DragonScript for DaVinci Resolve

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Read your script inside DaVinci Resolve and jump the playhead to any timecode in one click — without leaving the app.

DragonScript is a lightweight Lua tool for DaVinci Resolve / Fusion. It opens text documents in a floating panel, highlights SMPTE timecodes in the text, and moves the playhead when you click a timecode in the right-side list.

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Project Status

DragonScript v3.0 is the final stable release of this project.

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Highlights

• No app switching — script and timeline live in the same window.
• Timecode sidebar — all detected TCs listed on the right with a context preview.
• One-click jump — click any timecode in the sidebar to move the playhead instantly.
• SET TC — stamp the current Resolve timeline position right into your text.
• Refresh button — manually rebuild the right sidebar after text edits.
• Save As — always exports clean .txt, no matter the source format.

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Features

Feature	Detail
File formats	.txt .fountain .md .srt .fdx .docx .doc .rtf .odt .pages
SMPTE formats	HH:MM:SS:FF and HH:MM:SS;FF (drop-frame)
Timecode sidebar	Lists every TC with up to 7 words of following context
Click to jump	Click a TC in the sidebar → playhead jumps immediately
SET TC	Inserts current timeline timecode at the text cursor
Refresh	Rebuilds highlighted text + right sidebar from current editor text
Font size	Adjustable 8 – 36 pt
Save As	Exports as .txt

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Installation (simple)

1. Open DaVinci Resolve → Workspace → Console.
2. In Lua console run:

print(fu:MapPath("Scripts:/Edit/"))

3. In Finder choose Go → Go to Folder..., paste that path, copy DragonScript.lua there, restart Resolve, then run:

Workspace → Scripts → Edit → DragonScript

If it does not appear: set Preferences → System → General → External scripting using = Local.

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Usage

Reading a script

1. Click Open… and choose a script or notes file.
2. SMPTE timecodes are highlighted in orange in the text.
3. All detected timecodes appear in the right sidebar with a short context preview.

Jumping the playhead

• Click any timecode in the sidebar → playhead moves to that position immediately.

Stamping the current position

• Click SET TC to insert the current Resolve timeline timecode at the cursor position in the text.
  The inserted timecode appears in the sidebar after refresh.

Refreshing after edits

• After editing text, click Refresh to update highlighted text and the right sidebar context.

Editing

• Click Save As… to export the current text as .txt.

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Built For

• Editors working with scripted or cue-annotated timelines.
• Directors and ADs reviewing production notes with timecodes.
• Script supervisors who need everything inside one app.

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Technical Notes

• Language: Lua 5.1 (Fusion scripting inside DaVinci Resolve)
• UI: Fusion UIManager / bmd.UIDispatcher
• Resolve API: Resolve() → GetCurrentTimeline() → SetCurrentTimecode()
• Platform: macOS and Windows (tested on DaVinci Resolve 18 / 19)

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Changelog

• 3.0
• Finalized UI for production use
• Added manual Refresh workflow for right sidebar updates
• Simplified control set (removed Jump TC / Go)
• Stabilized Save As .txt behavior

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License

Released under the MIT License. See LICENSE.