Versioning/batch renaming sequences efficiently

How can I "version" my sequences efficiently? Basically I want to have a history of the sequences in my project that are cleanly split between client review cycles. So far I have noticed:

- One can't have two timelines with the same name.
- One can't use metadata to rename sequences with variables like clips.
- One can't batch rename sequences at all.

So if I have 20 timelines that I want to iterate, I have been duplicating them, tagging them with version, and moving the "* copy" sequences to a sub-bin. This works so so as the "* copy", "* copy 1", "* copy 2" in the sequence names is yuck. Note that I have to keep the current timeline without any name change so that I can export files named correctly. I was disappointed not finding any batch renaming features that would make this workflow trivial to accomplish.

Is there a better way to do this?

I do it manually, it doesn't feel like a massive hardship, just part of the job... that said, I obviously wouldn't mind if there were a better way ... but really, its such a trivial part of the day. Different strokes for different folks tho.

Not a hardship for a few at a time but 20 x 4 iterations gets old pretty quickly. Pity there's no scripting layer that the community could use to solve annoying workflow issues like this. A regex renaming tool would be great.

Me too…

After 5 years… do they added a way to rename/replace function?
Avid did! Resolve?

One of our colorists wrote a script using Resolve’s scripting API. Other than that, there is no way AFAIK.

Could this be iterated at the Project level using Save As?

One of our colorists wrote a script using Resolve’s scripting API. Other than that, there is no way AFAIK.

Hey there! Sorry for reviving an old thread, but there's still no way of managing timeline names in DR 20, right? There now is the option to use variables from metadata on clip names, but I've had no luck doing the same with timeline names.

Would you care to share the script or at least give us a pointer on how to make our own? Would be highly appreciated.

still no way of managing timeline names [with variables] in DR 20, right?

There is not.