Selected Clips to Stereo

Turns multichannel audio recordings (for example polyphonic WAV files from a field recorder) into stereo files you can edit with straight away. For every recording you select in the Media Pool, it: - averages the recorded channels into one mix, placed identically on left and right - leaves out silent channels (disarmed or unused tracks) - fixes channels that cancel each other out, for example a boom and a lav microphone wired in opposite polarity - raises the mix to the peak level of the loudest source channel (it never clips and never makes anything quieter) - keeps the recorder's timecode and metadata - imports the results into a new "Stereo" bin inside the current bin ("Stereo 1", "Stereo 2", ... if that name is already taken) Your original files are never changed. It is made for audio recordings. Clips with linked/synced external audio, compound clips, multicam clips and timelines are skipped.

- DaVinci Resolve 21.1 or later (tested on macOS with Resolve 21.1). Older versions need Python 3 installed separately and have not been tested. - FFmpeg (free). - Windows: the script supports Windows, but has not been tested there yet.

1. Install FFmpeg. The easiest way is Homebrew (https://brew.sh). In Terminal, run: brew install ffmpeg 2. Copy Selected_Clips_to_Stereo_v1.py into this folder (in Finder use Go > Go to Folder... and paste the path): /Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Scripts/Edit/ 3. Restart DaVinci Resolve. Resolve only finds new scripts at startup.

1. Download FFmpeg for Windows (for example the "release essentials" build from https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/, linked from https://ffmpeg.org/download.html). Unzip it and rename the folder so that this file exists: C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe The script looks there automatically. If you put FFmpeg somewhere else, enter the full paths to ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe as FFMPEG_PATH and FFPROBE_PATH in the "Settings you may change" section of the script. 2. Copy Selected_Clips_to_Stereo_v1.py into this folder (paste the path into the Explorer address bar): %PROGRAMDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Scripts\Edit\ 3. Restart DaVinci Resolve.

1. In the Media Pool, select the recordings you want to convert. 2. Open Workspace > Console to follow the progress (optional, but useful). 3. Choose Workspace > Scripts > Selected_Clips_to_Stereo_v1. 4. When it finishes, the stereo clips are in the new "Stereo" bin. The console first shows: Official version (unmodified). If it says the copy has been MODIFIED, it is not the official version. Please get a fresh copy from the author. Then one line per clip, for example: [1/3] Converted 001_T001_Stereo.wav (2 channel(s) mixed; +3.0 dB; polarity flipped: 2)

The stereo WAV files (48 kHz, 24-bit) are saved in: macOS: your home folder > Movies > Resolve Stereo > <project> > <date and time> Windows: C:\Users\<you>\Movies\Resolve Stereo\<project>\<date and time> Each run gets its own folder with a conversion_log.json listing what was done to every clip. To save somewhere else, change OUTPUT_ROOT in the "Settings you may change" section of the script. You can also rename the bin there (BIN_NAME). Changing these settings does not count as modifying the script.

"ffmpeg was not found" FFmpeg is not installed, or not where the script looks. See step 1 of the installation. "Source file is offline" The recording is not available on disk. Relink it in Resolve first. "Clip has linked/synced external audio" This version only converts the audio inside the file itself. "WARNING: Mix is ... dB quieter than expected" Some channels still cancel each other out. Listen to the result and, if needed, mix that clip by hand in a timeline. The script does not appear in the Scripts menu Check the folder from step 2 and restart Resolve.

Copyright (c) 2026 Fatih Öger. All rights reserved. Free to use. Do not modify or redistribute this script; get copies only from the author. Questions, problems or ideas: fatihoger@colorwise.at