No more blank timelines. Assembly proposals give you a structured starting point so you can shape the cut from day one.

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Stay Creative

The preparation work is handled. You focus on the decisions that shape the film — pacing, emotion, and narrative arc.

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Scale Your Output

Handle more projects with less friction. The same pipeline that works on a short corporate piece scales to a multi-hour documentary.

Our Position

Built for Editors — Not a Replacement

FootagePipeline accelerates the preparation phase of editing — reviewing, organizing, and assembling starting points. The creative decisions? That’s still your job.

What FootagePipeline does

  • Transcribes and indexes every word
  • Classifies and organizes footage automatically
  • Surfaces potential moments worth reviewing
  • Generates assembly starting points
  • Handles the logistics of the preparation phase

What you still control

  • Every editorial decision
  • Pacing and rhythm
  • Emotional arc and narrative
  • Which suggestions to use or discard
  • The final cut — always
FootagePipeline doesn’t replace editorial skill — it amplifies it.

Who It’s For

Built for interview-driven video production

FootagePipeline is optimized for any project that relies on interviews, spoken content, and b-roll coverage.

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Video Editors

Cut prep time dramatically. Move straight to shaping the edit instead of spending days organizing and logging footage.

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Content Creators

Produce more content with less friction. Automated organization and assembly starting points let you focus on the message.

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Production Agencies

Scale throughput without scaling headcount. Run the same preparation pipeline across multiple client projects simultaneously.

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Documentary Filmmakers

Handle complex multi-hour projects with hundreds of clips. AI analysis surfaces patterns and content opportunities you might miss manually.

How It Compares

The smarter preparation workflow

FootagePipeline sits in the preparation phase — the work that happens before your creative edit begins.

Workflow FootagePipeline Manual Process General AI Tools
Footage stays on your machine ✓ Always ✓ ✗ Uploads to cloud
DaVinci Resolve native integration ✓ Deep — ✗
Automatic transcription & indexing ✓ ✗ Manual ✓ Varies
Footage organization & bin structure ✓ ✗ Hours of work ✗
Assembly proposals as Resolve timelines ✓ ✗ ✗
Editor controls every decision ✓ Always ✓ — Varies

Time Savings

What gets faster

Typical preparation phase improvements for interview-driven projects.

Task With FootagePipeline Manual
Footage ingest & organization ~30 minutes (automated) 1–2 days
Transcription of interview clips Automated via Resolve AI Hours per hour of footage
Finding a specific soundbite Seconds (keyword search) 20–60 minutes
First assembly starting point Same day End of week 2+
Overall prep phase 1 day 1–3 weeks

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly does FootagePipeline do? ▼

FootagePipeline automates the preparation phase of video post-production. It ingests and organizes your footage, triggers AI transcription, flags potential soundbites and moments as markers, and generates assembly proposals as real DaVinci Resolve timelines. It handles the time-consuming setup work so you can start editing sooner.

Does FootagePipeline replace the editor? ▼

No. FootagePipeline handles the logistics of the preparation phase — organizing, transcribing, and surfacing starting points. Every editorial decision — pacing, emotion, narrative arc, what to include or cut — remains entirely with the editor. Think of it as a workflow accelerator, not an editor.

Does my footage leave my machine? ▼

No. FootagePipeline never uploads footage anywhere. The AI steps work by sending a compressed metadata summary (~100–200 KB) to the Anthropic API — this contains transcript text, clip metadata, and marker information, but no video. Your footage stays on your local drive at all times. This is a deliberate design choice: video editors frequently work with sensitive or embargoed material.

What version of DaVinci Resolve do I need? ▼

FootagePipeline requires DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio (the paid version) on Windows. The Studio version is required for the AI transcription features that power the pipeline. The free version of Resolve does not include the scripting API that FootagePipeline relies on.

Does FootagePipeline work with all video types? ▼

FootagePipeline is optimized for interview-driven and observational footage — corporate content, documentaries, event coverage, branded film. It works best when there’s spoken word content to analyze. The ingest, catalog, and search tools work for any footage type; the AI analysis and footage pattern recognition are most powerful with interview material. It is not currently optimized for narrative fiction, music videos, or purely visual/VFX-heavy work.

Is this available for Mac or Linux? ▼

Currently Windows only. The DaVinci Resolve scripting integration relies on Windows-specific components. Mac support is on the roadmap.

Do I need an Anthropic API key? ▼

The AI analysis features (Footage Intelligence, Assembly Proposals, AI Markers, Catalog Search) require an Anthropic API key. You provide your own key and pay only for what you use — there is no markup. Typical costs for a full analysis of a documentary-length project are $1–$5 in API usage. Footage organization, transcription triggering, and catalog export do not require an API key.

How long does the preparation pipeline take? ▼

For a typical documentary or corporate project with 2–4 hours of interview footage and 8–20 hours of b-roll: ingest and organization takes about 30 minutes, AI transcription takes 1–2 hours depending on Resolve’s processing speed, and AI analysis to generate assembly proposals takes 5–15 minutes. The full pipeline runs in a single day versus the 1–3 weeks it typically takes manually.

Get in Touch

Questions or feedback?

We’re happy to answer questions about the pipeline, help you evaluate if FootagePipeline is right for your workflow, or hear about edge cases in your production process.

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