DaVinci Resolve Version 20.3 Update

 DaVinci Resolve Version 20.3 Update!

The Aussies at Blackmagic Design are incredible! DVR 20.2.3 came out on November
4. TWENTY FOUR DAYS LATER comes 20.3!

From the guys at BMD:

DaVinci Resolve 20.3

Welcome to DaVinci Resolve 20.3!

This installer will add DaVinci Resolve software to your system as well as additional software for remote monitoring and utilities for setting up hardware control panels. It also installs Blackmagic RAW Player and Blackmagic Proxy Generator into the applications folder.

The free version of DaVinci Resolve 20 includes all of the same high quality processing as DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio and can handle unlimited resolution media files. However it does limit project mastering and output to Ultra HD resolutions or lower and only supports a single processing GPU on Windows and Linux.

If you need features such as support for multiple GPUs, 4K output, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, multiple AI-based tools, HDR tools, camera tracker, voice isolation, surround sound and immersive audio, multiple Resolve FX, 3D stereoscopic tools and remote rendering, please upgrade to DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio.

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

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on MacOS

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.

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.

For DaVinci Resolve 20.3, we have taken efforts to keep the project libraries compatible with DaVinci Resolve 19.1.4. While this allows you to access the project library with 19.1.4, individual projects created or opened in 20.3 will no longer be accessible in 19.1.4. We recommend a full project library backup as well as individual project backups before opening projects in 20.3.

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 20.3

The following features have been added or updated.

• Up to 32K resolution support with Apple M5 processors.
• Improved performance for Resolve FX Noise Reduction.
• Timeline backups now allow named snapshots for versioning.
• Support for adding metadata fields as media pool bin columns.
• Media Pool metadata ALE import and export support.
• Option to create custom metadata for unknown fields on import.
• Exported metadata files now include custom metadata fields.
• Media pool views and state are now retained for each project.
• Edit menu action to insert gap at playhead.
• New assignable key shortcut in media pool to start a search.
• Assignable key shortcut for open in timeline with source viewer.
• Speed change and duration change actions now follow sync lock.
• Added 2.39 and 2.40 broadcast safe aspect ratios.
• Alpha support for film look creator, film damage and analog damage.
• Support for IMF workflow for HDR Vivid and Audio Vivid.
• Ability to embed HDR10+ metadata in QuickTime and MP4 encodes.
• Ability to set stereoscopic mode in clip attributes for MXF clips.
• Improved match frame behavior for clips with negative speeds.
• Addressed missing clip actions in subtitle caption context menu.
• Addressed intermittent lag when using stacked timelines.
• Addressed source timeline not restored when switching back to edit.
• Addressed issue tracking with high-quality deinterlace in Fusion.
• Addressed issue with immersive world pose if using Fusion tools.
• Addressed issue loading some deep OpenEXR files.
• Addressed decode issues with compressed ARW clips.
• Addressed AI Music Remixer muting audio on macOS 26.1.
• Addressed possible QuickTime decode hang on Windows.
• Addressed Remote Monitor start up issue on Windows.
• General performance and stability improvements.

Note: Starting from DaVinci Resolve 20.3, OpenCL mode for GPU processing is no longer supported on macOS.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
• 8 GB of system memory or 16 GB when using Fusion.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Apple Silicon based computer or GPU which supports Metal.

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.
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.
• AMD/Intel official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
• NVIDIA Studio driver 570.65 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.
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.
• AMD official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
• NVIDIA Studio driver 570.26 or newer.

Additional Information

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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Updated November 28, 2025.