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Step 1–Ingest Media and Add/Edit Metadata
It’s not necessary to have a project file exported from an NLE to start working in DaVinci Resolve. Using the Media Storage browser on the Media page, you can access any volume that’s currently available to the system, and import any compatible media format into the Media Pool.
Media Storage browser with scrubbable clip thumbnails
The Media Pool is DaVinci Resolve’s internal project library of available media for the currently open project. If you like, clips in the Media Pool can be organized into multiple bins. Once media has been added to the Media Pool, you can access a variety of descriptive metadata using the Metadata Editor, adding descriptions, notes, scene and take information, flags, day and date information, program and episode information, and so on. This data can populate metadata tags when exporting ALE lists to move the metadata to a compatible NLE.
For more information on ingesting media in the Media page, see Chapter 18, “Adding and Organizing Media with the Media Pool.”
The Media Pool