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Capture and Playback

Blackmagic Design capture and playback products work with some of the world’s best software via the freely available Desktop Video SDK. This makes it incredibly easy to create your own custom solutions for one-off projects or for commercial products you will sell. DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity all use drivers, plugins and applications found in Desktop Video software and a lot of the heavy lifting is handled for you. The DeckLink SDK is cross platform, providing control of hardware and interfaces to allow you to easily perform common tasks! Plus, when purchasing in volume for use in your products, you can take advantage of great OEM discounts.

Latest Software And Support Notes

Desktop Video 12.4.2

This software update is for DeckLink, Intensity and UltraStudio models and fixes an issue with Creative Cloud and Media Composer plugin installation.

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08 Dec 2022

Desktop Video 12.4.2 SDK

This SDK provides developer support for Desktop Video 12.4.2 that allows updating of hardware control and software interfaces for Desktop Video products.

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08 Dec 2022

Desktop Video Manual

This instruction manual includes information for installation and setup of all Blackmagic Design desktop video products including DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity models.

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H.264 Pro Recorder Manual

This manual includes details on setup and installation of the H.264 Pro Recorder for USB based capture on Mac OS X and Windows computers.

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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.

Advanced Video Capture and Playback

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Introduction to Video Capture and Playback

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Live Video Processing with OpenCV

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Information Notes

PCI Express System Requirements

This support note identifies minimum Windows system requirements when installing PCI Express based video capture and playback with Desktop Video products.

02 Jan 2018

Windows Thunderbolt System Requirements

This support note identifies minimum Windows system requirements when installing Thunderbolt based video capture and playback with Desktop Video, Teranex, Cinema Camera and HyperDeck products.

02 Jan 2018

DeckLink Cards

Get answers to common questions for the DeckLink range of capture cards including compatible software, video streaming, capturing over HDMI, HDCP protected sources and more.