
In 2009, Blackmagic Design which is an Australian video processing and distribution technology company bought the designs for da Vinci systems and started to retain and expand the team for its DaVinci Resolve software system. The systems are made to leverage parallel processing in InfiniBand topology to support the performance during the color processing and grading. All these tools were then integrated exclusively for a dedicated hardware controller. It introduced itself with three types of possible configurations which are digital intermediate configuration tool, visual effects tool, and a 2K resolution processing tool. For more information and to download free versions of Resolve and Fusion, visit Blackmagic Design.Initially, da Vinci was introduced as a resolution-independent software. Still, for users needing more, a lifetime license of DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Fusion Studio each cost $299 for lifetime licenses. There are quite a few features in the free version. While the new color science, HDR grading and improvements and Fairlight usability are the most noticeable features, what I am most proud of are the thousands of small improvements that customers will notice every day!'ĭaVinci Resolve 17.1 and DaVinci 17.1 are available in the free version of DaVinci Resolve. The key takeaways are new HDR grading tools, redesigned primary color controls, an AI-based magic mask and a next-generation Fairlight audio engine.Īt the time of DaVinci Resolve 17's announcement, Blackmagic Design CEO, Grant Perry, said, 'This is a massive update and it has amazing new technology and features for colorists, audio engineers, editors and visual effects artists.

If you missed DaVinci Resolve 17's announcement in November, you can catch up on all the details in our coverage. The update adds Apple Silicon support and offers general performance and stability improvements. Apple fans can expect even more new M1 Macs this year, including a rumored new iMac and Mac Pro.īlackmagic Fusion 17.1 has a much smaller list of updates although no less significant for M1 Mac users. Last year, Apple announced its first three M1 Macs, the Mac Mini, MacBook Air and 13" MacBook Pro.

For additional details and full system requirements, click here.ĭaVinci Resolve 17.1 and Fusion 17.1 now run natively on M1 Macs, such as the MacBook Pro shown here. DaVinci Resolve 17.1 also adds support for GPU decoding of RED clips in OpenCL processing mode, the option always to perform copy and paste actions on selected color nodes, and general performance and stability improvements. Intel computers receive H.265 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 hardware decoding in the latest version of Resolve.


In addition to M1 support, Resolve 17.1 adds H.265 4:2:2 hardware decoding for Apple Silicon.
