About Blackmagic Desktop Video Software

Welcome to the Desktop Video software

This software includes everything you need to set up your DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity for video capture and playback.

What's new in Desktop Video 10.9.11

• Add new support for the original Intensity Pro for Mac, Windows and Linux.
• Ensure video output preference is correctly restored on startup.
• Fix intermittent issue capturing PAL DVCPRO50 in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
• Correct mono audio channel captures in Adobe Premiere Pro CC appearing as joint stereo.
• Fix occasional record monitor corruption in Avid Media Composer when using Intensity Pro.
• Fix occasional Adobe Premiere Pro CC crash when attempting capture.
• Fix build issue on Linux 4.15 kernel.
• General performance and stability improvements for all models.

New features and fixes in Media Express 3.5.5:

• Ensure media is imported correctly when using Apple Final Cut Pro X XML files.
• Ensure Media Express remains responsive when capturing UHD modes.
• Improve compatibility with MFX files recorded with Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Mini.
• Correct color saturation issue introduced in Media Express 3.5.4.
• Fix Media Express hang when closing on macOS High Sierra.
• Improve third party application compatibility with files containing more than two audio tracks.
• Correct occasional issue seen when capturing PsF formats to H.265 files.
• Add VITC timecode capture when using UltraStudio Mini Recorder and capturing SD formats.
• General performance and stability improvements.

Mac OS Specific

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later.
• macOS 10.12 Sierra or later.
• Mac OS computer with either Thunderbolt, PCIe slot or USB 3.0.
• 4 GB of system memory.

Third Party Software Support

• DaVinci Resolve 12 and 14
• Fusion 9
• Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 and 2018
• Adobe After Effects CC 2017 and 2018
• Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 and 2018
• Autodesk Smoke 2017
• Avid Media Composer 2018
• Avid Pro Tools 2018
• The Foundry Nuke

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.

Windows Specific

Minimum system requirements for Windows

• Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows computer with either Thunderbolt, PCIe slot or USB 3.0 port.
• 4 GB of system memory.

Third Party Software Support

• DaVinci Resolve 12 and 14
• Fusion 9
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 and 2018
• Adobe After Effects CC 2017 and 2018
• Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 and 2018
• Avid Media Composer 2018
• Avid Pro Tools 2018
• Magix Vegas Pro 15
• The Foundry Nuke

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.

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 14.04, 16.04, 16.10
• Debian 7 - 8
• Fedora 24 - 25
• 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 February 09, 2018.