Davinci Resolve script to change the start timecode of media pool items to the creation time

timecode_from_creation_time.py

projectManager = resolve.GetProjectManager()
project = projectManager.GetCurrentProject()
mediapool = project.GetMediaPool()
currFolder = mediapool.GetCurrentFolder()
clips = mediapool.GetSelectedClips()
if not clips:
    clips = currFolder.GetClipList()

for clip in clips:
    old_timecode = clip.GetClipProperty('Start TC')
    time_created = clip.GetClipProperty('Date Created')[-8:]
    timecode = time_created + ':00'
    if clip.SetClipProperty("Start TC", timecode):
        print(f'Changed Start Timecode of "{clip.GetName()}" from {old_timecode} to {timecode}')

Usage:

• Select a bin or clips in the Media Pool
• Go to Workspace - Console - Py3 and paste the script

For photos, you can use time_created = clip.GetMetadata('Date Recorded')[-8:] instead.

Source: Christoph Schmid in Blackmagic Forum