By name: prep-timeline description: Create a new DaVinci Resolve timeline with a standard professional track layout — video tracks for A-roll, B-roll, GFX, and audio tracks for dialogue, SFX, music. disable-model-invocation: true
/prep-timeline — Set Up a New Timeline
Create a timeline with a professional track layout in one command.
Arguments
User provides: timeline name, and optionally frame rate and resolution.
Defaults: use current project settings for fps and resolution.
Standard Track Layout
| Track | Type | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1 | video | A-Roll | Primary footage, interviews, talking heads |
| V2 | video | B-Roll | Cutaways, supplementary footage |
| V3 | video | GFX | Graphics, titles, lower thirds, overlays |
| A1 | audio | Dialogue | Synced dialogue from A-roll |
| A2 | audio | SFX | Sound effects, foley, ambience |
| A3 | audio | Music | Background music, score |
| A4 | audio | VO | Voiceover, narration |
Workflow
- Use
resolve_create_empty_timelinewith the given name - The timeline starts with V1 and A1 by default
- Use
resolve_add_trackto add:- V2 (video), V3 (video)
- A2 (audio), A3 (audio), A4 (audio)
- Use
resolve_set_track_nameto name each track:- V1 → "A-Roll", V2 → "B-Roll", V3 → "GFX"
- A1 → "Dialogue", A2 → "SFX", A3 → "Music", A4 → "VO"
- If the user specified custom settings (fps, resolution), apply them with
resolve_set_timeline_setting - Confirm: "Timeline '[name]' ready — 3 video tracks, 4 audio tracks"
Example Interactions
User: /prep-timeline "Summer Campaign"
→ Create timeline with default project settings, apply standard track layout.
User: /prep-timeline "Instagram Reel" 30fps
→ Create timeline at 30fps with standard tracks.
User: /prep-timeline "Doc v1" 24fps 4k
→ Create 24fps 4K timeline with standard tracks.