A key application for the Windows on Arm ecosystem, Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve video editor, has exited beta and is now available for download in both X86 and Windows on Arm versions.
For months, Qualcomm has highlighted DaVinci Resolve as a major app that legitimized its Snapdragon X Elite processor and the related Windows on Arm ecosystem. DaVinci Resolve is an extremely popular tool, in part because of its pricing tier — the full-featured app is free, but professionals can buy a paid Studio license for even more features. Publishing the app in a dedicated Windows on Arm version basically told the world that yes, Copilot+ PCs were powerful enough for professional work.
Blackmagic makes both the Windows (X86) version of DaVinci Resolve and the Windows on Arm version available for download on its website. Both versions contain the same features. While Resolve can handle media files of any resolution, it does limit project mastering and output to Ultra HD or lower, and supports just one GPU on Windows. It supports two GPUs on the Mac Pro.
Blackmagic provides a list of new features in DaVinci Resolve 19.0, which include live media syncing so that editors can begin editing even while the camera is recording, and AI-powered features to isolate voices, remix music, and use AI tracking and stabilization.
So far, we haven’t included an Arm laptop in our list of the best laptops for video editing. Maybe that will change soon?
Author: Mark Hachman, Senior Editor, PCWorld
Mark has written for PCWorld for the last decade, with 30 years of experience covering technology. He has authored over 3,500 articles for PCWorld alone, covering PC microprocessors, peripherals, and Microsoft Windows, among other topics. Mark has written for publications including PC Magazine, Byte, eWEEK, Popular Science and Electronic Buyers' News, where he shared a Jesse H. Neal Award for breaking news. He recently handed over a collection of several dozen Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs because his office simply has no more room.