Blackmagic RAW 2.1– Support for Macs running M1 Processors

Blackmagic has released RAW 2.1 which adds support for Macs running M1 processors. There is also desktop playback support for Blackmagic RAW clips that were captured on a Video Assist 12G from the Panasonic S1H, S5, and S1.

Blackmagic RAW 2.1 now shipping! Get support for Macs running M1 processors, desktop playback support for Blackmagic RAW clips captured on Video Assist 12G HDR models when using Panasonic Lumix S1H, S1 and S5 cameras and more! Download now from https://t.co/xSeDQQBxwe pic.twitter.com/tnXrCYYULy
— Blackmagic Design (@Blackmagic_News) June 24, 2021

Full List Of New Features In Blackmagic RAW Player 2.1

Added native support for Apple Silicon on Mac
Added optimized CPU decoding for clips captured by Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K
Added Blackmagic Generation 5 Color Science Technical Reference document
Added support for Panasonic Lumix S1H, S1, and S5 Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
Added support for Nikon Z 6II and Z 7II Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
Blackmagic RAW Adobe Premiere Pro plugin performance and stability improvements
General performance and stability improvements

The minimum system requirement is that you are running macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.

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