{"id":24748,"date":"2026-04-28T19:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24748"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:35:20","slug":"blackmagic-design-releases-fusion-studio-21-beta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/28\/blackmagic-design-releases-fusion-studio-21-beta-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackmagic Design Releases Fusion Studio 21 beta 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s New in Fusion Studio 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>Improved positioning for FBX and Alembic imports and generated nodes from trackers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D Software Renderer can now output Cryptomatte.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed 3D renderer Cryptomatte output issue with no multisampling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed 3D renderer Cryptomatte output issue with supersampling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issue clearing selected layer in Cryptomatte downstream of 3D renderer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed multiple issues with shadows in 3D setups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed point cloud issues with view fitting and semi-transparent materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed incorrect lighting after copy and paste of viewed USD scene.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issue with Macro Editor control page order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macro Editor now saves current nest expansion state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issue with Macro Editor ordering for multi-input controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issues when resetting Loader, uLoader, OGrafLoader or Saver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issues viewing individual color channels with some subview setups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issue showing MultiText import CSV dialog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed potential phantom layers when combining MultiText or MultiPoly layers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed font browser issue with non-English application language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issue with saving gradient parameters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed issue using metadata variables in generator tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressed focus issue on emoji input in Text+ or MultiText on Mac.<\/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>Grab the new beta of Fusion Studio here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.blackmagicdesign.com\/support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\">Rohit Gupta<br \/>DaVinci Resolve Software Development<br \/>Blackmagic Design<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s New in Fusion Studio 21.0b2 The following features have been added or updated. 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