{"id":24746,"date":"2026-04-28T17:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24746"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:13:08","slug":"blackmagic-design-releases-davinci-resolve-studio-21-beta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/28\/blackmagic-design-releases-davinci-resolve-studio-21-beta-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackmagic Design Releases  DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 beta 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s New in DaVinci Resolve 21.0b2<\/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>More consistent crop flip and rotate actions in the Photo page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved handling of crop resolutions for NEF, CR3 and RAF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nikon NEF lens distortion and lens vignette controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speed and quality improvements for IntelliSearch 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thumbnail refresh for photo albums on Windows and Linux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple Macro Editor improvements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address issue with exporting stills with original file name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address decode issues with some RAF and 12-bit NEF stills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address incorrect UltraNR noise profiles for images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address fine audio volume adjustment using shift key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address auto select controls not working for source timelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address issue with world pose for Apple Vision Pro workflows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address stretched text issue with VR360 titles and subtitles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address black frames in visionOS Review output with MainConcept MV-HEVC encoder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address edge pixel artifacts in immersive video clips added to VR180 or VR360 timelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved default node positioning for imported and generated nodes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address multiple issues with Cryptomatte and 3d 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