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DaVinci Resolve 14.2.1

ProductDaVinci Resolve Version14.2.1 Release dateJan 23, 2018 File size
Evidence summary: Not enough reports 0 confirmed patch-specific community reports

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AUXSAYS verdict INSUFFICIENT DATA

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Community monitoring MONITORING DEGRADED
Accepted reports
0
Latest evidence run
Aug 22, 2026
Healthy methods
1 fresh (success / no reports) · need 2
  • known_watchlist Partial collection last checked Aug 22, 2026
  • reddit_search Source request was blocked last checked Aug 22, 2026
  • creative_cow_forum_search Completed last checked Aug 22, 2026
  • vendor_forum_search Source request was blocked last checked Aug 22, 2026
  • web_search Method disabled last checked Aug 22, 2026

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Vendor Known Issues — No vendor-known issue data captured for this patch.

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Official Patch Notes — vendor release notes captured from the official source

This software update includes over 50 stability and general performance improvements, and is recommended for all DaVinci Resolve 14 users. DaVinci Resolve 14.2.1 features better performance on the edit page while generating thumbnails, correct output of 5.1 and 7.1 WAV files, a more reliable progress indicator when generating optimized proxy media, over a dozen Fairlight audio improvements, better Multicam viewer performance, the ability to change multiple clip properties at the same time, new Power Window tracking indicators for frame mode, improved stability for rendering Cineform and H.264, faster ProRes encoding, faster XAVC-I decoding and much more. Technical support for the free version is available via the Blackmagic Design web forums only.

Official Blackmagic support-download entry: DaVinci Resolve 14.2.1 Channel: Stable Release date: 2018-01-23 Platforms listed: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux

This software update includes over 50 stability and general performance improvements, and is recommended for all DaVinci Resolve 14 users. DaVinci Resolve 14.2.1 features better performance on the edit page while generating thumbnails, correct output of 5.1 and 7.1 WAV files, a more reliable progress indicator when generating optimized proxy media, over a dozen Fairlight audio improvements, better Multicam viewer performance, the ability to change multiple clip properties at the same time, new Power Window tracking indicators for frame mode, improved stability for rendering Cineform and H.264, faster ProRes encoding, faster XAVC-I decoding and much more. Technical support for the free version is available via the Blackmagic Design web forums only.

Official support page: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion Official metadata endpoint: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/api/support/us/downloads.json

AUXSAYS note: this is official download-portal metadata, not broad community consensus.

Technical Details
Released
Jan 23, 2018
File size
Official source checked
Aug 11, 2026
Official notes checked
Aug 11, 2026
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