{"id":24694,"date":"2026-04-14T00:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24694"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:04:12","slug":"release-of-fusion-studio-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/14\/release-of-fusion-studio-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Release of Fusion Studio 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s New in Fusion Studio 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following features have been added or updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support for Krokodove motion graphics effects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 70 new motion graphics effects and tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Macro Editor with inspector view and publishing to macros.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native support for OGraf HTML graphics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native support for Lottie animations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text+ and MultiText support spell checking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Font improvements include emoji, color fonts and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invoke font browser to preview and select fonts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved MultiText for position, pivot, alignment and CSV import.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MultiText ability to double\/triple click to select and drag selection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for USD SDK 25.11 with Hydra 2.0 API for Storm renderer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USD Support for 3D matte objects and textures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for USD Texture Projector and Catcher.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global in-out controls for USD Loader.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D Renderer support for Cryptomatte.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native support for creating Relief Maps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change common inspector properties for multi-tool selections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change common inspector values in all selected multi-tool layers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multilayer support for stereoscopic 3D clips and deep images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Color correction for deep images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User defined metadata variables in paths, expressions and scripts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lens Distort offers checkerboard calibration and GPU acceleration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vector channel support in multilayer workflows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native support for Fusion on Windows ARM64 systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open keyframes and spline as a floating window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster native speed warp in Fusion Studio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 6x faster Relight and Depth Map tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 2x faster AI Speed Warp Metal option on macOS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General performance and stability improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum System Requirements for macOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>macOS 15 Sequoia or later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 GB of system memory or 32 GB for improved performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple Silicon based computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum System Requirements for Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows 10 Creators Update.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 GB of system memory or 32 GB for improved performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMD\/Intel official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NVIDIA Studio driver 570.65 or newer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum System Requirements for Windows for Arm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows 11 for ARM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite series processor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 GB of system memory or 32 GB for 4K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum System Requirements for Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rocky Linux 8.6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>32 GB of system memory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMD official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NVIDIA Studio driver 570.26 or newer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/support\/family\/davinci-resolve-and-fusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.blackmagicdesign.com\/support\/family\/davinci-resolve-and-fusion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s New in Fusion Studio 21 The following features have been added or updated. 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