DaVinci Resolve 21 is a professional post-production software that combines editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post production into a single application, available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
What is DaVinci Resolve 21?
DaVinci Resolve 21 is an all-in-one solution for editing, color grading, visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post production. It accepts virtually all camera raw and compressed video formats, including 8-bit, 10-bit, HDR, and resolutions up to beyond 4K, and outputs finished projects in any common deliverable format. The software runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and is developed by Blackmagic Design.
Key Features
- Professional Editing — Advanced non-linear editor with a familiar track layout, customizable keyboard shortcuts, drag-and-drop editing, and automatic trimming tools. Supports up to 32 simultaneous video tracks.
- Hollywood-Grade Color Correction — Emmy award-winning 32-bit float processing, patented YRGB color science, and a wide gamut color space for HDR workflows. Includes PowerWindows, qualifiers, tracking, and HDR grading tools.
- Fusion Visual Effects — Node-based compositing with hundreds of 2D and 3D tools for VFX and motion graphics. Features point, planar, and 3D camera tracking, rotoscope, keying, and particle systems.
- Fairlight Audio Post Production — Built-in DAW with support for up to 2,000 tracks, real-time effects, EQ, dynamics, and AI tools like Voice Isolation and Music Remixer. IntelliTrack AI links audio panner to video tracking. Supports stereo, 5.1, 7.1, and immersive 3D audio up to 5th order ambisonics.
- DaVinci Neural Engine — AI-powered features including facial recognition, object detection, smart reframing, speed warp retiming, super scale, auto color, and color matching. Uses GPU-accelerated deep learning.
- Multi-User Collaboration — Real-time local and remote collaboration via Blackmagic Cloud. Multiple users can work on the same project simultaneously with clip and bin locking, multi-user timelines, and built-in chat.
- Photo Page — New in version 21, brings Hollywood color tools to still photography. Supports native RAW from Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, and Sony. Includes tethering for live capture and Blackmagic Cloud sharing.
