Blackmagic cards

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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.

\[[http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/]\]

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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apt-get install libjpeg62
dpkg -i <name_of_driver_package.deb>
modprobe blackmagic
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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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lspci | grep Blackmagic
lsmod | grep blackmagic
ls /dev/blackmagic/*
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You will receive messages like:
_02:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Blackmagic Design Device a11b_
_blackmagic 2082944 1_
/dev/blackmagic/card0

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Depending on the card in use and the input select you should be able to select:

h5. Connection

Depending on your card connectivity you should be able to choose between:

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

Example input = sdi

h5. Mode

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

* pal, ntsc
* 720p50, 720p60
* 1080i50, 1080i60
* 1080p25, 1080p30

Example input-mode = 1080i60

* aes
* analog

Example audio-input = auto