DaVinci Resolve AI assistant
plain-English commands inside Resolve
Control Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve with plain-English commands. EditAssist operates Resolve directly: builds timelines, searches media, applies grades, manages the render queue, and exports masters. All processing is local-first.
Workflow
Connect EditAssist to DaVinci Resolve and control it with conversational commands. Ask 'switch to the colour page and apply a node tree from the reference clip' or 'render the current Resolve timeline to DNxHR 444 for the online conform' and the agent executes inside Resolve's API, managing timelines, nodes, and the render queue.
It understands Resolve's media pool, timeline structure, colour page node trees, and delivery page presets. It can search the media pool semantically, apply LUTs and CDLs, create compound clips, and export with full metadata. Everything runs locally.
Prompts
“Apply the show LUT to all clips in the Resolve timeline and render a master ProRes 4444.”
“Open the Resolve timeline, add a power window to the sky, and push it two stops warmer.”
“Render the current Resolve timeline to DNxHR 444 for the online conform.”
“List every marker on the Resolve timeline and export them as a CSV for the producer.”
“Conform the FCPXML from Final Cut to Resolve, preserving transitions and speed ramps.”
“Export dailies for the studio with burned-in timecode and watermarks.”
“Pull VFX shots from episode 3 and export as EXR sequences.”
“Create a Resolve compound clip for each scene from the daily XMLs.”
Features
Native Resolve integration
Operates DaVinci Resolve directly via the API: media pool, timeline, colour page, and delivery queue.
Semantic media search
Search the media pool by description, transcript, or visual concept without manual logging or tagging.
Grade & node management
Applies LUTs, CDLs, and node trees. Creates power windows, matches reference grades, and generates LUTs from hero shots.
Local-first processing
All footage analysis, grading, and rendering runs on your own machine. No cloud upload required.
Local-first
All transcription, vision analysis, semantic search, and clustering run on your own GPU. Nothing about your footage is uploaded. The only data that leaves is the text of your conversation with the agent. It's free to download, local models are free, and a new account starts with £15 of credit and no card. For long-running cloud work, pay as you go, or choose £20/mo Starter or £100/mo Pro.
FAQ
How is an AI agent for Resolve different from the AI features built into Resolve?
Resolve's built-in AI features (such as IntelliScript in Resolve 21) work inside Resolve alone. EditAssist is an agent that operates Resolve through its API and also drives Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut, so the same plain-English workflow spans every app in your pipeline: conform in one NLE, grade in another, and deliver from a third without rebuilding the command set.
Does EditAssist replace Resolve's own AI tools?
No. EditAssist operates Resolve directly — media pool, timelines, colour page, render queue — and complements the features Blackmagic ships inside the app. Anything Resolve does well natively stays native; EditAssist adds cross-NLE automation, semantic search across projects, and conversational control of the whole workflow.
Getting started
- 01Download EditAssist for macOS or Windows and create an account. You get £15 credit and no card is needed.
- 02Ingest your footage. The agent transcribes, indexes, and clusters automatically.
- 03Describe what you want in plain English and let the agent build the cut.
- 04Review, refine with conversational commands, and export to your delivery spec.
More tools: Premiere Pro AI assistant, Final Cut Pro AI assistant, AI color grading. Or see everything EditAssist connects to.