Observed arrival · 2026-08-27

Merlin VA, the Resolve assistant that keeps your footage at home

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A native macOS assistant that uses plain language to automate parts of DaVinci Resolve Studio, from rough cuts and transcript editing to ingest, colour, and music-video sync.

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Merlin VA is presented as a macOS layer for DaVinci Resolve Studio rather than a separate upload-based editor. Its described workflow is deliberately reversible: the assistant displays a plan, waits for approval, and writes to a new timeline version. The page specifies two-drive, xxHash-verified ingest with MHL manifests, semantic frame search with timecodes, and 37 render presets. It also displays a Resolve Studio 21.0.1 connection state and a €39.95 one-seat permanent licence for the first 100 supporters.

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