R2 2025

Codename: Red Bull — v2.2.9245.15730 (patch v2.2.9300.24814) — released 2025-04-25 (patch 2025-06-19).

A focused release introducing AI-assisted noise removal (Crystal Speech), AI visual operators (Image Classification, Point Tracker), full ASIO support, and a 10× performance boost to Web Page (Chromium, cross-platform).

Highlights:

• Crystal Speech — real-time background-noise removal on speech-heavy mics.
• ASIO Device Capture and ASIO Target for low-latency professional audio I / O.
• AI operators: Image Classification and Point Tracker.
• Web Page (Chromium, cross-platform) performance up by 10×; web audio capture supported.

Audio

• Crystal Speech — real-time background-noise removal.
• ASIO Device Capture — low-latency audio capture from any ASIO-supporting device.
• ASIO Target — ASIO output routing.
• Audio Monitor — failure detection with error triggering on silence or distortion.

Inputs

• Web Page (Chromium, cross-platform) — 10× faster, with web audio capture now supported.
• CAV File Input — frame-by-frame keyboard navigation.

Operators

• Image Classification — AI visual identification and categorisation of objects in the frame.
• Point Tracker — track a fixed point through camera motion.
• Automatic Gain Control — automatic video signal-level adjustment.
• Video Delay — 10× performance boost on high-resolution buffering.

Targets

• UDP Message Target — generic message transmission over UDP, useful for OSC-style triggers.
• RTMP Target — configurable output buffering and frame skipping.

UI / Desktop

• Input and scene-layer reordering.
• Locked-state performance metrics enhanced.
• Frame rate carries over from the previous project on creation.
• Audio preview setting persists across projects.
• Search across tutorial media folders in the Assets Folder picker.

Performance

• Chromium browser engine upgraded to v132.3.11.

Deprecations

• Older Decklink target versions deprecated; use Blackmagic Decklink Target v4.
• WebGL renderer deprecated; the Chromium-based web-page inputs are recommended.

Bug fixes

• Speech To Text no longer leaves stale text after start / stop cycles.
• Animated Connector properties no longer receive incorrect termination values.
• Blackmagic Decklink Capture v3 now warns on frame-rate mismatches.
• Script operator no longer crashes on project transitions.
• Smart search now works across audio inputs and scenes.
• Limited Edition no longer requires a minimum scene count.
• Crystal Speech no longer corrupts audio package on null initialisation.