Blackmagic Desktop Video
Blackmagic Desktop Video is a system preference pane component that provides configuration, monitoring and control for Blackmagic Design's DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity video capture and playback cards on macOS. It integrates into System Settings and allows users to configure video I/O settings, frame rates, colour formats, monitoring and device-specific parameters for these professional video hardware products. The preference pane is part of the Blackmagic Desktop Video software suite, which supports a wide range of third-party video applications including DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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1 suggestionThe Blackmagic Desktop Video preference pane is a system component that ships as part of Blackmagic's Desktop Video software suite, not as a standalone app. You do not update it separately. To ensure you have the native Apple Silicon build of the preference pane, download and run the latest Blackmagic Desktop Video installer from Blackmagic's website (blackmagicdesign.com). Version 14.5, released in February 2025, added native Apple Silicon support for the preference pane and Media Composer plugin. After installing, restart your Mac and the preference pane will appear in System Settings with full native support. If you have an older Intel-only version installed, the new installer will replace it with the native build.
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