[10][11] In 2009, Australian video processing and distribution technology company Blackmagic Design bought da Vinci Systems, retaining and expanding the engineering team for Resolve[12][13] but eliminating support-based contracts for the tool.

[19] Subsequently, version 8.2 (December 2011) further expanded the software's scope (which was previously available only for macOS and Linux) with the first Windows release, beginning with a public beta.

[20][21] Version 9 (2012) included redesigned user interface elements, added metadata editing options, and expanded the range of supported cameras and file types.

[22][23] The following year, version 10 was released, increasing the amount of information imported from XML, AAF and EDL files, and adding OpenFX plug-in, JPEG 2000 and AVI support.

[24][25] Version 10 was also the first to include basic video editing features alongside the color correction functionality, such as the trimming of clips.

Previous versions required a custom build of Linux, use of the DaVinci Resolve Advanced hardware control panel, and a license dongle.

[39] The first details for DaVinci Resolve version 17 were announced on November 9, 2020, including improved Fairlight audio and HDR color correction tools.

[56][57] For content delivery to services such as Netflix, Resolve provides functionality to create and validate IMF (Interoperable Master Format, standardized by SMPTE[58]) packages, known as IMPs[59] (which comprise multiple components, such as MXF content, a composition playlist (CPL), and XML package data[60]), without the use of separate DCP software.

[31] As of version 12.2 (December 2015), Resolve supports the hybrid log–gamma (HLG) standard for a high dynamic range,[73] as well as OpenCL[19] and Intel Quick Sync Video.

[77] Fairlight software has been used in the production of TV shows, advertisements, and feature films such as Logan and Murder on the Orient Express.

Fusion's core functionality is based on a modular, node-based interface, with each node forming one specific aspect of the effects being implemented.

Prior to its integration with Resolve, the standalone Fusion version was used to create effects for over 1,000 feature films and TV shows,[81] including The Martian,[82] Kingsman: The Secret Service[83] and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.

[87] Since introducing software-only options for Resolve, Blackmagic Design have also released hardware control panels that integrate with the software and provide users with a tactile interface and access to additional shortcuts.

It includes a standard computer keyboard and specialized components (such as a transport control for altering timeline position) to support two-handed editing.

[93] In 2011, DaVinci Resolve received a Red Dot award for highest rated 'Motion Picture Colour Grading System'.

[100] DaVinci Resolve has been used for the color grading and/or editing of feature films such as Alien: Covenant,[101] Avatar,[102] Best of Enemies,[103] Deadpool 2,[104] Jason Bourne,[105] Kingsman: The Golden Circle,[106] La La Land,[107] Love & Mercy,[108] the Pirates of the Caribbean series,[107] Prometheus,[109] Anora , Robin Hood,[110] Spectre,[111] Star Wars: The Last Jedi,[112] and X-Men: Apocalypse.

[129][130] DaVinci Resolve has also been used in the restoration of classic films such as Les Misérables,[131] Spartacus,[132] Black Like Me,[133] Jamaica Inn,[134] and The Perfect Woman.

[135] DaVinci Resolve software has been used in television shows including 2 Broke Girls,[136] American Horror Story,[137] Arrow,[136] Ash vs Evil Dead,[138] The Big Bang Theory,[139] Criminal Minds,[139] Daredevil,[140] The Flash,[136] Gotham,[141] How to Get Away with Murder,[139] The Last Man on Earth,[136] Lethal Weapon,[136] The Man in the High Castle,[139] The Mentalist,[137] The Muppets,[141] NCIS: Los Angeles,[137] Orphan Black,[141] Portlandia,[141] Sons of Anarchy,[137] Supernatural,[139] The Walking Dead,[136] What We Do in the Shadows, and Westworld.