DaVinci Resolve 15 beta 2 is now available

[Margus Voll]

@Peter Chamberlain writes in another forum about it. I will quote him here:

 

"We are pleased to announce that DaVinci Resolve 15 beta 2 is now available for download from our support web site.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion

Important note: For those using the disk database, DaVinci Resolve 15.0b2 requires a database upgrade from DaVinci Resolve 15.0b1. Regardless of which database type you use we strongly recommend that you backup your existing database (both DiskDB and PostgreSQL) before performing any upgrades. 

For the full DaVinci Resolve 15 feature list, FAQs and information about upgrading from 12.5 or 14, please review 
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=71881


This beta 2 update includes
Sound libraries can now also be created on Resolve Disk Databases
Improved subtitles with basic support for HTML text formatting
Improved support for audio playback for clips with variable speed changes
Improved memory usage when using Gaussian Blur in the Fusion page
Updated live preview in LUT Browser to apply the LUT on the current node
Addressed an issue where loading an old project backup and switching timelines would sometimes crash
Addressed an issue where setting a custom cache path would sometimes fail to back up the project correctly
Addressed an issue where the shortcut for Import Media would not work correctly
Addressed an issue where hovering on a filmstrip in a floating Media Pool bin would not perform the live preview
Addressed an issue where copying clips with cross fades would sometimes cause a crash
Addressed an issue where typing period or comma in timecode entry would incorrectly result in edit operations on Mac
Addressed an issue with the in point when importing timelines with edits with large speed changes
Addressed an issue where replacing a clip in the Media Pool would not update the clip name correctly
Addressed an issue where exiting Cinema mode would sometimes incorrectly reset the position of the main application window
Addressed an issue where navigating clips, keyframes or markers in the Edit page would result in an audio preview of the frame
Addressed a crash when adding a Text+ title to the timeline and enabling video field processing
Addressed an issue where some Fusion comp clips would show incorrect frame previews when cached
Addressed an issue where switching to the Fusion page would result in a crash on certain macOS systems
Addressed a crash when adding an EXR with a custom channel to the Fusion page
Addressed an issue where previewing title templates in dual screen layouts would behave incorrectly
Addressed inconsistent defaults for vertical alignment anchor in the Text3D tool in the Fusion page 
Addressed a crash when render caching a node and enabling video field processing
Addressed an issue where OpenFX applied inside a compound node would not be persisted correctly
Addressed an issue where it was possible to change OpenFX parameters in a locked node
Addressed an issue where Cleanup Node Graph would result in incorrect spacing
Addressed an issue where FairlightFX plugins could not be accessed on Linux
Addressed an issue where the Noise Reduction FairlightFX plugin could not be accessed on Windows
Addressed an issue where moving audio tracks up or down would not retain the audio scroller selection
Addressed an issue where the Normalize Audio Levels dialog could not be invoked from some clips in the Fairlight page
Addressed an issue where certain USB audio output devices would not be recognized on macOS
Addressed an issue where automation on 2D Pan would alter the Front/Back positions
Addressed an issue where the timeline timecode would not be sent correctly over SDI on the Fairlight page
Addressed an issue where dragging a clip from the Media Pool to the Fairlight timeline would sometimes create an additional audio track
Addressed an issue where applying certain audio effects on a clip would result in glitches at the end of the clip 
Addressed an issue where changes in the Fairlight page would sometimes not be persisted in a collaboration project
Addressed an issue where changing the clip name in Clip Attributes window would not reflect on the Fairlight timeline
Addressed an issue where DCP folders with multiple clips would not be decoded correctly
General performance and stability improvements"

[Nicolas Hanson]

I'm looking forward to dive into Fusion, but I'm on a Windows system and I've had a few crashes and find it too unstable to work with at the moment. Can't see any Windows+Fusion+Crash-notes here, but I will definitely download and see if it's usable now.

Edited April 26, 2018 by Nicolas Hanson

[Margus Voll]

I probably will wait till beta 3 to start using in on win also. Interesting still.

[dermot.shane]

i  have v15 running on four w10 machines, along side 14.3, it's been stable enough to work with on all machines, not without bugs, but no stability / crashes issues, just features like burn-in gone, and on one machine copy/paste will not work in the color page... no sign of crashes going in and out of fusion, or anything else for that matter

all the machines are workstation class,  and have enough resources to be reasonably solid, dual xeon's, minimum of 96g ram...

it might not be quite so happy on a single 6c/16g consumer machine

 

edit, i installed v15.b2 on two machine, both of the bugs i mentioned having seen in b1 are fixed, burn-in works, copy/paste in color page works

 

only deal i'm  seeing is a crash when opening up a DCP authored in another software

Edited April 26, 2018 by dermot.shane

[Peter Chamberlain]

Hi guys, we really appreciate everyone thats uses our betas on real jobs. We do understand the inherent risks taken but frankly v15 is already in much better shape than our v14beta1. 

We have a comprehensive QA system here but nothing beats real world use with the details bug reports it can bring. With the million variations in workflow and user configs the beta testers and bug/crash log reporters will help immensely for a prompt stable release.

thanks guys

 

 

[Peter Chamberlain]

Hi guys, we really appreciate everyone thats uses our betas on real jobs. We do understand the inherent risks taken but frankly v15 is already in much better shape than our v14beta1. 

We have a comprehensive QA system here but nothing beats real world use with the details bug reports it can bring. With the million variations in workflow and user configs the beta testers and bug/crash log reporters will help immensely for a prompt stable release.

thanks guys

 

 

[Margus Voll]

I have just one question

Does the burn in work on win 10?

[dermot.shane]

my machines are all w10 ultimate with latest updates installed

[Margus Voll]

Ok i really need that now as i'm doing some feature proxy files with all the metadata for editor.

[dermot.shane]

i've got both 14.3 and 15 installed, so i have a fallback... i do not see any issues with the burn-in on 15.b2, works as expected here

 

 

 

 

[Margus Voll]

thanks