Eddie, the AI-powered assistant editor described by the company as “ChatGPT for video editing,” has just landed in DaVinci Resolve. Released recently for Premiere Pro, the new extension allows editors to log, pull multicam and standard clips, and build rough cuts in seconds, without leaving their preferred NLE. It’s an AI that stays behind the scenes, lightening the workload by quietly speeding up mundane tasks that used to eat up hours. Let’s take a closer look. Following its Premiere Pro launch, Eddie AI is now available as a script-based extension for DaVinci Resolve. Once installed, the standalone app becomes a virtual assistant that responds to conversational prompts. It supports logging footage, spotting key soundbites, and assembling a first rough cut using material directly from your Resolve bin, including multicam clips. When the groundwork is done, the sequence returns to Resolve for finishing work like color, audio, and graphics. Last month, Eddie AI released version 2.0 with a bunch of new features, including A and B roll logging, native Mac and Windows apps, and a “rough cut” mode that supports multi-cam. If you’re not yet familiar with Eddie AI, you can watch the following video to get an idea of what it does: How the app works Once installed, the Eddie AI app behaves like a bridge, connecting directly to Resolve through a script-based extension accessed via Workspace > Scripts > Eddie AI. From there, editors choose an edit mode: rough cut, interview logging, A/B roll, or social clips. Eddie does its...
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