What changes with the update
According to a report by IT之家, Blackmagic Design released the DaVinci Resolve 21.2 and DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.2 updates on November 6: these are respectively the free and paid versions of the same post-production package, which combines editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics, audio and image processing. The main new feature indicated by the source concerns native support for Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro, equipped with a PROLED XDR display: users can scroll the timeline with their fingers, drag media, insert effects and subtitles, and zoom in on the image in the preview monitor.
This is not a rewrite of the interface for mobile, but the addition of a direct interaction mode on specific hardware. Its significance lies in the fact that touch is integrated into professional workflows that until now relied mainly on a mouse, keyboard and dedicated control surfaces.
Performance and color management
Blackmagic states that the new version can accelerate effect rendering by up to five times on devices with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. This is a manufacturer's statement, not an independently verified figure: if confirmed, the main consequence would be reduced export and preview times for those working with high-resolution media, complex compositions and many color-correction nodes.
On the color side, IT之家 reports the introduction of support for Blackmagic's Generation 6 Color Science LUTs and film styles, while ResolveFX False Color remains compatible with both Gen 5 and Gen 6. The stated goal is to maintain more consistent rendering across media from different cameras and across different stages of the workflow.
Editing, corrections and AI features
The update also addresses operational aspects: multicamera clips can be opened as sources in the source timeline, audio extraction preserves the original file's timecode, and EXIF metadata for compound clips and PNGs is improved. The source also cites fixes for audio, AAF, OGraf, H.265 and XDCAM media, along with more than 25 stability and performance fixes.
For Studio users, more extensive AI features are planned, with additional capabilities in color correction and Fusion and improvements to scripting APIs; the assistant can also handle frames and thumbnails. The actual scope of these features and their availability across different configurations remain to be verified.
Distribution and price
DaVinci Resolve 21.2 can be downloaded free of charge from Blackmagic Design's support site. The Studio version retains the single-license model, cited by IT之家 at $239.99, equivalent to about 1,605 yuan at the exchange rate cited by the source: the yuan figure should therefore not be read as a European price.
