Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:12 pm
Just keep the dongle so you can run the Studio version. The Speed Editor does not need it, but it does need version 17.xx. There is no direct comparison chart available for the Free and Studio versions of Resolve 17. Having used the Free version for quite some time and then upgraded to the Studio version, I would not want to go back.
This gives a hint at the differences. For certain codecs the Studio version will give you hardware acceleration as well.
Resolve Studio 20.01 build 6
Dell XPS 8700 i7-4790, 24GB RAM, 2 x Evo SSDs, GTX1060/6GB (572.16 Studio Driver), Win10 Home, Speed Editor, Faderport 1, Calibrated Eizo ColorEdge CS230 + BenQ & Samsung monitors for UI, Canon C100mk2, Zoom H2n.