About DaVinci Resolve 14 Software

The free DaVinci Resolve 14 includes all of the same high quality processing as DaVinci Resolve 14 Studio and can handle unlimited resolution media files. However it does limit project mastering and output to Ultra HD resolutions or lower. DaVinci Resolve 14 only supports a single processing GPU on Windows and Linux and 2 GPUs on the latest Mac Pro.

If you need features such as support for multiple GPUs, 4K output, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, HDR tools, Lens distortion correction, de-interlacing, Resolve FX Lens Flare, Lens Blur and Film Grain, 3D stereoscopic tools, remote rendering, an external database server and collaboration tools that let multiple users work on the same project at the same time, please upgrade to DaVinci Resolve 14 Studio.

We hope you do decide to upgrade as your facility grows and you do more advanced work!

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 14.2.1

• Addressed an issue where playing frame-based clips in the Media page would not play the synced audio
• Addressed an issue where Resolve would sometimes not output audio on certain pages in macOS
• Addressed an issue where audio formats for stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 were not set correctly when rendering WAV files
• Addressed an issue where rendered adaptive tracks were incorrectly tagged as stereo, 5.1 or 7.1 formats
• Addressed an issue where changing clip audio properties in the Inspector would not work correctly when multiple clips were selected
• Addressed an issue where deleting a volume keyframe and performing an undo would not restore the smoothening applied
• Addressed an issue where the source meters would sometimes not reflect the correct number of channels for clips with audio
• Addressed an issue where the Fairlight viewers would show a still image during playback when monitoring with a Blackmagic Design capture and playback device
• Addressed an issue where render jobs could not be added for audio only timelines
• Addressed an issue where rendered media files would sometimes have blank audio on the first video frame
• Addressed an issue with marking render ranges when rendering an audio-only timeline on the Delivery page
• Addressed a crash when adding a marker to a clip with cross-fades
• Addressed an issue where moving an audio clip on the Fairlight page would sometimes result in a crash
• Addressed an issue where the metadata widget would remain blank when clips were selected on the Fairlight page
• Addressed an issue where audio FX applied on clips inside a nested timeline would sometimes not get saved
• Addressed an issue where deleting an audio clip in a layered track and performing an undo would restore it in an incorrect layer
• Addressed an issue where resetting audio properties in the Inspector would not fully reset the clip equalizer
• Clips dragged on to the timeline no longer update the position of the playhead
• Addressed an issue where viewers would become blank when Video Scopes were enabled in Edit page
• Addressed a crash when decomposing compound clips from certain timelines imported using XML or AAF
• Addressed an issue where reimporting EDLs exported from Resolve would cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where performing an undo on a take selector action would sometimes result in a failure to save the project
• Clip names stored in EDL comments are also available as a render tag
• Power Windows with tracking now also have an indicator on the viewer overlay to show when they are in frame mode
• Addressed an issue where reconforming to a clip at a different source resolution would result in misaligned power windows in some cases
• Addressed support for DCDM ACES Output Transform with gamut clipped to P3 per SMPTE spec
• Addressed an issue where stills grabbed on a project migrated from Resolve 12.5 project would not be saved
• Addressed an issue where loading gallery stills would sometimes take a long time
• Addressed an issue where some stills would show a black frame when wiping
• Addressed an issue where node cache would sometimes incorrectly be invalidated when rippling color parameters
• Addressed an issue where the Dolby Vision CMU would be in pass-through mode until the trim metadata was modified
• Addressed an issue where qualifier controls remained editable when disabled
• Addressed an issue where Intel graphics hardware would not be recognized as OpenCL compatible with the latest drivers on Windows
• Addressed an issue where the Generate Optimized Media progress dialog would sometimes disappear before the operation completed
• Addressed an issue where performing a Save As after a failure to save a project would sometimes result in the original project disappearing
• Addressed an issue where selecting multiple titles in certain timelines would result in a crash
• Addressed an issue where deleting timelines in some projects would result in a crash
• Addressed an issue where Blackmagic Design Capture and Playback devices would not be detected on older drivers on Windows
• Addressed a crash when enabling 4:4:4 SDI monitoring with certain Blackmagic Design capture and playback devices
• Addressed an issue where viewers would become blank when enabling Data Burn Ins and monitoring with a Blackmagic Design capture and playback device
• Addressed an issue with network connectivity on the JLCooper Eclipse panel
• Addressed an issue where changing the source folder or relinking clips in the Media Pool would not affect the associated matte clips unless they were explicitly selected
• Addressed a crash when rendering to Cineform at certain resolutions such as 2K DCI Flat
• Addressed a crash when decoding some H.264 clips
• Addressed an issue where colorspace metadata was exported incorrectly when rendering MXF clips
• Addressed an issue with default brightness levels when decoding RAW formats from some still cameras
• Addressed a crash with decoding some high resolution XAVC clips on certain system configurations
• Addressed inability to render multiple mono audio tracks to the MXF OpAtom container
• Improved encoding speeds when rendering to Apple QuickTime ProRes
• Improved decoding speeds with XAVC-I media
• Addressed performance degradation when using CUDA compatible OpenFX plugins
• Addressed an issue where Edit page playback response would be delayed during thumbnail generation
• Addressed an issue with viewer performance on multicam clips on certain system configurations
• 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 January 22, 2018.