Instruction manual

Getting Started
4
Introducing Desktop Video
Blackmagic Design's Desktop Video software includes drivers, plug-ins and applications for your UltraStudio,
DeckLink, Multibridge or Intensity. You can use Desktop Video software by itself or else work directly within
video software from companies including Adobe, Apple and Avid.
This manual takes you through the computer system requirements, how to install your video hardware and
software, and how to use it with software from Blackmagic Design, Adobe, Apple and Avid. Connection
diagrams and reference information for developers can be found at the back of the manual.
Your Computer's System Requirements
UltraStudio, DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity are all designed to work with the highest quality
uncompressed video. This high quality is exciting but also very demanding for your computer and disk
storage. We recommend the following minimum computer system configurations.
All platforms require a minimum of 4 GB or RAM for SD, HD and 2K video. PCIe x1 lane cards should work
in any slot. PCIe x4 lane cards require a x4 lane or faster PCI Express slot.
Mac OS X
Desktop Video software runs on the latest Snow Leopard and Lion versions of Mac OS X.
An Intel-based Mac Pro computer is required if your Blackmagic video hardware connects to the computer
via a PCI Express slot.
An Intel-based Mac computer with a Thunderbolt
™
port and cable are required if your Blackmagic video
hardware connects to the computer via Thunderbolt.
Windows
Desktop Video runs exclusively on 64-bit versions of Windows 7 with the latest service pack installed.
A USB 3.0 port using a Renesas chipset is required if your Blackmagic video hardware connects to the
computer via USB 3.0.
Linux
Desktop Video runs on 32-bit and 64-bit x86 computers running Linux 2.6.23 or higher. Please refer to the
release notes for the latest list of supported Linux distributions, package formats and software dependencies.