Resolve Studio 20.0 Build 49

[George Moreno]

Hi Peter
You’re on an iMac with macOS Ventura 13.7.7 running Resolve Studio 20.0 Build 49, and Resolve crashes even when idle. The catch is that newer builds (20.1 and up) require macOS 14, which your Mac can’t install.

This is a compatibility issue, not hardware load. Resolve 20 was really designed for macOS 14+, so Ventura support is unstable. Here are your options:

1.Resolve 19.1.4 (recommended)

.-Last version officially supported on Ventura.

.-Rock solid for editing, prepping media, transcoding, and metadata tagging.

.-Projects from 19 can be opened later on newer machines.

2.Resolve 20.0 (first release)

.-The very first 20.0 build runs on Ventura (many users reported it works fine, sometimes even more stable than 19).

.-Later builds (20.0.1, 20.0.49) are less stable, and starting with 20.1, Ventura is blocked entirely.

3.Other tips

In Preferences → System → Memory & GPU, try toggling between Metal and Auto to reduce random crashes.

Enable automatic project backups so you don’t lose work.
On Ventura, either stick with Resolve 19.1.4 for maximum stability, or if you want Resolve 20 features, run the very first 20.0 release, which still works on macOS 13. Everything newer is either unstable or blocked.

Here you can find the very first version of Resolve 20 https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion

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[Andres Castañeda]

I suppose you already tried to reinstall the program.

Is it happening in all projects?

The issue is happening doing an specific task?

Can you share some screenshots?

 

Let me know.