DaVinci Resolve Studio Dongle Technical Specifications

Key Features

DaVinci Resolve Studio with Dongle offers advanced collaborative features via Blackmagic Cloud, allowing users to host and manage cloud-based project libraries securely using a Blackmagic ID. Intelligent path mapping enables automatic file relinking, while enhanced library performance benefits large-scale, network-based workflows. A new Proxy Generator app automates proxy creation within watch folders, with the ability to prioritize either proxies or camera originals. Proxies in subfolders are automatically assigned in the media pool, streamlining the editing process.

Media and Editing Capabilities

Editors can stabilize Blackmagic Pocket Camera clips using built-in gyro metadata and work with improved subtitle tools, including TTML, XML, MXF/IMF embedded subtitle formats, and multiple simultaneous captions per track. Additional features include subtitle region support, flexible text positioning, and the ability to import, export, and manage multiple subtitle tracks. The Edit Page now supports reversing transitions, displaying up to 25 multicam angles, improved clip duration visibility, smart bin filters, and enhanced navigation of keyframes. Users can assign shortcuts to render-in-place or Fusion actions, and reset Fusion compositions across multiple clips simultaneously.

Color Grading

The Color Page introduces a powerful object mask tool in Magic Mask, ACES support for Blackmagic Gen 5 formats, and compatibility with HDR Vivid standards. Users benefit from remote grading clip group syncing, bidirectional tracking on advanced panels, Dolby Vision highlight clipping, and bypassing color management for adjustment clips. Enhanced Resolve FX tools include Depth Map, Surface Tracker, improved Beauty FX, new Bokeh presets, and expanded chromatic aberration controls.

Fairlight Audio

Fairlight in Resolve Studio offers conversion from fixed bus to FlexBus, flexible mixer track ordering, Dolby Atmos immersive mixing (including binaural monitoring), and native Dolby Atmos support for Linux and Apple silicon. Enhanced automation tools, VCA control improvements, advanced equalizers, refined dynamics, new audio presets, and better plug-in management further expand creative possibilities. Waveform display accuracy, timeline audio gain control, and VCA/bus spill options on the Fairlight Desktop Console provide professional-grade audio post-production capabilities.

Fusion Visual Effects

Fusion now supports multi-button mode selection, Python 3 scripting, live color previews for Text+, faster GPU-accelerated paint and duplicate tools, and improved performance for effects like night vision and glitch. New blend modes, an animated Custom Poly mask modifier, and enhanced text animations allow for greater creativity and efficiency in motion graphics.

Codecs and Exporting

Resolve Studio supports Blackmagic RAW SDK 2.6, RED SDK 8.3, ARRI Alexa 35, Dolby Vision H.265 rendering, and CMYK TIFF decoding. New export presets include YouTube 1440p and HyperDeck formats, alongside advanced metadata retention and QuickTime RAW embedding. Expanded media management options enable custom quality settings, ACES gamut compression overrides, and compatibility with a wide range of professional and delivery formats.

General Enhancements

General improvements include 10-bit viewer support on Windows and Linux, remote monitoring, Apple Neural Engine optimization, Korean language localization, PostgreSQL 13 integration, and new collaboration tools. Enhanced scripting APIs allow for automation of project archives, Fusion compositions, and camera raw updates. Performance and stability have been optimized for both individual and collaborative workflows.

Cut Page Features

The Cut Page benefits from smart reframing for social media, metadata viewing, clip sorting, ATEM Mini project importing, enhanced trimming against audio waveforms, and a faster effects search with live previews.

Additional Resolve Studio Features

Studio-exclusive tools include advanced noise reduction, lens distortion correction, stereoscopic 3D, HDR scopes, Dolby Atmos mastering, IMF/DCP encoding and decoding, remote grading, DaVinci Neural Engine AI-powered tools, and scripting automation.

Pre-Installation Requirements

Minimum system requirements vary by OS.

• Mac: macOS 11 Big Sur, 8GB RAM (16GB for Fusion), GPU with 2GB VRAM, Metal/OpenCL 1.2 support.

• Windows: Windows 10 Creators Update, 16GB RAM (32GB for Fusion), GPU with 2GB VRAM, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11 support.

• Linux: CentOS 7.3, 32GB RAM, discrete GPU with 2GB VRAM, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11 support.
  PostgreSQL 9.0 is the minimum supported version (13 recommended).

Package Contents

The package includes the Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio (USB Dongle), delivered on a USB flash drive with a perpetual license for one user.

Packaging Info: Weight – 0.195 lb; Dimensions – 7.6 x 5.45 x 0.7 in.