Resolve 20 is total garbage

I upgraded to Resolve 20 Studio and started a new film project. I'm struggling with constant freezes and crashes, stupidly bad performance. I'm on Win11Pro with a 32core threadripper and a RTX5090 and heaps of RAM.

I'm also running 20 on 2 other Mac Pro's and have similar issues though not as bad as Windows.

It happens so often like every hour, not doing anything speacial. Can't pin the crashes to anything particular activity.

19 was rock solid, why BMD rush this out without fully testing it... I just don't get it.

Well......

Instead of bitching about it like a annoying teen, maybe you could help support out the regular way, like sending log files etc. As stated in the FAQ, and as you have seen a thousand times before here on the forum.

And just be nice and make your headlines less "Karen"in the future....
Good luck on resolving (haha) the issue and the project.

Oh... And more coffee I guess..

Staff will often chime in to help with crashes, but you do need to provide the relevant information as defined in the FAQ.

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=90190

I think the problem is with the RTX 5090, because I also had a lot of problems after switching from RTX 4090 to RTX 5090.

Nvidia is much faster selling expensive hardware than getting drivers right.

While there are still some minor issues, as I'd expect from any .0 version, 20 is not total garbage here under Sonoma.

And then, I'm with Jim on this one.

Did you upgrade the nvidia drivers?

Shouldn't you be on TikTok ranting about this kind of stuff. Over here, you post diagnostic logs and ask for help.

I upgraded to Resolve 20 Studio and started a new film project. I'm struggling with constant freezes and crashes, stupidly bad performance. I'm on Win11Pro with a 32core threadripper and a RTX5090 and heaps of RAM.

If you're running into Resolve crashes on Windows, go to the Resolve Help menu and select "Create Diagnostics Log on Desktop." Also, create a MSinfo32 info file by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information, then choosing Save. Now, place both files on a download site like Dropbox, post the link here in a forum message and see what BMD Support has to say.

Clean install is the way to go for me—especially for major updates.

Save a restore point and, uninstall, AND THEN delete everything on your system related to resolve: hidden files, system folders, appdata, etc.

Then install resolve.

Works for me every time.

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[Dwaine Maggart]

Just a comment about Marc's suggestions:

An MSinfo32 info file is not really helpful. We really need a .NFO file generated by opening the Windows System Information app and selecting its File - Save menu.

Clean install is the way to go for me—especially for major updates.

Save a restore point and, uninstall, AND THEN delete everything on your system related to resolve: hidden files, system folders, appdata, etc.

Then install resolve.

I install using Revo Pro, it will uninstall everything if you you tick the 'leftovers' option. Even if you never installed using it I feel if you do a normal uninstall, then install and uninstall using Revo Pro it should reset Resolve and with next install any problems may be gone. Would definitely want to backup projects etc first, as they'll probably be gone.

Resolve is working fine for me and I've never had to try that.

i use macrium reflect, make an image copy, and then install whatever - if it screws up, and it often does (not necessarily resolve, but any one of the other apps i use, or worse still, either driver or m$ update), i simply roll back.

i gather you're on the cutting edge with a 5090 - one of the problems being there, is you can easily bleed to death. i always like to let the dust settle when investing in new hardware. much better off letting others have the headaches than experiencing them myself

I'm on 19 with a 5090 and Ultra 9. No crashes here, and as usual, my upgrade to 20 will happen in about 6 months, once a few point releases have come out. I am never in a hurry to upgrade Resolve.

i gather you're on the cutting edge with a 5090 - one of the problems being there, is you can easily bleed to death. i always like to let the dust settle when investing in new hardware. much better off letting others have the headaches than experiencing them myself

I think that's very wise advice.

Resolve put all their eggs in the AI Nvidia basket. By doing so they have tied themselves to the product cycles of the company. At this point in time the RTX5090 has been out for 6 months and is currently the best card available to do professional work without paying the Quadro(or whatever it's called now) tax.

To that point, if you are building or upgrading a system for high end post production, it is the best and only choice currently available. RTX4090s are going for $3000.00+ in the US. Anybody building a new system is going to use a 50 series and of those, the 5090 with 32GB of VRAM is the pro choice.

The problem right now is that Resolve 20 is not a real option for a post house to use as it's still in Beta. Since Blackmagic has snubbed 19.1.x support for the 50 series, they've forced their users to choose between inferior hardware or a stable system. Of coarse it's worse than that since no sane post house would upgrade to 20 for the foreseeable future which means everyone is locked down for the coming months until Blackmagic either figures out support for 19.1.x or performs a miracle and stabilizes R20 to the satisfaction of post houses that have fought through the 19x debacle and are running stable only after 19.1.2 maybe.

Nobody buying a 50 series is bleeding edge anymore. The only bleeding edge I see is the Resolve 20 user beta that was forced on people who happen to buy a graphics card in the last half a year.

Well, that's totally normal. Hardware matures first, then drivers, then applications.
And it's not only about manufacturers, but us too. We want to use the new features praised in marketing, instead of working along with the old version, which is reasonably mature.

@dcpaustralia

"Resolve 20 is total garbage"
This is perhaps for you but not for most of us!!
I'm very happy with the final Version 20.

Dirk PEL

Don't forget about PC users, Dirk.

Sounds like if you build yourself the best of the most recent generation of PC hardware, you will be disappointed in Resolve. Many users with RTX 5090 cards report issues. So, if you need to run Resolve, you need a lesser machine (many with RTX 5070 Ti report success) or you need an RTX4xxx generation of GPU. This may be the case for the next several months (hopefully not, but...).

Is anyone with an RTX 5090 running Resolve successfully?

Sounds like if you build yourself the best of the most recent generation of PC hardware, you will be disappointed in Resolve. Many users with RTX 5090 cards report issues. So, if you need to run Resolve, you need a lesser machine (many with RTX 5070 Ti report success) or you need an RTX4xxx generation of GPU. This may be the case for the next several months (hopefully not, but...).

Is anyone with an RTX 5090 running Resolve successfully?

I have rtx5090, Resolve does works perfectly on every side. Extremely fast

To the original author of the post: The tone and wording of your post should not be taken seriously because it comes off as rude and insensitive. Yes, you may be frustrated and have a legitimate grip BUT be polite if you want people to help you. Also, BMD is FREE and one of the best programs. Studio 20 was just released. They need to fix some bugs. Your post comes off, like u need to maybe go back to 19 or use a different software from another company.

Sounds like if you build yourself the best of the most recent generation of PC hardware, you will be disappointed in Resolve. Many users with RTX 5090 cards report issues. So, if you need to run Resolve, you need a lesser machine (many with RTX 5070 Ti report success) or you need an RTX4xxx generation of GPU. This may be the case for the next several months (hopefully not, but...).

Is anyone with an RTX 5090 running Resolve successfully?

I have rtx5090, Resolve does works perfectly on every side. Extremely fast

Interesting - and you are on Windows 10 whereas the OP is on Windows 11 - maybe that's part of the issue?

Anyone successfully running RTX 5090 under Windows 11?

Hard to take the OP seriously based on their tone but we have seen many folks with the RTX 5090 reporting serious issues.

Interesting - and you are on Windows 10 whereas the OP is on Windows 11 - maybe that's part of the issue?

There have been many reports of stability issues affecting Win11 24H2, that are only now being addressed by windows updates.

If you are having crashes in Resolve V20, I think most likely other programs or some plugins you had installed on the system that caused the crashes. I don't have RTX 5090 but a RTX 5080 and so far has been very good on my PC. See a short clip below here.

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1089376391

Plugins are a great idea for what’s causing crashes. Try disabling them all - probably by renaming the resolve plugin folder so resolve doesn’t see it. If that fixes your crashes then you know where to look to start narrowing the problem down.

The problem right now is that Resolve 20 is not a real option for a post house to use as it's still in Beta.

No, it's not. I haven't had a crash yet and it's by far the fastest version I've seen yet. I'm not afraid to call it out when it doesn't work but this one is good.

User experiences span the full range from good to bad. For me on my MacBook it’s been great but not without bugs, of course.

I use 20 from beta be cause I need to use mm2 instead to buy silhouette license, and with except of two problems with beta1, work like a charm on an hackintosh and on Mac Pro M2 Max and on windows 10 pro (out of internet with stable driver etc), with 4080.

If you have a wrong or unlucky hardware combination it’snt Resolve fault, but unfortunately choose.

Pro user not adopt hardware before an year of it’s out on market due hardware firmware assessment, develop bug solving of driver and so on.

In the last 35 years I never bought latest tech when go out, on cameras, on hardware, on software, I leave other people to discover bugs.
At today where industries release hardware and patch later their fault with firmware and driver to not be late in this game, I prefer to delay buying and be safe about my hardware.


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