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Open Resolve.

(we're using version 12.5)

Name your project.

(Hint: whatever name you use here, Avid will recognize in the media tool later. Some editors name it the same as their Avid project name to simplify matters.)

Your new project will open

Select all the clips you want to transcode into Avid media.

(This is usually all the clips)

Right click and choose "Add into Media Pool"

Uncheck "Empty Timeline"

This will make a timeline with all of your clips from the media pool.

Click "Create"

The go to the Format tab and make sure the Format matches your clip

>Aspect Ratio

>Frame Rate 

Make sure it matches.

Note if you shot 4K 4096 x 2160 you need to use the PAID version of Resolve 

The free version only supports UHD 3840 x 2160.

Then hit create

Browse to a location you want your MXF files to live in.

save to

Click on the Video Tab and choose to 

>Export Video

Format - MXF OP-Atom

Codec DNxHR

Type DNxHR HQ

>Check Render at source resolution

>Check Use Constant Bit Rate

Then Click on Advanced Settings

Check the box for Retain sub-black and super-white data

Then Click on the Audio Tab - If you want to export Audio - If you do not then UNCHECK Export Audio

Do NOT choose "Same As Source" for the Channels drop down. (your audio will come out as static)

Make sure to choose 2 for the Channels drop down.

To make it easy on yourself, you'll want to browse to a location that AVID will immediately understand.

For example, if you're media is on an external drive browse to:

YOUR_DRIVE/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1

BUT

If you're on editshare...

...or ISIS, then you need to know the computer name of the computer your working on under System Preferences>Sharing

The name of my computer in this example is COMM858903

then you'll browse to

YOUR_SHARE/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/THE_NAME_OF_YOUR_COMPUTER

in the pic above that would be:

YOUR_SHARE/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/COMM858903

or it might be

YOUR_SHARE/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/COMM858903.1

Choose a codec that best suits your needs.

If you want to finish in AVID and want 4K choose a DNxHR format.

Choose 24 BIt

Get some coffee.

You may want to open an empty Word document to keep the computer from logging off if you plan on walking away for a while.

Close Resolve, Save if you plan on finishing in Resolve. See this wiki to see how to save a Resolve Project

DaVinci Resolve - How to Relink Offline Media from a Exported Project

Next step is to bring the files into AVID

Open Avid.(we're on Media Comoser 8.6.1 in this wiki)

If you name Open your existing project or if you are making a new project

Name your Avid Project the same as your Resolve Project, media management will be easier for you.

Choose UHD 23.976

Click OK

and click OK to open the project.

Choose the drive where you saved the exported Resolve files (for us it was the ISIS)

Choose the Project name you gave in Resolve (which should be the same as Avid because you like to work smart)

click Check Master Clips check box

click OK

If they are not there, you may need to delete some data base files, or you saved them in the wrong spot.

(you'll want to get the proctor for this)