MC Codec Plugin for DaVinci Resolve Studio Release Notes 1.4

**Frank Schoenberger** · 2023-07-05, 10:13 AM

New Features in Codec Plugin for DaVinci Resolve 1.4

GPU-accelerated HEVC/H.265 encoding modes (Hybrid & Driven) on supported NVIDIA RTX boards for significantly increased performance while providing a similar quality to the MainConcept software encoder (included for free in subscription license).
Sony XAVC presets now also support 10, 12 and 14 audio tracks.
The generic AVC/H.264 8-bit and 10-bit presets now also support interlaced encoding.
The generic AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265 presets now support additional resolutions.
New Blu-ray HEVC/H.265 UHD render profile in the MainConcept Blu-ray Disc preset group (Elementary Stream output only).

Resolved issues in Codec Plugin for DaVinci Resolve 1.4:

[MCBMD-43/TSDK-1366] The BluRay preset (BD H.264 High Resolution) with 24 fps and 23,976 fps frame rates now uses the correct max number of GOP fields.
[MCBMD-45/TSDK-1369] DaVinci Resolve 17 runs correctly after installing – uninstalling – reinstalling the MainConcept Codec Plugin.
[MCBMD-46] It is now possible to create an MP4 (H.264) file with 7.1 AAC audio channels.
[MCBMD-47/TSDK-1374] Fixed crash when trying to set an unsupported audio sample rate.
[MCBMD-49/TSDK-1375] Fixed crash on Apple M1 systems when using AAC audio with HEVC/H.265 or AVC/H.264 video.