programming

General

1. A bit weird TBH especially the console.
   1. There is no File>Run Script Command.
   2. You need to copy and paste it to a directory and it becomes available under Workspace > Scripts
2. There seems to be a difference between running a script inside and outside resolve.
   1. Normally, scripts run inside the host software but for some reason, almost all tutorials, run the script outside the software.
3. You can get the default library used in resolve by default through pprint.pp(dir())`
4. A decent API documentation. It's unofficial but its better than the official documentation 5. https://deric.github.io/DaVinciResolve-API-Docs/
5. https://github.com/jjsawdon/DaVinci-Resolve-Utilities
6. a bit of misnomer. under fusion pero can be execute in regular resolve:
   1. C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Scripts\Color

Boiler Plate

import os
import time

loaded = os.system("open /Applications/Davinci/Resolve/Davinci/Resolve.app)
time.sleep(5)


# to run code. python script.py
# to run with interactive console. python -i script.py

# app is already imported by default. 
resolve = app.GetResolve()
project_manager = resolve.GetProjectManager()
current_project = project_manager.GetCurrentProject()
project_name = current_project.GetName()
project_timeline = current_project.GetTimeline()
selected_clip = project_timeline.GetCurrentVideoItem()

# Create New Project
new_project = project_manager.CreateProject("new_project")

# Import Files
media_pool = current_project.GetMediaPool()
media_pool.ImportMedia([r'path/to/files'])

# Seems like A Different Importing of Media
media_pool = current_project.GetMediaPool()
media_storage = resolve.GetMediaStorage()
mp = r'path/to/files'
clips = media_storage.AddItemListToMediaPool(mp)
new_timeline = media_pool.CreateEmptyTimeline('new_timeline')

timeline = project.GetCurrentTimeline() # Isn't this redundant?. Ah okay. Different. CurrentTimeline means it is opened.

# if not current timeline 
if not timeline:
	if project.GetTimelineCount() > 0:
		timeline = project.GetTimelineByINdex(1)
		project.SetCurrentTimeline(timeline)

# Add Track
timeline.AddTrack("video")
timeline.AddTrack("audio")

# Append Clips to Timeline 
# This one is weird. Shouldn't it be timeline.Append? It's a bit roundabout
appended = mediaPool.AppendToTimeline(clips)


# Setting Timeline
project.SetSetting("timelineFrameRate", 30)
project.SetSetting("timelineResolutionWidth", 1080)
project.SetSetting("timelineResolutionHeight", 1920)


# Adding Fusion Title Elements
timeline.InsertFusionTitleIntoTimeline("Text+")
resolve.OpenPage("fusion") # why go to fusion when you can edit the properties within edit page itself ?
fusion = resolve.Fusion()
comp = fusion.GetCurrentComp()
template = comp.FindTool("Template")
template.SetInput("StyledText", "my custom text")
resolve.OpenPage("edit")




# Adding Title Elements
timeline.InsertTitleIntoTimeline("Text")
items = timeline.GetItemsInTrack("video", 1)
item = items[1] # haha assuming there are no other items
item.SetInput("RichText", "Does it work?")

Default Libraries

['OrderedDict',
'_UIAutoTbl',
'_UIDefault',
'_UIDispatcher',
'_UIWindow',
'__annotations__',
'__builtins__',
'__doc__',
'__loader__',
'__name__',
'__package__',
'__spec__',
'_thisapp',
'app',
'bmd',
'fu',
'fu_stderr',
'fu_stdout',
'fusion',
'importlib',
'pprint',
'res',
'resolve',
'sys']