DaVinci Resolve

Blackmagic Design announced the acquisition of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC, taking over its Resolve color-grading and Revival film-restoration products and expanding their engineering teams. Resolve was already a DaVinci digital-intermediate grading system.⁠[1]

The Resolve 7.0 announcement introduced Mac OS X support. Blackmagic offered a Mac software-only edition, a Mac edition with a control surface and a high-performance Linux option. The software-only edition was priced at US$995, reducing the entry cost of professional grading.⁠[2]

Blackmagic announced the free DaVinci Resolve Lite, based on Resolve 8, with availability planned for July. Its initial limits covered project resolution, grading nodes and GPU count, while retaining core professional grading tools.⁠[3]

The Resolve 11 announcement expanded online editing with context-sensitive trimming, customizable shortcuts, timeline keyframes and on-set media cloning. It also introduced workflows for editors and colorists to work together on a timeline.⁠[4]

The Resolve 14 public beta integrated Fairlight audio post-production, including recording, sound editing, mixing and mastering. Multiuser collaboration enabled editing, grading and sound work within the same project.⁠[5]

The final release of Resolve 15 incorporated Fusion visual effects and motion graphics as a dedicated page. Node-based compositing, particles, keying and animation joined editing, grading and Fairlight audio post-production in the same application.⁠[6]

The Resolve 16 public beta introduced the Cut page for fast-turnaround editing, using dual timelines and a source-tape view. The DaVinci Neural Engine added machine-learning tools for facial recognition, color matching and retiming.⁠[7]

The Resolve 18 public beta supported Blackmagic Cloud project libraries for collaboration among editors, colorists, effects artists and sound engineers in different locations. Proxy tools generated lighter media and enabled switching between proxies and camera originals.⁠[8]

Blackmagic announced an iPad edition optimized for touch and Apple Pencil. Its initial design included Cut and Color pages, Blackmagic Cloud collaboration and compatibility with desktop Resolve 18 projects. A free download with a paid in-app upgrade was planned for the fourth quarter.⁠[9]

The Resolve 21 public beta added a Photo page, applying media management and node-based grading to still photographs. New AI tools included IntelliSearch for content searches and CineFocus for focus adjustments.⁠[10]

Blackmagic released Resolve 21.1 with integration for assistants including Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex, supporting project analysis, media organization, settings changes and batch rendering. The update also expanded photo formats, multicamera editing and Fusion tools.⁠[11]

The official support center listed Resolve and Resolve Studio 21.1.1. The update improved trimming of audio clips and multiple edit points, added USAC audio support on Windows 11 and addressed connection stability in multiuser projects.⁠[12]

The desktop application divides tasks among Media, Photo, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight and Deliver pages. Edit uses a multitrack timeline and dual viewers; Cut emphasizes speed. Free and paid Studio editions are available, with desktop downloads for macOS, Windows and Linux.⁠[13][12]

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