Logging in to DaVinci Resolve

Once a DaVinci Resolve Studio license has been assigned, it can be used to log in to DaVinci Resolve Studio. Each rental license allows DaVinci Resolve Studio to be activated on a single computer. More information on managing licenses, including moving licenses between computers is provided in the next section.

You can download the latest version of DaVinci Resolve Studio at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/au/products/davinciresolve/studio

To log in to DaVinci Resolve Studio:

  1. Open DaVinci Resolve Studio. On the activation screen, select ‘use Blackmagic Cloud ID’ and click ‘continue’. The DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 activation screen with 'Use Blackmagic Cloud ID' selected instead of 'Use License Key', and a Continue button
  2. Enter your Blackmagic Cloud ID email address and password. Click ‘log in’. The Blackmagic Cloud login screen in DaVinci Resolve Studio with a Blackmagic Cloud ID email address and password entered, and a 'Log In' button
  3. On the next page you will see a list of profiles associated with your account. If you have purchased a DaVinci Resolve Studio rental license in your personal profile, select ‘personal’ from the list. The 'Select the account profile to use' screen in DaVinci Resolve Studio with the 'Personal' profile selected from a list that also includes 'Boxed Films' and 'Main Studio' If you have been assigned a license in a Blackmagic Cloud organization, select the name of the organization from the list and click ‘log in’. The 'Select the account profile to use' screen in DaVinci Resolve Studio with the 'Main Studio' organization profile selected from the list, and a 'Log In' button
  4. A message will be displayed to confirm the license assigned to your account has been successfully activated. Click ‘continue’.

Once DaVinci Resolve loads, you will be able to select a project from a local, network or cloud project library.