About DaVinci Resolve 14 Software

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 14.1.1

Addressed an issue with detecting Blackmagic Desktop Video hardware with older driver versions
Addressed an issue when setting monitoring to PsF formats when using Desktop Video drivers newer than v10.9.3
Addressed an issue with the detection of license dongles on MacBook Pro with Touch Bar on High Sierra
Addressed a crash when changing audio plugins and reloading the project without saving
Addressed a crash when opening a project with title presets in the Media Pool
Addressed a crash during playback when Enable Video Field Processing was turned on
Addressed a crash when connecting to an incompatible database and switching projects
Addressed a crash when toggling Show Current Clip With Handles and loading a memory if Live Save was on
Addressed a crash when deleting favourite transition presets
Addressed a crash when canceling a project save and navigating to another Resolve database
Addressed an issue where disabling a compound node would not immediately refresh the viewer
Addressed an issue where splitting certain linked audio-video clips would not link the split components correctly
Addressed an issue where ResolveFX Face Refinement would stop working when a clip was moved into a compound clip
Addressed an issue where video scopes on the Edit page would sometimes show an incorrect display
Addressed an issue where quitting Resolve would sometimes cause an incorrect shutdown on Linux
Addressed an issue where horizontal scrolling in the timeline comparison dialog would sometimes not work as expected
Addressed an issue in Project Server where clicking Enable Sharing may not work on some machines
Addressed an issue where switching between large databases would take a long time to respond
Addressed an issue where Resolve would show Media Offline frames when using RED Rocket-X to decode certain RED clips
Addressed an issue where decoding some RED clips with CUDA in Resolve Color Management would show a black frame
Addressed an issue where Resolve would sometimes show the Welcome dialog on successive runs
Addressed an issue where copying audio clip keyframes would not apply it properly on the target clip
Addressed an issue where rendering to DNxHD 36 would cause a slight shift in the red and blue channels
Addressed a potential crash when opening floating Media Pool windows and switching pages
Addressed an issue where the 3D qualifier would not be correctly applied for Group Pre-Clip versions
Addressed an issue where changing master bus configuration with audio FX present would result in loss of audio output for the bus
Addressed an issue where the display of track colors would go out of sync when deleting a track and undoing it
Addressed an issue where dragging a clip from the Media Pool to the Fairlight timeline would sometimes show an additional track
General performance and stability improvements

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

macOS 10.12.6 Sierra
16 GB of system memory is recommended and 8 GB is the minimum supported
Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
CUDA Driver version 8.0.63
NVIDIA Driver version - As required by your GPU
RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.34.0 and Firmware 1.4.22.18 or later
RED Rocket Driver 2.1.23.0 and Firmware 1.1.18.0 or later

Minimum system requirements for Windows

Windows 10 Pro
16 GB of system memory is recommended and 8 GB is the minimum supported
Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU Driver version – As required by your GPU
RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.34.0 and Firmware 1.4.22.18 or later
RED Rocket Driver 2.1.23.0 and Firmware 1.1.18.0 or later

Minimum system requirements for Linux

CentOS 6.8
32 GB of system memory is recommended and 16 GB is the minimum supported
Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
NVIDIA/AMD Driver version – As required by your GPU
RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.34.0 and Firmware 1.4.22.18 or later
RED Rocket Driver 2.1.23.0 and Firmware 1.1.18.0 or later

Upgrading your PostgreSQL database server on Mac

Until DaVinci Resolve 12.5.2, the Mac installer used to ship with PostgreSQL version 8.4.2. Starting from macOS Sierra 10.12, PostgreSQL version 8.4 is no longer supported. If you intend to upgrade to the latest OS, you will need to upgrade your PostgreSQL database server to version 9.5.4 prior to upgrading macOS. Once your PostgreSQL installation has been upgraded and your data has been ported, you can then proceed with your macOS upgrade.

We have provided apps to simplify upgrading your PostgreSQL version on your Mac.The apps along with instructions can be found in the:

/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Upgrade PostgreSQL

folder. Starting from DaVinci Resolve 12.5.3, new installations will include PostgreSQL version 9.5.4.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Mac

Double-click the Resolve Installer icon, follow the onscreen instructions and then restart the computer after installation.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Windows

Double-click the Resolve Installer icon, follow the onscreen instructions and then restart the computer after installation.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Linux

Open a Terminal shell, login as root and run the command:

# DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_<version>_Linux.sh

For the legacy DVD environment, double click the Resolve installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions.

Removing DaVinci Resolve Software from Mac

To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, double-click the Uninstall Resolve icon.

Removing DaVinci Resolve Software from Windows

To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, go to the Programs and Features control panel, select DaVinci Resolve, click on Uninstall and follow the onscreen prompts.

Additional Information

Please refer to the latest DaVinci Resolve Configuration Guide for your platform detailing support, including certified driver versions for third party hardware. It is available from www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.

You will also need to download and install the latest Blackmagic Design Desktop Video software for monitoring with your Blackmagic Design video hardware. Desktop Video is available from www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.

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Updated November 23, 2017.