Sep 8, 2022

Fujifilm metadata in DaVinci Resolve

Quickly see what lens, exposure and settings were used for each Fujifilm clip within DaVinci Resolve.

Intro

A free script for importing Fujifilm metadata into DaVinci Resolve. If you can’t remember the camera, lens, shutter speed or ISO for any of your clips, you can import the EXIF from the footage into DaVinci Resolve.

Fujifilm davinci resolve metadata example

Setup #

Download and Install ExifTool
Download the script
Unzip the download and place the .fmt file somewhere safe

Instructions for use #

Open Terminal and type the following: exiftool -f -r -p
Then drag the script file (fujifilm-metadata-field-mapping.fmt) into the terminal window
Then drag the folder containing your footage into the terminal window
Then type: >
Then drag the folder containing your footage into the terminal window again add the following to the end of the path: /metadata.csv
You should have a command that looks like the one below:

Example command for generating Fujifilm metadata ready for import into DaVinci Resolve.

exiftool -f -r -p /path/to/fujifilm-metadata-field-mapping.fmt /path/to/footage/ > /path/for/file/output/metadata.csv

Once you hit enter ExifTool will do its thing and generate a CSV file in the same folder as your footage. You can now import this into DaVinci Resolve by going to the media tab and using ‘File > Import Metadata To > Media Pool…’