Blackmagic Design - DaVinci Resolve Studio v21.0.3 [Intel/Apple]

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 21
The following features have been added or updated:
Photo page (Photo)

• New photo editing features are now fully integrated into DaVinci Resolve.
• Image library with support for tags, favorites, ratings and album collections.
• Albums allow you to collect, manage and correct photos in their original resolution.
• Native RAW support for major camera formats.
• Direct image capture via connected Sony or Canon cameras (tethering).
• Import media files from Apple Photos to macOS.
• Import Lightroom directory files into the media pool.
• Exploiting Resolve's multi-user collaboration capabilities and Blackmagic Cloud synchronization.
• Support for DaVinci color management toolkit and grading panels.
• Using Resolve's entire built-in suite of AI tools, including AI IntelliSearch.
• Applying Looks, LUT, ResolveFX and OpenFX to your images.
• Packet export and GPU accelerated conversion.

Artificial Intelligence Tools (AI Tools)

• AI IntelliSearch makes it easy to find people or objects.
• AI Speech Generator converts written text into speech.
• AI CineFocus allows you to change focus with realistic bokeh and lens effects.
• AI Face Age Transformer allows you to age or rejuvenate your face.
• AI Face Reshaper for flexible reshaping and size of facial features.
• AI Blemish Removal for removing facial spots and skin defects.
• AI SlateFinder automatically detects slates and marks their position.
• AI SlateID to read data from the clapper and fill in the clip metadata.
• AI UltraSharpen for high-precision sharpness in moving images.
• AI Motion Deblur allows you to remove common motion blur artifacts.
• Improved quality of AI UltraNR for UHD timelines and above.

Cut and Edit pages (Assembly and Installation)

• Keyframe animation now provides powerful speed controls (retime) with 4-point Bezier curves.
• Adding key frames and curves for multiple selected clips.
• Options for smoothing (ease) key frames: loop, ping pong, reverse and stretch.
• Key frames for Fusion effects, generators and text, and editing effects.
• Subframe support for key frames and markers.
• Native support for OGraf HTML graphics.
• Native support for Lottie animations.
• Resolve FX Picture in Picture effect.
• Font browser window for text and subtitle elements.
• Preview fonts during selection (as a setting).
• Spell check for all text elements.
• Support for emoji and color fonts for Text+ and MultiText.
• Preview of Multicam angles in clean feed and video outputs.
• Multicam clips can include all audio tracks for each corner.
• Multicam clips can use the full clip length when creating and synchronizing.
• Replay control to limit viewing of the last 5 minutes of recorded media files.
• The Replay editor allows you to select a timeline using the search disk.
• Replay now allows independent initial and final stingers (interrupts).
• Replay Header Palette supports up to 6 favorite headers.
• Monaural sound is now played on the left and right channels of stereo tracks.
• Improved waveforms, markers and fades for short editing tracks.
• Original timelines support automatic track selectors.
• DRT timeline import supports link and conform parameters.
• Comparing timelines using snapshots of timeline backups.
• The subtitle inspector now supports the "find and replace" feature.
• The Edit page allows you to show or hide tracks from the index.
• Support EDL clip name editing in the edit index.
• Support for Affinity.af files with group and individual layer management.
• IntelliScript supports importing scripts from Final Draft or plain text.
• Faster audio transcription and improved subtitle word timing.
• Timecode options on the Edit page for frames, subframes or audio samples.
• Duration timecode option to display the duration of the selected clip.
• Improved timeline viewing options with presets and clip name option.
• View deleted (remote) versions of color correction in the source monitor.
• Local versions of grading use remote grads when creating a new video.
• Up to 2 times faster AI Speed Warp (Metal option on macOS).
• Action in the timeline menu to select transitions on the Cut and Edit pages.
• Insert and remove attributes for clip color, markers and flags.
• Insert and remove attributes to save image position when framing (crop).
• Switching audio channels to select multiple clips through a context menu.
• The source tape on the Edit page supports stereoscopic 3D clips.
• The original feed on the Edit page includes clips of the multi-cam.
• Match frame finds source media for nested clips and a multi-cam.
• Resolve FX Video Collage with Separate Tile Filling and Border Management.
• Fade in/out support for subtitles.

Media Pool & Metadata

• Supports tabbed layouts.
• Thumbnail, list, and metadata viewing modes can be set for each bin.
• Star rating support for clips.
• The Cut page supports smart bin.
• Export media bin sketches in PDF format.
• Automatic smart bin and clip filter for offline clips.
• Custom metadata for smart beans, filters, data burn and naming tags.
• Setting up project posters (poster frames).
• Display input color space and gamma in metadata view.
• Support for transcription column as a list.
• Custom hotkeys to configure viewing of thumbnails, list or metadata.
• Ability to reset audio clip attributes to original configuration.

Color page (Color)

• MultiMaster trim pass for grading one timeline to many output formats.
• Render Magic Mask in place (in place) as an external mask.
• Clip groups now support grading versions.
• Node graphs can now be viewed as a list of layers.
• Node stacks now support up to 8 layers.
• Film Look Creator adds an Aurora preset and contrast roll-off controls.
• Softness controls in Film Look Creator support film gate.
• Shared node support for stereoscopic 3D clips.
• Customizable HDR and nit ranges for ospreys.
• Lots of improvements to HDR Vivid, including controls for the mini-panel.
• ACES AMF enhancements, including transformation name and custom folders.
• Reset Dolby Vision and HDR analysis from the options menu.
• Adobe RGB color space and range support.
• OpenFX Color Management API 1.5 for color space-aware effects.
• Advanced panel controls for safe areas 2.39 and 2.4.
• Multiplayer projects can bypass color management on the Color page.
• Motion Blur option for Metal on macOS.
• Inserting tracking data between Power Windows preserves the original form.

Immersive and VR workflows

• Apple Immersive workflows now support foveated rendering.
• Initial support for standard immersive VR180 and VR360 workflows.
• View the original VR180 and VR360 clips in immersive or viewport format.
• Mixing and combining VR180 and VR360 on immersive timelines.
• Standard immersive timelines support immersive transformation management.
• VR180 and VR360 export presets for Meta Quest and YouTube.
• LatLong Patcher provides a customizable field of view.
• Fusion added an immersive Panomap spin and ILPD retargeting.

Fairlight page

• Folder tracks allow you to collapse or expand a group of tracks.
• Supports Go to mouse pointer using the C key.

Fusion page

• Supports Krokodove motion graphics effects.
• More than 100 new effects and tools for motion graphics.
• New macro editor with inspector and publication for editing effects.
• Fusion animation can be creatively controlled by Fairlight sound.
• Native support for OGraf HTML graphics.
• Native support for Lottie animations.
• Text+ and MultiText support spell checking.
• Font enhancements including emoji, color fonts and more.
• Improved MultiText (position, pivot, alignment and CSV import).
• Support USD SDK 25.11 with Hydra API 2.0 for Storm Render.
• USD support for 3D mask objects (matte) and textures.
• Support USD Texture Projector and Catcher.
• Global in-out controls for USD Loader.
• Support 3D Renderer for Cryptomatte.
• Native support for creating relief maps.
• Change properties in the inspector for multi-tool selection.
• Changing the total values in the inspector for all selected layers with multiple tools.
• Multilayer support for stereoscopic 3D clips and deep images.
• Color correction of deep images in Fusion.
• Custom metadata variables in paths, expressions, and scripts.
• The Lens Distort tool now offers checkerboard calibration and GPU acceleration.
• Vector channel support in multilayer workflows.
• Permanence of guides and rulers, presets and improved binding (snapping).
• MediaIn nodes now display the name of the clip.
• Opening key frames and splines in a new window.
• Up to 2 times faster Relight tool.
• Up to 6 times faster Depth Map tool.
• Support for remote monitoring of Fusion previews.

Codecs & I/O

• Improved support for growing MXF (growing files) files for broadcast processes.
• MXF OP1A support for MPEG2 bitrate and other encoding parameters.
• Canon CR3 RAW decoding support.
• Fujifilm RAF RAW decoding support.
• Apple ProRAW decoding support.
• Supports compressed ARW from Sony A7V cameras and later.
• Improved support for Nikon NEF RAW decoding.
• Support for HDR decoding for HEIC, JPEG, PNG and TIFF images.
• Support HEIC encoding on macOS and Windows.
• Support for HDR encoding for HEIC, JPEG, PNG and TIFF images.
• Improved support for EXIF metadata for static image formats.
• Supports additional IMF ISXD packages for HDR Vivid.
• MainConcept H.265 and MV-HEVC 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 encoding support.
• Intel QuickSync H.264 10-bit 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 decoding support.
• Intel QuickSync AVC Intra decoding support.
• Intel QuickSync AV1 4:4:4 decoding and encoding support.
• Support for MV-HEVC decoding on Nvidia systems.
• Support for encoding ambisonic audio formats (multi-channel audio output).
• Ability to override RCM or ACES output for each rendering job.

General Improvements

• Background rendering, fast export and proxy generation.
• Background analysis for audio transcription and classification.
• Powerful, advanced and flexible data burn-in window.
• You can now search by Preferences and project settings.
• Multi-user projects support dynamic project switching.
• Up to 3 times higher file synchronization performance with Blackmagic Cloud.
• Overall performance and stability improvements.

Notes:
Starting with DaVinci Resolve 21, Intel-based Macs are not supported. Codecs and third-party SDKs that require Rosetta continue to be supported.
To control Sony cameras on Windows, you must install the Sony IEDT app from the Sony website.
DaVinci Resolve 21 requires exclusive access to connected Sony and Canon cameras. The operation of other camera or photo applications may prevent Resolve from accessing and controlling camera hardware.

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3
The following features have been added or updated.

• New version of the speed curve for outdated mode (Legacy Speed Mode).
• The DNG pre-tone curve is enabled by default in new projects.
• Fixed an issue with adding a keyframe on a subframe.
• Fixed an issue with keyframe insertion on linked audio.
• Added customizable keyframe smoothing actions (Ease Actions).
• Display frames in the Inspector for the duration of interlaced transitions.
• The interpretation of the duration of interlaced generators and transitions has been corrected.
• Fixed audio duration for inserted segment of interlaced media files.
• Fixed a problem with determining the dominance of fields for some interlaced clips.
• Fixed an issue in Fusion when importing PSD with layers disabled.
• Fixed an issue with Magic Mask Srender Mask for album photos.
• Fixed the offset of the Bezier window when setting up vertex smoothing.
• Fixed an issue with decoding some Sony BURANO X-OCN clips.
• Fixed a preview issue when exporting HDR freeze frames in some browsers.
• Fixed incorrect results of scripts for audio mapping in some scenarios.
• Updated DaVinci Resolve 21 reference guide.
• The SDI output for replays (Replay) now always displays the selected camera.
• Supports API scripts for displaying a list of project attributes in the trash (Project Bin).
• API script support for presets of user settings.
• API script support for displaying a list of interface layout presets (UI Layout).
• Supports API scripts for listing and removing data stitching presets (Data Burn-in).
• Overall performance and stability improvements.

After installation, run the patch.sh script in the _crack directory:

1. Launch Terminal in the _crack directory. To do this, in Finder, right-click on the _crack folder and select "New terminal at folder address" from the context menu. On versions of MacOS 13 and younger, this item can be in the "Services" submenu.

2. Enter or copy the command

bash./patch.sh
and press Enter.

3. When you request a password (Password string: and key symbol), enter the password of the current user you are logging in with and press Enter. When a password is entered, no asterisks are displayed in the terminal, but the password is still entered. Check the layout if you see the password request again.
4. If the script is successful, you will see the message "All files patched successfully" in the last line of output.
5. The application is ready to use

After updating to a new version (for example, from 20 or previous beta versions of 21.x, etc.), you need to restart the patch.sh script according to the instructions!
Possible errors and remediation methods 🤔

Failed to give current user write permissions to '/Applications/DaVinci Resolve/DaVinci Resolve.app/Contents'

Try giving the Terminal program access to application management in the settings, in the "privacy and security" section.

The distribution can also be downloaded from the official Blackmagic website at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

1. Click the Free Download Now button

2. Select DaVinci Resolve version Studio 21, press the Mac OS X button

3. Click on the Download Only link in the lower left corner of the form

Installation is always done in the directory '/Applications/DaVinci Resolve'.
If you want to keep the previous version of Resolve, you need to rename the directory '/Applications/DaVinci Resolve'before installing a new version (For example, in DaVinci Resolve 20).
The project version will be updated when the project opens in the new version of Resolve, such a project will no longer open in previous versions.
To create copies of projects in the old format, it is recommended to select all projects in the Project Manager window (Shift+1) and click Export. This must be done from the previous version of Resolve. Exporting old projects with a new version will lead to their preservation in a new format.