DaVinci Resolve 21.1 adds AI assistant integration to Blackmagic's editing, color, audio and VFX application.
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DaVinci Resolve 21.1 is an update to Blackmagic Design's post-production application, which combines editing, color grading, visual effects and audio (Fairlight) in one program. According to Blackmagic's site, the release adds AI assistant integration, expanded still photography support, and over 100 new tools and controls for editors and colorists.
A YouTube creator (Matt Wolfe) describes the AI assistant as letting users connect external tools such as Claude to prompt edits directly in Resolve. The creator found earlier AI editing unsatisfying but improving. Details of how the integration works, which models are supported and where processing happens were not given in the provided material.
Resolve is a desktop application. Blackmagic is currently promoting a 20% discount on DaVinci Resolve Studio as an "AI Sale", which suggests AI features are tied to the Studio edition, though this was not confirmed on the provided pages. Exact pricing and the free-version feature scope were not in the provided text.
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New DaVinci Resolve version with an AI assistant that lets you connect tools like Claude to prompt edits directly. The creator found past AI editing unsatisfying but improving.
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