This article describes how DaVinci Resolve performs the copy and paste operations for Dolby Vision Trims.

To copy trim metadata from one shot to another, select ‘Copy Trim Metadata’, from the expanded menu in the Dolby Vision window. The trims that are copied from the selected (source) shot are not based on what target display is being viewed or selected when copying but is contextual to the paste option and target display selected when pasting the metadata.  ‘Copy Trim Metadata’ will copy all the trims that are present on the selected shot and will not be constrained to a specific target.

After selecting the shot/s where the metadata will be pasted (destination), expand the menu in the Dolby Vision window to choose the desired paste option.

The first option, ‘Paste Trim Metadata,’ will paste all target trims from the copied (source) shot to the destination shot. The second option, ‘Paste Trim Metadata to Current,’ will only paste trim metadata from the source to the currently selected target display on the destination.

It is not possible to copy trim metadata from one (source) target display to a different (destination) target display. Resolve will automatically detect the (currently) selected target display and paste the corresponding metadata from the appropriate target display of the copied (source) shot

Note: If ‘Paste Trim Metadata’ is used instead of ‘Paste Trim Metadata to Current,’ it can result in previous trim passes being overwritten for the selected shot(s). It is not possible to undo Dolby Vision Trim work within DaVinci Resolve, so the overwritten trims can only be recovered from a previous version of the project. If planning to copy and paste multiple trims, make sure to have a duplicate copy of the project, and use ‘Paste Trim Metadata to Current,’ if unsure.  

Note: Users should bear this in mind when doing Cinema Trims or trimming to CINEMA targets. It is recommended to make a copy of the HOME project before creating CINEMA Trims. In the event that a copy was not made, there is a risk of losing valuable HOME trim metadata while copying and pasting CINEMA trims between shots or across multiple shots.