New DaVinci Resolve Update Adds Cache Clearing and Fusion Effects Fixes

While the news of the day might be focused on the TikTok ban and the unforeseen future of Chinese film tech companies, the good folks at Australian digital media company Blackmagic Design are still hard at work updating their flagship apps like DaVinci Resolve.

Resolve has had many updates over the past year, each improving upon one of the more exciting, and improving NLEs for filmmakers and video editors. This latest 19.1.3 update adds some new improvements (namely cache clearing) as well as fixes to some Fusion effect previews and other small issues.

Let’s look at everything new coming to Blackmagic Resolve 19.1.3 and explore how you can get Resolve updated today.

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DaVinci Resolve 19.1.3

Unlike some previous versions, this update isn’t anything revolutionary. It’s more small bug fixes and minor improvements. The biggest addition is support for deleting unused cache, which now correctly accounts for transitions. This feature, along with addressing some issues with Fusion previews and offset issues with imported AAF clips are perhaps the biggest updates.

Here’s the full list of features that have been added or updated in DaVinci Resolve 19.1.3:

• Delete unused cache now correctly accounts for transitions.
• Addressed blank viewer previews for some Fusion templates.
• Addressed offset issue with imported AAF clips.
• Addressed issue enabling auto resync for an empty folder.
• Addressed issue with focus when typing in text fields.
• Addressed issue with searching all fields in the edit index.
• Addressed issue with left clicking to patch source tracks in edit.
• Addressed Fusion saver issue rendering EXRs from ARRI MXF clips.
• Addressed crashes in Windows systems with old AMD CPUs.
• Addressed issues with fades and crossfades when moving clips.
• Addressed audio retime issue in 192 KHz sample rate projects.
• Addressed issue with keyframing split tone in Film Look Creator.
• Support for ARRI Alexa 265 clips.
• General performance and stability improvements.

You can learn more about the update and start the installation process on Blackmagic Design’s website here.

How to Install the Latest Version of DaVinci Resolve

If you’re curious about how to install the latest version of DaVinci Resolve, here are some helpful reminders on how to install the new software on your various operating systems.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on MacOS

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, double-click the Uninstall Resolve icon.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Windows

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, go to the Programs and Features control panel, select DaVinci Resolve, click on Uninstall, and follow the onscreen prompts.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Linux

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve installer and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, select the uninstall option after running the installer.

And here are some of the minimum system requirements for each as well.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• MacOS 13 Ventura or later.
• 8 GB of system memory. 16 GB when using Fusion.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Apple Silicon-based computer or GPU which supports Metal.

Minimum system requirements for Windows

• Windows 10 Creators Update.
• 16 GB of system memory. 32 GB when using Fusion.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.
• AMD/Intel official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
• NVIDIA Studio driver 550.58 or newer.

Minimum system requirements for Windows for Arm

• Windows 11 for ARM.
• Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite series processor.
• Recommended: 16 GB of system memory. 32 GB for 4K or when using Fusion.

Minimum system requirements for Linux

• Rocky Linux 8.6.
• 32 GB of system memory.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.
• AMD official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
• NVIDIA Studio driver 550.40.07 or newer.