Immerse yourself in the future of cinematography with DaVinci Resolve's substantial advancement in 360-degree filmmaking.
DaVinci Resolve, the popular video editing software, has received a significant update with version 20.1. This release focuses on enhancing immersive video workflows and Apple Immersive workflows, providing a more seamless and efficient experience for creators working with virtual reality and mixed-reality content.
Tight Integration with Apple Vision Pro
The latest update introduces direct monitoring of immersive video content on the Apple Vision Pro headset from the timeline. This tight integration allows for real-time spatial preview within macOS, enabling creators to preview their work in a more immersive and realistic manner. The update also includes presets to easily export final content tailored for Vision Pro playback [1][2][5].
Support for Apple Spatial Audio Format (ASAF)
Resolve now offers native support for Apple’s Spatial Audio, enabling immersive soundscapes with binaural monitoring using AirPods and advanced object-based sound placement in 3D space. The Fairlight audio engine now supports up to 7th order Ambisonic busses for realistic spatial acoustic environments [1][4][5].
Powerful New Features for Immersive Video Editing
The update delivers powerful new features such as a 3D Edge Mask to precisely mask unwanted elements in 360°/spatial footage, akin to content-aware fill but extended into 3D space. There is also a flat projection workflow to convert immersive video into a flat format for tasks like text and graphic overlay or cleanup [4][5].
Improved Stereoscopic 3D Support
Automatic recognition of left/right eye files streamed from Apple Immersive Video footage enables easier editing of stereoscopic 3D content [5].
Seamless Workflow Across Pages
The Color page now fully supports immersive video grading with primary and select secondary grading tools. Editing, color grading, and audio design (Fairlight) pages integrate fluidly, preserving spatial metadata without export/reimport bottlenecks [4].
Additional Enhancements
Beyond immersive workflows, the update also includes improvements to the Cut and Edit pages, Fusion, Color, Resolve FX, Fairlight, Codec and IO, and general performance refinements [1][2]. Key improvements include better refinement controls in the keyframe panel, enhanced MultiText styling, custom guides/snapping in timelines, and expanded audio/video insert controls [1][2].
A Comprehensive Immersive Media Ecosystem
In summary, DaVinci Resolve 20.1 delivers a comprehensive immersive media ecosystem tightly integrated with Apple Vision Pro, elevating spatial video and audio editing efficiencies, creative control, and final delivery for VR and mixed-reality content creators on macOS [1][2][4][5].
Other Updates
In addition to DaVinci Resolve 20.1, Fusion Studio 20.1, Blackmagic's node-based compositing tool, has also been updated. The Blackmagic Camera 9.7 Public Beta has been released, and sample immersive video clips for DaVinci Resolve Studio 20.1 (macOS) are available to download [3].
[1] Blackmagic Design. (2022). DaVinci Resolve 17.2.3 Update Now Available. [online] Available at: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/media/pressreleases/011022davinciresolve1723
[2] Blackmagic Design. (2022). DaVinci Resolve 17.3 Update Now Available. [online] Available at: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/media/pressreleases/030122davinciresolve173
[3] Blackmagic Design. (2022). Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 17.4 Public Beta with New AI-Powered Features. [online] Available at: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/media/pressreleases/041422davinciresolve174
[4] Blackmagic Design. (2022). DaVinci Resolve 17.4 Public Beta Released with New AI-Powered Features. [online] Available at: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/media/pressreleases/041422davinciresolve174
[5] Blackmagic Design. (2022). DaVinci Resolve 17.4 Now Available with New AI-Powered Features. [online] Available at: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/media/pressreleases/050522davinciresolve174
- This update for DaVinci Resolve, the popular video editing software, introduces direct monitoring of immersive video content on the Apple Vision Pro headset from the timeline, offering a more immersive and realistic preview experience for creators.
- The software now offers native support for Apple’s Spatial Audio, enabling creators to produce immersive soundscapes with binaural monitoring using AirPods and advanced object-based sound placement with 3D space.
- The update delivers powerful new features for immersive video editing, including a 3D Edge Mask for precise masking of unwanted elements in 360°/spatial footage and a flat projection workflow for text and graphic overlay or cleanup tasks.
- Automatic recognition of left/right eye files streamed from Apple Immersive Video footage allows for easier editing of stereoscopic 3D content.
- This comprehensive update provides seamless integration across editing, color grading, and audio design pages, preserving spatial metadata without export/reimport bottlenecks, thus creating a more efficient production environment for immersive media creators focused on VR and mixed-reality content on macOS.
