Click the 'capture' button to commence recording.
Testing Video Playback
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Click on the 'playback' tab.
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Double click the test clip. The video and any present audio will be sent to the monitor
connected to your hardware's output.
Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup
Introducing Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup
Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup provides a central location for configuring hardware settings, plus
a real time status display showing the video connected to your hardware's inputs and outputs.
To launch Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup:
– On Mac OS, click Blackmagic Desktop Video in 'system preferences' or you can launch
the utility from your 'applications' folder.
– On Windows 10 and 11, click the 'start' button>all programs>Blackmagic Design> Desktop
Video and click the Desktop Video Setup application. The Desktop Video setup
software also launches from the Windows 10 and 11 'control panel'.
– On Linux, go to 'applications' and then 'sound and video' and double click the
Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup application.
When you first open Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup, the home page displays your
connected hardware and provides an overview of all video activity on your hardware's input
and output connections. If you are sending a video signal to your input, it will be automatically
detected and the format will be displayed under the Video Input icon.
If you have multiple Blackmagic capture and playback devices connected, you can cycle through
them by clicking the arrow buttons on the sides of the home page. To configure settings, simply
click on the hardware image, or the settings icon located below the hardware name. The Desktop
Video Setup utility only displays the settings that are relevant to your selected hardware, so you
don't have to scroll through pages of menus to find the settings you want.
Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup
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