Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 21.2
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Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 21.2, which adds touchscreen support for the Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, up to 5x faster effects rendering on M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, plus support for Blackmagic Generation 6 Color Science LUTs.

What’s new in DaVinci Resolve 21.2

The following features have been added or updated.

  • Support for Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR touch screens.
  • Support for Blackmagic Design Gen 6 LUTs.
  • ResolveFX False Color support for Gen 5 and Gen 6 color science.
  • Extracted audio files now retain source timecode.
  • Multicam clips now open as source clips in source timelines.
  • Open in Timeline with Source Viewer supports clips and multicams.
  • Menu action and shortcut to restore last active edit points.
  • Command or Ctrl marquee selection now uses last edit point type.
  • Conform lock multiple timeline clips to one media pool clip.
  • Convert in out to compound clip replaces clips in situ.
  • Separate context action to create compound clip from in out range.
  • Stop playback option applies to playhead nudges and mouse clicks.
  • Edit menu options now persist after UI layout reset.
  • Support for EXIF metadata in PNG files.
  • Improved AI assistant color and Fusion capabilities.
  • AI assistants can download extras needed for advanced features.
  • AI assistants can export frames or order thumbnails as grid.
  • Multiple scripting API improvements.
  • Addressed network drive audio issues for some MXF clips.
  • Addressed slow MP3 audio only renders.
  • Addressed missing clips in some AAF imports.
  • Addressed incorrect audio timecode for AAF with interlaced media.
  • Addressed OGraf template loading from network and zipped paths.
  • Addressed OGraf render timeouts and memory usage issues.
  • Addressed slow loading of media from XDCAM drives.
  • Addressed flashing media offline frames with some H.265 clips.
  • Addressed source track changes in collaboration source timelines.
  • Addressed loss of OpenFX from MultiMaster trim groups on reload.
  • Addressed hang editing MultiText keyframes during render cache.
  • Addressed issues with italics in imported TTML subtitles.
  • Addressed data burn scaling issues for render resolutions.
  • Addressed HE-AAC decode issues for some clips on Windows.
  • Addressed incorrect channel order for WAV files with iXML tracks.
  • Addressed crash decoding some multi-channel DNG files.
  • Addressed render in place handles for frame based formats.
  • Addressed audio input device preference reset after restart.
  • Addressed GPU memory error for some OpenFX on Windows.
  • Addressed artifacts in Sony XAVC Long GOP MXF renders.
  • Addressed missing Text+ inspector controls in older projects.
  • Addressed anchoring issue with Text+ CLS box extend controls.
  • Addressed issues with CustomTool LUT name controls.
  • Addressed issue with clip EQ pasted Q and frequency attributes.
  • Addressed ACES 2.0 artifacts on Windows and Linux.
  • Addressed MainConcept H.265 CRF render crash.
  • Addressed network paths with accented characters on macOS 27.
  • Addressed file size estimates for spanned RED clips.
  • Updated Fusion tool and scripting reference developer documents.
  • General performance and stability improvements.