If there is one thing you cannot accuse Blackmagic Design of it’s a lack of updates for DaVinci Resolve – the latest one having just dropped a few days ago. It now seems that every few months a new version with interesting new features is made available (all for free if you have already bought the studio version). But it might be good advice to not rush the installation of the new version. Here are some tips on what to do when thinking about upgrading. DaVinci Resolve Version 18 – Image source: Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve updating: Do – backup your database(s) You should do this regularly anyway since the database stores everything you are doing in Resolve including all your projects. But it is especially important when switching to a new version. And even more important when the new version (such as 18) insists on upgrading your database, which will make it unusable for previous releases of the program. Press the button marked red to expand the view in the project window. Doing a backup is quite easy: expand the view in the project window by clicking on the “Show/Hide Project Libraries” button in the top left corner. This will give a view of your databases. Many users will only have one local database, but others create databases based on time (e.g. one for each year) or a database per client. Not click on the little info icon right of the database name and choose “Backup” to a location you...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 8 February, 2023