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Is it safe to update to Resolve 12.5.2?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 12.5.2, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Free vs Studio: wording that differs

Sentences that appear in only one edition's official description:

Only in the Free description

Technical support is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.2 Update

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows · released 09 Sep 2016

This software update adds support for additional metadata embedded into the RAW files from URSA Mini cameras running the new operating software, new color space tag support on QuickTime export, Fusion Connect for Linux, additional smart bin options, new color page timeline filtering based on OpenFX plug-ins and more. Technical support is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record d68f650fbd0d4123a88e389517f440df, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.2 Studio Update

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 09 Sep 2016

This software update adds support for additional metadata embedded into the RAW files from URSA Mini cameras running the new operating software, new color space tag support on QuickTime export, Fusion Connect for Linux, additional smart bin options, new color page timeline filtering based on OpenFX plug-ins and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 1e0230103f844255b55ddda63a84dd7b, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

Plugin compatibility

Plugin compatibility is tracked from Resolve 18 onward.

Before you update

Other releases

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