DaVinci Resolve 20.3 adds 32K support, improved timeline versioning & new metadata options

Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 20.3, concentrating on high-end hardware and workflow improvements. The new version introduces support for resolutions up to 32K when running on Apple M5 processors. Users also benefit from increased performance in the Resolve FX Noise Reduction tool, which streamlines demanding post-production tasks.

Alongside these enhancements, timeline backups now permit named snapshots, giving editors more effective versioning tools in collaborative environments. Building on metadata management, this release lets users add metadata fields as columns in the media pool, import and export ALE metadata, and define custom metadata fields during import. Exported metadata files now include these custom fields. Media pool views and project states persist individually, ensuring a consistent experience for those working across multiple projects.

For editing workflows, actions like inserting gaps at the playhead have entered the edit menu, and assignable key shortcuts now facilitate searching the media pool and opening clips in the timeline with the source viewer. Speed and duration changes now follow sync lock, and match frame works reliably with negative speed clips.

This update also brings support for IMF workflows with HDR Vivid and Audio Vivid, allows embedding HDR10+ metadata in QuickTime and MP4 files, and delivers updates for stability and general performance. Additionally, the iPad version can now render in the background on iPadOS 26 with M4 and newer chips, and it adds support for film look creator, film damage and analog damage.