Blackmagic Desktop Video Drivers For Mac

New in Blackmagic Desktop Video 10.11.2: Improve input signal stability with NTSC reference on DeckLink Duo 2. Fix audio corruption issue during capture with DeckLink Duo 2 and DeckLink Quad 2.

1. Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup

Australian digital cinema company recently worked with Apple to develop an external GPU that brings 'desktop-class graphics performance' to the with Thunderbolt 3 ports. The Blackmagic eGPU features an AMD Radeon Pro 580 graphics processor with 8GB of GDDR5 memory, one HDMI 2.0 port, four USB 3 ports, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and an 85W power supply. Thunderbolt 3 provides a 40Gb/s connection over a single cable, enabling rapid data transfers between the external graphics processor and MacBook Pro. Graphics performance speed improvements depend on the laptop model; The Verge reports that the 13-inch MacBook Pro experiences an 8x boost, while the 15-inch model experiences a 2.8x increase. As a first for external GPUs, the eGPU's second Thunderbolt 3 port provides optional connectivity with the LG UltraFine 5K Display, the model Apple offers directly, and other Thunderbolt 3 displays. A second monitor can be connected via the HDMI port; peripherals, such as a mouse and keyboard, can be plugged into the eGPU's USB hub. Users must be running macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra or later to use the Blackmagic eGPU.

Apple is exclusively offering the device through some of its retail stores and for $699 USD. I have 1 i was a bit deflated when it first came then a quick call to Blackmagic solved it, for the price it isn't bad you get the card circa 250 300, a usb Hub and a thunderbolt 3 hub it also powers your MacBook, its best to use it in Clamshall mode i tripled my FPS when i play games compared the MBs 455 dedicated GPU, i also bought the Vega 64 stand alone card in my Desktop PC that thing is 6 to 7 times quicker than my MB was. You really need to run TB3 though as you dont want any thruput bottleknecks, and its near on totally silent.

(unknown member) Hey Nerd! How dare you come with common sense logics?? - Dont you know that this is a forum for brand loyalist fanboys, that refuse to see solutions outside 'their' brands solutions?:-) Thankfully you did not mention the 2x USB 3.1 ports and the full size SDXC cardreader on the SB2 (no dongels here!!!) - or the great working Stylus mode directly on the laptop! - That would probably cause a meltdown in the hardcore loyalists camp.

So we better keep quiet and dont ripple the waters.:-) Seriously: Its a great time we live in. Sooo much good gear, so many brands to choose from, so much 3rd part gear. The sad part is that it is hard to blame the tech for bad results, rather than underdeveloped talent 8-D.

(unknown member) Pharles - I hear you. (And you are both right and wrong) ((part 1)) First question,: What OS? - Does anyone really care, nowdays?

I use W10 and OSX and iOS and Android every day. And I spend minimal time with 'system', and rather spend time in programs and apps. Fanboys are so afraid that they have bought in to the wrong system. Good news for them is that there are no bad systems today.

(ie: If you use office, and have adobe creative cloud programs and apps on all platforms, you know that the difference is very minor - and 'system' has very little to do with the program/app - regardless of platform) The bad news for fanboys is that more and more are moving to the cloud, both serverside and clientside. Meaning your webbrowser will be your only working tool in a not to distant future (both on and offline apps/programs) Meaning there will not be anything to bicker about, as all is subscription-service based in the cloud.

(is all about the business/money - Its no charity.). (unknown member) ((part 2)) Regarding security: As you can see, 'Most' of the servers today do not use OSX software. +Windows servers are so widespread that you most likely get in contact with them on your everyday online-life - without even knowing so. Fun fact: When you are using icloud, you are partly using Google and Amazon servers. And lastly: yes, W10 is a report machine, but anyone talking 'security' and using social media like Facebook and twitter - do you know what you actually said yes to, when you agreed to accept the terms for use of service? Kids/young people today that are on many social network and then talk about system security. I dont even waste my breath on that one:-) hahaha.

In summary: Brand bias is soooo 90's. Patrik, I know about all of that, but the bottom line is I work on a machine that is run by an OS. I don't need anymore more frustration in my life. BTW as an interesting aside, I run a Vista VM on my Mac and it's without doubt it's the most stable Vista installation I've ever used. It's still designed like a Jackson Pollack, but at least it doesn't crash once or twice a day.

The device drivers were designed by Apple. Since Apple controls all aspects, the drivers are well written. Vista was actually a reasonably reliable OS held back by poor drivers and therefore in need of constant patches. We used Vista on our corporate machines so I know what the other side of the fence looks like.

And about all that cloud and subscription stuff, well that's only part of the story for many of us use the cloud and browser based apps for only a small part of what we do. 15 years ago the word was browser based and we're still nowhere near that yet, nor are we likely to. (unknown member) Pharles, Reading between the lines - you sound you know what you are doing (And that is seriously ment, no sarcasm).

Like you, most 'pro' devs/ powerusers run osx. and other linux 'offsprings' from unix (windows will never be that stable.) Imho, Most normal users, that are not powerusers, that run 'consumer programs', be that adobe, office, and all the other basic stuff, can nowdays use whatever platform, as the software programs itself are very similar from platform to platform, If Adobe made a serious port of their programs over to Linux, one would guess that both OSX and W10 would be affected of people that are tired of 'my way or the highway Apple' and 'something went wrong' windows. We can all but speculate, but I believe that the future of programs will be more and more browserbased, out of economical perspective, rather that technical. (when engineers and beancounters have different views, The beancounters always seems to win. 'This is business, screw the customers'.

Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup

I have better things to do Amen brother! Windows fanboys just don’t get this, I am not remotely interested in a big GUI changed every couple of years ago, yet I want the computer to stay current and up to date. I don’t want to go finding things. I despise sitting at the computer partly because sitting at a computer does not make me money. And when i do, I want things where I left them.

I like stability of the entire system, not what whim caught MSs eye this week. I had W10 on a new PC recently, I was going to scrap the install for linux, but i thought I’d have a play on W10 for half an hour as I had a bit of time, I mean, how bad can it be? Boom, that linux install disk was in within 5 minutes. This piece of hardware is obviously for those who have already bought a Macbook without some sort of dedicate graphics or ones that had lower-end dedicated graphics cards. But $700 is a steep price (but cheaper than buying a new Mac probably).

My biggest thing is if I buy a Macbook, I want it for portability. This external graphics card is not really portable.

So you'd be better off buying the more expensive Macbook with a decent graphics card, using it for 5 years, and then upgrading. Like I said, I see this as a 'fix' for those who have slightly older Macbooks or ones that don't have the graphics processing power.

And if you're just doing stuff in LR, I wouldn't even bother, as the last I checked, LR doesn't really utilize dedicated graphics cards much, if at all. ( i had a GeForce GTX 970 in my previous system and now am working with just the Intel 630 onboard chip and I can hardly tell a differnece in LR in terms of performance between the old and new systems). People don't get (or love to subtly-or-not-so tout their frugality) that people who have bought into the apple thought process on convenience/ industrial+interior design/product ecosystem don't worry about the premium prices and have plenty of money to drop into overpriced but still useful equipment.

I have a PC based on 9 year old CPU (there goes me tootin' horn) that needs upgrading and I'm considering the laptop/mini-desktop + external GPU option, gives you portability and option for gaming/gpu processing at home. If I had a few year old macbook with crappy GPU and were the type of person that values brushed stainless steel-everything (or that calibre of interior design) this would be nice. The luxury market has grown quite a bit. Keep in mind that Resolve, and perhaps other software too, can utilise more than one GPU to boost its software performance in certain areas. So even if you have decent GPU like 560X you can still add this one too, for extra performance boost and connectivity. I would be more worried about the CPU core count in Macbooks for current video editing.

Especially editing and rendering of 4k. When I checked how utilised are my components when rendering simple 4k timeline with simple grades and transitions my 1070 GTX did almost nothing, with short peaks of up to 30% of utilisation, perhaps at times when rendering the transitions and titles. But all of my 8 CPU threads were at 100%.

I would still stick to desktop for optimal workflow and comfortable editing experience. The upcoming Zen 2 on 7nm and new Threadripper CPUs will be very interesting because of increased core counts in enthusiast and main stream segment too, and will have higher IPC (performance per core) - single thread performance. I believe these figures are 'relative' to the stock configuration of the computer. If you go to the article and look at the specs of each machine, you'll see that the 15-in Mac is equipped with a Radeon already, which may affect its 'initial' performance before adding the external GPU, where as the 13-inch Mac with Intel iris graphics sees a larger 'relative' increase compared to the stock config. I think that's what they are expressing here and is based on the data that BlackMagic has on their site. So this seems to actually indicate the value of this external graphics card is less for higher-end laptops (particularly those that have some sort of dedicated graphics already like the 15' Mac they used w/ the Radeon 560X which I'm thinking they disabled when they did the test probably to see the difference).

So if anything, those who will see the greatest benefit from this product are those with the (integrated) Intel graphics cards as they will see the biggest performance boosts. And that sort of makes sense as this is way better than the Intel Iris graphics, but only marginally better than a laptop that already has a mobile dedicated grpahics card. Which honestly, if you're buying a new laptop, you might as well just pay more for the more expensive one that has the dedicated graphics already (like the 15' Macbook they used).

In the end, the cost will be almost the same but you have a portable system that has the performance you need, versus one that can only be used in certain places (where there is an AC outlet). Well just two things to consider, firstly the laptop with the 560 card is importantly a laptop version of a card lighter on juice and power to begin with it has fewer 'processing cores'. And i believe belongs to a previous gen secondly. Video cards are still in that development phase where tremendous speed improvements are seen gen to gen. Something we used to see in cpu development but sadly not much lately a full speed desktop card and a laptop from a previous build and time one are very different animals. There are many posters in this thread who are not aware how much the share of desktop computers keeps falling. People want portable.

They don't want to have all their creative endeavors shackled to a desk in a single location. I've been looking forward to the eGPU because it allows me to own one reasonably powerful computer for mobility, then upon returning to the desk, take one Thunderbolt cable and plug it into power, a disk array, a large monitor, and now, a nice powerful eGPU to drive the large monitor with. This relieves the laptop of the need to carry a discrete GPU which adds to cost and destroys battery life, yet at the desk, the eGPU allows the laptop to use a graphics card that can be much more powerful than anything that could have fit inside the limited space, power, and cooling envelopes required by a laptop. I feel like alot of people don't realize that a $700 egpu - overpriced as it is - is much more affordable than a whole new apple desktop with a decent graphics card. The idea of the egpu is to have that kick to performance when at home while still having a portable device that can be used for traveling or even just moving around the office/house/cafe when you aren't doing a resource intensive task. The idea is not to take the egpu with you wherever you go. Yes, you could build a decent desktop editing rig for under $1000, but if Apple is your jam that isn't possible (without putting a pirated version on your desktop, but that's more headaches then it's worth for most people).

I always think that it has to do with their egos and financial insecurities. I was one of them, embarrassed that I was poor and tried to justify the use of Wintel machines with 'features' for less - and now I am financially stable and switched to Apple. Apple is just much better and the MacOS is far superior than any other operating systems. Unlike Wintels that cannot run MacOS, my Mac can run Windows, Ubuntu, and MacOS and I can develop for all platforms as well. But they can keep bashing all they want. I just keep working and extracting more productivity on a Mac than I ever did with a PC.

Actually in Australia we all go-around butt-naked all the time, unless there are visitors from overseas, in which case we temporarily don 3-piece business suits. It's the constant 28°C temperature and 60% humidity that enables the lifestyle. A suit is a terrible confinement when you're not used to clothing, so we're quite glad when you leave and we can go back to being 'us' again. The only time we depart from this is on 'Straya Day, when we dress up as monotremes and dry-hump an effigy of James Cook. After doing the math, I'd prefer a base model iMac pro with some room to grow. The only reason I can think of going with the macbook setup would be portability and/or saving money by not buying the second machine. The portability of the macbook is questionable since it's really not easy to pack all the extras to bring externally connected power and storage.

If you really need to travel with desktop performance, the iMac pro is surprisingly easy to slip into a rolling Tenba air case. Setup on location is 30 seconds. Even if you need an external RAID for storage it's still way easier to travel with than separate monitor + egpu + power supplies + cables.

Maybe one doesn't need the 27' screen. But that macbook screen feels awful small if you're used to more.

In the end, I'd rather spend more to have two machines and a rolling case for the rare times I might need to bring the beast along. @cosinaphile the box costs $700 including both the box and the card! Are you not aware that the going rate for an empty eGPU box is $300? That leaves $400 for the card, and compatibility is guaranteed (unlike build-your-own eGPU box plus buy-your-own card.) Plus, it has a lot of ports that the majority of eGPU boxes do not have. I personally will not buy it because it isn't upgradable. But the price is certainly not out of line for what it is.

$300 for box, $300 for card, $100 for ports you can't get on other eGPU boxes. Not much room left for an Apple tax. The perf difference between the rx580 and 580 pro is near meaningless its a shame to see those who run out of arguments and or are religiously offended as many thin-skinned apple parishioners easily find themselves must resort to personal name calling. So to you fly, i say. Go back to the ointment from which you came. And a little advice, fly.

Since youve only been here since april 22 2018 a newbie like you perhaps has not read the guidelines here at dpr. Personal name calling and attacks are frowned upon, this isnt some gaming site filled with bickering children. We are bickering adults and we try not to bring the tone down here too much, you know.like youe done. So take a breath and compose your posts with some reason and sense rather than the venom youve so easily decended to ok? William understands this better than photo freak1972.

If you want to criticize Apple for this, that's the wrong argument. The correct argument is: Thunderbolt is an Intel standard largely influenced by Apple. Thunderbolt is what allowed a non-proprietary eGPU market to be born.

But eGPUs actually got going on the PC side well before the Mac. The correct criticism is that even though Apple pushed Intel Thunderbolt, Apple was incredibly late adding Thunderbolt eGPU support to macOS, allowing the use of current Thunderbolt eGPU boxes to be pioneered by Windows PCs. MacOS only got official Thunderbolt eGPU support earlier this year. No i understand this better at all. I own an Alienware 17 R1 Laptop (former an Alienware m17x R3), and know that, in case of Dell, this systems are for later models only. So why should this new thing work with older macs with thunderbold connector?

I do not think apple will do this, as they milk their customers in any way to put all their money into. As in the case of Alienware Laptop, i can change the internal graphics card at any time, without the need for an external solution. And i know, that all the 21-25' standard macs have the same graphic cards inside (mxm standard). Sure they work I had also a setup with 580 it worked great, except power management and it did not charge MBP (though it should have) too many problems so I returned it. The TB3 bandwidth is just maxed out already with current GPU. You can easily find tests that show that lower end GPUs work pretty good on TB3, As do higher end GPUs but they do not provide the full power. That is when comparing eGPU vs.

Mater-board installation. EGPUs worked already with TB2. TB2 was limiting more the speed than TB3, but for sure there will be soon TB4 as the eGPUs will get more popular. It is not a high price. If you have researched eGPUs, this is sort of low-middle of the market. A typical eGPU enclosure runs about $300, you could already get one for your Mac or PC from several manufacturers.

But you also need a graphics card to put in it. If you buy a $400 graphics card, you have now spent the equal of this eGPU.

$380 is the most I've ever spent, but on forums I see a lot of people insist on speccing graphics cards that are in the $800-$2000 range. If you buy one of those, your total eGPU cost is definitely over $1000. Yet this box is just $800. The Blackmagic eGPU is a midrange performance eGPU for users who want a plug-and-play Mac experience.

For customers who do not want to have to figure out which card is going to work in the box. It is not upgradable, so I don't want it, but again, a less technical user would not want to have to research upgrade compatibility so they would just get a newer box. (unknown member) DamianFI, I kind of like this solution, - And I am using both W10 - and osX. Thinking of this 699 dollar 'king size dongle' as a true desktop replacement. Then you would only need one laptop on the go, and the same one back home. Comparing Gpu power, one has to compare to Alienware laptops - they are big and heavy.

PS: Please dont mind the troll that compared Windows to Mcdonalds - I'm sure it was ment as making fun of the typical 'mac-fanboy kneejerk'. Anyone complaining about what -someone else- uses, should really get a life, or get into a campus safespace - they seems very popular these days:-).

A video capture and total video adapter configuration suite: Blackmagic Desktop Video is a suite of applications that is meant to assist you into correctly configuring your video card and using its functions to the maximum. It includes not only drivers and plugins, but also applications for capturing and playing video, changing the card's settings or performing disk speed tests. It is for correctly setting up your Blackmagic video hardware connected to your computer, such as DeckLink, Intensity cards, UltraStudio and H.264 Pro Recorder. Blackmagic Desktop Video is software which can capture video from input devices. Compability and license Blackmagic Desktop Video is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system / platform from video capture software without restrictions.

Blackmagic Desktop Video 10.11.4 is available to all software users as a free download (Freeware). Compatibility with this video capture software may vary, but will generally run fine under Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP on either a 32-bit or 64-bit setup. A separate x64 version may be available from Blackmagic Design. This download is distributed as BlackmagicDesktopVideoWindows10.11.2.zip and BlackmagicDesktopVideoWindows10.11.4.zip.

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