Part 1. Problems for Importing AVI Davinci Resolve
Q 1: 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?
Q 2: Hello, I'm trying to add gameplay that was encoded into a .avi format and I was wondering why it can't be seen by it? Is it because of the file size (8 gbs)? Also, how do I add audio files into it? Trying to add .mp3 files
Part 2. Reason for AVI files won't work in DaVinci Resolve
It's actually a very simple reason: AVI is a container format which can contain uncompressed video and audio codecs. It's obsolete and unsupported by most programs developed in the past five to ten years. In the professional realm (which Resolve sits in) it has been largely supplanted by MOV, and in some cases MXF files. For example, if your AVI file contains H.264, you will encounter problems when editing your videos in Davinci Resovle.
DaVinci Resolve supported format (Reference):
Part 3. Best solution for Resolve the AVI and DaVinci Resolve Incompatibility issue
How can we freely load/import AVI files in Resolve 9/10/11/12? The answer is change AVI files to a Davinci Resolve more editing-friendly format, such a Resolve's DNxHD .mov. To change AVI files, you can adopt Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac to get help.(read review). It is a professional yet easy-to-use tool to help you finish the AVI to Davinci Resolve conversion on Mac. (If you are a Windows user, you can get Pavtube HD Video Converter).
It supports transcoding AVI files to Davinci Resolve reable format on Mac OS X (El Capitan and Yosemite included) with fast encoding speed and without quality loss. So you can edit AVI footage with Resolve 9/10/11/12 without any issue. Beside, this video convert program can also help to convert AVI to Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, FCE, etc. Plus, with the built-in video editing feature of the program, you can trim, crop, add watermark/subtitles and more to your video files. Here we go to the AVI to Davinci Resolve Mac task.
Part 4. Convert AVI files to Davinci Resolve friendly format with Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac on Mac
First download/buy and install the best AVI to Davinci Resolve converter for Mac:
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/
- AppStore Download: https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/pavtube-hd-video-converter/id502792488?mt=12
- Amazon Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QI9GNZS
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-HD-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177786.html
Click "Add video" button to import .AVI files, or directly drag and drop the files into this program. If you'd like to combine multiple AVI files to be a single file, you can tick the checkbox "Merge into one file".
Step 2: Select Resolve 9/10/11/12 readable format
Click the "Format" to select output format. Choose "Avid Media Compose > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as the output format.
Step 3: Converting AVI video files to Davinci Resolve
After all the necessary setting have been done, click the "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to start transcoding AVI to DNxHD .mov. Finally, launch Davinci Resolve. Find the file in the Library panel, and then double click your clip or Right-click and select "Add into Media Pool." Now the clip is added to your Media Pool. You can also import entire directors or a range of clips into the Media Pool.
Additional Tip:
If you want to edit AVI media in Final Cut Pro, please choose the "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output; For iMovie or FCE, choose the "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)". For Adobe Premiere Pro, choose "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas" > "MEPG-2(*.mpg)".
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