About DaVinci Resolve 17 Studio

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 17.4.4

• Support for Blackmagic RAW SDK 2.3
• Support for browser based authentication for Dropbox and YouTube.
• Support for Deep Link Hyper Encode for multiple Intel GPU systems.
• Hardware accelerated VP9 decodes on Apple silicon.
• Support for encoding H.265 Main10 4:2:2 on Apple silicon.
• Support for generating Rec.2020 Dolby Vision IMFs.
• Ability to specify encoding primaries in Dolby Vision XML exports.
• Improved DaVinci Neural Engine performance on Macs with AMD GPUs.
• Improved performance for clips with Fusion effects.
• Addressed an issue rippling speed changes in the edit timeline.
• Addressed viewer preview when dragging a clip under the playhead.
• Addressed artifacts with keys feeding layer mixer nodes on Apple silicon.
• Addressed inconsistent edit previews for HDR in RCM projects.
• Addressed gamut compression issues for custom ACES DCTL IDTs.
• Addressed AAF export issues with crossfades and small edits.
• Addressed an issue with renaming disk database projects in Linux.
• Addressed an issue with printer light keyboard shortcuts in Linux.
• General performance and stability improvements.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 10.15 Catalina
• 8 GB of system memory. 16 GB when using Fusion
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 12.0 or later
• Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM.
• GPU which supports Metal or OpenCL 1.2.

Minimum system requirements for Windows

• Windows 10 Creators Update.
• 16 GB of system memory. 32 GB when using Fusion
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 10.4.1 or later
• Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11
• NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU Driver version – As required by your GPU

Minimum system requirements for Linux

• CentOS 7.3
• 32 GB of system memory
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 10.4.1 or later
• Discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11
• NVIDIA/AMD Driver version – As required by your GPU

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Mac

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, double-click the Uninstall Resolve icon.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Windows

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. 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.

Migrating Legacy Fairlight projects to DaVinci Resolve on Windows

In order to import legacy Fairlight DR2 projects into DaVinci Resolve, download and install the following utility on your Windows system: downloads.blackmagicdesign.com/DaVinciResolve/Fairlight-Project-Importer.zip After installing the utility, you should see an option to "Import Fairlight Project" in the Fairlight menu in DaVinci Resolve.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Linux

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, select the uninstall option after running the installer.

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 February 14, 2022.