FREMONT, CA - Blackmagic Design has announced a major update to its DaVinci Resolve editing, color grading, audio and VFX tool. Version 20.1 adds support for Apple Immersive Video workflows within DaVinci Resolve Studio for macOS. With this update creators can edit, color grade, add visual effects, mix Spatial Audio, and deliver Apple Immersive Video captured using the new Blackmagic Ursa Cine Immersive camera.
A new immersive video viewer lets users pan, tilt and roll clips for viewing on 2D monitors, or directly stream to Apple Vision Pro for a more immersive editing experience. DaVinci Resolve 20.1 is available now for download from the Blackmagic Design website (www.blackmagicdesign.com).
“We are excited to release this update for DaVinci Resolve Studio, which adds tools for Apple Immersive Video to the edit, color, Fairlight and Fusion pages,” says Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design's CEO. “Now filmmakers can create stunning immersive content that was previously too complex or expensive to produce. The best part is that you can edit, grade and mix 3D immersive video and audio using familiar tools from 2D projects. We can’t wait to see the immersive action, drama, concerts, sports and other incredible experiences our customers will create using DaVinci Resolve!”
With support for decoding and playback of the stereoscopic 8K, 90fps Blackmagic Raw files from the Ursa Cine Immersive camera, DaVinci Resolve Studio for macOS provides a complete workflow from editing to playback on Apple Vision Pro. Users get the same familiar tools as their 2D projects, but updated for 3D immersive video. New project settings bring Apple Immersive Video to every page, including a new immersive video viewer that lets users view work on any standard monitor, an updated spatial audio editor, as well multiple ways to review and export Apple Immersive Video on Apple Vision Pro.
The edit page lets users work with files from the Ursa Cine Immersive camera, just like any other 2D media, with the familiar drag & drop interface. The new immersive viewer shows immersive video in its native state, converted to LatLong or to a viewport view that customers can pan around in on-screen. When working with files from the Ursa Cine Immersive on the color page, users get full use of primary color correction tools, along with select secondary grading tools. New tools in the 3D palette, such as the Edge Mask, let pros adjust the field of view captured by the Ursa Cine Immersive to exclude microphones or other items that are in the shot.
The Fusion page lets creators produce 3D titles and graphics that leap across the field of view, or work with USD files for true Hollywood-caliber effects in immersive video. Familiar tools, like the patcher and distort tools, are now updated to work seamlessly with immersive video. The immersive patcher converts lens space images to a flattened image so artists can patch or paint, add graphics or text. Converting back to lens space lets creatives composite correctly onto the original camera lens space image.
Resolve Studio 20.1 also allows users to mix and master immersive Apple Spatial Audio Format (ASAF) soundtracks. The Fairlight audio section fully supports integrated native operation with up to 7th order Ambisonic busses, as well as objects and channels. The 3D panner view is enhanced for ASAF and lets mixers place sounds almost anywhere in 3D space, including object position, orientation and room simulation. Users can even import and remix existing 3D audio formats into ASAF for Apple Vision Pro.
The media and delivery pages have also been updated to include presets for Apple Immersive Video export. Customers can use the presets to render their immersive project, just like a normal project, then drag and drop the rendered file in the Apple Immersive Video Utility for macOS. This means that the immersive video is now ready to stream to their Apple Vision Pro. Customers can also render a ProRes bundle for viewing using Apple Compressor.