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Features across Cut, Edit, Color, Fusion & Fairlight
Real Resolve UI, real toolsets. Jump a page, scan the workflow, then download the Windows build with published version and hash.
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Multicam
Page · Cut
Cut
Built for editors who need to turn around work fast — live sports, social, promo, and documentary pace without leaving Resolve.
- Source tape, sync bin, and source overwrite keep selects moving
- Upper + lower dual timelines for overview and frame-accurate trim
- Multicam, broadcast replay, and voice-over palette for live turnaround
- Action-based UI so every click advances the cut
Page · Edit
Edit
Traditional NLE power for features, series, commercials, and long-form docs — track layouts, dual viewers, and finishing tools in one project.
- Dual viewers, context-sensitive trim, and customizable shortcuts
- Proxy workflows, keyframe editor, titles, transitions, and effects
- Subtitles and closed captions for broadcast and streaming delivery
- Same media pool and timeline handoff into Color, Fusion, and Fairlight
Page · Color
Color
Hollywood’s primary grading environment — HDR wheels, node graphs, Power Windows, and Resolve FX on camera-original media.
- HDR color wheels, custom curves, qualifiers, and tracking
- Node editor with layer list graphs and group versions in Resolve 21
- MultiMaster trim passes for finishing rooms
- 32-bit float processing and YRGB color science
Page · Fusion
Fusion
Cinematic VFX and motion graphics without bouncing to another app — nodes, 3D workspace, and deep pixel tools stay inside the project.
- Node-based compositing with 2D/3D tools and animation curves
- Point, planar, and 3D camera tracking plus rotoscoping and keying
- Particles, deep pixel compositing, and virtual set extensions
- Resolve 21 Krokodove toolset with dozens of new graphics nodes
Page · Fairlight
Fairlight
A post DAW inside Resolve — large track counts, ADR, FX, and immersive formats next to picture and grade.
- Fairlight Audio Core for realtime FX, EQ, and dynamics
- ADR, Foley, Elastic Wave retiming, and Voice Isolation
- IntelliTrack AI panning and mixes up to immersive formats
- Thousands of tracks without exporting stems to another DAW
New in 21
Photo
Hollywood color tools on stills — RAW from major cameras, albums, lightbox, and the same node color science used on moving images.
- Native RAW from Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, and Sony
- Crop and reframe at source resolution with tethered capture
- ResolveFX / FusionFX on stills plus Blackmagic Cloud collaboration
Pages · Media & Deliver
Media and Delivery
Ingest, organize, and master without leaving the suite — clone backups, metadata, render queues, and remote rendering.
- Media page: ingest, sync, bins, smart metadata, clone palette
- Deliver page: encode control, render queue, remote rendering
- Wide format support for finishing and mastering pipelines
Studio highlight
DaVinci AI Neural Engine & Resolve FX
Neural Engine tools and 100+ GPU-accelerated effects stay project-native across Cut, Edit, Fusion, and Color.
Neural Engine highlights
- IntelliSearch for people, objects, and dialog keywords
- CineFocus for focal point and depth of field control
- Face tools for age, reshape, and blemish work
- AI Magic Mask, SuperScale, IntelliScript, Voice Convert
- Speech tools and Music Remixer in the Studio feature set
Resolve FX library
Studio ships 100+ GPU/CPU accelerated effects — blurs, light, noise, restoration, lens flare, stylize, UltraSharpen, and more — usable without leaving the grade or timeline.
Pair with published VRAM guidance on the download page so AI passes and background renders stay responsive.
Free vs Studio ceilings
Free Resolve covers a full page suite. Studio adds Neural Engine depth, higher frame rates, and multi-GPU on Windows.
| Topic | DaVinci Resolve (free) | DaVinci Resolve Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution / frame rate | Up to Ultra HD 3840×2160 at up to 60 fps (8-bit focused) | Up to 120 fps and resolutions beyond 4K |
| AI / Neural Engine | Limited relative to Studio | Full Neural Engine toolset |
| GPU | Single GPU on Windows free | Multi-GPU support |
| Price | $0 | $295 lifetime license |
Ready for the Windows build
Version 21.0.4.5 · 3.45 GB ZIP · SHA256 on the download page