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Released: 24 Nov 2025
SDK
Desktop Video 15.3 SDK
This SDK provides developer support for Desktop Video 15.3 that allows updating of hardware control and software interfaces for Desktop Video products.
SDK Manual
DeckLink SDK Manual
This manual provides all the information you need to set up and use the SDK for DeckLink capture and playback cards.
SDK Manual
Released: 24 Nov 2025
DeckLink SDK Migration Guide
This guide provides a description of API changes for migrating existing software applications to Desktop Video 14.3 including new features that take advantage of Apple Silicon Unified Memory and more.
Download PDF User Manual
Released: 28 Nov 2024
Software
Desktop Video 15.3
This software update is for DeckLink 8K Pro and adds support for keying in 10-bit YUVA, HANC packet capture and playback when using the DeckLink API, and compatibility with a wider range of HDMI 2.1 displays.
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Desktop Video 15.3
24 Nov 2025
Presentations and Sample Code
These downloadable packages contain presentation content from the 2018 IBC Blackmagic Developer Support booth. They include a PDF slide presentation with accompanying sample code that builds on Windows, Linux and Mac. Please refer to the README.md within each package for details.
Introduction to Video Capture and Playback
This package provides an overview of Blackmagic capture and playback products with an introduction to developing with the DeckLink SDK plus 4 code samples from the Introduction to Video Capture and Playback presentation.
Advanced Video Capture and Playback
This package includes the Advanced Video Capture and Playback presentation covering topics such as closed captions, capture / playback timecode and playback with frame keying, plus 5 code samples featured in the presentation.
Live Video Processing with OpenCV
This video demonstrates the power of creating a custom video workflow by using Blackmagic capture and plackback products and developing with OpenCV for face detection and tracking, live and in realtime!
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