---
title: "How to import footage into the Media Pool in DaVinci Resolve"
author: "Cutsio Team"
date: "2026-05-15"
lastmod: "2026-05-15"
category: "DaVinci Resolve Advanced Workflows"
excerpt: "DaVinci Resolve Media page imports footage by dragging from connected drives into the media pool, with support for virtually every professional format including Blackmagic RAW, ARRI RAW, RED R3D, ProRes, H.264, and EXR."
tags: ["DaVinci Resolve","Media Page","Import Footage","Media Pool","Format Support","Blackmagic RAW","Video Import"]
---

## How do you import footage into the Media Pool in DaVinci Resolve?

Open the Media page. The top of the screen displays hard drives connected to your system. The bottom displays footage in the current project. To import footage, drag files or folders from the drives at the top into the project's media pool at the bottom. The viewer lets you preview footage before adding it. The metadata inspector can be used to view or edit clip information. You can also make source-side adjustments such as adding a LUT before editing.

![Importing Footage](https://images.blackmagicdesign.com/images/products/davinciresolve/media/importing/importing-xl@2x.jpg?_v=1603169374)

## What file formats does the Media page support?

DaVinci Resolve supports virtually every professional video, audio, and image format including Blackmagic RAW (.braw), ARRI RAW (.ari, .mxf, .arx), RED R3D (.r3d), Sony X-OCN, ProRes, DNxHR, H.264, H.265, AVCHD, XAVC, DPX, EXR, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, WAV, AIFF, MP3, and AAC. You never need to transcode or rewrap files — Resolve reads the original camera files directly.

For editors who pre-organize footage in Cutsio before importing into Resolve, Cutsio's Visual Intelligence indexes every frame for search, and the EDL/XML export links to the original files on your drive. The timeline arrives in Resolve with clips already organized and ready to edit.

## How do you add a LUT before editing on the Media page?

Select a clip in the media pool. In the metadata inspector, click the Source Settings tab. Under the Look category, browse and select a 3D LUT file. The LUT is applied to the clip for preview and editing but does not alter the source file. This is useful for viewing log footage in a normalized color space while editing, leaving the grade for the Color page.