Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Public Beta 5 Released

Software Update

by Alex HohenthanerJuly 12^th, 2023

Far from taking a summer break, the busy folks at Blackmagic Design released another update for the beta version of DaVinci Resolve 18.5. This follows a big update in May as well as a minor one in June. Seems like they are sticking to a monthly schedule at the moment.

BRAW support for Panasonic GH6

One of the main features found in the DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Beta 5 update is the inclusion of BRAW 3.3. support for Panasonic GH6 cameras. See our review of the GH6 here:

Wide gamut support in Fusion

Another new addition is the support of the DaVinci Wide Gamut color space in Fusion. This gives users a more accurate color representation when creating visual effects or motion graphics. Improvements have also been made to the high and low soft controls in DaVinci Wide Gamut. This allows finer adjustment and more sensitivity for more precise results. 

Text+ element

The Text+ element merging has also been improved, for example when using a gradient fill. This allows a smoother and more realistic blend in the transition from one file to another according to Blackmagic Design.

Audio improvements

On the Fusion page, the audio encoder bit rate can now be set per track. This means that every track gets higher quality audio rather than sharing the audio bit rate across tracks. When using the Fairlight Audio Accelerator, playback should be better now, especially when using the fast forward and rewind functions.

Video output clean feed

According to Blackmagic Design, this update also improves the video output when running the clean feed feature on Mac OS for Studio users. You can now have a full-screen view of the video output without the menu bar obstructing the view. 

Pricing and availability

You can download the DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Beta 5 directly from Blackmagic Design’s website or from retailers such as B&H and CVP. Before updating, check out our article on how to prepare yourself should anything go wrong. If you are just getting started in Resolve, check out this article with loads of resources from all over the web. 

DaVinci Resolve 18.5 MZed course by Ollie Kenchington is coming soon

Just to note here, we are in post production for a new, super detailed Beginners Course for DaVinci Resolve 18.5, which covers all the new functions. The course will be several hours long and give you a head-start to use DaVinci Resolve as your main video editing, color grading and motion graphics suite. This new course by Ollie Kenchington will be available on our sister site MZed.com very soon. We will keep you posted about the release.

Are these new features a reason for you to switch to DaVinci Resolve? Let us know in the comments below!