Is it safe to update to Resolve 17.4.5?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 17.4.5, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 17.4.5 (Free and Studio), dated 07 Mar 2022, build 7.
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

Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 17 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 17.4.5 Update

Edition: Free · build 7 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 07 Mar 2022

This software update improves deconstruction of nested timelines for audio tracks, and adds support for 20% faster decoding and rendering of Blackmagic RAW 12K files on Apple M1 Max. DaVinci Resolve 17.4.5 also adds support for decoding 6K and 8K clips from Sony Venice and improves text processing with 3D text and Text+ fonts. In addition, this update improves importing of AAF files with retime or mixed frame rates. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 17 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 140b83a93ad44db09b0ac79693316ce2, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 17.4.5 Update

Edition: Studio · build 7 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 07 Mar 2022

This software update improves deconstruction of nested timelines for audio tracks, and adds support for 20% faster decoding and rendering of Blackmagic RAW 12K files on Apple M1 Max. DaVinci Resolve 17.4.5 also adds support for decoding 6K and 8K clips from Sony Venice and improves text processing with 3D text and Text+ fonts. In addition, this update improves importing of AAF files with retime or mixed frame rates. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 2b00b01bcac44d73b4b20616e0800417, 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 17.4.4 · Newer: Resolve 17.4.6

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