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 10.9.7

Fixes for DeckLink Duo 2 and DeckLink Quad 2:

• Remove scaling of vertical blanking data during internal keying.
• Fix occasional stability issues when outputting custom VANC data during playback.
• Ensure AV sync remains consistent across reboots.

Fixes on DeckLink 4K Extreme:

• Restore timecode pass-through when keying.
• Remove scaling of vertical blanking data during internal keying.

Other fixes and improvements:

• Fix audio and video dropouts during playback with USB 3.0 devices.
• Fix intermittent system crash when switching between HDMI and SDI inputs on DeckLink Micro Recorder.
• Fix occasional capture issue in Adobe Premiere CC in UHD modes.
• General performance and stability improvements for all models.

Mac OS Specific

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 10.12 Sierra or later.
• OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
• 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 8
• Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2016 and 2017
• Adobe After Effects CC 2016 and 2017
• Adobe Photoshop CC 2016 and 2017
• Autodesk Smoke 2017
• Avid Media Composer 8
• Avid Pro Tools 12
• 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 8
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2016 and 2017
• Adobe After Effects CC 2016 and 2017
• Adobe Photoshop CC 2016 and 2017
• Avid Media Composer 8
• Avid Pro Tools 12
• Sony Vegas Pro 14
• 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 September 07, 2017.