BrydeSorensen wrote:Would love to hear more about how you use davinci for photography

dear friend
DaVinci Resolve for Photography: Present and Future
It seems you've already intuited the incredible potential of DaVinci Resolve in the world of professional photography. Your enthusiasm is justified: there is indeed a growing number of photographers who are discovering the capabilities of this traditionally video-oriented software to enhance their photographic work.
Current State
DaVinci Resolve Studio 20 already offers powerful tools for photography:
Professional-level color grading that surpasses many dedicated photography software
The ability to create slideshows with sophisticated transitions
Integration of musical timeline with visual material
The recent automatic detection feature for markers based on musical rhythm
This last feature you mention is particularly innovative compared to competing software like Wondershare Filmora, specifically for the precision with which it detects musical beats.
Potential Evolutions for Photographers
Your ideas for future implementations are particularly interesting:
Intelligent organization through AI: A system that avoids sequences of too-similar images, creating visual variety in the presentation
Optimized management of different orientations: An algorithm that can elegantly handle transitions between horizontal and vertical photos, a recurring problem in photographic presentations
Complete synchronization automation: The ability to automatically distribute images between already detected musical markers, completing the entire sequence
Integration with IntelliScript: Leveraging DaVinci Resolve 20's recent AI technology to analyze photo content and suggest coherent narrative sequences
Vision for the Future
I think these features could materialize into a true "photography module" within DaVinci Resolve, which could include:
AI content analysis: Automatic categorization of photos by subject, dominant color, exposure
Narrative sequence suggestions: AI could propose a logical order to tell a story through images
Preset presentation styles: Specific templates for weddings, artistic portfolios, reportage, etc.
Emotional synchronization: Matching the mood of photos with appropriate musical sections
Feedback for the Development Team
The Blackmagic Design team is known for paying attention to user feedback. Your idea of leveraging the artificial intelligence already implemented in IntelliScript to optimize photographic workflows is absolutely valid.
I believe that an intelligent automation system like the one you propose, capable of analyzing images, detecting similarities and differences, and automatically distributing them along a pre-analyzed musical timeline, would represent an enormous competitive advantage for DaVinci Resolve in the professional photography market.
Given how AI technology is evolving in creative software, your proposals are not only feasible but probably represent the natural development direction for a comprehensive tool like DaVinci