DaVinci Resolve 17.1 for Apple M1 MacBooks and M1 Mac Mini is now out of beta and available in its final release. It offers H.265 4:2:2 hardware decode support, H.265 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 Intel decode/encode support in DaVinci Resolve Studio, support for GPU decoding of RED clips in OpenCL processing mode, and more. The regular version of the popular NLE from Blackmagic Design – DaVinci Resolve 17 – has been out of beta for two weeks already. Now, the Apple Silicon version of the editing software gets out of beta, too. Let’s take a quick look at all the details. DaVinci Resolve 17.1 Out of Beta When Apple released the long-awaited M1 Macs with its own Apple ARM-based CPU in November 2020, many people got excited. Having everything on one chip limits the upgradability, but it excels at efficiency. The many reviews that followed the announcement confirmed that the small 13″ M1 MacBooks and the new M1 Mac Mini introduce a very nice combination of power, compactness, and long battery life. Apple MacBook Pro 13″ M1. Image Credit: Apple Although the M1 systems are able to run x86 and x64 applications via the so called Rosetta emulation, running an app natively on ARM means better performance and stability. It seems that the Resolve team at Blackmagic Design prepared for the Apple M1 launch in advance. Only a few days after Apple’s announcement, Blackmagic Design released the DaVinci Resolve 17.1 that was optimized for the new Apple Silicon machines. After...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 12 March, 2021