Davinci Resolve 18 May 2026

The single most significant change in DaVinci Resolve 18 is the introduction of Blackmagic Cloud. For decades, collaborative editing required expensive, complex proprietary servers (like Avid Nexis or shared NAS drives). Resolve 18 shatters that barrier.

Blackmagic Cloud allows multiple users—editors, colorists, sound designers, and VFX artists—to work on the exact same project simultaneously from anywhere in the world. Here is how it works:

Blackmagic Design provides the first 5GB of cloud storage for free, with affordable tiers thereafter. This move democratizes high-end collaboration, making it accessible to small studios and freelance teams who previously could not afford dedicated IT infrastructure. davinci resolve 18

Software alone doesn't solve the media bottleneck. To complement DaVinci Resolve 18, Blackmagic released the Blackmagic Cloud Store—a high-speed network storage solution.

This is a purpose-built rack-mountable storage device with 20TB, 40TB, or 80TB capacities. It features 10G Ethernet, 25G Ethernet, and even 100G Ethernet ports to allow dozens of editors to stream 8K RAW video simultaneously. When paired with Resolve 18, the Cloud Store creates a "serverless" workflow where the storage unit manages file locking and permissions automatically. For teams frustrated with slow Dropbox sync or complex NAS setups, this is a revelation. The single most significant change in DaVinci Resolve

Historically, if you wanted to edit a project with a remote colorist while someone else mixed audio, you needed expensive third-party tools like Adobe Teams or Avid Nexis.

Resolve 18 changes that with Blackmagic Cloud. Blackmagic Design provides the first 5GB of cloud

You can now host a project in the cloud. You, an editor in New York, a VFX artist in London, and a colorist in Tokyo can work on the same timeline at the same time. You see their changes in real-time, complete with chat icons and live pointers. The best part? Hosting a project costs nothing—you just pay for the cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, or their own Blackmagic Cloud) to store the media.