Updated Codec Plugin for DaVinci Resolve Studio 1.7.1 officially released!

[Olga Bulava]

Please note that we have released an update to the MainConcept Codec Plugin for DaVinci Resolve Studio. Among several improvements, version 1.7.1 contains the following new features:

• Added the new XAVC Long GOP 50 XDF-01 ARD/ZDF preset.
  
• Added new MPEG-2 HD MXF 4:2:0 1920x1080 VBR 35Mbps preset to the Custom MXF group.
  

Please also have a look at the Release Notes that come with the installer packages for further details.

Known issues:

• DaVinci Resolve Studio v20 (and newer) native NVENC presets only work with the MainConcept Codec Plugin v1.7 due to a conflict between different NVIDIA SDK versions used in the plugin and in Resolve Studio. If you use DaVinci Resolve Studio 19 or older, you need to stick to the previous version 1.6 or 1.6.1 of the MainConcept Codec Plugin.
  
• Users can only load a separate AS-11 UK DPP XML metadata file, but not edit the fields inside DaVinci Resolve Studio. However, the XML file can be manually edited using a text editor.
  
• Due to the plug-in interface of Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio, the Resolution and Frame rate options should be handled with care. Some resolutions and / of frame rates might not be compliant with the specific preset you have selected. It might not be valid by the official specs from Sony, Panasonic or DPP although you can choose a different parameter here. Some frame rates are not available in the corresponding drop-down menu, e.g. 25, 50, 60 fps, etc. However, before you start with a project in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio, you can specify the timeline's frame rate to one of these values (File > Project Settings > Timeline frame rate). If you then render the project later and this frame rate is supported by the preset, it is also user for exporting the timeline.
  

You can request the download for the new version here. If you are an existing licensee, you can also request, download and install the demo version. You activation will continue working.

[akwant]

I used your plugin for a while now to get proper Sony XDCAM HD50 mxf files from Resolve, that also AMA-linked perfectly in Avid. But with this latest version I get errors in Avid Media Composer (Version: 2023.12.5.58601)
Should I go back to version 1.5? Is it compatible with Resolve 20?

Thanks,

Arnoud