Is it safe to update to Resolve 12.1?
We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 12.1, word for word, so you can decide.
Summary
- Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 12.1 (Free and Studio), dated 12 Nov 2015, build 0.
- Platforms listed: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux.
Free vs Studio: wording that differs
Sentences that appear in only one edition's official description:
Only in the Free description
This software update adds new editing and color correction features such as better smart bin filtering, grading for nested timelines, support for faders on generators and titles, manual keyframing for Power Windows, 10-bit viewers on OS X and more.
Only in the Studio description
This software update adds new editing and color correction features such as remote rendering, better smart bin filtering, grading for nested timelines, support for faders on generators and titles, manual keyframing for Power Windows, 10-bit viewers on OS X and more.
What Blackmagic Design says
DaVinci Resolve 12.1 Update
Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows · released 12 Nov 2015
This software update adds new editing and color correction features such as better smart bin filtering, grading for nested timelines, support for faders on generators and titles, manual keyframing for Power Windows, 10-bit viewers on OS X and more.
Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 6c8eb04e8aa14e32b9d534c249f9ddde, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.
DaVinci Resolve 12.1 Studio Update
Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 12 Nov 2015
This software update adds new editing and color correction features such as remote rendering, better smart bin filtering, grading for nested timelines, support for faders on generators and titles, manual keyframing for Power Windows, 10-bit viewers on OS X and more.
Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 462d5c6c9e294f4caf37201865c106ad, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.
Plugin compatibility
Plugin compatibility is tracked from Resolve 18 onward.
Before you update
- Open each plugin vendor’s page from the table above; the vendor is the authority.
- Keep a backup of your projects and your current installer.
Other releases
Older: Resolve 12.0.1 · Newer: Resolve 12.2
- Resolve 12.5.6
- Resolve 12.5.5
- Resolve 12.5.4
- Resolve 12.5.3
- Resolve 12.5.2
- Resolve 12.5.1
- Resolve 12.5
- Resolve 12.3.2
- Resolve 12.3.1
- Resolve 12.2
- Resolve 12.0.1
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