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Blackmagic Design announced on Friday the release of DaVinci Resolve 9.1, a new update to its world-renowned color correction system.
It seems that the most talked-about new feature is the support for Retina displays in Apple MacBook Pro laptops, which will allow users to take advantage of the maximum resolution offered by these displays.
The new DaVinci Resolve has also added support for improved performance and more efficient workflows. For example, there is now support for Final Cut Pro X Auditions XML, a Final Cut Pro X Auditions feature that lets you stack and scroll through multiple shots in a single timeline location. In addition, XML integration has been improved for working with Final Cut Pro X and 7 projects.
These improvements will not only affect XML, but also AAF (where it is now possible to generate a new one for MXF audio renders), and Sony XAVC and AVC-Intra files.
And speaking of files, this update features a new function called “CinemaDNG Input Device Transform (IDT)”, for correcting RAW images with the CinemaDNG format (used by cameras such as the Blackmagic Cinema Camera) in ACES workflows.
Support has been added to enhance or enable playback with files such as Sony F5 and F55 raw; Red Mysterium-X Monochrome sensor (software decode only); DNxHD 100 files (render support has also been added); and NTSC DV in 4×3 or 16×9 aspect ratios.
DaVinci Resolve 9.1 can now also be used with DeckLink 4K Extreme, Blackmagic Design’s latest addition to the DeckLiknk family of PCI Express capture cards. DeckLink 4K Extreme includes all the features of the popular DeckLink HD Extreme 3D, plus UltraHD 4K playback, four times the resolution of 1080HD video.
A minor update has been included in the database, so it is recommended to make backup copies of the dB project before downloading this version.
Finally, there are other new features such as: specification of frames or seconds in audio rendering; possibility to disable Red Rocket from the preferences; matte clips can be assigned to multiple clips in the Media Pool; and improved processing times for Sony CineAlta SStP files.
According to some of the early feedback on this new version, it appears to be more stable, with smoother playback and much faster auto-saves.
DaVinci Resolve 9.1 is available for free for Mac, Windows and Linux (in the full version) via the Blackmagic Design website. As always, the Lite version is still free for all users and also has this update, although only for Mac OS X and Windows.
And if you want to learn how to use DaVinci Resolve from the beginning or go a little deeper into advanced techniques, you may be interested in one of the two courses that will take place during the month of February: the DaVinci Resolve Course, or the Advanced DaVinci Resolve Course.
