For those who don’t know the tool: DaVinci Resolve and Fusion Studio from Blackmagic Design cover edit, grade, comp and audio in one ecosystem. They run on macOS, Windows, Windows for Arm and Linux, with Desktop Video hardware for monitoring and dedicated control panels for tactile users.
Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 20.3.2 and Fusion Studio 20.3.2. This is a maintenance update. No fireworks. Plenty of fixes. Sensible improvements in places that tend to bite.
The Resolve installer adds the main application, remote monitoring components and hardware control panel utilities. It also installs Blackmagic RAW Player and Blackmagic Proxy Generator. The free version of DaVinci Resolve 20 retains the same image processing pipeline as DaVinci Resolve Studio, supports unlimited resolution media, but limits mastering and output to Ultra HD or lower and supports only a single GPU on Windows and Linux.
Resolve Studio continues to offer multi GPU support, 4K output, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, multiple AI based tools, HDR tools, camera tracker, voice isolation, surround and immersive audio, additional Resolve FX, stereoscopic 3D tools and remote rendering.
Compatibility without time travel
Blackmagic states that project libraries remain compatible with DaVinci Resolve 19.1.4 at the database level. However, once a project is created or opened in 20.3.2, it cannot be reopened in 19.1.4. Facilities are advised to create full project library backups and individual project backups before upgrading. In shared environments, that advice is less a suggestion and more a survival strategy.
Edit page tweaks and trim discipline
A new preferences option enables dynamic trim in the Trim Editor on the Edit page. Dynamic trim adjusts edit points during playback, useful in dialogue heavy sequences and fast turnaroudn work. Subtitles receive more consistent kerning, a small but relevant change for broadcasters and OTT deliveries with strict QC.
Progressive renders are now supported for interlaced timelines with the same frame rate. Lens correction issues affecting vertical clips have been addressed. Media pool column header localisation issues are fixed, and slow media management startup in larger projects has been improved.
Magic Mask cache is now retained when pasting node attributes. Previously, pasting could invalidate cached analysis and trigger recalculation. The update reduces unnecessary GPU recompute in grading sessions that reuse node structures.
Faster AI scaling on Apple Silicon
SuperScale Enhanced is now up to 2.5 times faster when using the Apple Neural Engine. Blackmagic does not detail test conditions or hardware models. The claim applies specifically to SuperScale Enhanced and Apple Silicon systems with Neural Engine support. Not independently verified at press time.
Render speeds for side by side stereoscopic 3D renders have also been improved, although no numbers are provided. Timecode issues for proxies generated from stereoscopic 3D EXR files are addressed, along with incorrect render size estimates for some MXF clips.
Colour science and format fixes
Resolve 20.3.2 adds support for Fujifilm F Gamut C coloursapce and F Log2 C gamma. A ProRes RAW decode issue when using ACES has been fixed. Sony ARW decoding issues and incorrect pass through behaviour for some Sony XAVC renders are addressed.
Retention of MaxCLL metadata from XML when exporting IMF is corrected, relevant for HDR compliance. Several audio related issues are fixed, including problems with Dolby Atmos external renderers and an ADC reverb delay compensation issue in some projects. Support for Dolby headphone personalisation of binaural monitoring is added.
Fusion Studio joins the update
Blackmagic has also updated Fusion Studio to version 20.3.2. The installer adds Fusion Studio along with hardware control panel utilities, Blackmagic RAW Player and Blackmagic Proxy Generator. Fusion Studio 20.3.2 adds support for Fujifilm F Log2 C. It fixes issues with start and end render scripts on tools, resolves some character style problems in MultiText, and addresses an issue with the Import Footage menu. General performance and stability improvements are included.
Minimum system requirements across Resolve and Fusion Studio remain aligned with the current platform baselines, including macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Windows 10 Creators Update, Windows 11 for ARM on supported Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite systems, and Rocky Linux 8.6 on Linux. Monitoring requires Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
Resolve 7 Resolve Studio 20.3.2 and Fusion Studio 20.3.2 do not introduce major new toolsets. They fix edge cases, improve consistency and add targeted performance gains. In other words, the sort of update most facilities actually need. As always, new tools and innovations should be tested before use in production.
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