BlackMagic has released the 18.5 Public Beta 2 update of Da Vinci DaVinci Resolve Studio video editing software, which brings AV1 encoding support for AMD Radeon graphics cards.
After updating to this version, AMD graphics card users will be able to hardware accelerate AV1 encoding in DaVinci Resolve Studio, officially without specifying what architecture or model, and it is expected that AMD graphics card users will be able to try it out.
In 2018, the Open Media Alliance (AOMedia) released a new generation of video coding, AV1 (AOMedia Video Codec 1.0). Developed in collaboration with the Open Media Alliance, the codec encodes 4K UHD video with an average compression rate claimed to be 30% higher than similar encoders and is royalty-free.
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2 features the following major updates:
- Ability to perform hardware-accelerated AV1 encoding on DaVinci Resolve on AMD systems.
- Improved bit rates and quality when encoding AAC audio in Windows 11.
- Resolved an issue with synchronizing Blackmagic Presentations tags in DaVinci Resolve.
- Resolved an issue with setting color spaces for color management timelines in the media pool.
- Real-time preview using Alt / Option’s Node Map Composite mode.
- Resolved an issue with incorrect caching to Apple ProRes 4444 on Apple Silicon.
- Resolved a cropping issue in the Resolve FX Transform plug-in.
- Resolved an issue with using keyboard shortcuts to toggle marker visibility.
- Resolved a line spacing issue with imported SRT files.
- Addressed audio playback issues when changing clip speed via pitch correction.
- Solved the problem of decoding H.264 clips on some Windows systems.
- Addressed H.265 playback performance issues on some AMD systems.
- Other performance and stability improvements.
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2: Click here to download
