Patch intelligence record
DaVinci Resolve 21.0.1
Current reports mention startup or application crashes and render/export failures. Production editors with active delivery deadlines should wait or test on copied projects.
Current reports mention startup or application crashes in application stability, general workflow reports, render/export failures in application stability.
- Accepted reports
- 5
- Latest evidence run
- Aug 7, 2026
- Healthy methods
- 1 fresh (success / no reports) · need 2
- known_watchlist Partial collection last checked Aug 7, 2026
- reddit_search Partial collection last checked Aug 7, 2026
- creative_cow_forum_search Completed last checked Aug 7, 2026
- vendor_forum_search Source request was blocked last checked Aug 7, 2026
- web_search Method disabled last checked Aug 7, 2026
Monitoring reflects community-evidence collection health for this exact release — an absence of reports is not a safety guarantee, and this is separate from the AUXSAYS verdict.
Vendor Known Issues — No vendor-known issue data captured for this patch.
AUXSAYS has not captured official issue data for this patch. This does not indicate the vendor has no issues. Not counted as community reports.
Official Patch Notes — vendor release notes captured from the official source
This software update improves DNG and Apple ProRAW decoding, Fusion dual screen layouts and HDR metadata handling for H.265 HDR renders. The update also improves reliability when using AI CineFocus and adds support for Sony α7R VI ARW RAW stills and Affinity RGB 16-bit formats. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle, Blackmagic Cloud license or software activation code.
Official Blackmagic support-download entry: DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.0.1 Update Channel: Stable Release date: 2026-06-24 Platforms listed: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Windows ARM
This software update improves DNG and Apple ProRAW decoding, Fusion dual screen layouts and HDR metadata handling for H.265 HDR renders. The update also improves reliability when using AI CineFocus and adds support for Sony α7R VI ARW RAW stills and Affinity RGB 16-bit formats. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle, Blackmagic Cloud license or software activation code.
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
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- Official source checked
- Jul 22, 2026
- Official notes checked
- Jul 22, 2026
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User Reports / Sources (5)
User report sources used for the current read.
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, June 24). Audio doesn't work at all. reddit community report Issue: startup or application crashes in application stability Workflow: application stability
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, June 26). Body/dress retouching on handheld wedding footage — tracking keeps failing, what's your workflow?. reddit community report Issue: general workflow reports Workflow: general DaVinci Resolve workflow
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, June 27). DavinciResolve just crashes after selecting a folder to export to (Windows 11). reddit community report Issue: render/export failures in application stability Workflow: application stability
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, July 2). Really need some Datamosh Advice!!. reddit community report Issue: startup or application crashes in application stability Workflow: application stability
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, July 10). Unable to drag and move play-head in Edit tab. reddit community report Issue: general workflow reports Workflow: general DaVinci Resolve workflow
Official sources
- Blackmagic Design. (2026, June 24). Blackmagic support downloads.download portal
- Blackmagic Design. (2026, June 24). Blackmagic support downloads JSON.vendor api
- Blackmagic Design. Download page.download