Crash on 1st startup

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jordancamera

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Crash on 1st startup

PostFri Jun 13, 2025 5:50 pm

I haven't been able to open Resolve with old 12,1 Mac, Sequoia booted with Opencore Legacy. I know my GPU is OpenGL so I downloaded Resolve 18 that supports that in the specs.

I see in other posts the Dwaine recommends Resolve 16 for old GPU challenges.
Looking for advice.

Attached are computer specs and tgz log file

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Re: Crash on 1st startup

PostMon Jun 16, 2025 11:37 pm

I installed Resolve 16 Studio and it works. Could someone please explain why Resolve 18 does not work with my hardware. Details provided in my first post.

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Re: Crash on 1st startup

PostTue Jun 17, 2025 3:31 am

Your GPU only has OpenCL 1.1 support. Resolve 18 requires OpenCL 1.2 or better support.
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