Is it safe to update to Resolve 12.5.4?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 12.5.4, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 12.5.4 (Free and Studio), dated 14 Dec 2016, 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 is for the free version of DaVinci Resolve and adds support for the Touch Bar on the new Apple MacBook Pro, MP3 decoding on Windows, preserving super white and sub black data when working with ProRes 4:4:4:4, and improved CR2, EXR, and DPX support.

Technical support is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This software update is for DaVinci Resolve Studio and adds support for the Touch Bar on the new Apple MacBook Pro, MP3 decoding on Windows, preserving super white and sub black data when working with ProRes 4:4:4:4, and improved CR2, EXR, and DPX support.

This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.4 Update

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows · released 14 Dec 2016

This software update is for the free version of DaVinci Resolve and adds support for the Touch Bar on the new Apple MacBook Pro, MP3 decoding on Windows, preserving super white and sub black data when working with ProRes 4:4:4:4, and improved CR2, EXR, and DPX support. Customers working on high dynamic range projects get Rec. 2100 support for DaVinci Resolve color management, new sliders for Dolby Vision analysis data and new IDT and ODT options for customers using ACES workflows. Technical support is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record d81f69b472944e79bd5c692b83ff62f6, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.4 Studio Update

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 14 Dec 2016

This software update is for DaVinci Resolve Studio and adds support for the Touch Bar on the new Apple MacBook Pro, MP3 decoding on Windows, preserving super white and sub black data when working with ProRes 4:4:4:4, and improved CR2, EXR, and DPX support. Customers working on high dynamic range projects get Rec. 2100 support for DaVinci Resolve color management, new sliders for Dolby Vision analysis data and new IDT and ODT options for customers using ACES workflows. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 371e31c21beb460f9cf6e942987a21da, 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 12.5.3 · Newer: Resolve 12.5.5

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