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Is it safe to update to Resolve 14.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 14.1, 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

This software update adds support for video scopes on the Edit page, user preference presets, improved text rendering, and the ability to drag a DaVinci Resolve .drp project file directly into the project manager.
The Color page has improved display node graph functionality.
This update adds new linked group support for audio tracks on the Fairlight page and enhanced AC-3 audio decoding on Mac and Windows.
In addition, support has been added for RED IPP2 color processing and GoPro CineForm as caching and optimized media formats, and render cache improvements along with performance and stability enhancements.
Technical support for the free version is available via the Blackmagic Design web forums only.

Only in the Studio description

This software update adds support for video scopes on the Edit page, user preference presets, improved text rendering, the ability to drag a DaVinci Resolve .drp project file directly into the project manager, and to generate and rediscover optimized proxies in collaborative projects.
On the Color page, there is now support for groups in collaborative projects and improved display node graph functionality.
For Fairlight audio, this update adds new linked group support for audio tracks, enhanced AC-3 audio decoding on Mac and Windows.
In addition, this update adds support for RED IPP2 color processing and GoPro CineForm as caching and optimized media formats, render cache improvements, and a new Project Server application along with general performance and stability enhancements.
This version requires either a DaVinci Resolve dongle or a software activation key.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 14.1

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 13 Nov 2017

This software update adds support for video scopes on the Edit page, user preference presets, improved text rendering, and the ability to drag a DaVinci Resolve .drp project file directly into the project manager. The Color page has improved display node graph functionality. This update adds new linked group support for audio tracks on the Fairlight page and enhanced AC-3 audio decoding on Mac and Windows. In addition, support has been added for RED IPP2 color processing and GoPro CineForm as caching and optimized media formats, and render cache improvements along with performance and stability enhancements. Technical support for the free version is available via the Blackmagic Design web forums only.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 702f18bf874d480d8dc79e626b7ba9bf, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 14.1 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 13 Nov 2017

This software update adds support for video scopes on the Edit page, user preference presets, improved text rendering, the ability to drag a DaVinci Resolve .drp project file directly into the project manager, and to generate and rediscover optimized proxies in collaborative projects. On the Color page, there is now support for groups in collaborative projects and improved display node graph functionality. For Fairlight audio, this update adds new linked group support for audio tracks, enhanced AC-3 audio decoding on Mac and Windows. In addition, this update adds support for RED IPP2 color processing and GoPro CineForm as caching and optimized media formats, render cache improvements, and a new Project Server application along with general performance and stability enhancements. This version requires either a DaVinci Resolve dongle or a software activation key.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 80921ecf432f49228af11c18d65e55f2, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

Plugin compatibility

Plugin compatibility is tracked from Resolve 18 onward.

Before you update

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