Package Your DaVinci Macros Like a Pro: The drfx Guide

Sharing raw macro files with complex installation paths is messy and unprofessional.

Instead, use the .drfx format to turn your assets into a sleek, double-click installer for any user.

It’s surprisingly easy to do—let’s package your macros into a polished product right now! 📦✨

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⏱️ Time to Complete: ~5 Minutes

🎯 What you’ll achieve:

• Transform raw macro files into a professional, one-click .drfx installer.
• Automatically organize your tools for the end user.

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🤯 The Secret: It’s Just a Zombie ZIP!

Here is the big secret Blackmagic Design doesn’t explicitly tell you: A .drfx file is literally just a ZIP file with a different name.

That’s it. No special compiling, no complex software. If you know how to zip a folder, you know how to create a .drfx installer.

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🏗️ Step 1: The Magic Folder Structure

The most critical part of this process is getting your folder structure right. DaVinci Resolve needs to know exactly where to put your macros (e.g., are they Titles? Transitions? Generators?).

Create a main folder on your desktop (name it whatever you want, like My_Cool_Pack). Inside that, you need to mimic the Resolve directory structure.

For Edit Page Effects, build this hierarchy:

Edit/
├── Titles/
│   └── Your_Title_Macro.setting
├── Effects/
│   └── Your_Cool_Effect.setting
├── Generators/
│   └── Your_Background.setting
└── Transitions/
    └── Your_Wipe.setting

For Fusion Page generic macros:

Fusion/
├── Templates/
│   └── Edit/ ... (same as above)
└── Macros/
    └── Your_Fusion_Macro.setting

🔥 Pro Tip: You don't need all these folders! If you only made a Title, just create an Edit folder, then a Titles folder inside it, and drop your .setting file there.

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⚡ Quick Script to Create Folders

Don't want to manually create all those folders? Let's use a quick script. First, make sure your terminal is looking at the right folder:

1. Open your new My_Cool_Pack folder.
2. Windows: Right-click in the empty space and select "Open in Terminal".
3. Mac: Right-click the folder name in the Finder path bar (bottom of window) and select "Open in Terminal" (or type cd in a terminal window and drag your folder into it).

Then run this command:

Mac / Linux:

mkdir -p Edit/{Titles,Effects,Generators,Transitions}

Windows (PowerShell):

md Edit/Titles, Edit/Effects, Edit/Generators, Edit/Transitions

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🎨 Step 2: Add Your Icons (Optional but Recommended)

Want your macro to visually pop in the effect library?

1. Create a PNG image (usually 104x58 pixels or similar aspect ratio).
2. Name it exactly the same as your .setting file.
   • SuperGlow.setting
   • SuperGlow.png
3. Place the PNG right next to the setting file in the folder.

Resolve will automatically pick this up as the thumbnail! 🖼️

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🤐 Step 3: Zip It Up!

Now for the transformation.

1. Go to your root folder (the one containing the Edit or Fusion folder).
2. Select the folders inside (e.g., select the Edit folder).
3. Right-click and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder (on Windows) or Compress (on Mac).

You now have a file named Something.zip.

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🏷️ Step 4: The Rename Trick

This is the final touch.

1. Click on your new .zip file.
2. Press F2 (Windows) or Return (Mac), or simply right-click and choose Rename.
3. Delete the .zip extension and replace it with .drfx.
4. Hit Enter.

Windows/Mac might ask: "Are you sure you want to change the extension?" YES, you are sure! 😎

The icon should immediately change to the DaVinci Resolve installer icon.

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📦 Step 5: The One-Click Install

Now, test it out!

Double-click your new .drfx file. DaVinci Resolve will pop up asking if you want to install "My_Cool_Pack".

Click Install, and boom! 💥 Your macros are instantly available in the Effects Library, exactly where they belong. No file system digging required.

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❓ Common .drfx Problems & Fixes

• Macro not appearing? ➡️ wrong folder depth
• Icon not showing? ➡️ filename mismatch
• Installed but invisible? ➡️ restart Resolve

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📝 What we have learned

Creating a .drfx is a 2-minute task that adds a world of value to your work.

1. Organize your macros into the correct Edit/Titles, Edit/Effects folder structure.
2. Zip the folders.
3. Rename .zip to .drfx.
4. Reuse & Save your valuable time. 💸

Now go package your creativity and share it with the world! Happy editing! 🎬✨