Update Information for DaVinci Resolve 17.4.4

February 16, 2022
February 19, 2022
DaVinci Resolve
new version

Question

What is the update information for DaVinci Resolve 17.4.4 released on February 16, 2022?

Answer

Available from the support site.

www.blackmagicdesign.com

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/jp/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion

Support Center | Blackmagic Design

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Focus

It includes bug fixes, stability improvements, and a few feature enhancements. In particular, it seems that many people will be pleased with the following repairs and improvements.

Supports H.265 Main10 4:2:2 encoding on Apple silicon.
Improved DaVinci Neural Engine performance on Macs with AMD GPUs.
Improved performance for clips with Fusion effects.
Deep Link Hyper Encode support for multiple Intel GPU systems.

It seems that Deep Link Hyper Encode, which improves performance when using Intel's unshipped GPU, which is attracting attention, and Intel CPU at the same time, is officially supported. GPU, although not shipped.

Changes in DaVinci Resolve 17.4.4

Blackmagic RAW SDK 2.3 support
Supports browser-based authentication for Dropbox and YouTube.
Deep Link Hyper Encode support for multiple Intel GPU systems.
Hardware accelerated VP9 decoding on Apple silicon.
Supports H.265 Main10 4:2:2 encoding on Apple silicon.
Supports Rec.2020 Dolby Vision IMF generation.
Ability to specify encoding primary in Dolby Vision XML export.
Improved DaVinci Neural Engine performance on Macs with AMD GPUs.
Improved performance for clips with Fusion effects.
Addressed an issue causing rippling speed changes in the edit timeline.
Added support for viewer preview when dragging a clip below the playhead.
Bug Number: UDevC001681825 Addressed artifacts when supplying keys to Layer Mixer nodes on Apple Silicon.
Addressed inconsistencies in HDR edit preview in RCM projects.
Addressed gamut compression issue for custom ACES DCTL IDT.
Addressed AAF export issues for crossfades and minor edits.
Addressed an issue with renaming disk database projects on Linux.
Addressed an issue with printer light keyboard shortcuts on Linux.
General performance and stability improvements

Translated at www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version).

Important Notice Regarding Database Management

Using DaVinci Resolve 17.x requires a database upgrade if you are using DaVinci Resolve 16.2.7 or earlier.
Before upgrading to 17.x, it is highly recommended to back up your existing databases (both DiskDB and PostgreSQL) and restore them for upgrade. There are no database changes from 17.x.