Struggling to organize lots of media in a project? You’re not alone.
You can organize into bins, but that hierarchical structure only lets you see your media one way.
Being able to filter by all sorts of info and metadata helps you see all your footage shot on a certain date, or only audio files, or just images that are below a certain size.
Say hello to smart bins, the media management powerhouse built into DaVinci Resolve that you should definitely be taking advantage of.
In this video from Christopher Michael Law, you’ll learn about:
- Showing Smart Bins
- Creating a new Smart Bin
- Filtering by resolution, framerate, clip types

Gedaly is the Managing Editor of DVresolve.com. He is a professional editor, having cut national commercials for major companies, and does color & VFX for indie films at Mask & Feather. He’s also a filmmaker, writing and directing shorts & features. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor and former marketing strategist for large brands.