FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Honest answers about what ShotLock is, what it does, and what it doesn't.
About ShotLock
ShotLock is a DaVinci Resolve plugin that uses AI image conditioning (IP-Adapter + ControlNet via ComfyUI) to apply consistent style, character identity, and scene continuity across your video clips. Think of it as a visual memory system for your project.
No. ShotLock works inside DaVinci Resolve as an enhancement to your existing editing workflow. You still edit, grade, and mix audio the normal way. ShotLock handles AI stylization on top of that.
Filmmakers, YouTube editors, music video directors, and small post teams who want consistent AI-stylized output without spending hours fighting prompt drift.
AI drift is when the same AI model produces inconsistent output across frames or clips — different face shapes, shifting backgrounds, changing visual style. ShotLock uses reference conditioning to anchor output and dramatically reduce this drift.
Technical Requirements
Yes. ShotLock uses ComfyUI for local AI rendering, which requires a dedicated GPU. NVIDIA cards are best supported. AMD works on Linux. Apple Silicon support depends on ComfyUI's MPS backend.
ComfyUI is the local AI rendering engine ShotLock uses. You'll install it once, along with the required models (Stable Diffusion checkpoint, IP-Adapter, ControlNet). Our setup guide walks you through every step.
macOS and Windows. Linux is untested but may work. DaVinci Resolve itself must be installed and working on your machine.
The plugin's Python scripting API requires DaVinci Resolve (either Free or Studio). Most features work on the free version — Studio is not required.
How It Works
A Style Pack is a reusable visual preset you create from reference footage. It captures palette, lighting, tone, lens feel, and render defaults. Apply it to any render job to get consistent output.
A Character Card holds reference images of a specific person or character. ShotLock uses them as IP-Adapter conditioning input, which anchors the rendered output to that person's visual identity.
A Scene Card holds reference images of a location or environment. Applied similarly to Character Cards, it keeps backgrounds and settings consistent across shots.
No — and we won't pretend it does. ShotLock dramatically reduces AI drift compared to prompt-only approaches. But AI output has inherent variance. Results depend on your reference quality, model, and settings.
Privacy and Data
Never. ShotLock is fully local-first. All rendering happens on your machine via ComfyUI. We do not receive, store, or process your footage.
Only for initial license activation. After that, ShotLock runs completely offline.
License validation on activation (email + device fingerprint). We don't track usage, footage, or rendering activity.
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