DaVinci Resolve 17.4.5 Update Information

Question

What is the update information for DaVinci Resolve 17.4.5 released on March 7, 2022?

Answer

Available from the support site.

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.

  • Faster 12K Blackmagic RAW decoding and playback on Apple silicon.
    The official Twitter information says that it is 20% faster.
  • Addressed missing Text+ fonts on Mac OS Monterey
  • Addressed some long GOP format playback glitches on Apple silicon.

Changes in DaVinci Resolve 17.4.5

  • Improved decomposing of nested timelines for audio, plugins and automation.
  • Support for decoding 6K and 8K clips from Sony Venice 2.
  • Faster 12K Blackmagic RAW decoding and playback on Apple silicon.
  • Ability to set output color space in DaVinci YRGB projects
  • Support for Dolby Vision tonemapping in DaVinci YRGB projects.
  • Addressed layout and refresh issues after using Cinema Viewer.
  • Addressed missing Text+ fonts on Mac OS Monterey.
  • Addressed an issue with extruding 3D text in certain TrueType fonts.
  • Addressed mixed retime and framerate issues when importing AAF.
  • Addressed an issue with rendering additional output by burning data.
  • Addressed an issue where trims were not being applied from imported Dolby Vision 2.9 XML metadata.
  • Addressed ProRes 422 artifacts in clips rendered on Apple silicon.
  • Addressed some long GOP format playback glitches on Apple silicon.
  • 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.

https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=155441

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