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Is it safe to update to Resolve 16.2.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 16.2.1, 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 new support for encoding of 32-bit float audio in QuickTime clips, supports trimming QuickTime audio clips when managing media, along with support for double clicking to open DRP files on Windows and Linux.
DaVinci Resolve 16.2.1 update also improves performance with ProRes, DNxHR, and OpenEXR on high end CPUs.
Systems with Intel graphics are now more reliable, and general improvements have been made for decoding camera clips with AAC audio, transition performance and more.
Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 16 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This software update adds new support for H.265 4:4:4 12-bit files when using NVIDIA GPUs, allows for encoding of 32-bit float audio in QuickTime clips, supports trimming QuickTime audio clips when managing media, and adds support for double clicking to open DRP files on Windows and Linux.
DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2.1 update also improves decode support for 10-bit H.265 4:4:4 as well as performance with ProRes, DNxHR, and OpenEXR on high end CPUs.
DolbyVision analysis has been improved, systems with Intel graphics are now more reliable, and general improvements have been made for decoding camera clips with AAC audio, HDR tone mapping, transition performance and more.
This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 16.2.1 Update

Edition: Free · build 17 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 21 Apr 2020

This software update adds new support for encoding of 32-bit float audio in QuickTime clips, supports trimming QuickTime audio clips when managing media, along with support for double clicking to open DRP files on Windows and Linux. DaVinci Resolve 16.2.1 update also improves performance with ProRes, DNxHR, and OpenEXR on high end CPUs. Systems with Intel graphics are now more reliable, and general improvements have been made for decoding camera clips with AAC audio, transition performance and more. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 16 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 9c33712d470a410eb10f8aec7563349c, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2.1 Update

Edition: Studio · build 17 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 21 Apr 2020

This software update adds new support for H.265 4:4:4 12-bit files when using NVIDIA GPUs, allows for encoding of 32-bit float audio in QuickTime clips, supports trimming QuickTime audio clips when managing media, and adds support for double clicking to open DRP files on Windows and Linux. DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2.1 update also improves decode support for 10-bit H.265 4:4:4 as well as performance with ProRes, DNxHR, and OpenEXR on high end CPUs. DolbyVision analysis has been improved, systems with Intel graphics are now more reliable, and general improvements have been made for decoding camera clips with AAC audio, HDR tone mapping, transition performance and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record d1150f02c49746d3b9ab51c918db6ebd, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

Plugin compatibility

Plugin compatibility is tracked from Resolve 18 onward.

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