About DaVinci Resolve 18

The free DaVinci Resolve 18 includes all of the same high quality processing as DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 and can handle unlimited resolution media files. However it does limit project mastering and output to Ultra HD resolutions or lower. DaVinci Resolve 18 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, de-interlacing, HDR tools, camera tracker, multiple Resolve FX, 3D stereoscopic tools and remote rendering, please upgrade to DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.

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

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 18.0.2

• Addressed an issue with large YouTube uploads failing.
• Addressed some gallery still files being retained after deletion.
• Addressed render in place using render cache instead of originals.
• Addressed a track name metadata issue when performing audio sync.
• Addressed potential loss of video elements with live save disabled.
• Addressed incorrect trimming for some H.264 clips in media management.
• Addressed an issue with trimming ARRI clips using media management.
• Addressed an issue with reading trimmed ARRI clips from older versions.
• Addressed an issue reading metadata from ARRI ProRes MXF files.
• Addressed offline thumbs when importing many clips on Apple silicon.
• Addressed media bin name and content sometimes loading as blank.
• Addressed potential loss of clip retime when reloading the project.
• Addressed an issue where copying some projects would cause an error.
• Addressed an issue with incorrect timeline matte when pasting grades.
• Addressed incorrect output colorspace in some upgraded RCM projects.
• Addressed an issue with interlaced MXF clips from HyperDeck.
• Addressed an issue with using proxies with subclips.
• Addressed an issue with adding flags to clips on locked tracks.
• Addressed an issue applying output sizing from saved project presets.
• Addressed reel names being ignored for pre-conformed EDLs.
• Addressed an issue with exporting multi-line subtitles.
• Addressed an issue with using shared nodes on timeline node graphs.
• Addressed an issue with pasting stereoscopic 3D grades in unmix mode.
• Addressed incorrect aspect ratio when decoding some AVCHD clips.
• Addressed an issue with Nvidia encoder quality settings.
• Addressed HDR tagging issue when rendering to H.264 on Apple Silicon.
• Addressed an issue where a render job would sometimes hang.
• Addressed an issue with performing snapshots in Resolve Live.
• Addressed an issue with upgrading PostgreSQL 9.2 project libraries.
• Addressed an issue with gyro stabilization not blanking correctly.
• Addressed an issue with importing FBX into a default comp.
• Addressed an issue with scaling of the Fusion hue curves control.
• Addressed an issue with bad edges on double polyline masks.
• Addressed a repetitions issue with Mandelbrot on Apple silicon.
• Addressed an issue where AMD renders would crash with some drivers.
• Improved playback performance for ARRI Raw clips.
• Updated DaVinci Resolve Panel setup utility.
• General performance and stability improvements.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 11 Big Sur
• 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 2 GB 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 2 GB 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 2 GB 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 September 05, 2022.