Adobe Creative Cloud App Libraries Not Syncing

 If you have an error message in Adobe Creative Cloud App about libraries not syncing on macOS, you might need to grant CC Full Disk access.

In macOS Tahoe 26.3, Go to System Preferences, Privacy and Security, Full Disk Access.

It's likely that Creative Cloud .app is missing from the list of authorized apps, or the slider is off / not authorized.

Either turn the slider on for CC, or add CC (click the + button at the bottom of the list) and select Creative Cloud.app which is in Boot drive/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative/ACC.

CC needs to restart and now that it has Full Disk access your libraries files should sync properly.

Click on the cloud icon within CC to verify the proper syncing.

File Provider For Cloud Storage On macOS 12.1 And Up

  There is a good write-up by Google on File Provider which is used by macOS 12.1 and up explaining how it works with cloud storage services, including Google Drive.

 You can find it here.

 Among other things it stipulates that the streaming location is controlled by macOS and goes into: User/youruser/Library/CloudStorage.

 There is an extensive table comparing the File Provider and Legacy methods of streaming. The differences are sometimes subtle.

 In my observations, Google Drive, iCloudDrive, OneDrive and Internxt Drive are stored in the CloudStorage location.

 Mega Drive, Dropbox Drive, kDrive, Drime, Sync Drive on the other end are stored in a location of my choice, even though they too have extensions in File Provider:

 If you have an explanation as to why that is, I would love to know. Post in the comments. Thanks!

Google Drive Icon Missing, Or Annoyingly Blinking

  There an annoying bug with Google Drive icon on macOS Tahoe, where the Finder icon is missing, and when getting info (Command + I) the top icon is blinking like mad.

 Don't know what's causing this, but it's been a problem for a while, even on Windows as mentioned in this thread.

 This is Google Drive Version 122.0.1.0 on Apple Silicon.

Apple iCloud, What Works, What Doesn't - Part 2

  In Part 1 I explore Apple iCloud and share my findings.

 In Part 2, I dig further into the functionalities, or lack of thereof... Apple has a lackluster cloud storage solution for the advanced user.

 I get it, most people will be happy to simply log-in, pay the fee, and let Apple decide whatever to do with their iCloud, and Apple is all for that! I'm not that person, I want CONTROL and OPTIONS and FEATURES.

 One thing that's exasperating is the fact that there can only be ONE iCloud / Drive - linked to ONE Apple ID.

 If you happen to use 2 Apple ID or more, you're out of luck as far as sharing iCloud Drive(s). No way to connect different Apple IDs to the same iCloud / Drive. Thinking of using Family for your multiple personas? Sure, only they are entirely walled off. Back to square one.

 This means that you must connect all your devices to the same iCloud to enjoy a true shared cloud space. Some people do not want that. They want a space for their phone, and a different space for their personal computer, and a third space for their work computer for example. And they want to be able to selectively sync, share and access these spaces however they see fit.

 Can't do that with iCloud/Drive. There is a single Drive and everything is synced, period. Same with the other apps: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Notes, Reminders, Invites, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Find My. Basically all or nothing, not exactly true, but in essence yes, it is all or nothing.

 The only app for which this rigid and immutable configuration is a benefit for is Find My. That is the only one for which it makes sense, and is not a limitation.

 If you have 3 devices, you have to either share everything under one common iCloud, or buy 3 different iClouds that won't talk to each other.

 There is only ONE Drive in iCloud, there is no second or third or Nth drive that one could use to compartmentalize, or sync separately as they see fit. Fine, only a few cloud storage providers offer that function.

 There is no selective sync. This my friend is HUGE. Being able to select what folders you want to sync to your devices instead of the whole Drive is a power feature. Not with iCloud.

   This is also what Microsoft OneDrive does unfortunately, single drive, all or nothing synced, no selective sync. I dont know who copied who in this case, but they are both fairly basic.

 OK, back to iCloud, how about sharing a folder with x number of people? Yes you can do that, only they have to SIGN-IN (or UP) to THEIR OWN iCloud, and the folder is then ADDED TO THEIR iCloud Drive. No way to access the folder anonymously.

 What? That's forcing other people to use iCloud, I will never do that. That a big NO Apple.

 Compare this failing to OneDrive impeccable anonymous sharing (by default):

 And with OneDrive you can even allow anonymous people to edit:

 How about sharing a single file with iDrive then? That at least must doable without signing in... Yes it is, when selecting share with Anyone with the link, and Can view only:

 

 Finally a direct, anonymous link to download the file.

 Again, you cannot do this with a folder. The recipient must sign-in into their iCloud account.

 Do you think you can batch share files with iCloud? NOPE. If you select more than one file, the share option is greyed out in the menu. You cannot drag files to the permanently featured Shared folder either.

 Again Microsoft beats Apple as OneDrive does have batch sharing:

 Apple why are you so lame?

 I realize this Part 2 only deals with things that do not work. Sorry Apple, that's how it is, my opinion.

Cloud Storage Compared

  Here is a fantastic tool to compare cloud storages offers from the myriad of providers around the world: https://comparisontabl.es/cloud-storage/

 In addition to the very useful information in this online spreadsheet, I encourage you to test for yourself as each provider has unique functions, or lack of thereof, that will only reveal themself through testing. Note that I'm on Apple Mac Silicon, what applies to me doesn't necessarily apply to your situation, so test away! Most if not all providers offer free trials.

 For example did you know that the iCloud Drive web app doesn't have a search function? I didn't either, and it's a big annoyance. It's also linked to your AppleID which is another huge gotcha.

 How about the ability to free storage space on your device by storing files in the cloud only, but still listing the offline files on your devices, visually signaling the difference between offline and online? Some do it (iCloud, Internxt), some don't (Mega.) Some are supposed to do it, only it doesn't work (kDrive.)

 Some allow for multiple workspaces (Drime), some don't. Some have selective sync (kDrive), some don't.

 I have yet to discover which ones have block level sync (Dropbox does), and which do not.

Provider	Web Search	Offline/online	Multi Workspace	Selective Sync	Block Level
iCloud	No	Yes	No	No	?
OneDrive	Yes	Yes	No	No	?
Mega	Yes	No	No	No	?
GoogleDrive	Yes	Yes	No	No	?
Internxt	Yes	Yes	No	No	?
kDrive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
DropBox	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Drime	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

 Drime on macOS syncs and display every .DS_Store file (normally invisible), which is a real pain.

 Again, Apple M1 user here, macOS Tahoe 26.3.

 As I discover more uniqueness, I'll report and add to this post.

As Expected AI Is Making Everything More Expensive - Envato Elements Example

  Envato has revealed the new pricing for Elements with AI included. Until feb 25 AI generation was unlimited and included in all plans. Not anymore. Now we have 3 tiers: Core, Plus, Ultimate.

 Core has 10 AI gen/mo, which is severely limited. I guess it's basically the old plan without AI. Plus has 100 AI gen/mo. The Ultimate plan has unlimited AI gen.

 Core is now $198/year. Plus jumps to $468/year, and Ultimate will rob you of $1308/year. Students save 30%.

 Unlike Adobe offering, you cannot buy additional credits. For now at least. Unlike Adobe, no old model unlimited gen available. Credits, like Adobe, reset each month, which sucks in both cases.

Adobe CC Pro Plan gives you 4000 gen AI credits included for $69.99/mo. Although Adobe doesn't counts credits like Envato does: some Adobe AI gen cost 10, 20, 40, 50, 100 or even more credits. With Envato, all AI gen are equal: one gen costs one credit. At least for now.

 Interestingly, looking at the Plus plan, Envato prices AI gen at $270 ($468-$198) for 90 generations. Or $3 each. Which seems high. Basically ou spend $3 each time you click on "Generate" when on the Core or Plus plans. To me this Plus plan is not very attractive.

 For the reasons we all know at this point, you cannot foresee the number of generations you will need. De-coupling the cost from the number of gen AI (as in unlimited) makes a lot of sense. So the Ultimate plan seems like a good deal if you think you'll be using a lot of gen AI.

 Compared to ChatGPT Pro at $200/mo, or $2400/year, which gives access to most of OpenAI gen AI including Sora "unlimited", Envato Ultimate is more affordable. Although as of now Envato video gen it is still in Beta and limited in models, duration and resolution.

 Envato is currently powered by OpenAI, Luma, Google's Veo and Nano Banana, Seedream, KingAI, EleveLabs, Flux and Minimax.

 Envato picks the models depending on the task. According to their FAQS:

 "We use a mix of state of the art models such as Nano Banana, Google Veo, Kling, Runway, ElevenLabs, and more to match the right models with specific use cases and styles under the hood. We constantly partner with leading providers as new models launch and update our integrations as existing models improve and add capabilities. To keep things fast and flexible here, model-specific availability is always evolving and subject to change at Envato’s discretion without notice."

 In other words, the user doesn't have control of the models, and tools available today might not be tomorrow. We'll see if Envato allows users to select specific models for specific tasks in the future.

 If you compare to Adobe's cost of AI page, you'll notice that Adobe offers more models, and you also quickly see that the most recent models and higher resolutions cost way more credits than their lower res peers, from 10 credits to 450 credits. That will quickly depletes your Adobe credits if you use a lot of the high end stuff.

 Envato locks you in with the yearly plans, which are more affordable than their monthly plans. Core is $198 yearly vs. $468 for 12 months if subscribing monthly. Plus is $468 yearly vs. $708 for 12 months if subscribing monthly. Ultimate is $1308 yearly vs. $2028 for 12 months if subscribing monthly.

 I suppose one could have a Core plan for everyday stock and occasional AI gen, and possibly a second monthly sub to Ultimate for gen AI heavy projects. When the project is completed, cancel/suspend the monthly sub to Ultimate.

 The cost for a yearly Core + 1 month of Ultimate would be $198 + $169 = $367. Core + 2 months of Ultimate $198 + $338 = $536. Core + 3 months Ultimate $198 + $507 = $705, etc. Core + 6 month of Ultimate $198 + $1014 = $1212. So one would need to use gen AI more than 6 months in the year to justify the yearly Ultimate sub.

As Expected AI Is Making Everything More Expensive - Adobe Example

  AI has been shoved down our throats, offered as "unlimited" to lure us in, and now companies are pulling the carpet and are trying to lock us in higher fees. Unlimited gen on Adobe Creative Cloud is coming to an end on March 16.

 One thing for sure, AI is expensive!

 Currently Adobe gives you 4000 Premium Features credits per month on the regular Creative Cloud Pro plan ($69.99/month, currently on sale for $34.99 for the first 3 months.) CC Pro plan was $10 cheaper before the introduction of AI features.

 Most standard features cost 1 credit or more without a CC plan. They are still unlimited when you have a CC plan, which is good to have I guess. The Premium models cost credits. What's Premium or standard is likely subject to change in the future.

 According to Adobe, with 4000 credits you can generate up to 40 5 seconds videos, translate up to 13 minutes of audio, generate up to 400 sound effects. Not a lot of gen for an AI midweigth project in my opinion.

  If you want more credits, they are available in Firefly sub as follow: 2000 credits for $9.99; 7000 credits for $29.99; 50,000 credits for $199.99.

 Credits used for generations vary depending on the task, models, and many other variables, among them how close to what you have in mind the generation looks and feel... And we all know that it can be far from the envisioned result. Leading to multiple generation, trials and errors.

 As a result it's IMPOSSIBLE to budget in advance. And unfortunately the business model actually makes more money the more it fails at its tasks... Forcing you to consume more credits. We live in crazy times.

 At least Adobe flags the premium features in their apps, and users can select which they want to use. Here for example gen fill in Photoshop clearly shows what models are Premium (basically all partners models) and thus cost credits. Again, standard features are included in CC plan, and currently unlimited.

 For memo here is the current Adobe pricing table. 🤯

 The mentioned partners models table in the above linked page is in turn excruciating. 😥

At least Adobe is trying to be upfront with this mess. Good luck with the headache inducing information.

Tp-link Archer AX55 No Internet Connection Issue

 For some reason Tp-link Archer AX55 Wifi Router refuses to connect to the internet. All the cables are fine, the Modem is working fine, computers connected to the switch and then to the Modem are able to connect to the internet via Ethernet, no problem!

 Tp-link Archer AX55 is not happy and the internet led stays orange. In the Tp-link settings it says no internet connection. Not only, but I kept getting disconnections and now way to try any other config.

Simple solution in this forum:

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/545762

As it happens, I have a cable Modem, and for convenience I had connected the Modem to the unmanaged switch, then from the switch to the Tp-link router. The switch also received my three other computers. So the Modem was seeing many different MAC addresses not just the Tp-link one.

As @paulrob mentionned in his post:

Not sure if applicable, but in the UK (I am on Virgin Media) and the ISP modem needs to also be rebooted after the router is replaced.

The ISP fibre modem looks at the Mac address of the device connected to it when first booted, if the router is changed (and the modem not rebooted) then it will refuse to authorise the device.

 

Try turning off your ISP modem and the AX55.

Turn on the Modem, wait for it to boot properly, then turn on the AX55.

 Ah! Exactly, so I guess on reboot the Modem locked onto one of the other computers instead of the Tp-link, and after that, no way to make it work.

 So I unplugged everything and only connected the Modem to the Tp-link WAN, rebooted the Modem. Rebooted the Tp-link, and... IT WORKED!

 I have reconnected everything, now going from the Tp-link to the switch via the 1st LAN, and then connected every other device to the switch. This way next time there is a power outage, the entire network should reconfigure itself automatically. 👍

DaVinci Resolve Version 20.3.2 Update!

 The People at BMD are relentless and that's a good thing! There is still a long way to go for Resolve, but it's making progress with each update. Keep up the good work!

From BMD:

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 20.3.2

The following features have been added or updated.

• Preferences option to enable dynamic trim for trim editor in edit.
• More consistent kerning for subtitles.
• Magic mask cache is now retained when pasting node attributes.
• Improved render speeds for side-by-side stereoscopic 3D renders.
• Up to 2.5x faster SuperScale Enhanced with Apple Neural Engine.
• Progressive renders for interlaced timelines with same frame rate.
• Addressed issue with lens correction of vertical clips.
• Addressed incorrect ILPD used with disabled clip on higher tracks.
• Addressed incorrect aivu when rendering marked timeline ranges.
• Addressed incorrect ImmersivePatcher behavior with proxy media.
• Addressed timecode issue for proxies from stereoscopic 3D EXRs.
• Addressed issue localizing media pool column headers.
• Addressed slow media management start up for larger projects.
• Addressed ProRes RAW decode issue when using ACES.
• Addressed issue with editing effects on a locked node stack layer.
• Analog Damage disabling CRT scan no longer disables restless foot.
• Addressed potential flicker in face refinement eyebag removal.
• Addressed retention of MaxCLL from XML when exporting IMF.
• Addressed issues with Dolby Atmos external renderers.
• Addressed ADC reverb delay compensation issue in some projects.
• Addressed incorrect pass through behavior for Sony XAVC renders.
• Addressed issue decoding some Sony ARW clips.
• Addressed incorrect render size estimates for some MXF clips.
• Support for Fujifilm F-Gamut C colorspace and F-Log2 C gamma.
• Support for Dolby headphone personalization of binaural monitoring.
• General performance and stability improvements.

Cannot delete or rename Documents folder on iCloud - Solution

 I am not syncing my Desktop & Documents Folders on iCloud, nevertheless Apple thinks the Documents folder should live forever on my iCloud Drive. I could not rename it, I could not delete it.

 Until some clever user pointed out the solution on Apple forum: If you are not able to delete the Documents folder on iCloud, try to drag it first to the desktop, and then delete it from there.

 It works! Thank you!

Use Blender To Import .FBX And Export .USDZ

 Use Blender to import .FBX 3D files, and export them to .usdz to use in Apple Motion.

 Many 3D models are available in the .FBX Autodesk's format. Unfortunately Apple Motion only accepts .usdz files.

 It's easy to use Blender as a converter:

• In Blender, File, Import, FBX (.fbx)
• The model will load in Blender with its Materials/Textures.
• Then File, Export, Universal Scene Description (.usd*)
• In the filename export, use ".usdz" extension. In the export settings, under Materials, Select "512" in the USDZ Texture Downsampling.
• Export USD.

 The resulting .usdz file imports fine into Motion with its Materials/Textures attached.

 Thanks to this Lightcraft documentation for the tip.

Apple iCloud Drive, What Works, What Doesn't - Part 1

 Apple iCloud is a defacto candidate for Cloud service if you own a Mac or other Apple devices. After signing up on your Mac with your Apple ID you get 1GB of space. After 2 steps verification on a second device you get 5GB of space.

 iCloud is shown as a destination in the Finder sidebar. If it's not showing up, go to Finder, Settings, and check the iCloud Drive and Shared options under iCloud items.

 When iCloud shows up, it is available like another folder onto your Mac. You can create new subfolders, rename, re-organize, add items by dragging or copy/pasting just like you would in any other folder on your Mac.

 If you go to iCloud on the web and log-in with the same AppleID, you will see whatever you do on your Mac iCloud folder being synced up and mirrored on the web, and vice versa.

 All is nice and dandy. Now for some details.

SETTINGS (on macOS Sequoia):

• As it's been the case lately, the Apple iCloud settings are arcane, difficult to navigate, and even more difficult to understand. When you click on "Save to iCloud / See All", you get served with a long list of apps and are able to toggle saving to iCloud on/off. These apps include iCloud Drive, which is the main thing of interest here if you want to have manual control over what goes to your iCloud.

• For my part I only turn on iCloud Drive, Passwords, Keychain, and Find My Mac. Everything else is OFF. I will see if I turn any other app on at some point but for now that'll do.

• That's not all... If you go to "Manage..." You will see again "iCloud Drive", and also "Siri", and "Backups". I did turn iCloud Siri OFF, but there is no indication that it stays off... No checkbox that's on or off, which is very bad UI feedback. As for Backups, even more arcane, there is nothing to  turn on or off.

• But that's not all... If you go to "iCloud Drive", you get "Sync this Mac on/off", OK, didn't we just do that? "Desktop and Documents Folders" on/off, "Optimize Mac Storage" on/off, and "Apps syncing to iCloud Drive"... AGAIN, but this time with a DIFFERENT LIST OF APPS, 13 instead of 18 previously. I guess "SYNCING TO iCLOUD" is different from "SAVED TO iCLOUD", but HOW? Seriously whomever green lit this mess should be publicly shamed.

• "iCloud Drive sync this Mac" obviously needs to be turned on. Then your iCloud Drive location becomes live. Why call it Sync this Mac though? Another bad choice by Apple.
• "Desktop & Documents Folders" I keep tuned OFF because I do not want my device desktop and Documents folders to be iCloud only, which is what happens if you do turn this on. The actual Desktop and Documents Folders that use to live under your user account are migrated to the cloud, no go for me.
• "Optimize Mac Storage" is even more incomprehensible. "The full content of iCloud Drive will be stored on this Mac if you have enough space. Older documents will be stored only in iCloud when space is needed." I cannot comprehend this sentence, even less what kind of functionality it gets me, so for me it's OFF.
• Finally "Apps syncing to iCloud Drive", click on it and another list of apps show up, shorter than the list under previously discussed Saved to iCloud / See All settings. God gracious.

FUNCTIONALITIES ON DEVICE:

• If you move an item by clicking and dragging it from your Mac internal drive to iCloud, it disappears from your internal drive and now lives in the Cloud only.
• If you copy and paste (or option/drag) an item on the other end, you now have two different files, one on your internal drive and another in iCloud. The original file that's not in iCloud will not be synced.
• You get status graphics in the form of hourglass and little clouds next to files folders which are convenient:

• If you remove an item by dragging it to your device, you get a warning message:

Are you sure you want to remove "your file" from iCloud Drive? 

And you must conform the move.

FUNCTIONALITIES WEB:

• There is NO SEARCH FUNCTION!? What is this Apple?

No Search? Really?? (List view)

• Even OneDrive has a search function, with some preset filtering:

• iCloud does not display files extensions, but instead has a column for files "Kind" which is meh. Again OneDrive is better and shows files extensions:

• The columns on iCloud web are: "Name", "Kind", "Size", "Date" (of upload) and "Shared". You cannot resize columns and you cannot customize them unlike what is possible in the Finder. That is if you are in List view, the other option is Grid view, unfortunately the size is not adjustable.

Grid view. Still no search.

• Not all file types have a preview. WAV audio files, RTF files have NONE. PDFs or Numbers files do. MOV weirdly only has a still image preview, using spacebar doesn't playback the file.
• On the other end, double clicking on a MOV file will open it in a new browser window, if the codec is compatible. The playback quality is good, compared to the abysmal video playback quality of OneDrive. Microsoft you should be ashamed.

TALKING SHOP:

 You won't get far with the free 5GB of space. Apple as of Dec 2025 has the following pricing space tiers (that you can share with up to 5 family members.) Prices are for the USA, per month, auto renew:

• 50 GB: $0.99
• 200 GB: $2.99
• 2 TB: $9.99
• 6 TB: $29.99
• 12 TB: $59.99

 Not exactly cheap, not too expensive either. One will very quickly overgrow the 50GB plan (laughable this one), and the 200GB plan. 2TB seems like a good plan, but 6TB and 12TB should be discounted.

One sure thing is that you probably do not want to sync everything from your device(s) to iCloud because at least as far as I am concerned, it won't fit. Hence why you should fully understand and manually able to select what goes to iCloud and what doesn't.

It's obvious that Apple is willfully confusing the user with over simplification, bad UI, and god awful confusing settings. By default, too much crap is being uploaded to iCloud and will saturate whatever plan you're on.

HDDs 2025 Prices Rip-Off

 We're in a very fucked up moment with hard disks data storage prices right now.

 It's due to many factors, one being that manufacturers are way too concentrated: Seagate, Western Digital and to a lesser degree Toshiba control the entire market.

 Being the only payers in town, S-WD-T can turn the faucet on and off, and set the prices as they wish.

 Then in the US we have tariffs of 25% on imported goods from Asia if I understand that right. Even though Seagate and WD are both US companies... That's jacking up the prices big time. 

 The ssd market which is expected to grow three time faster than the hdd market in the next decade appears more segmented. Although Kingston, (another US company), has the lion share, followed by Samsung, and WD again. We're being ripped off with sdds prices as well in the US, but competition helps.

 Look at this chart of 8TB Seagate IronWolf hdd from camelcamelcamel.com:

 The drive was initially sold for around $230 in April of 2020.

 A year later in April of 2021 the price was down to around $180.

 Then the Covid crisis shot the prices up to $240. But in April of 2022, the price was back down to $170.

 April 2023 it was "rock bottom" down to $130. And in 2024-2025 the price oscillated between $150 and $180.

 Now after a fake Black Friday / Cyber Monday where the $180 Sale price was in fact the same as the high price during the entire year of 2025, it shoots up to $220!

 What? Almost as expensive as when it was introduced almost 6 years ago! R&D and initial investments are all paid for at this point.

 Notice that $180 (all of last year high price) x 1.25 (25% tariffs)  = $225. Which is the new set price, give or take $5, comes December.

 Everything is more expensive leading to Christmas so between now and I assume probably at least January next year, we're being ripped off.

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.

Black Friday 2025 Is CANCELED!

 This year 2025, Black Friday is canceled! There are very few deals on good items, only loads of crappy stuff you do not want, who cares about the price of useless items.

 Only 1 page of "deals" on external ssds, almost all being a single Crucial or Lexar product (good products at least.) The price is the same as a few months ago though, so where is the deal?

 Internal SSds? FOUR products and that's it. Again Crucial leads the way. At least these can claim to be actual deals, meaning they cost less during Black Friday week than they did before.

 Asus ProArt monitors? More expensive for most models on "Black Friday Deal" than they were a few months ago! Dell monitors? Barely discounted by a meager 10%. LG monitors? Same price as a few months ago.

 Almost no Apple computers deals, MacBook Air same price as early November. Apple Watch 10% discount at best on an overpriced item.

 Cameras? Lenses? You'll be lucky to find a 10% discount. Again Black Friday Deal is nothing more than the same price as a few months ago. Since then, the price was artificially jacked-up, and look, magic 10% off deal! Wow, really? Nope.

A few good deals on audio items. DJI Mic Mini combo wireless microphone 45% off at $66. Presonus Eris E7 XT Active studio monitor 16% off at $118. No deals on JBLs, no deals on Kali Audio. Universal Audio interfaces on "Black Friday Deal" are more expensive than they were for most of last year. No deals on MOTU, Mackie, Focusrite.

On the software front, at least Waves is having its usual Black Friday discount sale. A good time to grab the Gold Bundle for $99, or useful plug-ins, like Clarity Vx, or Vocal Rider, for $29.

PluginBoutique has some good deals by FabFilter, SSL, Celemony among others. Cyber week sale ongoing at Plugin alliance. As always with plugins, watch for EOL, or frozen in time not so useful items.

 Anyway, we are broke! Our groceries are 25% more expensive than last summer. Which was already 25% more expansive than after Covid. 

 So this feels like an encouragement to not spend any money. Although we've been on economic blackout for a while, so it's not like we're gonna perform just for Black Friday week, Cyber whatever.

DaVinci Resolve Version 20.2 Update

DaVinci Resolve 20.2 is here!

With all the training you need to get up to speed and more.

What's new in DVR 20.2 in 8min.

Nablet's X-OCN Media Extension Ads X-OCN Media Importing And Raw Processor Settings To Final Cut Pro Compared to DVR and PP

 In addition to permitting Final Cut Pro to recognize and import X-OCN clips, the Nablet Media Extension offers media clips based Raw Processing Settings in FCP.

Accessible under the inspector window when the clip is selected, you will now see the active Media Expensions: nablet X-OCN Decoder, and nablet X-OCN Processor.

The below button "Edit RAW Properties", opens the RAW Processor Settings:

It is set by default to the Original Camera Values i.e. the recorded camera metadata.

You can at any time revert to: Initial Values, Original Camera Values, or Neutral Values.

You can adjust Output Color space between: Scene/Linear 2020, S-Log3/S-Gamut3, or S-Log3/S-Gamut3Cine

In Raw Image processing: Color Temperature is adjustable between 2000 and 15000 degrees Kelvin. Tint is adjustable between -100 and +100. ISO is adjustable between 50 and 32000. Exposure Offset is adjustable between -1 and +1. Sharpness is adjustable between -300 and +500.

In Camera VFX is greyed out for Burano footage as it is exclusive to certain Venice footage.

Skimming and playback of 8K X-OCN LT footage is smooth on modestly specced media storage. It plays fine off my TG Vulcan Sata SSDs. For 8K X-OCN ST and XT you need beefier media storage speed. Sata SSDs cannot keep up. Skimming and playback is fine with a USB-C Samsung T7 as media storage.

In DaVinci Resolve, Camera Raw settings under Decode Using Clip has all the adjustments for Color Temperature, Tint, Exposure, Sharpness, and also Shadows, Highlights, Color Boost, Saturation, Midtown Detail, Lift, Gain, and Contrast. Plus Decode Quality and White Balance adjustment.

Other decode modes are: Sony Default, Camera Metadata, and Project.

In Premiere Pro, Color Space is assignable within the Source Settings. Rec 709, S-Gamut/S-Log2, S-Gamut3/S-Log3, and S-Gamut3Cine/S-Log3 are available. On import it correctly identifies S-Gamut3Cine/S-Log3.

Then there is the case of Modify/Interpret Footage/Color window. Use Media Color Space is selected and stamped as Rec 709, which is puzzling.

The Source Clips Settings is also available under the Lumetri Color Settings tab:

The footage appears desaturated in this case:

Changing the settings to Override Media Color Space and to S-Gamut3Cine/S-Log3 as it should be, then the footage looks nice.