> [!abstract] Summary > **DaVinci Resolve export workflow** (Oct 2025, v01) by **Tim Lebon** — reference movie, VFX plates (EXR ACEScg), LUT (cube 65 in log), extra VFX plates from set (clean plate, chrome/grey balls, Macbeth). Includes naming conventions for each. --- # 🎯 Your Reference The file the artist uses to ensure their work matches the editing. You should see the **same colors as your edit** when publishing the ref in ShotGrid or importing it into Nuke without grading in `Viewer_Input`. - `.mov` file in **Rec.709 + gamma 2.4**. - **HD format** — 1920 × 1080. - With **blackband** reproducing the final format. - **Bake** the grading and the LUT on it. - With **all transforms and retimes** added to the edit. - The **exact cut** (no handles). **Path:** ``` [your folder]/ref/v001/[XXX]_[sequence_number]_[shot_number]_ref_v001.mov ``` **Example:** ``` Project/ref/v001/PJT_sq0010_sh0010_ref_v001.mov ``` --- # 🎬 Your Plate(s) The sequence of images you work on in Nuke. A shot can use multiple plates (e.g. split-screen). - **EXR sequence in ACEScg.** - With **metadata** — the ISO is useful for the denoise pipeline. - **Original format** from the camera. - **No blackband.** - With the **primary grading baked**. The LUT is exported separately. - **No transform.** - **No retime.** - With the **grain**. - All frames used in the cut with **IN and OUT handles**. - **First frame at 1001.** **Path:** ``` [your folder]/plate/plate001/v001/[XXX]_[sequence_number]_[shot_number]_plate001_v001.####.exr [your folder]/plate/plate002/v001/[XXX]_[sequence_number]_[shot_number]_plate002_v001.####.exr ``` **Example:** ``` Project/plate/plate001/v001/PJT_sq0010_sh0010_plate001_v001.####.exr ``` --- # 🌈 The LUT - `.cube` file, **65 in log**. - Contains **all the grading and LUT not baked** in the plate. **Path:** ``` [lut folder]/[XXX]_[sequence_number]_lut_v001.cube ``` *(Add the shot number if you have different LUTs in a single sequence.)* --- # 🎥 Extra VFX Plates from Set All in ACEScg with the same grading bake as the plate: - **Clean plate.** - **Chrome and grey balls.** - **Macbeth chart.** --- # 🔗 Related - [[RESOLVE MOC|RESOLVE MOC]]. - [[Notes/PIPELINE DAVINCI - Charles Chorein|Pipeline DaVinci — Charles Chorein]]. - [[Notes/DCP WORKFLOW|DCP WORKFLOW]]. - [[../PREPROD/Notes/VFX Shooting notes|VFX Shooting notes — Tristan Goupy]] — what gets shot drives this export. - [[../../PROTOCOL/FOUNDATION/PROTOCOL Naming Convention|PROTOCOL Naming Convention]] — naming parallels.