DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.6.3 Released by Blackmagic Design

What’s new in DaVinci Resolve 18.6.3

  • Support for syncing media from network folders for cloud projects.
  • Option to prevent sleep when uploading files or generating proxy for cloud.
  • Configuration dialog when importing projects to a cloud project library.
  • Cloud projects with no media sync now use proxy settings in preferences.
  • Deliver settings option to use proxy media for web presets.
  • Support for per output audio normalization during renders.
  • ACEScg support in RCM with combined gamut and gamma mode.
  • Support for decoding 4:2:2 HEIF and HIF clips.
  • Ability to close the current project from the file menu.
  • Ability to customize aspect ratio for Dolby Vision exports.
  • Improved sort order for Dolby Vision combo boxes.
  • Improved handling of inactive clients in collaboration projects.
  • Addressed an issue with copying projects across cloud libraries.
  • Addressed an issue changing source folder for clips with proxies.
  • Addressed a windowing issue on Macs with Sonoma 14.1.
  • Addressed an issue displaying flags on thumbnails of video only media.
  • Addressed restoring active local version when restoring removed media.
  • Addressed image quality issues with scene cut detected interlaced clips.
  • Addressed an issue with opening the take selector on retimed clips.
  • Addressed an issue changing speed for unlinked audio in the inspector.
  • Addressed an issue with deleting transitions with an in out range in edit.
  • Addressed a performance issue when ripple editing large timelines.
  • Addressed an issue with color picker in Resolve FX 3D keyer in edit.
  • Addressed gaps when ripple deleting interlaced clips with frame alignment.
  • Addressed multiple tracking and drawing issues for magic mask in Fusion.
  • Improved speed of transforming objects with MaterialX materials in Fusion.
  • Copying grade with mattes now prioritizes layer name over index.
  • Addressed incorrect saturation with HDR custom curve soft clipping.
  • Addressed power window flicker in dual SDI stereoscopic 3D previews.
  • Addressed gamut limiting issues on ACES ODTs with a P3 D65 gamut.
  • Addressed an issue with power bin timeline matte usage on node graph.
  • Pasted HDR Vivid trim presets now honor the selected mode.
  • Addressed an issue creating new HDR zones in the color page.
  • Addressed an audio sync issue when bouncing audio with voice isolation.
  • Addressed an issue with the arrange modifier in the Fairlight timeline.
  • Improved keyword manager layout.
  • 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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