AI video editing for DaVinci Resolve
Sollestro is an AI assistant editor that runs inside DaVinci Resolve Studio. Describe the edit you want in a plain-English brief and it builds a complete first cut from your footage: clips chosen, ordered, trimmed, beat-synced, with B-roll laid over your interviews. You refine and finish in Resolve, and you own it once, no subscription.
What an AI editor for DaVinci Resolve does
The slow part of most edits is the first assembly: watching every clip, finding the best soundbites and roughing out a structure before the real craft begins. Sollestro does that pass for you, inside DaVinci Resolve Studio, and lays a complete first cut onto your timeline.
It is not a filter or a silence remover. You give it a brief and it makes editorial choices: which clips, in what order, how long, where the B-roll sits over an interview, and where the cuts land against the music.
How Sollestro builds your edit
Point it at your project
Open your Resolve project. Sollestro maps your clips and bins and gets ready to work.
Analyse with Claude
It sends frame samples and transcripts to Claude, which scores every clip for content, quality and editorial value.
Run AI Edit
Write your brief and Sollestro assembles the timeline: clips chosen, trimmed, beat-synced, with B-roll laid in.
Does it work with my footage and cameras?
Yes. Sollestro handles professional formats including BRAW, RED and ARRI through proxies, and it reads your Resolve transcripts to find the strongest moments in interviews, vox pops and podcasts. Add a music track and it detects the tempo and lands cuts on the beat.
What does it cost to run?
Sollestro runs on your own Claude API key, so you pay Anthropic directly, usually $2 to $10 a project, with no markup. The app is a one-time licence at $199 that you own, or $19 a month or $149 a year if you prefer. A 14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee come as standard.
Do I still control the edit?
Completely. Sollestro builds the first assembly so you skip the tedious part, then you refine and finish in Resolve exactly as you do now. It speeds up the start, it does not replace your judgement.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI really edit video in DaVinci Resolve?
Yes, it can build a strong first cut. Sollestro reads your transcripts and watches your footage, then assembles clips, soundbites and B-roll into a timeline from your brief. You refine and finish. It speeds up the assembly, it does not replace your craft.
Do I need DaVinci Resolve Studio?
Yes, the video workflow needs DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 or newer, because Sollestro uses scripting the free version does not expose. The separate photo workflow can run without Resolve.
Is Sollestro a subscription?
No, not unless you want it to be. You can buy it once at $199 and own it, updates included. Monthly and yearly options exist if you would rather spread the cost.
Will it replace me as an editor?
No. It does the slow first assembly so you spend your time on the creative decisions. You keep full control and finish in Resolve as normal.
See also: editing from a plain-English brief, AI photo selection, and how Sollestro compares.