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title: "Best Way to Organize Media in DaVinci Resolve"
author: "Cutsio Team"
date: "2026-05-05"
lastmod: "2026-05-05"
category: "Video Editing"
excerpt: "The best way to organize media for DaVinci Resolve is to use Cutsio's Visual Intelligence to automatically index every file by spoken content and visual content before importing to Resolve."
tags: ["DaVinci Resolve", "Media Organization", "Visual Intelligence", "Cutsio", "Bins"]
---

## What is the best way to organize media for DaVinci Resolve?

The best way to organize media for DaVinci Resolve is to upload your footage to Cutsio first, let Visual Intelligence automatically transcribe every word and analyze every frame, organize into Collections by project or scene, then export XML to Resolve — bypassing the need to manually build bins.

Resolve's bin system requires manual organization. Editors drag clips into folders, rename files, and create metadata tags. For large projects with hundreds of hours of footage, this takes days. Cutsio eliminates this by making every file searchable automatically.

## How does Visual Intelligence handle media organization?

Upload all footage to Cutsio. Visual Intelligence generates transcripts and visual indexes for every file. Every clip becomes searchable by spoken words or visual content without any manual organization. Searching for "wide shot of office" returns visual matches. Searching for "the CEO discusses Q3" returns transcript matches.

## How do Collections support Resolve workflows?

Collections group related footage by project, scene, or subject. Once organized in Cutsio, export an XML to Resolve. The timeline populates with all clips arranged by Collection and search, replacing the need to build bins manually in Resolve.

## FAQ

### Does Cutsio replace Resolve's media pool?

No. Cutsio is a pre-organization tool. You organize and search in Cutsio, then export XML to Resolve for finishing.

### Can I search across multiple Resolve projects using Cutsio?

Yes. Cutsio searches across your entire library simultaneously, regardless of which project the files originated from.

### How does Cutsio's Storage pricing compare to Resolve's free version?

Cutsio charges by minutes of footage. All Visual Intelligence indexing is included. There is no per-user fee.

### Can I share organized footage with my Resolve editing team?

Yes. Collections can be shared via secure links with password protection and view tracking.

### Does Visual Intelligence work with raw camera files?

Yes. Cutsio accepts standard video files from any camera source, including RAW formats that have been transcoded to edit-friendly codecs.