About DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 16.2.1

• Support for decoding H.265 4:4:4 12-bit on supported NVIDIA GPUs.
• Support for encoding H.265 4:4:4 10-bit on supported NVIDIA GPUs.
• Support for encoding 32 bit float audio in QuickTime clips.
• Support for trimming QuickTime audio clips during media management.
• Support for Metal based R3D decode with the RED 7.3 RC SDK.
• Support for double clicking drp files in Windows and Linux.
• Support for performing open with on FCP7 XML files on Windows.
• Improved decode support of H.265 4:4:4 clips up to 10-bit.
• Improved performance with ProRes clips on high end CPUs.
• Improved performance with DNxHR clips on high end CPUs.
• Improved playback performance with compressed OpenEXR clips.
• Improved performance for Dolby Vision analysis.
• Improved stability on Windows systems with Intel graphics.
• Addressed an issue with clean feed previews in Mac 10.15.4.
• Addressed an issue with decoding phone camera clips with AAC audio.
• Addressed an issue with truncated node labels on some displays.
• Addressed issues with HDR tone mapping when using adjustment layers.
• Addressed an issue with the sync bin work working with an empty timeline.
• Addressed an issue with transitions when dragging clips across timelines.
• Multiple performance and stability improvements.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 10.14.6 Mojave
• 16 GB of system memory. 32 GB when using Fusion
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 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 Update
• 16 GB of system memory. 32 GB when using Fusion
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
• Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10
• 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 version 10.4.1 or later
• Discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10
• 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 icon 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 April 20, 2020.