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All stills are numbered Track.Shot.Version
Automatic Labeling
If you like, you can choose an option from the Color group in the General Options panel of the Project Settings to “Automatically label Gallery stills” in different ways. There are many options:
— Clip Name: Saves the Clip Name, which defaults to the File Name unless you’ve customized it.
— Clip Version Name: Automatically saves the name of the current version.
— Source timecode (HH.MM.SS.FF): Saves the source timecode of the current frame.
— Timeline timecode (HH.MM.SS.FF): Saves the timecode for the playhead’s position in the Timeline.
— Timeline Name: Saves the name of the currently open Timeline.
— Display LUT Name: Saves the name of the currently used Display LUT, if one is applied.
— Custom label using tags: Choosing this option reveals a field you can use to either type custom text into, or in which you can use metadata variables to save automatically updated information relating to the currently selected clip and timeline. For more information about using metadata variables, see Chapter 16, “Using Variables and Keywords.”
For all options, there’s also a checkbox you can toggle:
— Append still number on export: Turning this checkbox on lets you choose how to include the default still number when exporting stills with the “Use labels on export” option enabled, either as a prefix or suffix.
Manual Labeling
Sometimes the easiest thing to do is to just give a particular still a custom name that’s representative of what that still represents, such as “SeemedLikeAGoodIdea.” When naming stills manually, it’s best to avoid using the forward slash character in case you find yourself exporting these stills with file names. In fact, it’s a good idea to avoid using the forward slash character for just about any text that you add in DaVinci Resolve.
1 Right-click a still in the Gallery and choose Change Label or double-click directly under the Still ID.
2 Type a name into the Change Still Label dialog, and click OK. The new label appears underneath the still number.
