DaVinci Resolve 21.2 Adds Touchscreen Mac Support; Studio Still 20% Off

Blackmagic Design shipped DaVinci Resolve 21.2 today, day-one compatibility for Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display — the first Mac ever to ship with a touchscreen. The update is free for all Resolve 21 users, including the free tier and paid Studio licensees.

The timing matters for working editors. Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro arrives today, and Resolve is already patched to support it, removing the usual gap between new hardware and professional software readiness that can stall studio upgrade cycles.

Is the touchscreen the real story?

Possibly not. PetaPixel's Jaron Schneider reviewed the new MacBook Pro and awarded it a 10 plus Editor's Choice, but the standout claim is about the panel itself, not touch input. The Tandem OLED screen technology — touch aside — is what impressed him most.

"This is a remarkable display," Schneider writes, emphasis his. The screen, per PetaPixel's testing, beat the site's display benchmarks and delivered what Schneider describes as truly absurd color performance and consistency — a claim aimed at color-grading work, where panel consistency is a billable-quality issue. He calls it the best display ever in a laptop.

He also notes the machine's class-leading performance in DaVinci Resolve specifically, concluding that video editors should be satisfied whether or not they ever touch the screen inside Resolve. Now, at least, they can.

What else is in 21.2?

Beyond touchscreen support, the update includes:

• Support for Blackmagic Design Gen 6 LUTs
• Workflow improvements for audio and multicam clips
• Support for EXIF data in PNG files
• A range of bug fixes

Blackmagic has posted the full changelog at its support center.

The Generation 6 Color Science LUTs and film looks are the most substantive addition for colorists. That color science first shipped in September inside Blackmagic RAW 6.0, the company's professional RAW codec. Blackmagic's own cameras record BRAW natively, and some third-party cameras — including Sony FX-series bodies — capture it via external recording. Blackmagic calls BRAW the "world's fastest RAW format," a marketing claim Resolve 21.2 now backs with full in-app support.

What does the pricing window change for buyers?

Money, briefly. Blackmagic announced a limited-time discount on Resolve a few weeks ago, and it is still open. DaVinci Resolve 21 Studio is 20% off through November 20, cutting the perpetual license from $295 to $236. Editors sitting on the free version have roughly two weeks to buy Studio at the reduced price.

The hardware deal stacks alongside it. The DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor, Blackmagic's portable dedicated controller, is also 20% off, dropping from $435 to $348. Because the Speed Editor ships with a Resolve Studio license bundled, buyers effectively get the controller unit for $112 over the discounted software price — a rare bundle arbitrage in a market where NLE licenses rarely go on sale.

What does this change for day-to-day work? Touch input in Resolve is an option, not a requirement; the durable case for upgrading now is the discounted perpetual Studio license and Gen 6 color pipeline, not the screen you tap. The November 20 deadline is the hard date to watch.