Working with Modified Clips

Want to auto-edit footage you’ve already tweaked - like,

• Color grading
• Cropping
• Fusion Composition

You’ll need a specific workflow so SnapPod carries those modifications into the edit it makes. Don’t worry—it’s easy, and I walk you through it in the below article!

Why Is This Happening?

First, let’s peek under the hood so you can craft a workflow that saves you time.

Snap Pod doesn’t edit the clips directly from your DaVinci Resolve timeline—it pulls them from your media pool.

Here’s the catch:

When you add effects like color grading or zooming, those changes live on the timeline clips, not the media pool versions.

But no stress—there’s an easy fix! We just need a way to bake those edits into Media Pool clips.

Thankfully there’s a very easy workflow for this, using adjustment clips!

The workflow Solution

Step 1: Go Wild with changes

Make WHATEVER changes you want to your footage. Do it all from:

• Color grading
• Zooming in & cropping
• Fusion Effects

ANYTHING You want, DO IT!

Step 2: Bundle It Up in a Compound Clip

Once you’re happy with your edits, turn those clips into a compound clip:

2 - Create the Compound Clip

• Right click on selected media
• Choose “New Compound Clip”
• (Optional) Give it a name—like “Speaker 1 Close-Up”—to stay organized.

3 - Repeat for Each Angle

• Repeat this step so there’s a unique compound clip for every camera angle you have.

Step 3: You’re Done!

That’s it! Snap Pod can now auto-edit your clips, keeping all your awesome modifications intact. High-five—you’ve nailed it!

Why This Works (And Why It’s Cool)

I want you to feel confident tweaking workflows to suit your needs. This brief explanation will help you do just that.

When you create a compound clip, DaVinci Resolve turns your edited clips into a mini-timeline that acts like one standalone clip. This new version gets added to the Media Pool with all your effects baked in. Since Snap Pod pulls from the Media Pool, it sees—and uses—those changes.

Here’s a peek inside my wide-angle compound clip:

Two close-ups + a Fusion framing effect, all cozy in one package.

This new compound clip functions like a container, keeping all the original clips inside it while displaying them as a single clip in the main timeline AND the media pool.