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

• Add HDR support for Adobe Premiere Pro for:
• UltraStudio 4K Mini
• UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3
• DeckLink 8K Pro
• DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G
• Avid Artist DNxIQ and Avid Artist DNxID
• Fix issue in Adobe Premiere Pro that might cause timeline to flash.
• Fix issue with analog audio level sliders in admin utility on UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3.
• Improve compatibility with UHD RGB formats on DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K.
• Fix audio muting issue in Adobe Premiere Pro after moving clips on the timeline during playback.
• Add ability to recover from failed firmware update for DeckLink PCIe devices.
• General performance and stability improvements for all models.

New feature in Media Express 3.6.1:

• Add support for Rec. 2020, HLG and PQ in Quicktime files for capture and playback.
• Desktop Video 11.5 is the last release to support Windows 7.

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 2019
• The Foundry Nuke

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.
• 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 2019
• 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 February 15, 2020.