Specifications

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DAVINCI RESOLVE FOR MAC - CERTIFIED CONFIGURATION GUIDE
DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Lite can
perform RED R3D decoding at various resolutions
and debayer qualities based on the performance of
your computer hardware, particularly the CPU speed
and number of cores. Real time R3D decoding can
be performed without a RED Rocket card but at
reduced resolution and debayer quality. As newer
generations of faster computers become available,
the real time R3D CPU based decoding performance
will increase.
If a single RED Rocket card is installed in your system,
playback of full resolution and premium debayer
quality of 2K files can be achieved as can premium
debayer quality of 4K files at half resolution.
MacBook Pro and iMac Resolve systems can use
the RED Rocket card in a Thunderbolt expander
to playback premium debayered 4K images at half
resolution. See the MacBook Pro and iMac sections
for expander details.
With the full version of Resolve multiple RED Rockets
can be used with the 2012 Mac Pro when installed in
a PCIe expander.
Rocket drivers and firmware
If you have a RED Rocket card installed inside your
Mac or via an expander you will need to manually
install the RED Rocket drivers and firmware from the
RED website for use with Resolve.
It is important to use the version of the RED Rocket
driver and firmware that is certified for use with
Resolve.
Please refer to readme file that is supplied with each
version of Resolve for the specific certified drivers
and Rocket firmware that is correct for that version
of DaVinci Resolve.
The drivers and firmware are available for download
from www.red.com/downloads.
You can verify operation of the RED Rocket by
selecting and deselecting the card in Preferences
Page -> System Overview.
When decoding R3D images using premium debayer
and half resolution decode compare the playback
speed with the Rocket enabled and disabled.
With the Rocket disabled DaVinci Resolve will use
the CPUs to perform the software decompression
and debayer. The CPU performance is usually slower
but often provides pleasing image quality results so
you can select the appropriate mode per your need.
Systems with RED Rocket