What happens to your media files when they are imported into DaVinci Resolve?

• A. It copies them into a managed project folder
• B. It converts to Resolve's format
• C. DaVinci Resolve creates a link to the media files but does nothing to the files themselves
• D. It moves them to a cache folder

Answer: (C)

DaVinci Resolve keeps the media in place and simply references it in the project. When you import, Resolve adds entries in the Media Pool that point to the files’ current locations on your drive; it does not copy, move, or re-encode the source files. This lets you work with your existing folder organization and keeps the originals untouched. If you need to relocate media or create a self-contained project, you would use Media Management to copy or consolidate the files into a new location. Note that Resolve can generate optimized media or proxies for smoother playback, but that data is stored separately from the original files and doesn’t alter them. If the files are moved or renamed outside Resolve, they’ll appear offline until you relink them.