DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 Released by Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic Design are pleased to announce the release of DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.0.2. This release is available at no charge for existing customers from our support web site.

www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion

For DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2, we have taken efforts to keep the project libraries compatible with DaVinci Resolve 20.3.2. While this allows you to access the project library with 20.3.2, individual projects created or opened in 21.0.2 will no longer be accessible in 20.3.2. We recommend a full project library backup as well as individual project backups before opening projects in 21.0.2.

What’s New in DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2

The following features have been added or updated.

  • Addressed H.264 and H.265 NVIDIA decode performance.
  • Addressed thumbnail preview when bypassing color or Fusion.
  • Improved display of retime speed curve.
  • Addressed issue with pasting copied keyframes between clips.
  • Addressed issue with video inspector zoom minimum values.
  • Addressed issue with slower IntelliSearch performance.
  • Addressed bit depth when exporting current frame as TIFF still.
  • Addressed inconsistent selection of source tape.
  • Addressed inspector unicode display issue with spell check.
  • Addressed some Fusion transition defaults for vertical timelines.
  • Addressed media pool custom sort persistence issue.
  • General performance and stability improvements.

Minimum System Requirements for macOS

  • macOS 15 Sequoia or later.
  • 8 GB of system memory or 16 GB when using Fusion.
  • At least 16 GB for advanced AI tools.
  • At least 32 GB for background rendering and analysis.
  • For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
  • Apple Silicon based computer.

Minimum System Requirements for Windows

  • Windows 10 Creators Update.
  • 16 GB of system memory or 32 GB when using Fusion.
  • For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
  • Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.
  • At least 16 GB VRAM for advanced AI tools.
  • At least 32 GB RAM and 12 GB VRAM for background rendering.
  • GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.
  • AMD/Intel official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
  • NVIDIA Studio driver 581.57 or newer.

Minimum System Requirements for Windows for Arm

  • Windows 11 for ARM.
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite series processor.
  • 16 GB of system memory or 32 GB for 4K or when using Fusion.

Minimum System Requirements for Linux

  • Rocky Linux 8.6.
  • 32 GB of system memory.
  • For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
  • Discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.
  • At least 16 GB VRAM for advanced AI tools.
  • At least 32 GB RAM and 12 GB VRAM for background rendering.
  • GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.
  • AMD official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
  • NVIDIA Studio driver 580.119.02 or newer.

Peter Chamberlain, DaVinci Resolve Product Manager

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