About DaVinci Resolve 15.

1 for
Windows
The free DaVinci Resolve 15.1 includes all of the same high quality
processing as DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Studio and can handle unlimited
resolution media files. However it does limit project mastering and output
to Ultra HD resolutions or lower. DaVinci Resolve 15.1 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, remote
rendering, an external database server and collaboration tools that let
multiple users work on the same project at the same time, please upgrade
to DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Studio.

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

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 15.1

Key new features

• Support for decoding Blackmagic RAW clips from Blackmagic Design

cameras
• Support for audio ducking using sidechain compression in track dynamics in
the Fairlight page
• Support for round tripping audio clips to third party audio processing
applications from the Fairlight timeline
• Support for an IMF preset to generate Netflix IMF deliverables
• Support for creating and delivering supplemental IMF packages
• Support for Photon validation of IMF packages

Fairlight

• Support for audio ducking using sidechain compression in track dynamics

• Support for round tripping audio clips to third party audio processing
applications from the Fairlight timeline
• Support for caching clips with FairlightFX and AudioFX
• Support for bouncing clips with FairlightFX and AudioFX to a new layer
• Support for sub-bus and aux-bus routing in nested timelines
• Support for solo-safe for audio tracks by Cmd/Ctrl+Option/Alt clicking the
Solo button in the Fairlight mixer
• Support for pasting attributes to audio tracks
• Support for removing attributes from audio tracks
• Support for Fairlight FX Soft Clipper
• Support for clip level panning in the Edit and Fairlight page inspector

Fusion

• Support for creating and opening new Fusion compositions from the Media
 Pool
• Support for Fusion composition generators in the Edit page effects library
for creating comps without source media
• Support for Loader nodes in the Fusion node graph
• Support for automatically scaling the frame range sliders to the edit range

Edit

• Support for showing source timecode overlays for audio and video tracks in
the timeline viewer
• Support for displaying clip marker annotations and overlays for the selected
clip marker under the playhead
• Support for holding shift while modifying title, transform and dynamic zoom
viewer overlays to restrict motion to the vertical or horizontal direction
• Support for an indicator for clips with color grading and Fusion comp
updates available in collaborative projects
• Support for actions to update either a single clip or all clips with color
grading or Fusion comp updates in collaborative projects
• Support for duplicating multiple selected timelines in the media pool
• Support for displaying the multicam angle name in the timeline, source
viewer and the color page clip information
• Support for keywords in clip and timeline markers
• Support for a marker keywords column on the edit index
• Support for exporting subtitle files in project archives
• Support for inserting media pool clips in order of filename when creating a
timeline using clips
• Support for importing subclips when importing media from Final Cut Pro 7
XMLs
• Improved freeze-frame behavior to freeze the clip forward from the
playhead instead of the whole clip

Color

• Support for ResolveFX and OpenFX static keyframes from the keyframe
context menu
• Support for ACES 1.1
• Support for accessing and selecting from multiple inputs for OpenFX nodes
• Support for modifying temperature and tint values in the Camera Raw
widget without needing to manually set white balance to custom
• Improved behavior for the ResolveFX Warper plugin

Media and Deliver

• Support for decoding Blackmagic RAW clips from Blackmagic Design

cameras
• Support for an IMF preset to generate Netflix IMF deliverables
• Support for creating and delivering supplemental IMF packages
• Support for Photon validation of IMF packages
• Support for stereoscopic 3D multi-view EXR files
• Support for encoding per frame timecode metadata in Grass Valley HQ and
HQX clips
• Improved layer metadata support when importing PSD images in Fusion

General
• Improved playback performance on large timelines in a zoomed out state
• Improved performance and interactivity in the Fusion page
• Improved performance of some title templates available in the Effects
Library
• Improved thumbnail loading speed when switching bins in the media pool
• Improved scripting support with the ability to import and export Fusion
comps
• Support for automatic generation of MD5 media hash lists from Clone Tool
operations
• Addressed an issue where searching by marker name or marker notes
would not work in thumbnail view
• Addressed an issue where switching multicam angles would not refresh the
thumbnails
• Addressed an issue where some edit operations would lead to video
transitions being placed outside frame boundaries
• Addressed an issue where turning off stroke for a subtitle would not work
correctly
• Addressed an issue where the minimum height for audio tracks in the Edit
timeline would not be set correctly
• Addressed an issue where subtitle files with overlapping captions would not
be imported correctly
• Addressed an issue where compositing compound clips on top of clips with
transitions would not work correctly
• Addressed an issue where middle-clicking to pan the Edit timeline would
sometimes deselect clips
• Addressed an issue where Text+ clip thumbnails would sometimes be
shown as media offline
• Addressed an issue where adding a Text+ tool to a power bin would
sometimes cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where selecting a Fusion comp in a Power Bin would
cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where opening or saving a Fusion macro in the macro
editor would sometimes cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where channel mapping changes for EXR clips on the
Fusion page would not be persisted across application restarts
• Addressed an issue where removing curve in the MediaIn tool in sRGB
gamma space would sometimes cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where importing SVG files would incorrectly ignore a
user-specified input resolution
• Addressed an issue where the channel chooser would show incorrect labels
when multi-channel EXR files were loaded in the Fusion viewer
• Addressed an issue where adding particles would cause the application to
hang
• Addressed an issue where enabling motion blur for mask tools in Fusion
page would not work correctly
• Addressed an issue where repositioning matte masks of different
resolutions in the Fusion viewer would sometimes show incorrect results
• Addressed an issue where some FairlightFX controls with automation would
not correctly reflect their automation status
• Addressed an issue where pasting a long clip on the Fairlight timeline would
sometimes change the timeline zoom
• Addressed an issue where the Bus format dialog would display the wrong
Main bus formats when switching between timelines
• Addressed an issue where adding audio plugins to a linked audio track
would behave incorrectly
• Addressed an issue where selecting linked audio tracks for rendering would
show the incorrect format
• Addressed an issue where recording audio to linked tracks would record
only to the first track in the group
• Addressed an issue where unlinking a linked track group would not retain
boom settings
• Addressed an issue where resizing some audio transitions would not work
properly
• Addressed an issue where ADR recordings would not be visible when
opening older projects
• Addressed an issue where playing back audio files with specific sample
rates would result in some artefacts
• Addressed an issue where dragging the scrollbar in the Fairlight timeline in
locked playhead mode would cause playback to stop
• Addressed an issue where the mute setting for aux bus sends would not be
honored when using the pre-fader option
• Addressed an issue where an audio track would not be automatically
disarmed when un-patched
• Addressed an issue where switching to the Fairlight page would sometimes
cause an audible pop
• Addressed an issue where adjusting sliders in the CameraRAW palette
would not refresh the viewer smoothly
• Addressed an issue where previewing composite modes on a layer mixer
node would sometimes cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where viewing clips with handles with backups and live
save enabled would cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where the unmix mode and looped playback states
would not be persisted across application restarts
• Addressed an issue where toggling Clip, Timeline and Unmix from the
DaVinci Resolve Advanced panel would cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where the DaVinci Resolve Advanced panel would not
work with multiple logins on CentOS 7.3 systems
• Addressed an issue where rippling grades to a group would not work if
unmix mode was enabled
• Addressed an issue where performing a flip in Clip Attributes in stereoscopic
3D clips would cause power windows to behave incorrectly
• Addressed an issue where remote grading on clips that have OFX plugins
applied would sometimes cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where duplicating a timeline with a shared node would
not correctly copy the shared node
• Addressed an issue where Quicktime files rendered with Dolby Vision tone
mapping would have incorrect colorspace and gamma tags
• Addressed an issue where Resolve was unable to decode some AAC audio
clips
• Addressed an issue where rendered 5.1 and 7.1 Linear PCM audio would not
have the correct channel mapping metadata
• Addressed an issue where importing some projects from older versions of
DaVinci Resolve would cause a crash
• Addressed an issue where projects inside a folder in Project Manager could
not be loaded using scripting API
• General performance and stability improvements
Pre-installation Notes

• Support for decoding and encoding of easyDCP formats is not currently

available on Linux

Performing Audio Ducking using Sidechain

DaVinci Resolve now supports automatic audio ducking using sidechain in the
Fairlight page Dynamics effect.

Enable “Send” in the track dynamics compression section on one of multiple

tracks where you would like to emphasize or prioritize the audio. Then enable
Compression and “Listen” on all the tracks you would like to compress or
duck. The threshold and ratio can be adjusted in the compression settings to
modify the amount of compression in the signal.

External Audio Processes

DaVinci Resolve now has support for a round-trip mechanism which allows
any clip on the timeline to be sent to an external application for audio
processing. The updated file created by the external audio process is
automatically added to the timeline as a new layer.

External Audio Processes can be added and managed in the Audio Plugins
section of System Preferences. The round-trip process can be triggered from
the clip context menu on the timeline.

Generating Supplemental IMF Packages

DaVinci Resolve Studio now supports generation of supplemental packages

for IMFs when using Resolve’s Kakadu-based J2K decoder and encoder. Please
note that you will need to disable the easyDCP decoder option in the
Configuration tab of System Preferences to enable this feature.

With an IMF composition in the Media Pool, you can select “Create New
Timeline Using Composition Playlist” in the clips context menu to create a
new timeline. If the IMF package has any associated Dolby Vision metadata, it
can be applied using an option in the creation dialog.

Any portions of the IMF timeline can now be replaced with source clips from
the Media Pool. The timeline clip’s context menu has an option for not
including the replacement clip for supplemental packages. There is an
additional context menu option for selecting either the original or updated
Dolby Vision analysis and trim metadata

In the Deliver page, the “Supplemental Package” option can be enabled in

order to generate the supplemental IMF using the new clips and the Dolby
Vision metadata.

Performing Photon validation on IMF packages

DaVinci Resolve Studio now supports validation of IMF packages using

Photon. In order to activate this feature, the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
will need to be installed on the machine.
Photon validation can be performed by right clicking on IMF packages in the
Media Pool and selecting “Perform Photon Validation”. Additionally, there is a
checkbox in the Deliver page advanced video settings to perform Photon
validation after the IMF package is rendered.

Minimum system requirements

• Windows 10 Creators Update
• 16 GB of system memory is recommended and 32 GB is recommended
minimum when using Fusion
• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 10.4.1 or later
• NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU Driver version – As required by your GPU
• RED Rocket-X Driver 2.1.34.0 and Firmware 1.4.22.18 or later
• RED Rocket Driver 2.1.23.0 and Firmware 1.1.18.0 or later

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software

Double-click the Resolve Installer icon, follow the onscreen instructions and
then restart the computer after installation.

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.

Additional Information
Please refer to the latest DaVinci Resolve Configuration Guide for details on
Windows 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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Some applications use the Qt UI framework (https://www.qt.io/) under the terms of the
LGPL version 2.1. The Qt dynamic libraries, built from unmodified source are included in the
application bundle. A copy of the LGPL is included in the Blackmagic application support
directory. The support note at
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/detail/supportnotes/supportnote?
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how to obtain the Qt source.

Updated September 13, 2018.