Official: DaVinci Resolve Coming to iPad Pro with M1 and M2 Chips

During the presentation of the iPad Pro with the M2 chip, we saw the first hints of an imminent appearance Da Vinci’s Determination on an Apple tablet and now it’s official. The powerful Blackmagic Design video editor will be available before the end of the year and will be available for free on the App Store, with a paid option available as well.

Over the past few hours, the Australian company has provided more details on what features DaVinci Resolve will bring to the iPad. The first thing to note is that It will come with a GUI very similar to that of the desktop versions.optimized for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Although this will have its logical limitations.

This video editor will include only two of its traditional sections: Cut (Montage, in Spanish) and Color. So those who are used to editing their material from the tab Edit (Edition), they will have to make do with the simpler tools that the software offers.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Keep in mind that the Edit section was designed primarily for keyboard and mouse tasks, so it can’t be adapted to a tablet without fundamentally changing how it works. On the other hand, the DaVinci Resolve app for iPad also does not include Fairlightits audio editing tools, nor fusionits section is devoted to graphic effects.

Clearly, Blackmagic Design is introducing DaVinci Resolve for iPad Pro not to replace desktop versions, but to complement them. It’s clearly visible about support for opening projects created in DaVinci Resolve 18the latest software for PC or Mac.

DaVinci Resolve finally comes to iPad Pro with M1 and M2 chips

When it comes to using media content, DaVinci Resolve will allow you to import content from the iPad Pro’s internal storage and photo library, as well as from external media such as iCloud or USB-C drives. Moreover, it is compatible with ProRes, H.264, H.265 and Blackmagic RAW.

Another interesting point of the video editor is that it supports the use of external displays such as Apple Studio Display and Pro Display XDR. This gives you more control over iPad Pro tasks, such as color grading. Meanwhile, as far as accessories go, DaVinci Resolve will be compatible with more than just the Apple Pencil. It will also work with Magic Trackpad, Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio.

And if you’re wondering how the app will work, the details revealed by its developers are still pretty sparse. They only mentioned what he would offer Up to 4x faster rendering speed on iPad Pro M2, when working in Ultra HD ProRes. Although it is not explained with what they are compared, maybe with versions of the tablet with an M1 processor.

It’s also not entirely clear if iPad Pros with the M1 will face additional restrictions when running DaVinci Resolve. Blackmagic Design originally mentioned that HDR support on previous generation Apple Silicon tablets would be limited to the 12.9-inch version, but that’s it.

DaVinci Resolve will be available on iPad Pro in the last quarter of 2022 and will be available as a free download from the App Store. As with the desktop versions, the paid variant will be called DaVinci Resolve Studio and will be purchased from the same app. As for the price of the latter, there is no news yet.