Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 18.6.1

What’s new in DaVinci Resolve 18.6.1

  • Systems now default to prefer proxy for single and multi user projects.
  • Addressed a cloud sync issue with projects updated from 18.5.
  • Addressed delays when performing ripple edits on long timelines.
  • Addressed issue where editing or moving clips would stop playback.
  • Addressed issue showing retimed clips with handles on the color page.
  • Addressed issue navigating clips with show handles enabled.
  • Addressed issue with grabbing stills after deleting a gallery album.
  • Addressed issue importing suffixed multi mono files from media storage.
  • Addressed waveform jump issue when performing multiframe nudges.
  • Addressed issue navigating powergrades album in certain sort modes.
  • Improved in or out point behavior in the transcription window.
  • Dolby Vision 300 nit target display is now available.
  • Addressed issue with multiple timelines showing as current timeline.
  • Addressed a crash when using certain fonts on Text3D.
  • Addressed issue with grid depth occlusion in the USD viewer.
  • Addressed issue with disappearing key markers in the splines view.
  • Addressed issue with moving locked point selections in the splines view.
  • Addressed issue with polyline point scale and twist in the Edit viewer.
  • General performance and stability improvements.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

  • macOS 12 Monterey
  • 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

  • Rocky Linux 8.6 or 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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