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h4. Driver installation

_Note: The project concerning gstreamer plugin for 10.10 has been discontinued and the plugin has been included oin 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/]]
\[[http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/]\]

Choose Linux, your card series and your Model and press Search. Download the latest *Desktop Video for Linux*.
{code}

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]]
\[[http://blackmagic-design.com/media/3397979/Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_9.2.txt]\]


h4. Input configuration

Possible inputs can be listed using:
{code:none}
gst-inspect0.10 decklinksrc

h5. Mode
Choose a number depending on format and framerate:

* 0-4: sd
** 0,1,3: ntsc
** 2,4 : pal
* 16-18: 720p
* 5-15:1080
** 5-9,14,15: 1080p
** 10-13: 1080i
Choose a value depending on format and framerate, these are listed in full by gst-inspect0.10 :

Example input-mode = 1080p
* pal, ntsc
* 720p50, 720p60
* 1080i50, 1080i60
* 1080p25, 1080p30

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.

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