About Blackmagic Desktop Video Software

The Desktop Video packages provide capture and playback support for a large range of Blackmagic Design PCIe and thunderbolt products including the DeckLink, Intensity and UltraStudio product lines.

What's new in Desktop Video 11.5.1

New features and fixes for DeckLink 8K Pro:

macOS and Windows only

• Fix intermittent issue when playing back SD video modes in Media Composer.

All platforms

• Improve genlock compatibility when using multiple channels.
• Improve compatibility with SMPTE 425-1 when outputting 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 UHD and 4K DCI signals.
• Improve compatibility with Sonnet Thunderbolt 3 chassis.
• Fix issue where captured audio may appear on unintended channels.
• Fix audio and video input stream time misalignment after a repeated source change.
• Add support for VANC passthrough during internal keying.

New features and fixes for DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder:

• Improve compatibility with PlayStation 4 Pro and Canon DSLR cameras.
• Fix intermittent issue where some inputs may not be available on startup.
• Improve support for DVI video modes.
• Fix issue where captured audio may appear on unintended channels.

New features and fixes for DeckLink Duo 2 and DeckLink Quad 2:

• Fix issue where captured audio may appear on unintended channels.
• Add support for VANC passthrough during internal keying.
• Fix issue with VANC output when pixel format conversion is enabled.

• General performance and stability improvements for all models.

macOS Specific

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
• macOS 10.14 Mojave.
• Mac OS X computer with either Thunderbolt, PCIe slot or USB 3.0.
• 8 GB of system memory.

Third Party Software Support

• DaVinci Resolve 15 and 16
• Fusion Studio 16
• Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 and 2020
• Adobe After Effects CC 2019 and 2020
• Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 and 2020
• Adobe Character Animator CC 2019 and 2020
• Autodesk Smoke 2018
• Avid Media Composer 2019
• Avid Pro Tools 2020
• The Foundry Nuke

Windows Specific

Minimum system requirements for Windows

• Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows computer with either Thunderbolt, PCIe slot or USB 3.0 port.
• 8 GB of system memory.

Third Party Software Support

• DaVinci Resolve 15 and 16
• Fusion Studio 16
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 and 2020
• Adobe After Effects CC 2019 and 2020
• Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 and 2020
• Adobe Character Animator CC 2019 and 2020
• Avid Media Composer 2019
• Avid Pro Tools 2020
• Magix Vegas Pro 16
• The Foundry Nuke

Linux Specific

Minimum System Requirements for Linux

Basic system requirements:

• 32 bit x86 running Linux 2.6.18 or higher
• 64 bit x86_64 running Linux 2.6.18 or higher

A 64 bit kernel and ample memory is strongly recommended.

Thunderbolt Hotplug Requirements

Thunderbolt devices cannot be plugged in hot on kernels earlier than 2.6.30.

Supported kernels older than 3.12 require an extra step after plugging the device in. You must tell the kernel to rescan the PCI bus using the following command:

# sudo sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan'

Kernel 3.12 and later support hotplug without the need for any extra steps.

Supported Distributions

This release has been tested on:

• Ubuntu 17.10, 18.04
• Debian 8 - 9
• Fedora 27 - 28
• CentOS 6 - 7

Several different package formats are supplied:

• Native package (.deb) for Ubuntu and Debian based distributions.
• Native package (.rpm) for RedHat and Fedora based distributions.
• Tarball and packaging files for custom installation.

Full release notes including installation instructions are available in the ReadMe.txt found in the downloadable tar archive.

Installing Desktop Video Software

If you have installed the drivers prior to installing any of these applications, we recommend that you uninstall and reinstall the drivers. This will ensure that all relevant components are installed in their required locations.

Additional Information

Please check www.blackmagicdesign.com for additional information on third party software compatibility and minimum system requirements.

Some applications may use third party code under license. For details please refer to the included "Third Party Licenses.rtf" document.

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Updated May 05, 2020.