com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.DeckLinkHardwareXPCService
Universal version latest seen at v1.0 · Reported by 16 Macs in the community.
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DeckLinkHardwareXPCService is a system-level helper component of Blackmagic Design's Desktop Video driver suite, which enables DaVinci Resolve (and other professional video applications like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects) to communicate with Blackmagic DeckLink and UltraStudio capture and playback hardware. This XPC service handles low-level hardware communication, video input/output routing, and device monitoring on macOS. It is not a standalone application but rather a critical daemon that must be present for DeckLink devices to function within DaVinci Resolve and other supported software. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionThe DeckLinkHardwareXPCService helper is part of Blackmagic Design's Desktop Video driver package, not a separately updatable component. To upgrade from the Intel-only version to the native Apple Silicon build, you must reinstall or update the entire Desktop Video suite from Blackmagic. Download the latest Desktop Video software from Blackmagic Design's support centre (blackmagicdesign.com/support), uninstall your current version using the Uninstall Desktop Video tool included in the package, restart your Mac, then run the new Install Desktop Video installer. After installation, open System Settings, navigate to General → Login Items & Extensions, enable Blackmagic Design Desktop Video in the Allow in Background section, and enable Blackmagic in Driver Extensions. Restart your Mac once more. Open the Desktop Video Setup utility (installed with the package) to verify the new version is active and your DeckLink hardware is detected. This will replace the Intel-only helper with the native Apple Silicon version, and DaVinci Resolve will then use the native hardware interface automatically on your next launch.
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