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Blackmagic cards are an option to capture high definition contents, both camera and laptop sources. Depending on the installed and on the input type you should be able to configure itlike that
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h4. Gstreamer plugin installation
Blackmagic cards are an option to capture high definition contents, both camera and laptop sources. Depending on the card installed and the input type you should be able to configure it following these instructions.

Decklink plugin is not installed on your computer by default, so you have to do it manually.
# Download the plugin:

h4. Driver installation

_Note: The project concerning gstreamer plugin for 10.10 has been discontinued and the plugin has been included in an official gstreamer package. We recommend upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 in order to use Blackmagic cards_.

Blackmagic has partial support for Linux. To install their driver you should download the latest one on:
\[[http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/]\]

Choose Linux, your card series and your Model and press Search. Download the latest *Desktop Video for Linux*.
To install it, run as root the following commands:

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svn checkout http://gforge.unl.edu/svn/gst-decklink
apt-get install libjpeg62
dpkg -i <name_of_driver_package.deb>
modprobe blackmagic
{code}
# Download the Gstreamer development tools

There is a full guide on how to install the driver and other information on:
\[[http://blackmagic-design.com/media/3397979/Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_9.2.txt]\]


h5. Check if the driver and the card are loaded and ready

Run on a terminal:

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sudo aptitude install libgstreamer0.10-dev libgstreamer0.10-dev
# Go to the driver directory and compile
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./configure
make
sudo make install
lspci | grep Blackmagic
lsmod | grep blackmagic
ls /dev/blackmagic/*
{code}
# Make the changes permanent
{code:none}
sudo cp \-v /usr/local/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstdecklink.\* /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/
{code}
# Delete the Gstreamer registry and run the gstreamer inspector to force a reload
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sudo rm ~/.gstreamer-0.10/registry.*.bin
gst-inspect0.10
{code}

You will receive messages like:
_02:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Blackmagic Design Device a11b_
_blackmagic 2082944 1_
/dev/blackmagic/card0

h4. Input configuration

Possible inputs can be listed using:
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gst-inspect0.10 decklinksrc
Depending on the card in use and the input select you should be able to select:

h5. Input Connection

Depending on your card connectivity you should be able to choose between:
sdi, hdmi, opticalsdi, component, composite and svideo

* sdi
* hdmi
* optical-sdi
* component
* composite
* svideo

Example input = sdi

h5. Input mode
h5. Mode

Choose a number depending on format and framerate:
Choose a value depending on format and framerate, these are listed in full by gst-inspect0.10 :

1-2: ntsc
3: pal
4-6: 720p
* pal, ntsc
* 720p50, 720p60
* 1080i50, 1080i60
* 1080p25, 1080p30
7-11,15-17:1080p
12-14: 1080i
18-20: 2k
Example input-mode = 1080i60

h5. Audio

Choose an audio format or leave in auto. On the galicaster plugin for blackmagic we included the option 'none' to avoid recording audio or there is no audio on the HDMI.

* none
* auto
* embedded
* aes
* analog

Example audio-input = auto