23/10/2021
Quite big update of Davinci Resolve.
Today we announced DaVinci Resolve 17.4 update which adds support for Apple MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, integration with Dropbox Replay as well as improvements to subtitling, support for more languages and layouts with Text+, automatic color management, support for Steinberg VST3 plugins, the ability to export YouTube video chapters and more.
Watch the What's New Video to learn more about DaVinci Resolve 17.4: https://youtu.be/73CUWtTs0kM
This update transforms the speed of DaVinci Resolve to work up to 5 times faster on Apple MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. With this massive speed increase, customers can now play back, edit and grade 8K projects even faster, and can work with up to 12 streams of 8K footage.
It also increases the decoding speed of 12K Blackmagic RAW files, making it over 3 times faster plus H.265 rendering is 1.5 times faster as well. DaVinci Neural Engine performance is up to 4 times faster for real time facial recognition, object detection and smart reframing! Support for ProMotion 120Hz displays makes playback and editing incredibly smooth and HDR viewers are also supported on the new Apple MacBook HDR displays.
With the new Dropbox Replay integration, your projects will flow smoothly from DaVinci Resolve Studio directly to Dropbox Replay for easy video review and approval. Now, frame accurate colored markers, comments and annotations made in Dropbox Replay are almost instantaneously synced to your DaVinci Resolve timeline. Plus with a simple login, you only have to sign in once. Other features include quick and easy render set up with dedicated Dropbox Replay preset as well as automatic background uploads that are monitored for status and confirmed when complete.
For subtitling, this update includes automatic resizing of backgrounds and cursor placement when creating captions, as well as nested timeline subtitle tracks now auto-populating the main timeline to speed up your captioning process.
There are also improvements to the edit page such as better functionality for position curves in the timeline, so you can more easily adjust the ease in and out points. This creates a more custom transition from one point to another when applying zoom or image position adjustments. You will also now be able to use DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor to switch between cameras in multicam clips on the edit page making it faster to cut together your program. Additional support for asymmetrical trimming allows you to adjust a transition’s in point without affecting its out point or vice versa, enabling you to fine tune your work more quickly.
With Fusion, you’ll get additional support for languages with combined glyphs and those that may write right to left such as Arabic and Hebrew. Combined with improved vertical layouts, rotation and line direction when working with Text+, this will enable you to work in a wider range of languages and layouts.
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 adds greater support for automatic color management, making it faster and simpler to set up your project. Additionally, this update adds support for ACES 1.3, including gamut compression, so you can now more accurately display wide gamut images to be certain you’re getting the best representation of the source image.
A new Resolve FX called custom mixer allows you to combine effects and make adjustments to grades with finer control. Plus, a new 3D keyer adds the ability to make finer adjustments to the key and matte finesse settings to make it easier to create clean masks with more accurate keys and finer edges. For DaVinci Resolve Studio, there’s also a new film halation which will add the effect of a glow or light reflections around high contrast edges, giving your images a more filmic look.
Fairlight audio now has support for Steinberg VST3 audio plugins, giving you access to more audio effects so you can create the perfect soundtrack. Plus, you’ll get keyboard shortcuts or click and drag to reorder, move and duplicate effects in the Fairlight mixer, displays single sided audio transitions as fades and added support for multi channel audio outputs.
When finishing your project, you can now export projects with YouTube video chapters, improved encode settings for the Youtube render preset and the ability to use hardware accelerated H.265 on Windows.
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 update is available now as a free download from www.blackmagicdesign.com/support
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 Features
Key Features
• Hardware accelerated Apple ProRes on Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max.
• 120Hz support on Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max for smoother UI and playback.
• Faster DaVinci Neural Engine performance on Mac OS 12.
• Native HDR viewers on supported Mac hardware.
• Comments and annotations sync between Dropbox Replay and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
• Markers and comments sync between Dropbox and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
• Export timeline markers titles as YouTube video or Quicktime chapters.
• Steinberg VST3 support giving access to even more audio effects.
• Simplified color management, SDR and HDR selection and new automatic project settings.
• New Resolve FX including film halation.
• Improved 3D keyer and matte finesse controls.
• Text+ support for combining glyphs, vertical layouts and right to left for Arabic etc.
• Significantly faster ProRes decode, encode and AI performance for M1.
• Subtitle backgrounds auto resize and nested timelines decompose to parent.
Support for Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max
• Hardware accelerated Apple ProRes on Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max.
• 120Hz support on Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max for smoother UI and playback.
• Faster DaVinci Neural Engine performance on Mac OS 12.
• Native HDR viewers on supported Mac hardware.
• Native full screen mode on Mac.
Dropbox Comment Integration
• Dropbox login within DaVinci Resolve preferences.
• Render directly to Dropbox or Dropbox Replay.
• Automatic background uploads when render completes.
• Comments and annotations sync between Dropbox Replay and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
• Markers and comments sync between Dropbox and DaVinci Resolve Studio.